US2208199A - Water closet support - Google Patents

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' WATER CLOSET SUPPORT Filed June 8, 1958 3 Sheets$heec l INVENTOR July 16, 1940. M. A. SlSK WATER CLOSET SUPPORT Filed June 8, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Patented July 16, 1940 g r r UNITED STATES PATENT I OFFICE 2,208,199 r l WATER CLOSET SUPPORT. Martin A. 'Sisk, Pittsburgh, Pa, Application June 8, 1938,Serial.N0. 212,482

21 Claims. (01. 4-252) My-invention relates to plumbing and consists slots 6-0 and threaded holes 1.0, so that the collar in an improved support for Wall'closets, urinals, maybe edl'llst den the 1egt h an and other wall fixtures. less than 360 -say 120 intervals-to permit pre- :Inthe accompanying drawings Fig. I is a view, cision of adjustment, well within practical reshowing partly in side elevation and partly in .quirements. H vertical section a support embodying the inven- The body 2 of the support is formed of metal,

tion, and illustrating fragmentarily indotted lines cast iron for examp e, nd includes a circular a plumbing fixture mounted on the support. Fig. Opening 20 e h W eh anoutlet pipe 9 ex- 11 is a fragmentary view,. showing theassembled tends, to establish communication between the structurein horizontal section, Ont-he plane II-II 11811811 Wa -pip thefdisehalge passage of lo of Fig. I. Fig. III is a quarter-sectional view, the fixture to be supported The terminal of illustrating certain modifications in the structure the W ei indicated fragmehtalilyet 9 shown in Fig. II. Fig. IV is a View of the support and fl g y Of a p celain in front elevation. Fig. Vis a fragmentary view, water closet is indicated in dotted lines F, with 15 illustrating the supported fixture and certain t er e numeral reapplied to its t-'15 fixture-adjusting parts of the support on the \peSSaget Ay lfi ea, integral with plane V-V of Fig. II. And Fig. VI is a ,frag-. the body '2 and concentric withthe opening'Zc, mentaryview of one of the fixture-supporting Carries a p r y e WS bymeans of bolts ofthe support, and illustrating a permissive Which the p pe 8' Secured in p p pos tion. modification. 7 V l v Refrring to the drawingsthe structure of the structure includesa yoke 13 that is carried by a In accordance withthe invention, thesupport invention consists in a vertically extending body eplllrelity 0f horizontal bolts- In this Base that'is supportedupon a rigid'base, In this case, bolts three -ihh11mber, two pp bolts 4 as is the usual case in the field, the rigid base r g y metrically on opposi e Sides of the consists in the sub-floor I ofthe-building in which ou e p p 9, a we t 5 arran ed below 25 installation is made and'the vertically extending rplpe ihthe Vertleel -p e Of the structure. body consists in a heavy plate-like body '2, se- C a Figs- (It will he understood, cured upon the upper end of a rigid leg '3 t t of course, that in some cases a pair of lowerbolts extends upward from a foot t. The .leg 3 is may be provided in symmetrical relation with formed of a length of metal tubing. The tube e p t o theellppel belts 3 is threaded at itsupper end and tightly secured The yo J iS a vy plate of Cast iron, p oin a tubular portion 2! on thebody 2. The'tube l/lded with e Orifice for t passage throu h is also threadedat its lower end; an internally Of a pp 911 Carried in threaded n o in the threaded co1lar-30 is secured upon the threaded outer d of o t pixie d e passa es tube and inturn the collariis'fastened to the for the bolts l4, Hi. The bolts M, l5 are seheel of foot 4, by means of a heavyscrewlt, with cured in threaded engagement with'the body 2,

the lower end of the tube, projecting downward and advantageously the threaded engagement of ,fromthe collar, nestedin a socket 15 formed in the bolts' ldwith such bodyiis extended in bosses the .foot 4. At the front of thelega screw 1 is 'H. The bosses ll, integrallyformed on the body tightened, =bears upon the top of'footd, exerting sembly.

a force that tends to tilt thecollartowards the The bolts extendwithxsliding fit through the heel of the leg-and-foot assembly, with athecon- .YOkG i3. They arerprovided with fixedshoulders q e d effect-that the embly'is stressed, :(in this case with nuts' 2l riveted, as at Zia, to

45 remov a p y from between e parts, and the shanks of the bolts) ,against'which the.:yoke =45 insuring rigidity of assembly, with the foot --|.-3 i u etl Dressed fiat, from toelto heel, llpen e fl or In Fig. I the reference character W is "applied The effective len h of the e -m y e v ied to the wall tknown in theart as the utility-wall) as :need be, :by rotating the collar 30 -on the 'thatinusual way is'providedwith an opening H,

threaded tube -3, before the screwsfitand :1 are :over which the pottery ffixture'ismounted. The 50 run into the positions rshownx When proper bolts =14, t5 extendthrough the opening H and length of the leg has been'obtained, as ,presently -the*yoke l3 lies 'Withinsuchopening. The bolts will appear in greater detaiL'the screws E1 and 1 -areseverally adjustable, soto position the shoulare introduced andetightened. The collar v30 .is ders -ZI, against which the .yokebears, that the ,55 provided withv'a series of circumferentially spaced :outer face'of the yoke extends substantially in threaded-in the collar-30,'and this "screw, when 2, increase the rigidity and, strength of the as- 40 common plane with the outer surface of wall W. The outer ends of the bolts are kerfed, as shown at 23, so that a screw-driver may be used in making the adjustment. And the shanks of the bolts carry jam-nuts 22 which are tightened against the body 2 (against bosses I? in the case of bolts M) for locking the bolts in adjusted positions.

Considering the structure more specifically, the outer face of the yoke is provided with bosses [8 in the three regions where the bolts I4, l5 extend through, and the outer surfaces of these bosses are accurately machined, to lie in common plane.

In service each of the bosses I8 is faced with a5 thin rubber washer, l9, and it is against these washers that the pottery body of the supported fixture is secured; that is, the bolts l4, I5 extend through the usual holes 24 provided in the flanges 12 of the fixture, and nuts are tightened on the outer ends of the bolts, drawing in and securing the fixture against the rubber-faced bosses l8 on the yoke. It will be understood that the yoke I3 is an important element of the support structure. And it is important to note that the utility Wall W need bear no load; indeed, a minute clearance C (Fig. I), in this case a clearance equal to the thickness of the rubber washers I9, is provided between the outer surface of the wall and the body of the fixture.

As shown in Fig. 11, the body of the fixture includes the usual annular groove 21 that encircles the mouth of outlet passage l I. In the assembly this recess receives the outer end 9b of the nipple 9a, and an asbestos packing 28, compressed in the groove, provides a hermetic and liquid-tight seal. Thus, the outlet passage ll of the fixture is connected through the nipple and pipe 9 to the waste pipe Hi (Fig. I).

From the foregoing specification it will be understood that the adjustable bolts [4, l5 admit of the desired precise alignment of the yoke in the plane of the wall W. Expressed more precisely, the bolts are so adjustable that the yoke may be positioned with the machined faces of its bosses I8 lying in the plane of the outer surface of the wall. And as already mentioned, the elastic bodies of the washers l9 assembled upon such faces of the bosses establish the margin of clearance C between the supported fixture and porary position against the yoke l3, may be adjusted vertically, laterally, and angularly. Means to such end are found in eccentric sleeves 29,

' mounted on the shanks of the bolts 14, and lying Within the cylindrical holes 24 in the fixture.

The shanks of the bolts [4, l5 are of substantially smaller diameter than the holes 24, and it will be perceived that, within a range equal to the difference in diameter between the bolts and the holes, the body of the fixture may be shifted vertically and laterally, and may be angularly adjusted on the axis of the outlet pipe 9. An

eccentric sleeve 29 may be provided on each of the three bolts l4, l5. However, I have found that sleeves 29 need be provided only on two of turning only one of the eccentric sleeves, the sup ported fixture may be tilted about the other sleeve as a center. It will be perceived, therefore, that the fixture may be accurately leveled, and may be so adjusted on the yoke l3 that the annular groove 21 in the back of the fixture is accurately centered with the outer end or edge of the nipple 9. Thus such minute adjustment is provided that in the completed installation the edge of the nipple may be centered in the groove 21 without bearing upon the pottery body of the fixture. When proper adjustment has been effected, the usual cap-nuts (not shown) are screwed on the ends of. thebolts and the assembly rigidly inte grated.

In structure the eccentric sleeves may consist in cylinders of metal, having bores drilled eccentrically of their axes for the passage through of the'bolts, as indicated in cross-section at 29a, in Fig. V. And desirably, if not essentially, the sleeves are severally provided with integral flanges 3| that in the assembly extend radially outward from the sleeves and seat against the outer faces of the flanges l2 of the pottery fixture F. The flanges 3| are hexagonal, as viewed in plan, and may be readily engaged by a wrench to facilitate the turning of the sleeves. In refinement the cylindrical bodies of the eccentric sleeves may be longitudinally grooved, providing a circumferential series of ribs 291) (Fig. V) that forms a skeleton of the eccentric cylinder described. If, as sometimes is the case, the holes 24 in the flanges [2 of the fixture vary in size and shape from specifications, the outer edges of the ribs 29b may be readily filed down, to make compensation for the variation.

My support structure embodies means that cooperate with the set-screws 43 in'securing the outlet pipe and nipple in rigid assembly with the support body 2 and yoke I3, and these means merit particular attention. Considering Fig. II, it will be perceived that the nipple 9a is provided with a rearward tapering circumferential flange 90. Engaging this flange is a pressure ring 90. Aplurality of screws 9| (three in this case) extends rearward from the yoke l3 into threaded engagement with the ring and provides means for drawing the ring tightly against the tapered flange 9c, with theconsequence that the pipe 9,

, and the nipple 9a carried thereby, are rigidly secured to the yoke 13. The yoke in turn is (by the bolts l4, l5) rigidly united to the main support body 2, and the pipe 9 is rigidly secured in the waste-pipe l0 (Fig. I), the waste-pipe itself being a thing that is rigid as normally installed in a building.

In still further refinement, the rear end of the nipple 9a is inwardly chamfered at 9e. A ring 9d of suitable packing material, such as asbestos, is by a gland-ring 26 (screwed on the threaded pipe 9) compressed against the seat 9e, and such structure serves to seal the threaded union of nipple 9a with pipe 9 against leakage.

I shall now describe how a typical installation is made. stalled in usual way, the pipe 9 and tube 3 are cut from stock to properly measured length and threaded. The tube 3 is tightly screwed into the opening therefor in body 2; the collar 30 is run on the tube 3, and the lower projecting end '9 may beprojected through the orifice 2c in the When the waste pipe It] has been ini yoke i3.

body of the supportand *scr'ewedinto the threaded opening of the waste pipe. 'I'hen,1 theset-screws 33 are tightendythecollar 30 is screwed-downward on the tube 3, tightly against-'thetop of the foot 4,with one of the '-slots -6ll in position above the screw hole in the'heel of the foot. The screw dis inserted and tightened by hand,--and then the screw i is inserted and tightened witha wrench, whereby the foot is .pressedflatly against the floor I, and-theleg and foot assembly stressed, to remove all play andinsure absolute rigidity of assembly. If the screw 6. is n'ot tight (after screw 1 has been tightened), it is tightened with a wrench.

When the assembly has been thus far completed, the gland-ring =26, .gasket "9d, pressure ring 99 and nipple Ba -are loosely assembled in the order named on theouter end-of pipe 9. Then, the bolts l4, -l5 and yoke I3-are loosely assembled with the-body 2, with the jam-nuts 2-2 loosened and the bolts M, H: adjusted in such positions that the yoke l3 liessubstantially flush with the finished wall line.

In theusual course of building construction, the-utility wall W is erected when-the installation of the plumbing fixtures has been carried to this stage.

After erection of the utility wall W, the yoke 53 is adjusted to the-plane of the wall, the bolts l 4,15 being rotated, either in one direction of rotation or the other, to admit of theadjustment. Then, thenipple Qat's adjusted on the outer end of pipe 9, so that its forward end 912 projects (say M outward from thecommon plane of the bosses 58. And next the fixture F is mounted temporarily on thebolts I4, i5, with the eccentric sleeves 29 positioned onxthe bolts l4 and secured with temporary nuts 33, asshown. The. gasket 23 is omitted. from the groove 21. With vthe.:aid of a screw-driver, the bolts l4, l5 and yoke are adjusted, until the fixture rests level, spaced about fromthe .face of the wall W and positioned firmly against the resilient washers E9. The eccentric sleeves 29 -are now :rotated to obtain such further adjustment of thefixture as is needed, particularly to bring the: outlet passage i I to center with the nipple mthat is, to bring the annular'groove 21 in the-fixture :to accurately centered positionwith respectito the outer end of the nipple. *Care must be exercised to make surethat the pottery'bodyaof theifixture adjacent the groove 2l .does not .-.ride'on.the end of the nipple. Whenthese-adjustments have been made, the position of rotary-adjustment .of each sleeve29 in the-flanges I2 is indexed, say by marking thecollar .portionl'3l ofitheasleeve and the surface of the flange [2 adjacent" to the periphery of such collar portion. Thenzthe nuts 3 are removed from the bolts; thefixtureis takon from the support;- the nipple 9a is adjustedto final position; the yoke 13 is removedifrom: the bolts; the :gland-ring 2ti1is tightened against packing ring wild; the, jam+nuts 22are tightened; and the yoke is replacedaon the bolts. iThe lparts of the support are thusaadjusted and locked in proper positions for. the permanentinstallationof the fixture, and it will beperceived-that-all adjustments nlay :be made from the outside of the wall W. a

Before the fixture F is reassembled= on the support, the screws-9 tare inserted and the pressure ring 9i draw-n tightly againstrthecollar 9c on-the nipple, thereby effecting1=ig-idity-oftiassernbly of the nipple an'd dutlet pipe with' the The-fixture-is reassembled on the support, with the asbestos gasket 28 in the annular groove 21, and'the eccentric sleeves in the indexed positions in the flanges l2 of the fixture. Finished nuts or capsof usual sort arethen screwed upon the projecting ends of the bolts 14, lfi and tightened. The assemblyis complete, and it will be understood that the gasket 28 is compressedas illustrated in Fig. 11, and :provides the desired seal between 'the outlet LI of the 'fixture and the nipple.

'The workmanmust be careful to see that the gasket is i'ully compressed and the flanges "I'Z of the pottery fixture arefirr'nly seated on therubber washers L9,.beiorethe nuts arefully tightened. Otherwisetheilanges of the fixture maybe fractured. If it be found that a moderate tightening of the: nuts does not bring the iiianges to position against the rubber washers, the fixture must be removed and thenipple 9a readjusted. In "the final installation the flanges of the'fixture must be tightly secured against "the rubberwashers l9, and the edgeof "theinipple member must bein sealed contact with'thegasket- 28without exerting undue stress on the pottery body of the fixture.

-In F-ig. III, I illustrate a modification intthe structure of the nipple that adapts the support tofthe use of leadtorcopper, as required by certainiplumbing codes. Specifically, I provide .a sleeve 4|, which in this case is-formed of brass. The sleeve 4| provides externalreinforcement and-support for a nipple 420i leadia ductileor semi-rigid material) that at one end is :flared over, or soldered to, the peripheral edge-of the sleeve. The opposite end of the lead nipple is united to a threadedbody member 49 of the nippleistructure proper, by means of a wiped leadljoint 44. The member isrtightlyscrewed on the outer end of outlet pipe t9,.and the leadsupportingsleeve-afi I @is securedto. the yoke l3, by means of the pressure-ringiillluand "screws Si.

- The lead nipple is sealed in assembly-with the body of the fixtureiFuin the same Lgeneralinanneras the nipple fia, already described. The sleeve 4| may be externally grooved as atMa, anda pin Slamayibeinserted through a suitable perforation in the pressure-ring to hold I the pressure "ring .in :proper :position while the "screws *9 I are being introduced.

Among the many othermodifications that are permissible in the structure described, I shall mention severalithat lareheld in contemplation .forthe fixture-supporting 'bolts M, I5. These ho-Its need not be made inone-piece. As shown in Fig. VI each .boltmay consist in a threaded stern portion Ma carrying-an internally threaded sleeve'portion Mb. v'Ihersleeve portion is provided with an integral collar .Zlb'that in the :assembly provides one of the abutments" against which the yoke l3 seats. The "stem portion 5 3a may'besecured in threadedunion to the support body 2 (FigZI), or in some cases it maybese- :cured in a welded or riveted union. The sleeve portion Mb sis: adjustable on the stem, to bring theabutmentfllbinto such position that the yoke 3 will, when "secured against the abutment, extend substantiallyinthe 'planeof the utility wall, as described. It is characteristic of this modified bolt structure, as in the bolt structurefirst described, that all adjustments maybe effected fromthe-outside of the utilitywall, it being noted that the outer end of the-sleeve portion -is-slotted, at-l4c, to receive thertip of a .screwedriver.

The sleeve t'POFtiOIl ;.is s-externally threaded, to receive a plain nut (33, Fig. I) when the fixture F is temporarily positioned on the support, and a cap-nut when the fixture is permanently mounted on the support.

In further elaboration, the eccentric sleeve 29, normally an individual element, may be integrally formed in the body of the sleeve portion, as illustrated at 290 in Fig. VI.

Returning to Fig. II, it will be noted that in some cases the pressure ring 90 may be formed integrally with the nipple member 9a.

The advantages of the structure of this invention are manifold. The structure includes facilities by virtueof which a device of one type may be adapted for various buildings, or building conditions, in which utility wall thickness, depth of utility chambers, depth of. sub-floor, available location for drainage fittings, and other factors may differ widely. The positions of various parts of the assembly are not limited in relation to each other; that is, adjustments are permitted in the structure to compensate for construction and piping variations, such as in the position of drainage fittings, utility wall, or sub-floor, and also for variations in length of pipe, thickness of fixture gasket, depth of gasket groove in fixture, and other factors. Both the pipe leg and outlet pipe are cut to required length and threaded by mechanics in the field. This method provides full latitude in erection. The pipe leg is cut to suit the position of the support body and subfloor, while variations therein and in the leg itself are compensated for by the adjustment of the threaded collar or plate on the bottom of the leg.

The outlet pipe is cut to suit the positions of the waste pipe and utility wall, while variations therein or in the pipe itself are compensated for by the adjustment of the nipple upon the outer end of the outlet pipe. While the outlet pipe is fastened to the support body 2 by means of set screws, the provision of the pressure ring affords additional security, preventing the outlet pipe from slipping through the body 2.

In modification of. the showing in Fig. II, the outlet pipe may extend to or substantially to the gasket 28 at the mouth of passage l l in the fixture.

In all forms of my structure the horizontal passageway from the fixture to waste-pipe is relatively smooth and unobstructed.

It will be observed that the body 2 of the support is adjustable horizontally on the outlet pipe, and that after the piping has been completed, the body 2 can be installed thereon at any point between waste-pipe i and gland-ring 26, so long as the body is positioned within the range of adjustment of the bolts [4, l5. And as already mentioned, the body 2 is also adjustable relatively to the sub-floor and waste-pipe, by means of the leg 3 and threaded collar 30.

In addition to the adjustments already described, the bolts 14, i5 make possible the positioning of, the body z in proper relation to the utility wall and waste-pipe. Adjustment of the bolts permits, as already mentioned, wide latitude in the matter of utility wall thickness and location of the waste-pipe.

The yoke I3 is adjustable relatively to the utility wall, to compensate for variations in the position of wall, to space the supported fixture free from wall, and to level the fixture.

The nipple 9a is adjustable relatively to the waste-pipe and the yoke, to compensate for variations in length of pipe, position of. utility Wall,

thickness or compressibility of the gasket 28, and depth of'the gasket groove 21. Both the gasket 9d and gland-ring 26 are on the outside of pipe 9, Where they are readily accessible to the mechanic. The nipple assembly permits variation in pipe size, and adapts the structure for use with fixtures (closets or urinals) in which the outlet passages are intended for either larger or smaller piping than that in use.

As those in the art will realize, a test-plate and gasket may be positioned at the outer end of pipe 9 and held in position by the inner shoulder of nipple 9a., in order to seal the piping while making the usual Water test.

The pressure ring 90 and screws 9| hold the outlet pipe and nipple in rigid position on the yoke. Consequently, the piping contributes to the vertical support of yoke and fixture. This feature is particularly valuable in case the support body 2, 3, 4 has to be adjusted axially of the outlet pipe. The pressure ring 90 bears upon the beveled surface of collar 9c and centers the nipple 9a with the opening l6 in the yoke. This permits the opening I6 to be made oversize, to admit of free turning of nipple during assembly. The thrust of the fixture upon the nipple is taken by the pressure ring, and advantageously is transmitted therefrom, by the screws 9!, to the yoke I 3 and bolts I 4, I5. This avoids undue localized strain on the parts, and prevents the slipping of outlet pipe 9 in the opening 20 of. support body 2. It may be noted that the pressure ring 90' is held in position by the gland-ring 26 while the screws 9| are being introduced. The adjustability of the yoke and nipple provides a safeguard against the breakage of the pottery body of the fixture, which matter of breakage has heretofore constituted a problem in installations such as this.

With proper adjustment of the yoke relatively to the utility wall, and of the nipple relatively to the pottery fixture, the fixture may be bolted tightly to the yoke (against the rubber washers IS) without engaging the utility wall at any point. In such position, the pressure of. the fixture upon the nipple is comparatively light, merely suificient to compress the gasket 28 and provide the desired seal. That is to say, the pottery body and pressure ring are not unduly strained, and will not break when the cap-nuts are fully tightened on the bolts [4, l5. However, if the nipple is positioned with its outer end extended too far beyond the yoke [3, the body of the fixture will (or may) bear solidly on the nipple, in such manner that one of the parts will break if the fixture-securing nuts are over-tightened. As a safeguard against breakage of the pottery fixture in such case, the pressure ring is purposely designed to rupture before the pottery body, whereby breakage of, the more costly fixture is prevented.

It will be perceived of my structure that the rigidity of assembly is not attained merely by resting the foot upon the sub-floor. Understanding that the metal bodies of the support are slightly elastic, and that slack or play tends to develop between the parts, it will be understood that the imposed load will tend to create movement between the parts, unless means are provided either to remove the slack or prevent it from developing. The combined vertical weight of the piping and fixture is applied to the foot 4 by screwing down the collar 30 tightly. This tends to remove any slack or play that may exist in the assembly. The cantilever component of theimposed load is prevented fromdeveloping play between' the parts, by the tightening of the set screws 43, anchor bolt: 6, and, thrust screw 1. The anchor bolt; 6, and thrust screw 1 establish what is known in mechanics as, a couple, and such couple serves to distribute, the load uniformly over the entire extent: of the foot. All slackin the loosethreaded joint. between collar flip-and the leg 3is removed, and the leg and the support body are stressed against elastic movements, or tendencies toyield under the load, by simply tightening the anchor bolt 6 and thrust screw 7., Thelower end of the leg is positioned in the bore. 5 of the foot, in order to align the parts. However, the security of assembly is not affected in the, event that the leg is shorter than usual, and does not extendinto such foot.

Within the terms of the appended claims variousmodifications, refinements, and elaborations, may be made in the structure described.

I claim ,asmy invention:

1. A support for a, wallfixture, said support including a leg and a foot supporting a vertically extending body, portion that is vertically adjustable in, such; assembly and provided with means for rigidly locking the parts in adjusted positions, said; foot being, angularly, adjustable relatively to saidleg and equippedwith means for stressing the structure and providing rigidity of assembly, said body-portion carrying, a plurality of bolts that extend horizontally from suchbody portion and are adapted to project. through holes in the body of the fixture to be supported, said bolts being severally adjustable in horizontal direction and formed at their outer ends to receive an adjusting tool, said bolts being equipped'with jamnuts arranged to be tightened against said body portion rigidly to lock the bolts in adjusted positions. a shoulder rigid on each bolt, a vertically extending yoke mounted on said bolts and seating against: said shoulders, said yoke includingportion of said fixture tightly against'said bosses and secure the yoke against the shoulders on said bolts, and certain of said boltscarrying eccentric sleeves that are rotatably adjustable in the holes in said fixture for adjusting the fixture in the plane of said yoke.

2. The structure of claim 1, in which said body portion and said yoke of the support include horizontally aligned openings for the passage of an outlet pipe and nipple assembly therethrough, said body portion including a flange carrying a screw for rigidly locking the outlet pipe to said body portion.

3. The structure of claim 1, in which the body portion and said yoke include horizontally aligned openings for the passage of an outlet pipe and nipple assembly therethrough, together with anipple-engaging member secured to said yoke and axially adjustable relatively to the yoke.

4. A wall fixture support including a vertical leg, and a, foot. extending angularly from. said leg, in which a collar is vertically adjustable on said leg and cooperates with said foot to regulate the effective length of the leg, and a screw efiective between said collar in adjusted position and said foot for angularly adjusting the foot relatively to the leg and stressing the support, substantially as described.

5. A support for a wall fixture, which support includes a vertically extending body, a plurality of bolts extending horizontally from said body,

atvertically extending fixture-engaging, member carried by'said bolts, saidbolts being accessible iromthe front of-asupported fixturefor adjusting said member, both horizontally and angularly, relativelyv to said body.

6. A- support for a wall fixture, which support includes a: vertically extending body carrying a plurality of bolts extending, horizontally from said body and adapted to project through bolt holes in the supported fixture, said bolts being severally adjustable in said body and carrying eccentric, sleeves, that are rotatably adjustable within said holes for; adjusting the supported fixturehorizontally and vertically; substantially as described.

7. A support for awall fixture, which support includes a verticallyextending, body and means for supporting such; body in the rear of a vertical,wall,,said body carryin-ga plurality of bolts in screw-threaded engagement with such body and extendinghorizontally through said wall and adapted to support, a wall fixture on the front of said wall, shoulders fixed'on said bolts inward of theouter ends of the bolts, said bolts extending through a body portion of the supported fixture and being accessible from the front of said wall and'thesupported fixture for adjusting the positions of said shoulders relatively to the support; body behind the wall, and means engaging the outer ends of said bolts for securing the fixture in fixedposition relativelyto said shoulders.

8. A support for a wall fixture, which support includes a support body carrying a plurality of bolts extending from. said body and adapted to project into holes provided in the fixture to be supported, said, bolts being severally equipped with-shouldersadapted to be severally adjusted relatively to said body, the outer ends of the bolts being accessible from the front of the fixture mounted thereon for adjusting the effective lengths of the bolts and thereby varying the positionsofsaid shouldersrelatively to said body, and means engaging the outer ends of said bolts for clamping the fixture against the adjusted shoulders.

9. A- support for a wall fixture including an outlet passage having a mouth opening in vertical plane, saidsupport including a body engaging an outlet pipe adapted to be assembled with the mouth of' said passage, said support carryinga plurality of boltsextending horizontally and adapted to be secured toandto support said fixture, said bolts being severally adjustable in axial direction forpositioning said fixture with the mouth of its passage in proper vertical plane, andmeansonthebolts for adjusting said fixture to bring themouth of said passage in such plane into registry with one end of said outlet pipe.-

10; A, support of the class described including bolts adapted to extend=through cylindrical holes in a fixture to be supported, said bolts carrying sleeves provided with integral circumferentially spaced ribs of varied radial extent, said sleeves being rotatable on. said bolts and, affording adjustment ofrthesupportedfixture in a plane normal to the, axes of: said bolts.

11. A support structure for a fixture including a passage and a pipe connected to said passage, with a nipple secured in threaded engagement on said pipe in position between the pipe and said passage, a packing seat formed between the outer. surface of the pipe and said nipple, a threaded gland-ring mounted externally onsaid pipe for compressing the packing against said seat, to seal the joint between nipple and pipe,

a support bodyiupo'n which said fixture is borne, a pressure ring engaging said nipple, and means for securing said pressure ring to said support body.

12. A support structure for a fixture including a passage and a pipe connected tosaid, passage, said support structure including two spacedapart members supported one by the other, and means for securing said fixture to the supported member, a pressure ring engaging said pipe, and adjustable means for securing said pressure ring to said supported member of the support structure and adjusting the position of the end of said pipe relatively to the said supported members. v g

13. A support structure for a fixture including a passage and a pipe connected to said passage, with a shouldered nipple secured on the pipe and interposed between pipe and fixture, said support structure including two members supported one by the other, and means for securing the fixture to the supported member, a pressure ring engaging the shoulder on said nipple, and means for securing said pressure ring to said supported member.

14. A support for a 'wall fixture including a vertically extending body carrying a plurality of bolts extending from said body, shoulders assembled on said bolts, and means for securing said fixture against said shoulders, with the fixture supported against movement in both vertical and horizontal directions, said bolt-andshoulder assemblies being provided at theirouter ends with adjusting means which are accessible from the front of the supported wall fixture, whereby the positions of said shoulders relatively to said body of the support may be severally varied while the fixture is in supported position.

15. A support body, a pipe, said body being adapted to receive the pipe and provided with a plurality of bolts carrying a yoke adjustable in spaced relation with respect to said body, a nipple of semi-rigid material united with and extending from the end of said pipe, means for reinforcing the semi-rigid wall ofsaid nipple, and means secured to and adjustable relatively to said yoke for securing the reinforced nipple against movement relatively to said yoke in both vertical and horizontal directions.

16. The structure of claim 15, in which said last-mentioned means include a pressure ring engaging saidnipple-reinforcing means and adjustably secured to the yoke.

1'7. A device for supporting a plumbing fixture upon a Wall, said'device consisting in a support body adapted to rest upon the floor at the base of said wall and extending upward from the fioor and at an interval inward from the face of the wall, said body carrying a vertically extending fixture-engaging member at an interval above said floor and substantially in the plane of the face of said wall, and means accessible from the front of a fixture supported on said last member for horizontally adjusting the position of such member relatively to said support body.

18. A device for supporting a plumbing fixture upon a wall, said device consisting in a support body adapted to rest upon the floor at the base of said Wall and extending upward from the fioor and at an interval inward from the face of the wall, fixture-engaging means comprising a member carried by a plurality of horizontally extending bolts in screw-threaded engagement with said support body at an interval above said floor, said bolts carrying shoulders spaced horizontally from the support body and bearing against said member, said bolts including bolt portions extending outward from said member into bolt holes in the supported fixture and being accessible, with the fixture supported upon the Wall, for bolt adjustment, with the eflect that the interval between said member and said support body may be regulated.

19. A support for a wall fixture including an outlet passage having a mouth opening in a vertical plane, said support including a body engaging an outlet pipe adapted to be assembled with the mouth of said passage, said support body carrying a plurality of horizontally extending members adapted to extend into holes in the body of the fixture, and eccentric members borne by said horizontally extending members, said eccentric members being formed to receive a tool for efiecting their rotation in said holes in the body of the fixture and thereby adjusting the fixture in vertical plane, to bring into registry the. mouth of said passage in the fixture with the endof said outlet pipe.

20. A device for supporting upon a wall a plumbing fixture including an outlet passage, with an outlet-pipe connected to the mouth of such passage, said device including a support body carrying at a'horizontal interval therefrom a member upon which the supported fixture is borne, and means for the horizontal adjustment of such member relatively to the support body, a

pressure ring engaging said outlet-pipe, and

means extending between the horizontally adjustable fixture-bearing member and said ring for horizontally adjusting the ring relatively to such member, with the effect that the end of said outlet-pipe may" be adjusted and secured in proper position with respect to the mouth of the passage in the supported fixture.

21. A device for supporting upon a wall a plumbing fixture including an outlet passage, with a nippled outlet-pipe connected to the mouth of such passage, said device including a support body carrying at a horizontal interval therefrom a member upon which the supported fixture is borne, and means for the horizontal adjustment of-such member relatively to the support body, a pressure ring engaging the nipple, on the end of said outlet pipe, and means for adjusting the pressure ring horizontally with respect to said horizontally adjustable fixture bearing member, to secure said nipple in desired position relatively to the mouth of the passage in the'fixture borne by said horizontally adjustable member;

MARTIN A. SISK.

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