Patent ID: 9567738
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E03F

Claim:
1. A method for fitting a floor drain, the floor drain comprising: a channel body defining a drain channel as well as a channel body flange and having a drain opening, a frame having a frame flange, the frame defining a receiving opening which can be inserted at least partially into the drain channel, a cover that can be inserted into the receiving opening of the frame, and at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer provided for facilitating elevational adjustment of the channel body relative to the frame, wherein the method comprises: placing the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer in the channel body so that the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer engages the frame, adjusting the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer to adjust a distance between the frame and the channel body to an adjusted distance, underfilling a cavity between the channel body flange and the frame flange with tile adhesive, allowing the tile adhesive to harden such that the adjusted distance is fixed, and removing the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer through the receiving opening after the tile adhesive has hardened.