Sealing gaskets for water closets
AssigneePeb S.A.
InventorMiguel Esteban Etcheverry
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Abstract
A gasket for sealing between a water closet and the floor or other supporting structure. In cross section it includes a flat seat for the base of the closet, an outer flange for sealing against the outer edge of the base and an inner sealing rib formed for hinge-like deflection by and toward the base as the latter is seated. The gasket is adapted to conform to various perimetrical shapes of bases, and may include an integral gasket and sealing section for annularly and sealingly engaging the drain joint of the water closet and the surface of the floor or other supporting structure.
Claims16
A gasket for sealingly fastening a water closet fixture to a supporting surface, the fixture formed with a base having a perimeter for attachment to said surface and forming therewith an interior space, said space being adapted to enclose a connection between the waste water discharge of the fixture and an external drain line with said connection sealingly isolated from said interior space, comprising
- a unitary body of elastic material formed to extend around the perimeter of the base of the fixture and having in cross section a seat for said attachment, and an L-shaped rib flexibly connected with the seat and comprising a vertical leg inwardly inclined from the seat and a second leg directed inwardly of the seat and forming a corner edge with said vertical leg, said corner edge projecting toward and above the seat, such that upon insertion of the perimeter of said base onto the seat said base exerts pressure on said corner edge to deflect and pivot said vertical leg toward said base.
Gasket for sealing the supporting edge of toilet bowls or bases against the floor, in particular toilets having different types of bowls to be attached to the bathroom floor by means of bolts anchored to the floor making up a continuous seat around the perimeter adapted to the bottom edge of toilets having different designs, with said seat having a perimeter shape established by an outer flange and by an inner rib, the latter being vertical and flexible, which at the same time and with respect to the toilet support provide means of sealing against the outer and inner surfaces of the toilet adjacent to said supporting edge supplementing said seat for purposes of isolating the connection between the toilet drain outlet and the sewer line located in the floor, characterized by comprising an annular member made of elastically formable plastic that has a flat annular seat of uniform thickness for supporting the bottom edge of the aforesaid bowl on the floor, with the outside of said seat being formed by a slightly protruding edge with respect to said supporting seat against the upper edge of said bowl and with the inside comprising a rib with an L-shaped cross section having a triangularly shaped and inclined vertical leg integrally connected to one leg thereof and connected to the inner edge of the seat, both legs forming at their point of connection an annular edge upon which pressure can be exerted with respect to the support of the bowl on said annular seat for purposes of making contact between the vertical rib leg and the inner surface of said bowl and above the inner supporting edge thereof, with said member having at symmetrically opposed points bushings that form an integral part thereof and which extend vertically for purposes of inserting said bolts.
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