Patent ID: 11952763
Assignee: nan
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 9:
10. A toilet overflow prevention assembly for directing overflowing water from a toilet into a drain, said assembly comprising:
a collar being comprised of a flexible material wherein said collar is configured to be positionable around a bowl of a toilet thereby facilitating said collar to capture water overflowing from the bowl, said collar being comprised of a fluid impermeable material wherein said collar is configured to inhibit the water from passing therethrough, said collar having a drain being integrated therein wherein said drain is configured to drain the water outwardly therefrom, said collar having a top edge, a bottom edge and an outer wall extending therebetween, said drain extending through said outer wall, said drain being positioned adjacent to said bottom edge, said outer wall having a cut extending therethrough, said cut extending between said top edge and said bottom edge thereby facilitating said collar to be positioned in an open position having said cut being spread open wherein said cut is configured to accommodate the bowl of the toilet, said collar being positionable in a closed position having said cut being closed wherein said collar is configured to surround the bowl of the toilet, said cut having a first bounding edge and a second bounding edge, said outer wall curling inwardly adjacent to said top edge to define a lip wherein said lip is configured to extend over an upper threshold of the bowl of the toilet, said outer wall having a fluid channel being integrated therein, said fluid channel being aligned with said top edge of said collar wherein said fluid channel is configured to capture the water overflowing from the toilet bowl, said fluid channel extending around an entire perimeter of said collar, said outer wall having a drain channel being integrated therein, said drain channel extending between said fluid channel and said drain in said outer wall wherein said drain channel is configured to direct the water overflowing from the toilet into said drain, said outer wall having an opening extending therethrough, said opening extending from a point adjacent to said top edge of said collar toward said bottom edge of said collar wherein said opening is configured to accommodate a rear portion of the toilet when said collar is wrapped around the bowl of the toilet, said opening being positioned on an opposite side of said collar with respect to said cut;
a nipple being coupled to and extending away from said outer wall of said collar wherein said nipple is configured to be fluidly coupled to a drain hose, said nipple being aligned with said drain in said outer wall of said collar wherein said nipple is configured to direct the overflowing water into the drain hose;
a plurality of gaskets, each of said gaskets being coupled to an inside surface of said outer wall of said collar, each of said gaskets being aligned with said top edge of said collar, said gaskets being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around said top edge wherein said gaskets are configured to engage the upper threshold of the toilet thereby inhibiting the overflowing water from spilling over said top edge of said collar;
a first seal being coupled to said first bounding edge of said cut in said outer wall of said collar, said first seal extending along a full length of said first bounding edge;
a second seal being coupled to said second bounding edge of said cut in said outer wall of said collar, said second seal extending along a full length of said second bounding edge, said second seal abutting said first seal when said collar is positioned in said closed position, said first seal forming a fluid impermeable seal with said second seal wherein said first seal and said second seal are configured to inhibit the overflowing water from passing through said cut; and
a closure being hingedly coupled to said collar, said closure being positionable in a locked position when said collar is positioned in said closed position for retaining said collar in said closed position, said closure being positionable in an unlocked position thereby facilitating said collar to be positioned in said open position, said closure having a first end and a second end, said first end being hingedly coupled to an outer surface of said outer wall of said collar, said closure extending across said cut, said second end engaging an engagement point on said outer wall of said collar when said closure is positioned in said locked position for compressing said first seal against said second seal.