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US 9,273,455 B2Granted
Closet collar adaptations
AssigneeDanco, Inc.
InventorMichael J. Schuster
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for providing a seal for a closet collar. A sealing assembly is positioned on a closet collar for a drain pipe. The sealing assembly may comprise a portion on which a sealing component is positioned. A toilet is positioned over the sealing assembly. The sealing assembly is compressed between the toilet and the closet collar, and a seal for the closet collar is formed.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- an annular collapsible portion;
- a lower lip extending radially outward from a first end of the annular collapsible portion, the lower lip configured to contact a closet collar;
- an upper lip extending radially outward from a second end of the annular collapsible portion, the upper lip configured to be positioned under a bottom surface of a toilet;
- a ridge extending from the annular collapsible portion configured to extend into the closet collar, wherein the annular collapsible portion, the lower lip, the upper lip, and the ridge are formed of a unitary structure;
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- at least one flexible ring located in a recessed channel bordered by the lower lip, the upper lip, and the annular collapsible portion.
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A closet collar adaptation assembly, comprising:
- an annular collapsible portion configured to fit a plurality of gap sizes between a toilet and a closet collar;
- a lower lip extending radially outward from a first end of the annular collapsible portion, the lower lip configured to contact the closet collar;
- an upper lip extending radially outward from a second end of the annular collapsible portion, the upper lip configured to be positioned under a bottom surface of the toilet;
- a ridge extending from the annular collapsible portion configured to extend into the closet collar, where the annular collapsible portion, the lower lip, the upper lip, and the ridge are formed of a unitary structure;
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- at least one flexible ring located between the lower lip and the upper lip.
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A method, comprising:
- positioning a closet collar adaptation assembly onto a closet collar, wherein the closet collar adaptation assembly comprises:
- an annular collapsible portion;
- an upper lip extending radially outward from a first end of the annular collapsible portion, wherein the upper lip is configured to be positioned under a bottom surface of a toilet;
- a lower lip extending radially outward from a second end of the annular collapsible portion, wherein the lower lip is configured to contact the closet collar;
- a ridge extending from the annular collapsible portion;
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- at least one flexible ring positioned between the upper lip and the lower lip;
- and
- positioning the toilet above the closet collar adaptation assembly.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an annular collapsible portion;
- a lower lip extending radially outward from a first end of the annular collapsible portion, the lower lip configured to contact a closet collar;
- an upper lip extending radially outward from a second end of the annular collapsible portion, the upper lip configured to be positioned under a bottom surface of a toilet;
- a ridge extending from the annular collapsible portion configured to extend into the closet collar;
- and
- at least one flexible ring located in a recessed channel bordered by the lower lip, the upper lip, and the annular collapsible portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.