Patent ID: 8544121
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. A support assembly for supporting a wall mounted toilet structure, comprising: a frame having an opening for receiving a coupling; a first arrangement mounted directly to the frame on either side of the coupling for supporting the frame on a floor of the structure and configured to vertically adjust the frame relative to the floor of the structure; a second arrangement mounted directly to the frame for mounting the toilet to the frame and positioning the frame relative to the wall of the structure and for connecting the frame to further support assemblies disposed on an opposite side of the frame from the wall and the toilet, wherein the first arrangement is mounted to the frame such that the frame is vertically adjustable with respect to the first arrangement, wherein the frame includes a portion having at least one vertically disposed hole defined therein and the first arrangement directly engages the vertically disposed hole, wherein the first arrangement is a threaded stud arrangement comprising vertical threaded studs, wherein the vertical threaded studs are secured against upward movement by a respective nut, wherein the frame further includes a main section and a winged section, the winged section including the portion having at least one vertically disposed hole defined therein such that the first arrangement directly engages the winged section, wherein the winged section includes the portion having at least one vertically disposed hole defined therein, which comprises horizontally extending portions each having at least one vertically disposed hole defined therein, and vertically extending portions connecting the horizontally extending portions to each other, and wherein the vertically disposed holes defined in the respective horizontally extending portions are aligned and the first arrangement directly engages each of the vertically disposed holes.