CA2143702A1 - Mounting strip for sanitary objects - Google Patents

Mounting strip for sanitary objects

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CA2143702A1
CA2143702A1 CA 2143702 CA2143702A CA2143702A1 CA 2143702 A1 CA2143702 A1 CA 2143702A1 CA 2143702 CA2143702 CA 2143702 CA 2143702 A CA2143702 A CA 2143702A CA 2143702 A1 CA2143702 A1 CA 2143702A1
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edge
notches
mounting strip
strip
notch
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Gero Dingeldein
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Koenig Investment Group International Inc
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03DWATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D11/00Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
    • E03D11/13Parts or details of bowls; Special adaptations of pipe joints or couplings for use with bowls, e.g. provisions in bowl construction preventing backflow of waste-water from the bowl in the flushing pipe or cistern, provisions for a secondary flushing, for noise-reducing
    • E03D11/16Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Floor Finish (AREA)
  • Sanitary Device For Flush Toilet (AREA)
  • Finishing Walls (AREA)

Abstract

A mounting strip of elastomeric material is interposed between a sanitary fixture (e.g., toilet) and a surface to which the fixture is mounted. The mounting strip is curved to conform to the shape of an attachment surface of the fixture. An inside edge of the strip includes slots, and an outside edge of the strip includes notches alternating with the slots. The notches form an undercut to retain an adhesive which secures the attachment surface to the mounting surface.

Description

-Mounting Strip for Sanitary Objects Backqround of the Invention The invention relates to a mounting strip, which is intended for sanitary objects and which comprises an essentially flat elastomer strip, from whose inner longitudinal edge inwardly tapering transverse slots run at regular intervals.
Sanitary objects, like toilet bowls, which are often made of stoneware or a similar material, have to be fastened to floor surfaces or wall surfaces, which are not totally flat in many cases. Therefore, when the sanitary objects are screwed on, locally high load peaks can be produced that can result in the hard and brittle stoneware being damaged. Therefore, elastic mounting strips were developed that are inserted between the attachment surface of the sanitary object and the wall or floor surface.
A known mounting strip of the aforementioned kind (EP-PS 131 184) is adapted in a simple manner to any arbitrary shape and size of the attachment surface of the sanitary object owing to the transverse slots starting from its inner longitudinal edge. In the case of this known mounting strip the outer longitudinal edge is designed continuously smooth. In many cases a joint filling compound is injected into the joint formed between the sanitary object and the wall or floor surface in the region of this outer longitudinal edge of the mounting strip. The adhesion of the joint filling compound is defined solely by the surface adhesion to the adjoining surfaces of the sanitary objects and the wall or floor surface. This adhesion can be impaired through -- ~143702 contamination of the adjoining surfaces and can also decline over time, so that the bead formed by the joint filling compound detaches.
The object of the invention is to design a mounting strip of the aforementioned kind in such a manner that the anchoring of the joint filling compound is not only improved but also is virtually independent of the chemical character of the neighboring surfaces.
Summary of the Invention The invention solves this problem in that the outer longitudinal edge of the mounting strip has notches, which are arranged between two adjacent transverse slots and each of which exhibits an undercut.
The elastic bead, formed by the cured joint filling compound, is anchored in these undercut notches, so that said bead cannot detach itself from the joint, even if the surface adhesion to the adjacent surfaces is inadequate or loosens in the course of time. In this manner the goal of an improved joint closure is achieved.
At the same time a better seal is obtained both from the outside to the inside and from the inside to the outside.
In addition, the mounting strip becomes even more flexible owing to the additional notches of the outer longitudinal edge opposite the transverse slots of the inner longitudinal edge and can, therefore, be adapted more easily and completely to all curvatures and radii of the attachment surface of the sanitary objects.
Unevennesses of the wall and floor surfaces and the attachment surfaces of the sanitary objects are closed even better permanently by means of the shape-locking anchoring of the joint filling compound according to the invention.

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A preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the notches exhibit diverging side edges that start from the outer longitudinal edge, thus resulting in preferably a dovetailed shape of the notches.
Another advantageous design of the notches involves the notches being defined by a circular arc, which intersects the outer longitudinal edge and whose center of curvature is offset inwardly with respect to the outer longitudinal edge. Thus, the circular arc extends over an angle of more than 180, so that it forms the undercut, in which the joint filling compound is anchored.
Another embodiment of the invention provides that the notches taper inwardly, starting from the outer longitudinal edge and terminate in an expanding, rounded off recess, which forms the undercut. In so doing, the region that forms the undercut and causes the anchoring of the joint filling compound is on the inner end of the notches. This region is deformed only slightly even when the mounting strip is subjected to a relatively severe convex bending, so that the anchoring effect remains actively preserved even in spots where the mounting strip is severely bent.
Brief Description of the Drawings In the following the embodiments of the invention are explained in detail with reference to the drawings FIG. 1 is a top view of a mounting strip in the undeformed, straight state.
FIG. 2 is a spatial drawing of a section of the mounting strip according to FIG. 1 with affixed adhesive strip.
FIG. 3 is a drawing of a fragment of the mounting strip according to FIG. 1 in the curved state attached to a sanitary object.

FIG. 4 is a perpendicular view of the foot of a sanitary object, which stands on the mounting strip according to FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 1 of a modified embodiment of the mounting strip; and FIG. 6 is a view according to FIG. 5 of another modified embodiment of the mounting strip.
Detailed Description of Preferred Embodiments of the Invention The mounting strip, which is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and is intended for sanitary objects, like toilet bowls, is made of an elastic, soft plastic. The flat mounting strip 1 has an outer longitudinal edge 2 and an inner longitudinal edge 3, whereby the terms "outer" and "inner" that are used here relate to the arrangement of the mounting strip at the sanitary object. Evenly spaced transverse slots 4, which taper in the direction of the outer longitudinal edge 2 and terminate in an expanding, rounded off recess 5, start from the inner, uninterrupted longitudinal edge 3. A web 6 remains between the rounded off recess 5 at the end of the transverse slot 4 and the adjacent outer longitudinal edge 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper side of the mounting strip 1 is provided with a two-sided adhering adhesive strip 7, which exhibits constant width and to whose upper side a removable cover strip 8 is affixed.
Evenly spaced notches 9, which are arranged between two adjacent transverse slots 4 and each of which exhibits an undercut, start from the outer longitudinal edge 2, which is also uninterrupted. By "undercut is meant that a portion of the width W of the notch 9 located inwardly of the outer edge 2 is wider than the width W' of the mouth of the notch located at the outer edge.

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In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the notches 9 exhibit diverging side edges 10, which start from the outer longitudinal edge 2, so that a dovetailed design of the notches 9 is produced. Therefore, the web 6, an outer edge of which is defined by the outer longitudinal edge 2 and remains between the adjacent notches 9, is also dovetailed.
Before the mounting strip 1 is fastened to the attachment edge 11 of a sanitary object, the cover strip 8 is removed; and the mounting strip 1 is bent in such a manner in its plane that its outer longitudinal edge 2 adapts as accurately as possible to the outer contour of the attachment edge 11. If the mounting strip 1 is bent convexly, i.e., in the direction of its inner longitudinal edge 3, the adhesive strip 7 forms in the region of the transverse slots 4 a small transverse fold 12, which is indicated with dash-dotted lines in FIG. 2. Thus, the adhesive strip 7 does not prevent the mounting strip from being bent. If, in contrast, an opposite (concave) curvature of the mounting strip 1 is demanded, the adhesive strip 7 is cut in the region of the transverse slots 4.
As soon as the mounting strip 1 is attached in the described manner to the sanitary object, said sanitary object is put on the foundation, which is usually more or less uneven, for example a floor 13 covered with tiles, and fastened there, as depicted in FIG. 4. Finally the joint, which is located in front of the outer longitudinal edge 2 and is defined, on the one hand, by the attachment edge 11 of the sanitary object and, on the other hand, by the floor 13, is filled in most cases with a conventional joint filling compound, for example a silicone rubber, which forms in the cured state a joint bead 14, which closes the gap. This permanently elastic joint bead 14 is anchored (locked) in the notches 9 of the mounting strip 1, due to the undercut configuration of the notches 9.
FIG. 5 is a view of a modified design of the mounting strip lA. Each of the notches 9A on the outer longitudinal edge 2 of the mounting strip lA is defined by a circular arc 15, which intersects and interrupts the outer longitudinal edge 2 and whose center of curvature is offset inwardly from the outer edge 2, i.e., offset in the direction of the inner longitudinal edge 3, with respect to the outer longitudinal edge 2, whereby the notch 9A
forms an undercut.
FIG. 6 shows another modified embodiment of the mounting strip lB. In this Figure, the notches 9B are designed in such a manner that, starting from the uninterrupted outer longitudinal edge 2, they taper, first of all, inwardly. Each notch 9B terminates in an expanding, rounded off recess 16, which forms the undercut. In this embodiment the notches 9B of the outer longitudinal edge 2 have a shape similar to the transverse slots 4 on the inner longitudinal edge 3, but are significantly shorter than the slots 4.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with preferred embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that additions, deletions, modifications, and substitutions not specifically described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (7)

1. A mounting strip for being interposed between an object and a surface to which the object is to be mounted, comprising a substantially flat strip of elastomeric material having first and second longitudinal edges, a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots extending into said strip from said first edge, each of said slots having sides diverging toward said first edge, and a plurality of notches extending into said strip from said second edge, said notches and said slots alternating with one another in the longitudinal direction of said strip; an intersection of said notch and said second edge defining a mouth of said notch, at least a portion of each notch being undercut with respect to said mouth.
2. The mounting strip according to Claim 1, wherein said notches include side edges which diverge relative to one another in a direction away from said second edge.
3. The mounting strip according to Claim 2, wherein said notches are of dovetail shape.
4. The mounting strip according to Claim 2, wherein said notches are configured as a circular arc whose center is offset from said second edge in a direction toward said first edge.
5. The mounting strip according to Claim 1, wherein each notch includes side edges which initially extend from said second edge in a convergent relationship and which then become divergent to form said undercut.
6. The mounting strip according to Claim 5, wherein said side edges are linear in said convergent relationship and form a circular arc when becoming divergent.
7. A sanitary installation comprising:

a sanitary fixture mounted on a surface, said fixture including an attachment surface of curvalinear shape;

a mounting strip disposed between said fixture and said surface and being of curvalinear shape corresponding to that of said attachment surface, said mounting strip being flat and formed of elastomeric material, said mounting strip including inner and outer edges, a plurality of longitudinally spaced slots extending into said strip from said second edge, at least some of said slots having sides diverging toward said first edge, a plurality of notches extending into said strip from said second edge, said notches arranged said in alternating relationship with said slots, an intersection of said notch and said second edge defining a mouth of said notch, at least a portion of each notch being undercut with respect to said mouth; and adhesive material extending between said attachment surface and said mounting surface and anchored in said undercut portions of said notches.
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DEP4406728.3 1994-03-02
DE19944406728 DE4406728C2 (en) 1994-03-02 1994-03-02 Underlay strips for sanitary objects

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