Patent ID: 7458109

Claim:
A toilet skirting device for inhibiting seepage of liquid from a bottom end of a toilet, said device comprising: a plate being secured to a floor of a bathroom and having an opening extending therethrough being aligned with a waste pipe extending through the floor said plate receiving the toilet to inhibit seepage from the bottom end of the toilet from contacting the floor, said plate including; a planar portion being positioned under the bottom end of the toilet, said planar portion extending outwardly from the toilet and being parallel to the floor; a base portion upwardly extending from said planar portion, said base portion being annularly positioned around the waste pipe, said base portion extending into the bottom end of the toilet when the toilet is placed on said plate, a wax seal being positioned between said base portion and the bottom of the toilet, said base portion having a plurality of fastener apertures extending therethrough, said fastener apertures permitting bolts to extend through said base portion and through the toilet to secure the toilet to said base portion; a plurality of raised portions, each of said raised portions being coupled to an upper surface of said base portion, one of said raised portions extending around each one of said fastener apertures and engaging the toilet to inhibit bending of said base portion when the toilet is secured to said base portion; and a wax seal being positioned between said bottom end of the toilet and said plate, said wax seal forming a seal between the bottom end of the toilet and said plate to inhibit seepage of the liquid between the toilet and said plate.