Title: Water closet flange with continuous bolt slot

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1. A mounting flange for mounting a water closet, said mounting flange including a flange having a central opening therethrough, said flange defining a continuous bolt slot, said bolt slot being generally concentric with said opening, said bolt being of a width to receive the bolt portion of a closet bolt and narrower than the base of said closet bolt, said flange further defining a channel beneath and coextensive with said bolt slot and in communication therewith, said channel having a width greater than the narrowest dimension of said base portion of said closet bolt and less than the longest dimension of said base portion of said closet bolt.

2. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 1, said flange further defining entry means for allowing said base of said closet bolt to enter said channel.

3. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 1, said flange including a base plate, an outer wall extending upwardly from said base plate, an outer lip on the upper edge of said outer wall, said outer lip providing one side of said bolt slot, an inner wall extending upwardly from said base plate, an inner lip on the upper edge of said inner wall, said inner lip providing the other side of said bolt slot, said outer wall and said inner wall defining the sides of said channel.

4. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 3, at least one of said lips having a discontinuity therein constituting an entry way for said closet bolt.

5. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 3, one of said walls defining a slot therein for receiving the base of a closet bolt, a discontinuity in one of said lips in communication with said slot for receiving the bolt of a closet bolt.

6. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 3, and further including an extension fixed to said flange and concentric with said central opening, said extension having an outside diameter equal to the pipe size of the closet stub that would conventionally be installed for said water closet.

7. A mounting flange as claimed in claim 3, and further including an extension fixed to said flange and concentric with said opening, said extension having an inside diameter properly dimensioned to receive the closet stub that would conventionally be installed for said water closet.

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Inventors: Jones, Basil B.

Application Number: 780068
Filing Date: 1977-03-22
Publication_date: 1978-08-29
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 4/252.4 4/420, 285/56
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

900594	Oct, 1908	Rice	285/60.
1112360	Sep, 1914	Crosby	285/56.
2488816	Nov, 1949	Heaton	285/56.
2549357	Apr, 1951	Angalone	285/56.
3012252	Dec, 1961	Gaddy	4/252.
3015501	Jan, 1962	Minella	285/58.
3263244	Aug, 1966	Katz	4/252.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Artis, Henry K.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Middleton; James B.