Small household fixtures with wall mounting fixture assembly

Abstract

A wall mounting fixture assembly including a wall mounting fixture having a cavity on its back side, an attaching piece disposed within the cavity and secured to the wall mounting fixture, and a receiving piece for mounting on a wall surface. The attaching piece has a first engagement structure and the receiving piece has a second engagement structure, and the two engagement structures are shaped to engage with each other to mount the fixture assembly onto the wall surface. Also described is an improved household fixture of a towel holder ring for bathrooms and kitchens, which includes a ring for hanging a towel, a hub for retaining the ring, a wall mounting base, and an internal plastic sleeve placed around the section of the ring being retained by the hub and is inserted inside the opening of the hub.

1 . A wall mounting fixture assembly for mounting on a wall surface, comprising: 
 a wall mounting fixture defining a cavity on a back side;    an attaching piece disposed within the cavity and secured to the wall mounting fixture, the attaching piece having a first engagement structure; and    a receiving piece for mounting on the wall surface, the receiving piece having a second engagement structure,    wherein the first engagement structure and the second engagement structure are shaped to engage with each other.    
   
   
       2 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein when the first and second engagement structures are engaged with each other, the second engagement structure is disposed within the cavity of the wall mounting fixture.  
   
   
       3 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein one of the first and second engagement structures forms a channel, and the other one of the first and second engagement structures is adapted to slide in the channel.  
   
   
       4 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 3 , wherein the attaching piece includes a central base portion affixed to the wall mounting fixture and two oppositely disposed symmetric end portions forming the channel; and 
 wherein the receiving piece includes a central base portion for mounting onto the wall surface and two oppositely disposed symmetric end portions for engaging with the two end portions of the attaching piece.    
   
   
       5 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the two end portions of the attaching piece are slanted such that the channel has a larger opening and a smaller opening.  
   
   
       6 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the two end portions of the attaching piece or the two end portions of the receiving piece or both are slightly deflectable to create a spring tension when the end portions are engaged with each other.  
   
   
       7 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the wall mounting fixture includes an embedded supporting piece affixed to the attaching piece.  
   
   
       8 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 7 , wherein the wall mounting fixture includes a main body molded with the supporting piece and the attaching piece to form an integral wall mounting fixture.  
   
   
       9 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 8 , wherein the attaching piece, the receiving piece, and the supporting piece are made of metal or plastic, and the main body of the wall mounting fixture is made of a molding material.  
   
   
       10 . The wall mounting fixture assembly of  claim 1 , further including a set of mounting screws or nails for mounting the receiving piece to the wall surface.  
   
   
       11 . A household item holder fixture comprising: 
 a ring for hanging the household item;    a base for mounting on a surface;    a hub for retaining the ring in a hollow opening thereof, the hub being connected to the base; and    an internal sleeve disposed in the hollow opening of the hub and covering a section of the ring.    
   
   
       12 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , wherein the sleeve is made of a plastic material.  
   
   
       13 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , wherein the ring has a straight cylindrical shape and is widened or thickened at its opposite ends.  
   
   
       14 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , wherein the ring has a metal inner core and decorative outer layer.  
   
   
       15 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , further comprising a shaft for connecting the hub to the base.  
   
   
       16 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 15 , wherein the shaft is cylindrical.  
   
   
       17 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , wherein the ring has a circular shape.  
   
   
       18 . The household item holder fixture of  claim 11 , wherein the hub has a spherical shape.