Patent ID: 7992236

Claim:
A mock shower drain for temporary, in-situ installation within a shower area that is configured to utilize an integrated bonding flange drain, the mock shower drain comprising: a lower section operable to mate with a drain fitting installed in the shower area, the drain fitting operable to mate with a corresponding lower section of an integrated bonding flange drain; an upper section sized to fit within a cavity formed in a subfloor of the shower area that is sized to receive a corresponding section of the integrated bonding flange drain; a cap section, coupled to the upper section, the cap section forming a barrier to resist passage of debris into the mock drain, the cap section substantially completely sealing the upper section; and an intermediate section, intercoupling the upper section and the lower section; the mock drain being dimensioned such that an uppermost portion of the mock drain is elevated at least as high as to be substantially flush with an upper surface of the subfloor of the shower area when the lower section of the mock drain is mated with the drain fitting.