Spacer and shim assembly and process of elevating the water closet ring of a toilet bowl

Abstract

A system utilizing multiple spacer and shim elements that nest together to raise a closet ring to the height required for the particular floor being used in a given application for a toilet bowl installation. The nested spacer and shim elements are placed on the rough floor and receive the closet ring mounting flange. Bosses on an upper side of a lower spacer and shim element are received in detents in a lower side of a corresponding upper spacer and shim element so that the spacer and shim elements are held securely in their nested position so as to form a registered spacer/shim stack. The spacer and shim elements will typically be ¼″ thick. The spacer and shim elements further include breakaway mounting tabs positioned about an outer circumference of the main body of the spacer and shim elements. The mounting tabs, in conjunction with mounting adapter slots in the main body of the spacer and shim elements, provide the flexibility for the spacer and shim elements to be used with any of the various toilet bowl base shapes in use in the industry.

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