Cover plate for fluid nozzles and the like

Claim 1

A plate for covering the outwardly-facing face portion of a flange at an outer end of a fluid nozzle body adapted to be mounted in a bathtub wall, which flange face portion has a finish thereon, and for enabling a change, to a different finish, of the finish of the flange face portion, which flange further includes portions defining an opening therein, and an inner surface thereof, which cover plate is adapted to be movable into and out of alignment with the opening-defining portions of the flange, and to be freely rotable into and out of engagement with, and positions relative to, the inner surface of the flange, so as to be retained in or released from engagement with, and freely rotatable into and out of positions relative to, the flange, comprising: (a) a body portion, adapted to interfit in the opening in the flange and cover the face portion of the flange, including an outwardly-facing portion having a shape generally complementary to the shape of the face portion of the flange, the finish of which outwardly-facing portion of the plate is different from the finish of the face portion of the flange, and portions defining an opening having a shape generally complementary to the shape of the opening in the flange, the body portion being adapted to be movable, and freely rotatable, into and out of positions relative to the flange; and (b) a retainer portion, which projects from the rearmost part of the opening-defining portions of the body portion, in a plane generally transverse to the axis of such opening-defining portions of the body portion, the retainer portion having a shape generally complementary to the shape of the opening-defining portions of the flange, which retainer portion is adapted to be movable into and out of alignment with the opening-defining portions of the flange, and to be freely rotatable into and out of positions of abutment with the inner surface of the flange, so as to be retained in or released from engagement with, and to be freely rotatable in relation to, the inner surface of the flange.

Claim 7

An apparatus for enabling a change, to a different finish, of the finish of the outwardly-facing portion of a fluid nozzle body adapted to be mounted in the wall of a bathtub, comprising: (a) a flange, at the outer end of the fluid nozzle body, including a face portion facing outwardly therefrom which includes a finish thereon, and further including portions defining an opening therethrough, and an engagable inner surface thereof; and (b) a plate, for covering the face portion of the flange, adapted to be movable into and out of alignment with the opening-defining portions of the flange, and to be freely rotatable, into and out of engagement with, and positions relative to, the inner surface of the flange, so as to be retained in or release from engagement with, and to be freely rotatable in relation to, the flange, which plate includes an outwardly-facing portion thereof, of a finish different from the finish of the face portion of the flange.

Claim 8

An apparatus for enabling a change, to a different finish, of the finish of the outwardly-facing portion of a fluid nozzle body adapted to be mounted in the wall of a bathtub, comprising: (a) a flange, at the outer end of the fluid nozzle body, including a face portion facing outwardly therefrom which includes a finish thereon, and further including portions defining an opening therethrough, and an engagable inner surface thereof; and (b) a plate, for covering the face portion of the flange, adapted to be movable into and out of alignment with the opening-defining portions of the flange, and to be freely rotatable, into and out of engagement with, and positions relative to, the inner surface of the flange, so as to be retained in or release from engagement with, and to be freely rotatable in relation to, the flange, which plate includes an outwardly-facing portion thereof, of a finish different from the finish of the face portion of the flange.