Patent ID: 6026521
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A two-piece water closet ring for seating a water closet on a floor in fluid communication with a drain fitting terminating above the floor in a circular pipe flange, said two-piece water closet ring comprising a substantially semicircular, generally channel-shaped first ring segment for engaging the pipe flange; a first segment raised flange terminating one end of said first ring segment and a first segment straight flange terminating the other end of said first ring segment; a first aperture provided in said first segment raised flange and a second aperture provided in said first segment straight flange; a substantially semicircular, generally channel-shaped second ring segment for engaging the pipe flange; a second segment raised flange terminating one end of said second ring segment and a second segment straight flange terminating the other end of said second ring segment; a third aperture provided in said second segment straight flange for positioning in underlying registering relationship with said first aperture in said first segment raised flange; a fourth aperture provided in said second segment raised flange for positioning in overlying registering relationship with said second aperture in said first segment straight flange; a pair of water closet mount bolts for extension through said third aperture and said first aperture and said fourth aperture and said second aperture, respectively, and engaging said first ring segment and said second ring segment respectively, said water closet mount bolts extending through the base of the water closet; and mounting means for engaging said first ring segment and said second ring segment and the floor and removably mounting said first ring segment and said second ring segment on the floor.