GB2076035A - Fixing water closet bowls to the floor - Google Patents
Fixing water closet bowls to the floor Download PDFInfo
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- GB2076035A GB2076035A GB8108403A GB8108403A GB2076035A GB 2076035 A GB2076035 A GB 2076035A GB 8108403 A GB8108403 A GB 8108403A GB 8108403 A GB8108403 A GB 8108403A GB 2076035 A GB2076035 A GB 2076035A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
- E03D11/13—Parts or details of bowls; Special adaptations of pipe joints or couplings for use with bowls, e.g. provisions in bowl construction preventing backflow of waste-water from the bowl in the flushing pipe or cistern, provisions for a secondary flushing, for noise-reducing
- E03D11/16—Means for connecting the bowl to the floor, e.g. to a floor outlet
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Abstract
In a method of fixing a w.c. bowl 10 to a floor the bowl is temporarily positioned and marks are made on the floor through its fixing holes 15. A fixing strip or plate 20 is positioned, using the said marks and is fixed to the floor at 46, the strip or plate 20 being such that it retains tiltable upstanding fixing bolt(s) 40 in register with the position of the initial marks. In Fig. 4 (not shown) each of a pair of fixing strips under a w.c. bowl has at one end an upstanding bolt (40) and at the other end a slotted half- thickness portion, the two strips being crossed scissors-fashion and anchored by floor screws one of which passes through the overlapping half-thickness slotted portions. <IMAGE>
Description
SPECIFICATION
Improvements relating to method of and means for fixing water closet bowls to a floor surface
This invention relates to a method of and
means for fixing water closet bowls to a floor surface, in particular the fixing of water closet bowls to floor surfaces which are defined by relatively hard materials such as concrete and stone, requiring the drilling of holes and the insertion of bolt retaining devices such as rawlplugs.
At present, water closet bowls are fixed to the aforesaid floor surfaces by locating the water closet bowl in a desired position, and then by
marking by means of a pencil or the like, through fixing holes formed in the base region of the water closet bowl, suitable positions on the floor surface for drilling the necessary holes. When the holes have been drilled, screw or bolt retaining devices are inserted therein, such as rawlplugs or pieces of wood. The floor then has applied thereto a ring of sealing material such as mastic, the water closet bowl positioned in relation to the previously drilled holes, and then the bolts are screwed into the said holes, or into the bolt retaining devices, thereby to fix the water closet bowl into position.This procedure is in practice very time consuming and difficult, for a number of reasons, among these being that the fixing holes in the base region of the water closet bowl are formed in the clay material whilst the moulding is still soft, using a piece of wood or other implement. The process is carried out manually and is far from exact, with the result that the fixing holes nearly always lie at an angle making the subsequent fixing process difficult and requiring considerable skill because the fitter must endeavour, when drilling the holes, to remember at what approximate angle the various fixing holes lie. Furthermore, when the sealing compound is applied to the floor surface, frequently it conceals the previously formed holes, making the location of the water closet bowl in relation to the previously formed holes extremely difficult.
On average, it take a plumber some thirty minutes to fix a water closet bowl to a concrete surface. When one considers the large number of water closet bowls fixed to concrete surfaces, for example in housing complexes, factories and offices one can appreciate that overall a considerable amount of time is wasted in this fixing process.
The present invention is concerned with the provision of a means to simplify the fixing process, and the utilisation of the means in fact constitutes an improved method of fixing which is also within the scope of the present invention.
The invention stems from the realisation that effective fixing of a water closet bowl to a surface of the nature referred to herein can be effected readily by utilising a fixing bracket assembly comprising at least one and preferably two plates of strips, preferably of metal, which are fixed to the floor surface in a suitable manner, such as by bolts and drilled holes containing fixing devices, and
extending upwardly from these plates are fixing
bolts arranged to pass through the fixing holes in the water closet bowl base. Final fixing is achieved
by screwing nuts onto the projecting ends of the
fixing bolts.The upwardly extending fixing bolts
are preferably located so that the heads thereof
are in counter-sunk recesses in the plates or
brackets, enabling the plates or brackets to lie flush on the floor, and the fixing bolts are located
in the plates or brackets with clearance so that they can tilt to a limited degree in any direction so as to accommodate any poor alignment of the water closet bowl fixing holes.
Where two plates are utilised, it is preferred that they have reduced thickness sections which
overlap in the fixing position, so that the combined thickness of the reduced thickness sections is equal to the thickness of the plates in the
remaining regions. The said reduced thickness
portions may be provided with elongated slots so that where the said sections cross, the floor fixing bolt may pass therethrough, the said slots also provides for the relative adjustment of the fixing plates to accommodate water closets of different sizes.
Each of said plates preferably has two circular bores and the said elongated slot.
The fitting procedure would be as follows. The water closet bowl is positioned in a desired location, and appropriate marking are made on the floor surface through the fixing passages.
Assuming that two such markings are made, the said plates of a bracket are arranged so that of each plate, one of said circular bores at an end thereof is located in register with one of said
markings. The plates are arranged to cross at the reduced thickness sections, where they cross, and a further mark is made on the floor for a drilling.
Finally, drilling marks are made on the floor for further drillings through the other circular bores of the plates. The floor is then suitably drilled at said markings, including at the location where the reduced thickness sections of the plates cross, and then the plates are connected to the floor in the crossed disposition, but before this is done, the fixing bolts are located in the said end holes, so as to extend vertically upwards from the floor. The fixing bolts will pass through the fixing passages in the water closet bowl satisfactorily, adjusting to the angles of the fixing holes when the water closet bowl is positioned over the fixing bracket.
Nuts screwed to the projecting ends of the fixing bolts after the water closet bowl is in position ensures the firm securement of the water closet bowl to the floor. A suitable sealing compound may be applied over the floor and over the fixing brackets if desired before final positioning of the water closet bowl.
The principle of the device is therefore that the bracket should be fixed in a predetermined position on the floor to form the anchorage, and said bracket by being so fixed traps one or more upstanding tiltable, vertical fixing bolts which is or are received in the fixing aperture(s) of the water closet bowl.
Modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, instead of having two plates which are arranged to cross, the two plates could be pivoted together at one end, and each could be provided with an intermediate hole between the ends, and the hole for the fixing bolt at the free end of the plate.
Adjustment for different size water closets would be achieved by pivoting the plates closer together or further apart as desired. Fixing of the brackets to the floor would be by means of the two intermediate holes, and therefore only two holes would require to be drilled.
In yet a further arrangement, the two plates are arranged to be quite separate when fixed to the floor, each plate comprising three holes, two of which serve to receive fixing bolts connecting the plateto the floor, and the third of which serves to receive the upwardly extending, tiltable fixing bolt for the water closet.
In each case, the head fixing bolt for the water closet bowl is such as to be tiltable in the countersunk recess of the appropriate bracket plate so as not to bind on the floor when the fixing bolt is tilted to take account of the inclination of a fixing bolt hole in the closet bowl.
Additionally, the bracket would be provided with appropriate washers, nuts and cover caps as desired, and it may also be usefui to provide each bracket kit, a sawing means to cut off the portion of each fixing bolt which projects beyond the nut screwed thereto after the water closet bowl has been fixed in position.
The plates of the bracket may be any suitable material, but we prefer to provide cast alloy plates, being of a nature which will not rust in use.
The utilisation of the invention for the fixing of water closet bowls has been found to reduce the fixing time to approximately ten minutes, which represents a considerable saving.
An embodiment of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing a water closet bowl and how it is conventionally fixed to a solid floor;
Figure 2 is a plan view showing the water closet bowl conventional fixing points;
Figure 3 is a plan view similar to Figure 2, but showing how a bracket according to the invention
is arranged for creating the marking points for the
holes to be drilled in the solid floor, the figure also showing the said marking points;
Figure 4 is a perspective view, to an enlarged scale, showing the fixing bracket in position ready to receive the water closet bowl; and
Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of
Figure 3 showing how the fixing bracket is used for fixing the water closet bowl, and also showing how the bracket is fixed to the solid floor.
Referring to Figure 1, a conventional water closet bowl is shown at 10, and conventional fixing bolts 12 serve to fix the water closet to the solid floor 14. If reference is made to Figure 2, it will be seen that the base region of the water closet bowl 10 is provided with four fixing bolt holes 1 6. In order to fix the water closet bowl to the solid floor using the bracket according to the invention, the water closet 10 is positioned so that appropriate markings, for example by pencil, can be made on the floor through the holes 1 6. When such markings have been made, the water closet bowl is removed, and then two brackets according to the present invention are positioned in relation to the said markings, each bracket co-operating with a pair of said markings.
If reference is now made to Figure 4, it will be seen that each bracket comprises a pair of plates 1 8 and 20, each having a reduced thick section 1 8A and 20A, and in the reduced thickness section 1 8A and 20A is a slot 1 8B and 20B respectively. The thickness of the sections 1 8A and 20A are selected so that when the reduced section portions overlap, their combined thickness equals the thickness of the remaining portions of plates 18 and 20. Plate 18 additionally has two further bores 22 and 24 the bore 22 being counter-sunk to the underside and the bore 24 being counter-sunk on the top side as seen in
Figure 4, and plate 20 has two further bores 26 and 28, the bore 28 being counter-sunk to the underside similar to the bore 22, and the bore 26 being counter-sunk on the top side.
Referring now to Figure 3, the bracket is used by being positioned as shown, so that the reduced thickness sections 1 8A and 20A overlap, and the respective bores 22 and 28 are in register with the markings previously made on the floor through the holes 1 6 of the water closet. The fitter now makes marks on the floor through the holes 24 and 26 and also through the reduced sections 1 8A and 20A where they overlap as indicated at 30 in
Figure 3, so that there are created three marks on the floor as shown at 32, 34 and 36 in Figure 3.
The fitter now drills holes in the floor in these locations after removing the bracket, inserts suitable fixing devices such as rawlplugs, and then he repositions the plates 1 8 and 20 as indicated in
Figure 4, but this time each plate 18 and 20 is provided with an upstanding fixing bolt 38 and 40 respectively, each having a counter-sunk head to engage in the counter-sunk in the plate 1 8 and 20. The bolts 38 and 40 fit in holes 22 and 28 with clearance as indicated in Figure 4 so that the bolts can tilt to a limited degree, as shown in dotted lines, in any direction, the heads of the bolts 38 and 40 being suitably shaped or sized sa that they will not foul with the floor because of such tilting. The brackets are permanently fixed to the floor by means of screws 42, 44 and 46 so that the bracket becomes permanently fixed to the floor and the upstanding bolts 1 8 and 40 can be received in a pair of holes 1 6 in the water closet when it is repositioned over the bracket as shown in dotted lines in Figure 5. Finally, washer and nut assemblies 48 are screwed to the bolts 38 and 40 where they project through the base region of the water closet bowl 1 0. It is shown in Figure 5 how the bolt 40 takes up the appropriateinclination to
suit the inclination the fixing hole 1 6 in which the
bolt engages. This feature makes the bracket
extremely simple to use. The upper projecting end
of the bolts 38 and 40 can be cut off as desired
and/or covered by means of a plastic cup to meet
regulations.
It may be possible to fix the water closet bowl -using only one bracket as described, but it is
preferred that two of such brackets be used for the
two pairs of holes 1 6 in the water closet.
The plate 1 8 and the fixing bolt are preferably
of a non-rusting material such as alloy or brass.
The method of fixing a water closet as defined
by this invention is extremely simple and time
saving as compared to the prior method.
Before eventually fitting the water closet bowl
over the upstanding bolts such as 38 and 40, it
may be desirable to lay a layer of sealing
compound 50, of mastic or the like in order to seal
the lower edge of the water closet base against
the floor.
Claims (14)
1. A method of fixing a water closet bowl to a
surface comprising utilising a fixing bracket
assembly comprising at least one and preferably
two plates or strips, preferably of metal, which are
fixed to the floor surface in a suitable manner,
such as by bolts and drilled holes containing fixing
devices, and extending upwardly from these plates
are fixing bolts, the water closet bowl is lowered
onto the fixing bolts so that they pass through the
fixing holes in the water closet, and fixing units or
the like are attached to the projecting ends of the
fixing bolts.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the
fixing bolts are located so that the heads are in
counter-sunk recesses in the plates or brackets,
enabling the plates or brackets to lie flush on the
floor, and the fixing bolts are located in the plates
or brackets with clearance so that they can tilt to a
limited degree in any direction so as to
accommodate any poor alignment of the water
closet bowl fixing holes.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
the bracket includes two plates and they have
reduced thickness sections which overlap in the
fixing position, so that the combined thickness of the reduced thickness sections is equal to the
thickness of the plates in the remaining regions.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein .the reduced thickness portions are provided with
elongated slots so that where the said sections
cross, the floor fixing bolt may pass therethrough,
the said slots also provide for the relative adjustment of the fixing plates to accommodate water closets of different sizes.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein each of the plates has two circular bores and the said elongated slot.
6. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the water closet bowl is positioned temporarily in its final position, initial markings are made on the surface through the water closet bowl for the location of the bracket, or brackets, then the brackets are fixed in position with the upstanding fixing bolts in the locations of said markings, and the bowl is repositioned and fixed.
7. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein a sealing compound is applied to the surface before the water closet bowl is applied thereto.
8. A method of fixing a water closet bowl to a surface, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
9. A bracket usable for the method according to any one of the preceding claims.
1 0. A bracket for fixing a water closet bowl to a surface comprising at least one and preferably two plates or strips, preferably of metal, which are adapted to be fixed to the surface in a suitable manner, such as by bolts and drilled holes containing fixing devices, said plate or plates being adapted to hold fixing bolts in upright condition for passing through the fixing holes in the water closet bowl.
11. A bracket according to claim 10, wherein the or each plate has one or more counter-sunk holes for receiving the heads of the fixing bolts which will be upstanding from the surface in use.
12. A bracket according to claim 10 or 11 wherein the bracket comprises two plates and said plates have reduced thickness sections which overlap the fixing position, so that the combined thickness of the reduced thickness sections is equal to the thickness of the plates in the remaining regions.
13. A bracket according to claim 12, wherein the said reduced thickness portions are provided with elongated slots so that where the said sections cross, the floor fixing bolt may pass therethrough, the said slots also provides for the relative adjustment of the fixing plates to accommodate water closets of different sizes.
14. A bracket according to claim 13, wherein each plate has two circular bores and the elongated slot.
1 5. A bracket for fixing a water closet bowl to a floor surface, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8108403A GB2076035A (en) | 1980-03-21 | 1981-03-18 | Fixing water closet bowls to the floor |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB8009557 | 1980-03-21 | ||
| GB8108403A GB2076035A (en) | 1980-03-21 | 1981-03-18 | Fixing water closet bowls to the floor |
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| GB2076035A true GB2076035A (en) | 1981-11-25 |
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| GB8108403A Withdrawn GB2076035A (en) | 1980-03-21 | 1981-03-18 | Fixing water closet bowls to the floor |
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Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2241642A (en) * | 1989-12-08 | 1991-09-11 | Connor Paul Bernard Antony O | Fitting for fixing sanitary unit to wall or floor |
| GB2286833A (en) * | 1994-02-25 | 1995-08-30 | Stephen Andrew Gale | Sanitary ware installation |
| GB2348650A (en) * | 2000-02-22 | 2000-10-11 | Frederick Donnelly | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
| EP1130179A3 (en) * | 2000-02-04 | 2002-03-06 | Frederick Donnelly | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
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Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB2241642A (en) * | 1989-12-08 | 1991-09-11 | Connor Paul Bernard Antony O | Fitting for fixing sanitary unit to wall or floor |
| GB2286833A (en) * | 1994-02-25 | 1995-08-30 | Stephen Andrew Gale | Sanitary ware installation |
| EP1130179A3 (en) * | 2000-02-04 | 2002-03-06 | Frederick Donnelly | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
| GB2348650A (en) * | 2000-02-22 | 2000-10-11 | Frederick Donnelly | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fittings |
| GB2348650B (en) * | 2000-02-22 | 2001-02-14 | Frederick Donnelly | Adjustable mounting apparatus for sanitary fixings |
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