Wall-mount bracket for hand shower or the like

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A bracket assembly for securing a fitting to a wall, the assembly comprising: a generally T-section plate having a pair of parallel T-flanges; fasteners securing the plate to the wall with the flanges substantially parallel to the wall; a holder adapted to carry the fitting and formed with a T-section slot open at one end, substantially complementary to the flanges of the plate, and normally receiving the plate; an elastically deformable rib on each of the flanges of the plate resiliently engaged between the plate and the holder for retaining the plate and the holder snugly together; and an elastically deflectable latching tongue formed on the holder at the one end and retaining the holder and plate together.
2.
The bracket assembly defined in claim 1 wherein the ribs are unitarily formed with the flanges.
3.
The bracket assembly defined in claim 1 wherein the holder and plate are each unitarily formed of a synthetic resin.
4.
A bracket assembly for securing a hand-shower clip to a wall, the assembly comprising: a generally T-section plate having a pair of parallel T-flanges each having a thick relatively stiff rib portion and a thin elastically deformable rib portion; fasteners securing the plate to the wall with the flanges substantially parallel to the wall; a holder adapted to carry the clip and formed with a T-section slot open at one end, substantially complementary to the flanges of the plate, and normally receiving the plate with some elastic deformation of the thin rib portions; and an elastically deflectable latching tongue formed on the holder at the one end and retaining the holder and plate together.




Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a wall-mount bracket for securing a fixture to a wall.
More particularly this invention concerns such a bracket used to hold a hand shower.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A bracket for mounting a hand shower or the like on a wall surface typically has a backing plate that is secured to the wall, typically by screws, and a holder body that is then secured to the backing plate