Patent ID: 7188376
Filing Date: 2007-03-13
Classification: E03D,F16L

Abstract:
1. A flange operable to connect a plumbing fixture discharge to a waste drain pipe outlet, the flange comprising: an outer flange operable to anchor a plumbing fixture to a surface, the outer flange having a linear longitudinal axis from a first end of the outer flange to a second end of the outer flange; and a flexible sleeve extending from the outer flange, the sleeve having a proximal end corresponding to the plumbing fixture discharge and a distal end corresponding to the waste drain pipe outlet, the proximal and distal ends of the sleeve each having a longitudinal axis colinear with the longitudinal axis of the outer flange when the sleeve is in an unflexed state, the sleeve being operable to provide a conduit for fluids from the plumbing fixture discharge to the waste drain pipe outlet, the sleeve being fabricated from a flexible material and having a corrugated portion to aid flexibility of the sleeve in connecting between the plumbing fixture discharge and the waste drain pipe outlet, the corrugated portion being spaced from the distal end of the sleeve by at least a non-corrugated portion.