Patent ID: 7964095

Claim:
A floor drain for communicating with a vertical floor drain pipe, the floor drain comprising: (a) a flanged cylindrical body comprising: (i) a cylinder having a vertical axis, a top, a bottom, and an outer surface, the bottom of the cylinder adapted to fit within a vertical floor drain pipe; (ii) a horizontal flange extending outwardly from the top of the cylinder, the flange having at least three radially spaced apart threaded openings; and (iii) at least three elevating screws engaging the threaded openings in the flange, each elevating screw extending above the flange and having a head with a diameter and with a recess for engagement by a rotating tool; (b) a ring that fits over the flange in an overlapping relationship, the ring having an upper surface and openings that overlap the elevating screws of the flange, the openings having a diameter less than the diameter of the heads of the elevating screws so that the ring is supported by the screws and is elevated above the flange and so that a plane defined by the ring is adjusted relative to a plane defined by the flange by screwing or unscrewing the elevating screws; and (c) a grate or cover that fits onto the upper surface of the ring.