Toilet flange that can be rotated during insertion having a gripping ring and a durable safety seal

• Main Author: Connell, Darrell Gregory
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.12.2018
• Subjects: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; SEWERAGE; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES

A toilet flange for facilitating installation of a toilet onto a drain pipe is provided. The toilet flange is rotationally adjustable while being irreversibly inserted into or onto the drain pipe. The toilet flange includes a flanged pipe cooperative with a circumferential gripping ring. The flanged pipe has an outer surface that includes a circumferential channel. The circumferential gripping ring cooperates with the circumferential channel so as to provide rotational adjustment while the flanged pipe is irreversibly inserted into or onto the drain pipe. The flanged pipe outer surface includes a circumferential groove for accommodating a sealing ring seated in the circumferential groove. The circumferential gripping ring includes a channel guide ring that is seated rotatably within the circumferential channel, and a plurality of gripping projections extending from the channel guide ring. The toilet flange is simpler and faster to install, providing a longer-lasting seal than a traditional toilet flange.