Closet carrier assembly with a waste pipe having a coupling horn
AssigneeWatts Regulator Co.
InventorGary Hodge
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Abstract
A closet carrier assembly for a wall-mounted toilet comprising a face plate having a front face and a back face. Spacing rods, extending from the front face, have a threaded distal end with a nut to act as a stop. A retainer plate mounts on the plurality of spacing rods against the stop and defines an opening with opposing earhole extensions. A waste pipe has a front end and a cuttable back end. The front end has opposing tabs sized and configured to pass through the earhole extensions. The front end also has ridges so that when the tabs are passed through the earhole extensions and the waste pipe is rotated, the waste pipe is fixed in place by the retainer plate being captured between the tabs and the ridges.
Claims20
A closet carrier assembly for a wall-mounted toilet comprising:
- a face plate having a front face and a back face opposing the front face, the back face being configured to couple to a waste pipe chase and the face plate defining a central opening;
- at least one spacing rod extending from the front face;
- a retainer plate mounted on the spacing rod spaced from the face plate, the retainer plate defining an opening aligned with the central opening of the face plate;
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- a waste pipe having a front end and a back end, wherein:
- the back end passes into the central opening for passage of waste water to the waste pipe chase;
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- the front end of the waste pipe includes a horn that is supported by the retainer plate.
A method for assembling a closet carrier assembly for a wall-mounted toilet comprising the steps of:
- providing a face plate with a front face and a back face opposing the front face, the face plate defining a central opening;
- coupling the back face to a waste pipe chase so that the central opening and an inlet of the waste pipe chase are aligned;
- mounting a spacing rod to extend from the front face;
- mounting a retainer plate on the spacing rod spaced from the face plate, the retainer plate defining an opening aligned with the central opening of the face plate;
- passing a back end of a waste pipe, the waste pipe having a front end, a back end and a horn on the front end of the waste pipe, through the opening of the retainer plate and into the central opening of the face plate;
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- supporting the front end of the waste pipe by the horn on the retainer plate.
A closet carrier assembly for a wall-mounted toilet comprising:
- a face plate having a front face and a back face opposing the front face, the back face being configured to couple to a waste pipe chase and the face plate defining a central opening;
- a spacing rod extending from the front face, the spacing rod having a stop;
- a retainer plate coupled to the spacing rod spaced from the face plate, against the stop, the retainer plate defining an opening aligned with the central opening of the face plate;
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- a waste pipe having a front end, a horn that is on the front end of the waste pipe, and a back end, wherein the back end of the waste pipe passes into the central opening for passage of waste water to the waste pipe chase and the waste pipe is fixed in place by the retainer plate coupled to the horn.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.