Apparatus for easily installable /removable faucet and method of same

摘要

An apparatus and method in which an adaptor mechanism that can be coupled with a faucet to permit the faucet to be installed or removed from the top of the counter top surface without the need for needing installation connection materials or installation connections underneath the countertop. Lugs or feet underneath the adaptor mechanism secure or firmly grasp the underside of a countertop to secure the adaptor mechanism once coupled to the faucet to the countertop to firmly mount the faucet and adaptor mechanism in place. At least four different embodiments for coupling the faucet with the adaptor mechanism are described.

主权项

1. In combination, a faucet, a countertop and an a apparatus for easily installing and removing a faucet to a countertop, comprising:
an adaptor mechanism including an engaging mechanism for coupling said faucet to said countertop, said adaptor mechanism including one or more boreholes into which connecting elements are inserted connecting swinging locks or lugs or feet of said adaptor mechanism so that when said connecting elements are adjusted from above said adaptor mechanism said swinging locks or feet or lugs claps and engage a bottom surface of the countertop to secure said adaptor to said countertop said adaptor mechanism including a first bottom end portion with portions of surface of said adaptor mechanism that extend downward to a second bottom portion that provide a stop rest for said swinging lugs as they swing outward for approximately 180 degrees and rest on their respective sides on said stop rests.