Patent ID: 7954179

Claim:
A water closet bolt for use in installing a toilet comprising: A. an elongated bolt having an upper end and a lower end and having a threaded body extending therebetween; B. a substantially oblong foot on the lower end of the bolt; and C. a notch, extending downwardly from the upper end of the bolt, for visually indicating the orientation of a long axis of the oblong foot of the lower end of the bolt, wherein i. the notch forms a non-threaded surface that extends downwardly from the upper end of a threaded portion of the bolt and into the threaded body, the non-threaded surface serving as an at least substantially vertical hold back to aid in the installation of the toilet, ii. the notch terminates in a break-off point located at the bottom of the notch, the bolt being thicker and stronger immediately beneath the break-off point than at the break-off point, iii. the non-threaded surface is configured for gripping to enable tightening of a nut to the water closet bolt, and wherein iv. the break-off point is configured to enable the removal of an excess portion of the water closet bolt, wherein the water closet bolt further comprises a peripheral groove formed in the bolt at the break-off point at the bottom of the notch.