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US3180660A
US3180660A US254926A US25492663A US3180660A US 3180660 A US3180660 A US 3180660A US 254926 A US254926 A US 254926A US 25492663 A US25492663 A US 25492663A US 3180660 A US3180660 A US 3180660A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L23/00—Flanged joints
    • F16L23/02—Flanged joints the flanges being connected by members tensioned axially
    • 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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L37/00—Couplings of the quick-acting type
    • F16L37/24—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet action
    • F16L37/244—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet action the coupling being co-axial with the pipe
    • F16L37/252—Couplings of the quick-acting type in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet action the coupling being co-axial with the pipe the male part having lugs on its periphery penetrating in the corresponding slots provided in the female part
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/955—Locked bolthead or nut
    • Y10S411/965—Locked bolthead or nut with retainer

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  • the anchoring device shown in this application avoids all of these disadvantages as it is standardized to accommodate any thickness of bowl flange, always stays in place, and is never unsightly as the head fits snugly on the top of the bowl flange as the screw embeded in the head cuts a groove in and may gradually enlarge the tough plastic upper part of the tubular portion of the stern which is inserted in and moved along the arcuate slot in the brass flange.
  • FIGURE 1 is a central vertical section showing a water closet bowl secured to a closet flange by a pair of anchoring devices;
  • FIGURE 2 is a side view of the bolt in a closet flange
  • FIGURE 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of FIG- URE 2 showing a screw cast within the cap nut and screwed into lower tube section as seen from front of the closet.
  • FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary plan view on section 4-4 of FIGURE 1 showing the lower portion of the hold down device extending upward from a slotted closet or ring.
  • the anchoring device 1 passes freely through the usual standard holes in the flange 2 of the water closet bowl 3, having a head 4, a tubular portion 5 rising from a base 6 slidable in the slot of the brass flange 7.
  • the two curved coaxial faces 8 provide a flat horizontal face or shoulder 9 rather snugly fitting flange 7 on the bottom surface It) of the latter.
  • a tapered screw 11 is embedded in the anchoring device head 4 so that its thread 12 cuts a groove 13 in the tubular portion 14 which originally has a smooth bore 15.
  • the base of the lower piece 5-6 can pass readily through the large rectangular opening 18 and is then slid along the elongated arcuate slot 17 in flange 7 to the desired posh iiatented Apr. 27, 1965 tion where the head 4 with its permanently secured steel screw 11 may be turned as a nut, cutting a groove in and enlarging the diameter of the tubular portion, the recess 16 in the head providing ample vertical space to allow for any deviation in thickness of the vitreous flange of the bowl 3.
  • the lower enlarged portion or base 19 may be a surface of revolution, it is greatly preferred that it be shaped as shown in FIGURES 2 and 3, that is much wider parallel to the slot 17 as in FIGURE 2, and shorter where at right angles to the slot as in FIGURE 3. This configuration gives a more snug fit as the two faces 8 of the base are co-axial with the two inner margins of the slot 17.
  • An anchoring member for securing a water closet bowl flange to a fixed ring below the bowl, said ring having two arcuate slots therein and said bowl flange being pierced by holes on opposite sides, comprising a two-piece bolt having an upper piece to engage the upper surface of the bowl flange and a lower piece adapted to project through and be held by one of said arcuate slots in the fixed ring and having an open end tubular portion extending vertically upward from the ring to extend loosely through one of the holes in the bowl flange and having initially a smooth cyclindrical inner wall, the upper piece including a tapered screw embedded in a hexagon head and adapted.
  • the anchoring member can be used with a series of different thicknesses of howl flanges with the head of the upper piece seated firmly on the top of the bowl flange and the top of the tubular portion of the lower piece within said central recess, the base portion of the lower piece being longer in the general direction of the arcuate slot than in a direction normal thereto.

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April 1965 P. J. BREWINGTON WATER CLOSET BOWL BOTTOM CONNECTION Filed Jan. 30, 1963 FIG. 4
FIG. 2
United States Patent 80,660 WATER CLOSET BOWL BOTTOM CGNNECTEGN Philip J. Brewington, 6401 Emerald St, Austin 45, Tex. Filed Jan. 30, 1963, Ser. No. 254,926 2 Claims. (Cl. 285-60) This invention relates to water closets and has for its principal object the provision of a new and improved joint or connection between the usual brass closet flange or brass ring and the flange at the lower part of a water closet bowl, by replacing the usual bolts with two-piece anchoring devices, preferably largely of tough plastic material matching in color the ceramic bowl.
The disadvantages of the bolts presently used in this joint include the fact that often these are furnished in lengths to accommodate the largest thicknesses of bowl flange to be expected and thus they have to be laboriously sawed off to correct length, a task of quite awkward type. first because of the position the plumber must assume for the job; second because of the frequent accidental misplacement of the bolt as it topples into the cavity which exists under the slot in the brass ring; and third the usual need to provide a cover to hide the usual washer and the nut above it.
The anchoring device shown in this application avoids all of these disadvantages as it is standardized to accommodate any thickness of bowl flange, always stays in place, and is never unsightly as the head fits snugly on the top of the bowl flange as the screw embeded in the head cuts a groove in and may gradually enlarge the tough plastic upper part of the tubular portion of the stern which is inserted in and moved along the arcuate slot in the brass flange.
FIGURE 1 is a central vertical section showing a water closet bowl secured to a closet flange by a pair of anchoring devices;
FIGURE 2 is a side view of the bolt in a closet flange;
FIGURE 3 is a vertical section on line 33 of FIG- URE 2 showing a screw cast within the cap nut and screwed into lower tube section as seen from front of the closet.
FIGURE 4 is a fragmentary plan view on section 4-4 of FIGURE 1 showing the lower portion of the hold down device extending upward from a slotted closet or ring.
The anchoring device 1 passes freely through the usual standard holes in the flange 2 of the water closet bowl 3, having a head 4, a tubular portion 5 rising from a base 6 slidable in the slot of the brass flange 7. The two curved coaxial faces 8 provide a flat horizontal face or shoulder 9 rather snugly fitting flange 7 on the bottom surface It) of the latter.
A tapered screw 11 is embedded in the anchoring device head 4 so that its thread 12 cuts a groove 13 in the tubular portion 14 which originally has a smooth bore 15. The base of the lower piece 5-6 can pass readily through the large rectangular opening 18 and is then slid along the elongated arcuate slot 17 in flange 7 to the desired posh iiatented Apr. 27, 1965 tion where the head 4 with its permanently secured steel screw 11 may be turned as a nut, cutting a groove in and enlarging the diameter of the tubular portion, the recess 16 in the head providing ample vertical space to allow for any deviation in thickness of the vitreous flange of the bowl 3. While the lower enlarged portion or base 19 may be a surface of revolution, it is greatly preferred that it be shaped as shown in FIGURES 2 and 3, that is much wider parallel to the slot 17 as in FIGURE 2, and shorter where at right angles to the slot as in FIGURE 3. This configuration gives a more snug fit as the two faces 8 of the base are co-axial with the two inner margins of the slot 17.
What I claim is:
1. An anchoring member for securing a water closet bowl flange to a fixed ring below the bowl, said ring having two arcuate slots therein and said bowl flange being pierced by holes on opposite sides, comprising a two-piece bolt having an upper piece to engage the upper surface of the bowl flange and a lower piece adapted to project through and be held by one of said arcuate slots in the fixed ring and having an open end tubular portion extending vertically upward from the ring to extend loosely through one of the holes in the bowl flange and having initially a smooth cyclindrical inner wall, the upper piece including a tapered screw embedded in a hexagon head and adapted. to enter and cut a spiral groove in the smooth inner wall of the tubular portion of the lower piece as the head of said upper piece is turned, and upper piece having a central recess in its lower face to receive the top of the tubular portion of the lower piece whereby the anchoring member can be used with a series of different thicknesses of howl flanges with the head of the upper piece seated firmly on the top of the bowl flange and the top of the tubular portion of the lower piece within said central recess, the base portion of the lower piece being longer in the general direction of the arcuate slot than in a direction normal thereto.
2. The anchoring member of claim 1 in which the lower end of the lower piece is slotted on opposite sides by arcuate faces, said faces being co-axial with the sides of the arcuate slot in the ring.
References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 939,001 11/09 Forster 285-59 1,042,465 10/ 12 Oakes 285--57 X 1,820,064 8/31 Green 15l4l.7 2,573,498 10/51 Scott -24 2,626,772 1/53 Flora 15141.75 X 2,745,458 5/56 Bedford 15l-4l .75
FOREIGN PATENTS 654,445 6/51 I Great Britain.
CARL W. TOMLIN, Primary Examiner.

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1. AN ANCHORING MEMBER FOR SECURING A WATER CLOSET BOWL FLANGE TO A FIXED RING BELOW THE BOWL, SAID RING HAVING TWO ARCUATE SLOTS THEREIN AND SAID BOWL FLANGE BEING PIERCED BY HOLES ON OPPOSITE SIDES, COMPRISING A TWO-PIECE BOLT HAVING AN UPPER PIECE TO ENGAGE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE BOWL FLANGE AND A LOWER PIECE ADAPTED TO PROJECT THROUGH AND BE HELD BY ONE OF SAID ARCUATE SLOTS IN THE FIXED RING AND HAVING AN OPEN END TUBULAR PORTION EXTENDING VERTICALLY UPWARD FROM THE RING TO EXTEND LOOSELY THROUGH ONE OF THE HOLES IN THE BOWL FLANGE AND HAVING INITIALLY A SMOOTH CYLINDRICAL INNER WALL, THE UPPER PIECE INCLUDING A TAPERED SCREW EMBEDDED IN A HEXAGON HEAD AND ADAPTED TO ENTER AND CUT A SPIRAL GROOVE IN THE SMOOTH INNER WALL OF THE TUBULAR PORTION OF THE LOWER PIECE AS THE HEAD OF SAID UPPER PIECE IS TURNED, AND UPPER PIECE HAVING A CENTRAL RECESS IN ITS LOWER FACE TO RECEIVE THE TOP OF THE TUBULAR PORTION OF THE LOWER PIECE WHEREBY THE ANCHORING MEMEBR CAN BE USED WITH A SERIES OF DIFFERENT THICKNESS OF BOWL FLANGES WITH THE HEAD OF THE UPPER PIECE SEATED FIRMLY ON THE TOP OF THE BOWL FLANGE AND THE TOP OF THE TUBULAR PORTION OF THE LOWER PIECE WITHIN SAID CENTRAL RECESS, THE BASE PORTION OF THE LOWER PIECE BEING LONGER IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE ARCUATE SLOT THAN IN A DIRECTION NORMAL THERETO.
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US4099274A (en) * 1977-05-09 1978-07-11 John Ernest Emberson Thermoplastic article having accessible wall cavities therein for reception and retention of securing means
US4227722A (en) * 1978-11-13 1980-10-14 Barber Luther J Toilet soil pipe flange fastener
US4907301A (en) * 1987-04-06 1990-03-13 Tucker Richard J Method for setting toilet bowls
US5421036A (en) * 1991-05-06 1995-06-06 Stevens; John Water closet installation system
US6102638A (en) * 1998-04-14 2000-08-15 Alfit Aktiengesellschaft Pre-assembled structural part and fastener
US6254141B1 (en) * 1998-10-27 2001-07-03 Leroy C. Piper Adjustable length closet fastener and method
US6260835B1 (en) * 1997-12-11 2001-07-17 Mannesmann Sachs Ag Vibration damper
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US4227722A (en) * 1978-11-13 1980-10-14 Barber Luther J Toilet soil pipe flange fastener
US4907301A (en) * 1987-04-06 1990-03-13 Tucker Richard J Method for setting toilet bowls
US5421036A (en) * 1991-05-06 1995-06-06 Stevens; John Water closet installation system
US6260835B1 (en) * 1997-12-11 2001-07-17 Mannesmann Sachs Ag Vibration damper
US6102638A (en) * 1998-04-14 2000-08-15 Alfit Aktiengesellschaft Pre-assembled structural part and fastener
US6254141B1 (en) * 1998-10-27 2001-07-03 Leroy C. Piper Adjustable length closet fastener and method
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US9976591B2 (en) 2014-01-31 2018-05-22 Kohler Co. Bolt and cap assembly for plumbing fixture
US20160001977A1 (en) * 2014-07-03 2016-01-07 Thomas A. Arthurs Toilet removal and disposal tray
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