Patent ID: 9051723
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for attaching a toilet to a flange, the toilet containing a foundation with an opening, said flange having a flange slot and a bottom lip, the apparatus comprising: a fastener assembly operatively associated with the flange slot, wherein said fastener assembly comprises: a base; a bolt shaft with a flat top surface, an inner bore thread and an outer thread on an outer cylindrical surface, wherein said bolt shaft is connected to said base; and a nut threadedly attachable to said outer thread on said bolt shaft, wherein said base is configured to engage the bottom lip of the flange; a guide bolt configured to selectively engage said fastener assembly and position the toilet in alignment relative to the flange slot; wherein said guide bolt is threadedly engaged with said inner bore thread of said bolt shaft; wherein said bolt shaft contains a distal indentation forming a top taper on the outer cylindrical surface of the bolt shaft so that as said guide bolt is positioned through the opening in the foundation, the distal indentation of said bolt shaft engages with the opening of the toilet foundation; and wherein the top taper extends only partially around the outer cylindrical surface; a cap operatively configured to selectively engage said fastener assembly when said guide bolt is removed so that the toilet is attached to the flange.