Patent ID: 6883187

Claim:
A flange assembly for use in connecting a plumbing fixture to a drain pipe, which comprises: (a) a flange having a first side and a second side with an opening extending between the sides wherein the flange assembly is mounted on the drain pipe such that the drain pipe is in fluid communication with the opening of the flange adjacent the second side of the flange and extends outward away from the second side of the flange in a direction opposite the first side of the flange; (b) an extension having a first end and a second end with an outer surface extending along a length of the extension between the first and second ends, the second end of the extension mounted on the first side of the flange, the extension extending outward toward the first end of the extension beyond the first side of the flange in a direction opposite the second side of the flange and the drain pipe and having a center bore in fluid communication with the opening of the flange; and (c) a gasket having a top wall and a sidewall and mounted on the outer surface of the extension such that the sidewall of the gasket extends along and is in contact with the length of the outer surface of the extension between the first and second ends of the extension and the top wall extends over the first end of the extension and covers a portion of the center bore of the extension and having an opening in fluid contact with the center bore of the extension wherein in use, the plumbing fixture is positioned on the flange assembly with a waste outlet of the plumbing fixture extending through the opening in the gasket and into the center bore of the extension such that the gasket forms a fluid tight seal between the waste outlet of the plumbing fixture and the center bore of the extension.