Adjustable floor drain apparatus
AssigneeC&D Innovations, L.C.
InventorChris Sondrup
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Abstract
An adjustable drain apparatus includes a drain base received within a floor. A flange is coupled to the drain base. A ring is disposed in a flange cavity and selectively movable therein. A grate is coupled to the ring. At least one retainer is coupled to the flange to retain the ring in the flange cavity. Preferably, two opposite rings selectively secure the ring in the flange. The flange has two different orientations with respect to the drain base to selectively position the grate at two different elevations with respect to the drain base.
Claims21
An adjustable drain apparatus for positioning within a surrounding floor, comprising:
- a) a grate configured to allow fluid to drain therethrough;
- b) a connector channel, having an upper end coupled to the grate, and a lower end;
- c) a ring having:
- 1) an inner surface that is attached to the lower end of the connector channel, and
- 2) an outer substantially spherical surface;
- d) a flange, positioned about the ring, having a cavity to receive the ring and to rotatably hold the ring therein, the grate being tiltable relative to the flange;
- e) a drain base, having a drain cavity and a cavity surface formed therein, the flange being secured to the drain base to close the drain cavity and separate the ring and connector channel from the cavity surface;
- f) the flange being designed to hold the ring in two orientations, including:
- 1) a lower orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extend into the drain cavity and the grate is disposed at a lower elevation, and
- 2) a higher orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extend above the drain base and the grate is disposed at a higher elevation.
An adjustable drain apparatus for positioning within a surrounding floor, comprising:
- a) a grate configured to allow fluid to drain therethrough;
- b) a ring having:
- 1) an inner surface that is attached to the lower end of the connector channel, and
- 2) an outer substantially spherical surface;
- c) a flange, positioned about the ring, having a cavity to receive the ring and to rotatably hold the ring therein, the grate being coupled to the ring and being tiltable relative to the flange;
- d) a drain base, having a drain cavity and a cavity surface formed therein, the flange being secured to the drain base to close the drain cavity and separate the ring from the cavity surface;
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- e) the flange being designed to hold the ring in two orientations, including:
- 1) a lower orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extends into the drain cavity and the grate is disposed at a lower elevation, and
- 2) a higher orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extend above the drain base and the grate is disposed at a higher elevation.
An adjustable floor drain apparatus, comprising:
- a) a drain base, configured to be received within a floor, having a drain cavity;
- b) a flange, coupled to the drain base, having a flange cavity;
- c) a ring, disposed in the flange cavity and selectively movable therein;
- d) a grate, coupled to the ring, configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough;
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- e) at least one retainer, coupled to the flange, to retain the ring in the flange cavity;
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- f) the retainer being adjustably coupled to the flange and contacting the ring to selectively secure the ring, and thus the grate, in a fixed orientation with respect to the drain base;
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- g) the flange having two different orientations with respect to the drain base to selectively position the grate at two different elevations with respect to the drain base, including:
- 1) a lower orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extend into the drain cavity of the drain base, and the grate is positioned at a lower elevation;
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- 2) a higher orientation in which the flange cavity and the ring extend above the drain base, and the grate is positioned at a higher elevation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.