Patent ID: 8099801

Claim:
A system comprising: a closet flange insert for defining a flange for connecting to a toilet located above an installed closet flange, the installed closet flange having a pipe section, and an annular flange extending radially outwardly from the pipe section, said insert comprising: a body having a through pipe and an annular toilet connecting flange extending radially outwardly from said through pipe, said through pipe being sized to be inserted into the pipe section of the installed closet flange, said toilet connecting flange being sized to at least partially overlie the annular flange of the installed closet flange, wherein at least one rib is provided which radiates outwardly from said through pipe and terminates at a location spaced from the outer edge of said toilet connecting flange; and, at least one spacer, said spacer having a body defining an opening which permits passage therethrough of said through pipe of said closet flange insert but not said toilet connecting flange of said closet flange insert.