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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091156 | Universal wall mount toilet gasket The universal wall mount toilet gasket has a planar configuration and has at least one opening therein for engagement about a drain, the gasket being maintained in position by a base of the toilet engaged thereover. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7814580 | Flexible flange apparatus for connecting conduits and methods for connecting same The present disclosure generally relates to improved water closet flanges and methods for installing such water closet flanges. In one exemplary embodiment, an improved water closet flange apparatus includes an outer flange and a flexible conduit portion (i.e. sleev... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7338089 | Pipe interruption fitting A pipe interruption fitting having a flange is removable after pipe maintenance work has been completed. The fitting includes an upper reinforcing plate, an inner surface of which has a curvature corresponding to an outer surface of the pipe, and a vertical pipe wel... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7188376 | Flexible sleeve for connection to a plumbing fixture An improved water closet flange for connection to a plumbing fixture is described. The improved flange comprises an anchoring element or outer flange, connected to a flexible conduit tube or flexible sleeve, in which is attached an O-ring type of gasket. The improve... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7069603 | Floor saver toilet flange A toilet leak containment assembly for preventing water leaks from a toilet during flushing onto the support flooring into which the toilet is attached. The leak containment assembly contains a leak collector for installation between the toilet base and the support ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6979027 | Toilet carrier A toilet carrier for supporting a wall-hung toilet can include a smooth pipe nipple that attaches a toilet to a waste pipe. A seal can be formed with the pipe nipple at the waste pipe end using a gasket compression seal, where a gasket is compressed between two oppo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942221 | Seal having gaps A sealed flange includes a seal (203 or 901) and a flange (201 or 801). The outer perimeter of a flange (201 or 801) has tabs (303 or 803) interspaced with notches (601 or 805). The outer perimete... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6928669 | Closet carrier system and method of assembly A closet carrier assembly has a carrier body assembly having at least one inlet for receiving waste and at least one outlet for communicating waste to a waste plumbing. The at least one inlet has internal threads and an outward facing surface substantially orthogona... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6883187 | Toilet flange assembly A flange assembly (10) for connecting a plumbing fixture to a drain pipe (106) in a fluid sealing relationship. The flange assembly includes a ring (12), an extension (20), a gasket (24) and a connector pipe (30). The extens... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6789275 | Non-leaking flush toilet system A non-leaking flush toilet system that eliminates the need for using wax gaskets or rings on a toilet system. Such system having a substantially flat surface that is affixed to the base outlet opening of a flush toilet. The toilet system further includes an upper po... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6745408 | Non-leaking flush toilet kit A non-leaking flush toilet kit that eliminates the need for using wax gaskets or rings on a toilet system. Such kit includes a floor flange, a toilet base extension sleeve that is affixed to the base outlet opening of a flush toilet, and a v-ring seal seated within ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6694537 | Toilet seal ring An annular sealing ring for positioning between the toilet bowel and the surface of the floor. The annular sealing ring is positioned at any of the conventional locations and being shaped in any effective configuration. The annular sealing ring comprises ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691331 | Toilet gasket A gasket for sealing between a toilet base a closet flange has a ring of water impermeable elastomer having a ring upper surface spaced apart from a ring lower ledge by a separation distance S sufficiently large that the ring becomes compressed between th... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6634034 | Adjustable toilet flange assembly An adjustable toilet flange assembly is disclosed for connecting a toilet with a waste pipe and to facilitate location of the flange on the upper surface of the floor even though the height of the floor surface above the waste pipe varies with different i... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6615413 | Toilet mounting assembly A toilet mounting assembly for securely and easily mounting a toilet to a structure includes a sealing ring securable to a structure and having either integral threaded rods extending from a main body portion of the sealing ring or threaded rods easily an... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6519784 | Water closet seal apparatus The invention is a seal apparatus useful as a seal between a commode and a drain pipe comprising a pipe extension, a gasket, and a flanged base. The pipe extension comprises an extension sealing surface. The gasket comprises a sealing lip, a pipe extensio... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6394505 | Connection between the intake end of a discharge pipe and the outlet end of a connection curve of a water toilet A connection adapted to connect an intake end (10) of a discharge pipe (9) and an outlet end (8) of a connecting curve (7) of a water toilet, wherein the outlet end (8) projects concentrically into the intake end (10) of the discharge pipe (9), said conne... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6070910 | Push-in closet flange A closet flange with a body portion having a tapered end and a plurality of grooves circumferentially disposed about the tapered end. The grooves increase in diameter in the upstream direction and are configured to receive an elastic O-ring. As the closet... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5950250 | Wax seal valve for toilet with two flush modalities A two flush modality toilet composed of a bowl, a tank connected with the bowl wherein the tank is connected to a water supply, a conventional flush modality for flushing solid waste from the bowl, and a urinal flush modality for flushing liquid only wast... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5937450 | Method and device for attaching fittings to receptacle An improved device and method for attachment of a plumbing fitting to a pipe or other drain receptacle is described in which the device has at least one elastomeric rib disposed about the outer circumference of the body of the device for forming a waterti... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5930845 | Pop-up bowl valve for toilet with two flush modalities A two flush modality toilet composed of a bowl, a tank connected with the bowl wherein the tank is connected to a water supply, a conventional flush modality for flushing solid waste from the bowl, and a urinal flush modality for flushing liquid only wast... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5291619 | Water closet sealing adapter A water closet sealing adapter for sealing a water closet to a drainage pipe which prevents leakage of gas or liquids. A gasket having a hole in the center is attached to the top of the adapter. The adapter has grooves near the bottom and in conjunction w... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5185890 | Toilet bowl sealing assembly This invention relates to a toilet bowl sealing device or assembly for use with floor closet flanges when capped upon the sewer drain pipe to which the toilet bowl is attached so that gas and water leakage is prevented. A plastic sealing ring is used that... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5018224 | Stackable soil pipe spacer flange A stackable self-aligning and self-sealing plastic spacer for extending a soil pipe flange to floor level to meet a toilet fixture has a ring-shaped spacer with a tapered inner collar protruding from its surface. The collar is received within the similarl... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4984308 | Toilet sealing ring A toilet sealing ring provides a connection and seal for a toilet and its associated drain pipe utilizing a self-aligning annular elastomeric gasket with a cylindrical upper wall which slides inside an inner ring and a lower beveled surface which mates an... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4892116 | Plumbing sealing system System for sealing a plumbing fixture, which fixture has a flange with an edge lying in spaced relationship to a vertical wall surface and a sealing element lying along and attached to the said edge to compensate for variations in the distance between the... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4482161 | Toilet bowl gasket of rubberlike material having compressible concentric ridge rings on both sides A ringlike shaped resuable gasket of rubberlike material such as polyvinyl chloride capable of returning to its original shape for sealing the joint between a drainage pipe and a toilet bowl seals the toilet bowl horn at a central aperture sealing portion... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4332393 | Self contained seal for drains A self contained sealing arrangement for drains and pipe connections includes a sleevelike, cylindrical sealing gasket having a plurality of annular ribs disposed on the inner and outer surfaces thereof and spaced longitudinally therealong. A pair of comp... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4224702 | Plumbing apparatus Apparatus for installing or replacing pipe which extends between a toilet and a ferrule structure projecting from a soil stack couples a discharge pipe to the ferrule structure with a compressible sleeve which extends over facing ends of the discharge pip... | 09/30/1980 |
