Patent ID: 6644670
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: E03D,F16J

Abstract:
A gasket for sealingly fastening a water closet fixture to a supporting surface, the fixture formed with a base having a perimeter for attachment to said surface and forming therewith an interior space, said space being adapted to enclose a connection between the waste water discharge of the fixture and an external drain line with said connection sealingly isolated from said interior space, comprisinga unitary body of elastic material formed to extend around the perimeter of the base of the fixture and having in cross section a seat for said attachment, and an L-shaped rib flexibly connected with the seat and comprising a vertical leg inwardly inclined from the seat and a second leg directed inwardly of the seat and forming a corner edge with said vertical leg, said corner edge projecting toward and above the seat, such that upon insertion of the perimeter of said base onto the seat said base exerts pressure on said corner edge to deflect and pivot said vertical leg toward said base.