Water closet assembly with a removable cap
AssigneeLSP Products Group, Inc.
InventorsDuane R. Condon, Daniel I. South, William A. Ghiglieri
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for an apparatus that comprises a water closet assembly having a cylindrical body and a water closet flange. The apparatus also includes an annular shear wall that extends from the water closet assembly in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body. The water closet assembly can also include an annular recess. In addition, the apparatus has a wall of the annular recess that includes an outer surface of the annular shear wall and a removable cap extending from the annular shear wall.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a water closet assembly having a cylindrical body and a water closet flange;
- an annular shear wall that extends from the water closet assembly, the annular shear wall comprising a first inner surface that aligns with a second inner surface of the cylindrical body;
- the water closet assembly including an annular recess;
- a wall of the annular recess including a first outer surface of the annular shear wall;
- and
- a removable cap extending from the annular shear wall, wherein a second outer surface of the removable cap is in alignment with the first outer surface of the annular shear wall.
A method of removing a test cap from a water closet assembly, comprising:
- positioning a piercing instrument against an annular shear wall of a water closet assembly, the water closet assembly comprising a cylindrical body and a water closet flange, the annular shear wall extending from the water closet flange in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, the annular shear wall being attached to a test cap, a first outer surface of the annular shear wall having a diameter that corresponds with a second outer surface of the test cap, the annular shear wall comprising a first inner surface that aligns with a second inner surface of the cylindrical body;
- inserting the piercing instrument through a portion of the annular shear wall;
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- prying the test cap away from the water closet assembly, causing the annular shear wall to separate.
A device, comprising:
- a water closet assembly having a cylindrical body and a water closet flange;
- an annular shear wall that extends from the water closet assembly in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body, wherein a first inner surface of the annular shear wall and a second inner surface of the cylindrical body form a continuous aligned surface;
- the water closet assembly comprising an annular recess;
- a wall of the annular recess including an outer surface of the annular shear wall;
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- a removable cap extending from the annular shear wall, wherein the removable cap is configured to be removed from the annular shear wall by inserting a piercing instrument through the annular shear wall and using the piercing instrument to pry the removable cap away from the water closet assembly, causing the annular shear wall to separate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.