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US 2011/0209278 A1Published application
Integral toilet sealing member and leak detection device
AssigneeXpert Innovations, Inc.
InventorJohn S. HATT
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Abstract
A toilet sealing device includes a substrate, a sealing member and a molding member. The sealing member is coupled to the substrate about an opening defined by the substrate. The sealing member is configured to form a fluid-tight seal between a discharge outlet portion of a toilet and a flange associated with a waste pipe when the toilet is coupled to the flange. The molding member is coupled to an outer edge of the substrate, and is configured to engage a base of the toilet when the toilet is coupled to the flange.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate defining an opening;
- a sealing member coupled to the substrate about the opening, the sealing member configured to form a substantially fluid-tight seal between an outlet portion of a toilet and a sewage flange within a floor when the toilet is installed to the floor;
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- a molding member coupled to an outer edge of the substrate, the molding member configured to engage a base of the toilet when the toilet is installed to the floor.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate defining an opening;
- a sealing member coupled to the substrate about the opening, the sealing member configured to form a substantially fluid-tight seal between an outlet portion of a toilet and a sewage flange within a floor when the toilet is installed to the floor;
- a sensor coupled to the substrate, the sensor configured to produce an indication when a liquid contacts the sensor.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a substrate defining an opening, the substrate configured to be disposed between a sealing member a sewage flange when a toilet is coupled to the sewage flange such that the sealing member and the substrate collectively form a substantially fluid-tight seal between an outlet portion of the toilet and the sewage flange when the toilet is coupled to the sewage flange;
- a sensor coupled to the substrate, the sensor configured to produce an indication when a liquid contacts the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.