Patent ID: 9567739
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: E03F

Claim:
1. A drain assembly for a gravity fed floor drain, the assembly comprising: a lower subfloor panel and an upper subfloor panel, the lower subfloor panel and the upper subfloor panel secured together by an adhesive layer provided therebetween; a drain member comprising a drain outlet extending downwardly into the upper subfloor panel and the lower subfloor panel, and a flange extending laterally away from the drain outlet over at least a portion of the lower subfloor panel; a drain cover operable to be selectively secured to at least one of the drain member and the flooring surface; a flooring surface comprising a material that is substantially non-permeable to liquids, the flooring surface surrounding and extending outwardly away from the drain member, and wherein the flooring surface comprises a first slope and a second slope; wherein the upper subfloor panel comprises a bisected honeycomb panel member provided between the flooring surface and the lower subfloor panel, the bisected honeycomb panel member operable to provide a tapered slope to the flooring surface in an assembled state; wherein at least a portion of the flooring surface extends over at east a portion of the flange of the drain member, and wherein at least a portion of the flooring surface is compressed beneath the drain cover and secured to the flange by an adhesive; and the first slope provided at a location distal to the drain member, and the second slope provided at a location proximal to the drain member.