Patent ID: 8561218

Claim:
A toilet flange stabilizer ( 100 ) comprising: (a) a flat ring ( 110 ) with a center hole ( 120 ), wherein the flat ring is sized to fit over a lip ( 130 ) of a flange; (b) a plurality of holes ( 140 ) disposed on the flat ring; (c) a plurality of slots ( 150 ) disposed on the flat ring; (d) a plurality of elongated arms ( 160 ) attaching to an outer periphery ( 310 ) of the flat ring, the arms ( 160 ) comprise a length at least twice the width, the arms radiate away from the flat ring, further a first segment ( 170 ) of the arms extends downward from the flat ring and then a second segment ( 180 ) of the arms bends upward, the second segments lie on a first plane ( 320 ) that is parallel to a second plane ( 330 ) of the flat ring, wherein a second set of three arms ( 160 ) is disposed opposed to a first set of three arms ( 160 ) on the outer periphery ( 310 ) of the flat ring ( 110 ); and (e) an arm hole ( 190 ) disposed on each second segment of each arm; wherein the toilet flange stabilizer ( 100 ) rests over the lip of a flange ( 340 ).