Patent ID: 9534367
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: E03D

Claim:
1. A seal for connecting between a plumbing fixture discharge and a waste drainpipe outlet, comprising: a flexible sleeve made from a material that permits a non-negligible angle of deflection of a lower portion of the sleeve relative to an upper portion of the sleeve; a sealing element coupled to the upper portion of the sleeve, the sealing element including an inwardly extending flexible lip and an outwardly extending ring portion; and an outwardly extending fixed ring disposed circumferentially about the sleeve and disposed a distance from the ring portion of the sealing element operable to rest on a supporting surface to accommodate differences in height between objects for sealing, wherein the ring has a region of uniform thickness extending orthogonal to a central axis of the sleeve, and the ring is integrally formed with the sleeve.