US3281867A

US3281867A - Combined fitting and tiling frame for floor-mounted wall discharge water closets

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Publication number: US3281867A
Application number: US376639A
Authority: US
Inventors: Courtney C Pope
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1964-06-22
Filing date: 1964-06-22
Publication date: 1966-11-01
Anticipated expiration: 1983-11-01

Description

Nov. 1, 1966 c. c. POPE 3,281,867

COMBINED FITTING AND TILING FRAME FOR FLOORMOUNTED WALL DISCHARGE WATER CLOSETS Filed June 22, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. COURTNEY C. POPE ATTORNEY Nov. 1, 1966 c. c. POPE 3,281,867

COMBINED FITTING AND TILING FRAME FOR FLOOR-MOUNTED WALL DISCHARGE WATER CLOSETS Filed June 22, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. COURTNEY C. POPE \LQL ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,281,867 CGMBINED FITTING AND TILING FRAME FOR FLOOR-MOUNTED WALL DISCHARGE WATER CLOSETS Courtney C. Pope, R0. Box 187, Haiues City, Fla. Filed June 22, 1964, Ser. No. 376,639 8 Claims. (Cl. 4252) This invention relates to plumbing fixtures, and more particularly to means for mounting toilets.

The invention has for one of its objects the provision of means for mounting a toilet bowl or water closet in a simplified manner and in a way to arrange for the coupling of the water closet to the stack in an effective manner despite the location of the closet at various floor levels.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a coupling sleeve having one end connected to the stack and its other end encircled by a tiling ring. Overlying lugs or wings on the sleeve and tiling frame have closet-attachment bolts projecting through the wings on the sleeve, with said bolts having non-rotatable heads disposed between said wings or lugs, and with the bolts protruding forwardly for engagment with the horn or flange of the closet. The sleeve is provided with a widened or elongated end at which the coupling with the closet is established, such enlargement or elongation of the end of the sleeve permitting the setting of the closet at various heights according to the level of the finished floor on which the closet is rested.

With these and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I have devised the arrangement of parts to be described and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a water closet installation arranged according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through part of the structure shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an elevational view, taken substantially on the line 33 of FIG. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 44 of FIG. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows, and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the notched sealing ring that is interposed between the horn or flange of the closet and one end of the connection sleeve.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown therein a sleeve 1 for establishing a connection between a stack 21 and the closet which sleeve has one end provided with diametrically-opposite, laterally-projecting wings 2 extending outwardly from it. Each of these wings has a vertical slot 3'. Shiftable bolts for the mounting of the closet 10 are shown at 4 and which bolts pass through the vertical slots 3. At 5 is shown the tiling frame, and in the form disclose-d the same consists of a rectangular frame member which fits around or encircles the sleeve 1 and is mounted in the wall 11, with the face of the wall disposed flush with the forward face of the tiling frame 5.

The tiling frame 5 is provided with a pair of integrallyformed lugs 6 which are located diametrically opposite to one another and are disposed in overlying relation in respect to the wings 2 to permit of the entry of temporary bolts 8 of self-tapping nature, into them. Each of the closet-mounting bolts 4 is provided with a head 7, said head being non-round or flattened at its edge as shown at 12, which flattened part of the head cont-acts with a rib 13 formed on each of the wings 2, whereby 3,281,867 Patented Nov. 1, 1966 the head 7, disposed between the wings 2 and the lugs 6, is prevented from rotatively turning yet can be adjustably moved up or down within the limits of the slots 3 In the initial installation of the device, temporary bolts 8 are used to attach the tiling frame 5 to the sleeve 1 by connecting the wings 2 and lugs 6 together, and when the tiling frame is set in the wall and the connection made by the sleeve 1 to the part 14 of the stack 21, the bolts 8 can be removed. The sleeve 1 after being cut to required length is coupled to the part 14 of the stack by four bolts 15 and a packing land 16 compresses a seal gasket 16' into a groove 14' of the part or hub 14. This coupling arrangement makes an effective tight seal between one end of the sleeve 1 and the part 14 of the stack holds the sleeve 1 securely. The bolts 4, prior to the installation of the sleeve 1 with its wings 2 arranged forwardly of the lugs 6-, were inserted through the slot 3 and were allowed to drop down in said slots, with the heads of the bolts 4 being then located between the wing 2 and lugs 6 substantially as shown in FIG. 4. This arrangement permits the free up and down adjustments of the bolts 4 in the slots 3 of the wings 2 and since the heads of the bolts 4 are confined between the wings 2 and the lugs 6, the bolts cannot back away and become detached from the wings nor can they rotate.

The tiling frame 5, then disposed around the sleeve 1 and attached to the sleeve by the temporary bolts 8, now becomes a ground for the plasterer or tile-setter and when he plasters or tiles the wall flush with the forward edge of the frame 5, there is just the required projection of the sleeve 1 toward the right as viewed FIGS. 1 and 2, to provide for an effective seal with the closet Ill.

After the sleeve 1 and the tiling frame 5 have been installed in the wall as above described, the closet 10 may then be mounted. This is done by first removing and discarding the temporary bolts 8. The closetfastening bolts 4 are then adjusted in the slots 3 to align them with holes 15' provided in the horn or flange 16' of the closet 10. A wide-faced sealing ring 17 is interposed between the horn or flange 16' of the closet and the end of the sleeve 1, said ring being shown in FIG. 5. The ring 17 is notched at diametrically-opposite locations as shown at 18 to clear the bolts 4. The notches 18 also permit a full one-inch of vertical adjustment to compensate for any variation of finished floor level. Nuts 19 applied to the bolts 4 firmly attach the horn or flange 16' of the closet to the wings 2 of the sleeve 1.

As will be seen in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the sleeve 1 is enlarged at one end, thus enlarging this end of the sleeve, so that the mounting of the closet at varying elevations according to the finished elevation of the floor is easily accomplished. After the parts have been connected in the manner described, a suitable cauling compound is placed around the back of the closet flange 16' resulting in a vermin-proof installation, yet one which provides for easy access for servicing, repairs or replacements.

The described arrangement is such that installation of the closet is easily effected under various conditions and particularly when difference in floor levels is encountered. The assurance of leak-proof connections is obtained and numerous other installation advantages will be apparent to those skilled in this art.

Having thus described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. A mounting for water closets comprising, a sleeve having one end coupled to a stack, the opposite end of the sleeve being provided with laterally-projecting slotted wings, a tiling frame encircling the sleeve and having lugs disposed over the wings on the sleeve, bolts extending through the slots in the Wings, said bolts being vertically adjustable in said slots, the bolts having heads located between the wings and lugs, means for preventing the heads from rotating or backing away and a closet attached to the Wings by said bolts.

2. A mounting for water closets as provided for in claim 1, wherein the means for preventing the heads of the bolts from rotative movement consists of ribs provided on a face of the Wings, and the end of the sleeve adjacent to the closet being enlarged to allow for the attachment of the closet at various floor levels.

3. A mounting for water closets comprising, a sleeve having one end attached to a stack and its opposite end coupled to a water closet, the latter end of the sleeve being widened to allow for the coupling of the closet to the sleeve when the closet is supported at different floor levels, the enlarged end of the sleeve having lateral wings provided with vertically-disposed slots, bolts extending through said slots and passing through parts of the closet to thereby fasten the closet to the sleeve, a tiling frame encircling the sleeve and having inwardlydirected lugs extending over the wings on the sleeve, bolts extending through the wings, the bolts having heads confined between the wings and lugs, said bolts being vertically adjustable in the slots before the attachment of the closet to the sleeve, and means on the wings for engaging the heads of the bolts and preventing turning movement of the bolts.

4. A mounting for water closets as provided for in claim 3, wherein the wings on the sleeve are disposed on the outside of the sleeve adjacent to one end of the sleeve, and the lugs on the tiling frame are on the inside of the frame and project inwardly therefrom to positions behind the wings, the lugs extending behind the heads of the bolts, the wings being ribbed to engage with parts of the bolt heads to prevent turning or backing away of the bolts, and the sleeve being widened at the end of the same that is coupled to the water closet.

5. A mounting for water closets comprising, a tiling frame having lugs, a sleeve having a part extending through the frame, said sleeve having slotted Wings, bolts extended through the slots in the wings for attaching a water closet to the sleeve, the bolts having heads that are non-rotatively confined between the wings and lugs and also being held against backing away.

6. A mounting for water closets and provided for in claim 5, wherein the sleeve has a widened end adjacent to the point of attachment of said sleeve to the closet.

7. A mounting for water closets as provided for in claim 6, wherein a sealing washer is interposed between the water closet and the widened end of the sleeve, said sealing washer having opposite notches to clear the closet-mounting bolts and to permit of the vertical adjustment of the closet under varying floor height conditions.

8. The method of mounting a water closet comprising, placing closet-attaching bolts through lateral extensions of a sleeve, temporarily attaching the sleeve to a tiling ring with such ring encircling the sleeve and with the heads of the bolts non-rotatively disposed between parts of the sleeve and parts of the tiling ring, coupling one end of the sleeve to a stack, finishing a wall surface around the tiling ring, removing the means which temporarily connects the tiling ring and sleeve and then attaching a water closet to the bolts.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/1963 Ambruster et a1. 4-252 8/1965 Hartshorn 4252 X

Claims

1. A MOUNTING FOR WARER CLOSETS COMPRISING, A SLEEVE HAVING ONE END COUPLED TO A STACK, THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SLEEVE BEING PROVIDED WITH LATERALLY-PROJECTING SLOTTED WINGS, A TILTING FRAME ENCIRCLING THE SLEEVE AND HAVING LUGS DISPOSED OVER THE WINGS ON THE SLEEVE, BOLTS EXTENDING THROUGH THE SLOTS IN THE WINGS, SAID SLOTS BEING VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE IN SAID SLOTS, THE BOLTS HAVING HEADS LOCATED BETWEEN THE WINGS AND LUGS, MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE HEADS FROM ROTATING OR BACKING AWAY AND A CLOSET ATTACHED TO THE WINGS BY SAID BOLTS.