Patent ID: 11891786
Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A method of installing a water closet having an outlet to a wall having one or more uprights and a wastewater pipe having an internal volume using a wall-mounted carrier assembly, wherein the carrier assembly includes a faceplate defining an opening having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid coupler defining a fluid passage having an inlet and an outlet opposite the inlet, the method comprising:
mounting the faceplate to at least one of the uprights such that the faceplate is supported solely by the wall uprights;
mounting the water closet to the faceplate so that the outlet of the water closet forms a water-tight seal with the first end of the opening;
mounting the fluid coupler to the faceplate so that the inlet of the fluid coupler is in fluid communication with the second end of the opening;
adjusting the fluid coupler relative to the faceplate along at least one degree freedom;
forming a water-tight seal between the faceplate and the fluid coupler;
mounting the fluid coupler to the wastewater pipe so that the outlet of the fluid coupler is in fluid communication with the internal volume of the wastewater pipe;
adjusting the fluid coupler relative to the wastewater pipe along at least one degree of freedom; and
forming a water-tight seal between the fluid coupler and the wastewater pipe.