Adjustable trim plate for toilet replacement
OwnerMatthew M. Nelsoninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable decorative base trim plate serves as a replacement foot pad for a toilet. The trim plate is positioned between the toilet and floor to provide an attractive, level cover over discrepancies in the flooring surface that can result from toilet replacement. The trim plate is in two pieces that have overlapping flange members and slide to expand and cover a variety of sizes of footprint. Optional cutouts in each piece permit the toilet flange to protrude through. Arcuate lines can be provided to suggest trim lines that can be cut to reposition the flange openings The trim plate is formed of a tough, durable sheet material stiff enough to press against the floor and any caulking material and to stay flat and thick enough to support the toilet.
Claims12
An adjustable trim plate that is adapted to be positioned around an existing toilet flange and beneath a base of a toilet installed on the toilet flange, the trim plate comprising a front section and a back sect-ion that adjustably mate with one another to fit beneath the base of the toilet before the toilet is fastened in place on the toilet flange, said back section being formed of a thin sheet material of a predetermined width that extends beyond side edges of the toilet base and having a main rear portion of a first predetermined thickness and a rear flange member that projects forward therefrom having a rear cutout to accommodate a rear portion of the toilet flange, said rear flange member having a second predetermined thickness smaller than said first predetermined thickness;
- said front section formed of said thin sheet material of said predetermined width and having a main front portion of said first predetermined thickness and a front flange member that projects rearward from said main front portion having a front cutout therein to accommodate a front portion of the toilet flange, said front flange having a third predetermined thickness smaller than said first predetermined thickness, such that said second and third predetermined thicknesses together substantially equal said first predetermined thickness, one of said front and rear flanges having an upper surface flush with an upper surface of the respective main portion and the other of the front and rear flanges having a lower surface flush with a lower surface of its respective main portion.
An adjustable trim plate that is adapted to be positioned around an existing toilet flange and beneath a base of a toilet installed on the toilet flange, the trim plate comprising a front section and a back section that adjustably mate with one another to fit beneath the base of the toilet before the toilet is fastened in place on the toilet flange, the back section being formed of a thin shears-trimmable sheet material of a predetermined width that extends beyond side edges of the toilet base and having a main rear portion of a first predetermined thickness and a rear flange member that projects forward therefrom, said rear flange member having a second predetermined thickness smaller than said first predetermined thickness;
- said front section formed of said thin shears-trimmable sheet material of said predetermined width and having a main front portion of said first predetermined thickness and a front flange member that projects rearward from said main front portion having a third predetermined thickness such that said second and third predetermined thicknesses together substantially equal said first predetermined thickness, one of said front and rear flanges having an upper surface flush with an the upper surface of the respective portion and the other of the front and rear flange h, a lower surface flush with the lower surface of its respective main portion.
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