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US 2004/0200162 A1Published application
Clamp collar design
AssigneeZurn Industries, LLC
InventorDoug Wroblewski
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Abstract
A floor drain having a drain body that receives a rotatable frame with a grate. The orientation of the grate and frame about an axis of the drain body may be adjusted by rotating the frame relative to the drain body and clamping the frame in the desired orientation. Adjustments to the orientation of the grate and frame can be made to align the grate and frame with floor tiles or other flooring materials and with walls surrounding the floor drain.
Claims17
A drain comprising:
- a drain body defining a drain cavity;
- a frame having a securable end received by said drain body and an exposed end, said frame being rotatable relative to said drain body for adjusting the position of said frame exposed end;
- a clamp for fixing said securable end of said frame to said drain body;
- and
- a grate received by said exposed end of said frame.
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A method of installing a floor drain comprising:
- fixing a drain body in a floor;
- positioning a rotatable frame on the drain body by rotating the frame relative to the drain body, thereby orienting the frame to a desired position relative to surroundings of the floor drain;
- securing the rotatable frame to the drain body;
- and
- positioning a grate in the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.