Device for use with floor drains
AssigneeAromatic Drain Device, Inc.
InventorsThomas Worth, Mark Mangrum, Paul Bradley Forrest, Justin R. Nifong
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Abstract
In a floor drain assembly of the type including a floor drain having a collar surrounding a drainage opening installed in a recess in a floor, an improvement is provided. The improvement includes a skirt extending about the collar and secured to the collar by a fastener extending through the skirt and into the collar but not into the floor. The skirt defines an opening sized to receive a treatment material therein. A lid is configured for selectively engaging with the opening for allowing selective placement of treatment material in an area beneath the skirt.
Claims11
In a floor drain assembly of the type including a floor drain having a collar surrounding a drainage opening installed in a recess in a floor, the improvement comprising:
- a skirt extending about the collar and secured to the collar by a fastener extending through the skirt and into the collar but not into the floor, the skirt defining an opening sized to receive a treatment material therein;
- a lid configured for selectively engaging with the opening for allowing selective placement of treatment material in an area beneath the skirt.
A method of providing treatment materials to a floor drain assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a skirt that is sized to cover a collar of a floor drain, the skirt defining an opening sized to receive a treatment material therein and defining a lid that selectively engages with the opening;
- extending a fastener through the skirt and into engagement with the collar;
- selectively disengaging the lid from the skirt;
- placing treatment material in a position beneath the skirt;
- and
- selectively engaging the lid with the skirt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.