# US 10,119,263 B2 · Universal height absorbing toilet seal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,263 B2 - Document ID: US10119263B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/699,211 - Filed: 2017-09-08 - Published: 2017-12-28 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-04-15 - Assignees: Coflex S.A. de C.V. - Applicants: Coflex S.A. de C.V. - Inventors: Eduardo Coronado; Pedro Gonzalez; Adam Robert Sampson; Tuan Van Le; Krishnaditya Arkalgud - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119263B2 ## CPC - E03D 11/16: Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet - E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR ## Abstract A toilet seal for sealing between a plumbing fixture discharge and a waste drainpipe outlet is described. The toilet seal comprises a flange member having an inwardly extending flexible lip and one or more raised ridges defining an annular seal extending upwardly from an upper surface of the flange member. The toilet seal further includes a radiused wall extending downwardly from the flange member, which cooperates with the flange member to define a cavity for receiving a compressible member. The toilet seal further comprises a flexible sleeve extending downwardly from the radiused wall. Related methods are described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A toilet seal, comprising: a flange member having an inwardly extending flexible lip, the flange member having a flexible sleeve extending downwardly, an annular portion extending downwardly and disposed radially outward from the flexible sleeve, wherein a lower surface of the flange member, the annular portion and the sleeve cooperate to define a cavity, and a plurality of tabs extending outwardly of the annular portion, the tabs each including an opening disposed radially outward of the annular portion and operable to receive a fastener to secure the toilet seal to a toilet flange; and a compressible member sized to fit within the cavity and proximal to the lower surface of the flange member, an outer diameter of the compressible member being smaller than a diameter between the openings of the tabs of the flange member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, wherein the compressible member is disposed within the cavity and proximal to the lower surface of the flange member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The toilet seal according to claim 2, wherein the compressible member is fixed to the lower surface of the flange member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, wherein the flange member includes one or more raised ridges defining a seal extending upwardly from an upper surface of the flange member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, wherein the flange member includes three concentric raised ridges. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, further comprising a modular rigid spacer having a diameter substantially the same as a diameter of the compressible member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The toilet seal according to claim 6, wherein the modular rigid spacer includes one or more raised ridges defining a seal extending upwardly from an upper surface of the modular rigid spacer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The toilet seal according to claim 7, wherein the raised ridges of the modular rigid spacer are adapted to seal with the compressible member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The toilet seal according to claim 7, wherein the modular rigid spacer includes three concentric raised ridges. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, further comprising a modular compressible member having a diameter substantially the same as a diameter of the compressible member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The toilet seal according to claim 10, further comprising a modular rigid spacer disposed between the compressible member and the modular compressible member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The toilet seal according to claim 11, wherein the modular rigid spacer is coupled to the modular compressible member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, wherein the flexible sleeve includes a radiused wall proximal to the flange member. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The toilet seal according to claim 13, wherein the radiused wall has an upper end having a first diameter and a lower end having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is greater than the second diameter. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, further comprising a modular spacer that includes a modular compressible member having a diameter substantially the same as a diameter of the compressible member, and a modular rigid spacer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The toilet seal according to claim 15, wherein the modular rigid spacer of the modular spacer is fixed to the modular compressible member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The toilet seal according to claim 1, further comprising a second compressible member having an outer diameter larger than the diameter between the openings of the tabs of the flange member. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The toilet seal according to claim 17, wherein the second compressible member includes a plurality of outwardly extending tabs. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The toilet seal according to claim 18, wherein the tabs of the second compressible member each include an opening operable to receive a fastener to secure the toilet seal to a toilet flange. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The toilet seal according to claim 19, wherein the openings of the tabs of the second compressible member are operable to align with the openings of the tabs of the flange member. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The toilet seal according to claim 17, further comprising a rigid spacer. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The toilet seal according to claim 21, wherein the rigid spacer is fixed to the second compressible member.