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US 12,687,005 B2Granted
Floor drain system
AssigneeEbbe America, Lc
InventorsLawrence G. Meyers, Alden S. Meyers
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Abstract
A floor drain system includes a drain body having a drain opening arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor. A clamping collar is arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body. The drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar.
Claims17
A floor drain system comprising:
- a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor;
- and
- a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body, wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein each of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening.
A floor drain system comprising:
- a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor;
- a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body, wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein the fastener receiving structures extend axially along an inner wall of the drain opening and are arranged to support and locate a portion of the clamping collar in the drain opening, wherein one or more of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening;
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- a weep protection system comprising a base screen member positionable on the clamping collar and an upper screen member positionable on the base screen member so that the upper screen member is rotated relative to the base screen member.
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A floor drain system comprising:
- a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor;
- and
- a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body,
- wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein the fastener receiving structures extend axially along an inner wall of the drain opening and are arranged to support and locate a portion of the clamping collar in the drain opening, wherein each of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.