Claims
- 1. A wall-mountable product comprising:
a unitary one-piece core body formed of a first plastic material and having forward-facing and rearward-facing outer surface portions a unitary one-piece outer body covering forward-facing and rearward facing outer surface portions of the core body and formed of an elastomeric material less rigid than the first plastic material, and a suction cup projecting from only the rearward-facing outer surface portions of the core body for attaching the product to a wall surface and formed of the elastomeric material.
- 2. The product of claim 1, wherein the outer body is overmolded on the core body.
- 3. The product of claim 1, wherein the core body includes exposed outer surface portions not covered by the outer body.
- 4. The product of claim 1, wherein the outer body is light-transmitting to permit viewing of the core body therethrough.
- 5. The product of claim 4, wherein the core body is visually distinguishable from the outer body.
- 6. The product of claim 1, wherein the suction cup is unitary with the outer body.
- 7. The product of claim 1, wherein the suction cup is connected to the core body for movement relative thereto in use.
- 8. The product of claim 1, and further comprising at least one additional suction cup.
- 9. The product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the core body and the outer body includes article-supporting portions.
- 10. The product of claim 9, wherein at least one of the core body and the outer body includes a stop portion engageable with an associated wall surface to limit flexural movement of the core body or the outer body in use.
- 11. The product of claim 9, wherein each of the core body and the outer body includes article-supporting portions.
- 12. The product of claim 1, wherein the product is a bathroom fixture.
- 13. The product of claim 1, wherein the suction cup is oval in shape.
- 14. The product of claim 13, wherein the suction cup has a long axis oriented vertically in use.
- 15. A wall-mountable product comprising:
an article support including a first unitary one-piece core body formed of a first plastic material, a first unitary one-piece outer body covering outer surface portions of the first core body and formed of a first elastomeric material less rigid than the first plastic material, and a first connecting portion carried by the first core body; and mounting structure including a suction cup for attachment to a wall surface, the mounting structure including a second connecting portion engageable with the first connecting portion and movable relative thereto in use for adjusting the mounting position of the article support relative to the associated wall surface.
- 16. The product of claim 15, wherein the first connecting portion is unitary with the first core body.
- 17. The product of claim 15, wherein the mounting structure includes a second unitary one-piece core body formed of a second relatively rigid plastic material, and a second unitary one-piece outer body covering outer surface portions of the second core body and formed of a second elastomeric material.
- 18. The product of claim 17, wherein the second connecting portion is carried by the second core body.
- 19. The product of claim 17, wherein the first and second relatively rigid plastic materials are the same.
- 20. The product of claim 17, wherein the first and second elastomeric materials are the same.
- 21. The product of claim 15, wherein the mounting structure includes at least one additional suction cup.
- 22. The product of claim 15, wherein the first connecting portion is pivotably movable relative to the second connecting portion.
- 23. The product of claim 15, wherein the second connecting portion is longitudinally slidably movable relative to the first connecting portion.
- 24. The product of claim 15, wherein the suction cup is oval in shape.
- 25. The product of claim 24, wherein the suction cup has a long axis oriented vertically in use.
- 26. A method of mounting an article support on an upright mounting surface comprising:
providing a one-piece core body formed of a first plastic material and having forward-facing and rearward-facing outer surface portions, covering the forward-facing and rearward-facing outer surface portions of the core body with a one-piece outer body of elastomeric material less rigid than the first plastic material so that the outer body forms a suction cup projecting from only the rearward-facing outer surface portions and cooperates with the covered portions of the core body to form a supported article contacting portion, and suction mounting the suction cup on the associated upright mounting surface so that the supported article contacting portion extends away from the upright mounting surface.
- 27. The method of claim 26, and further comprising providing a moveable connection between the suction cup and the supported article contacting portion.
- 28. The method of claim 27, and further comprising moving the supported article contacting portion relative to the suction cup to adjust the position of the supported article contacting portion relative to the upright mounting surface, either before or after mounting the suction cup thereon.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of the U.S. application Ser. No. 09/899,674, filed Jul. 5, 2001 and entitled “Molded Product With Rigid Core and Elastomeric Outer Element.”
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
09899674 |
Jul 2001 |
US |
Child |
10391951 |
Mar 2003 |
US |