Title: Method of repairing water closet anchoring to fractured closet flange and spanner clamp therefor

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1. The method of repairing the water closet anchoring to a fractured broken away closet flange which comprises:

disconecting and disassembling the water closet from said fractured closet flange;

assembling a slotted repair spanner clamp upon the undersurface of said closet flange spanning the fractured portion thereof;

projecting a headed fastener up through said spanner clamp for anchoring said fastener to said closet flange;

and reassembling the water closet over said closet flange with its mount flange in registry with said spanner clamp and resecuring said water closet mount flange to said fastener.

2. In the method of claim 1, said closet flange being arcuate and of a predetermined width, said spanner clamp being substantially the width of said closet flange to cooperatively engage contiguous portions of said closet flange at opposite ends of the fracture therein, providing an easily accessible repair therefor.

3. In the method of claim 1, said spanner clamp extending through an arc greater than 90.degree. and less than 180.degree..

4. In the method of claim 1, the outer arcuate edge of said spanner clamp lying within the outer periphery of said closet flange.

5. In combination with a closet drain pipe extending to a floor and a circular closet flange having an annular apertured depending ring mounted upon and secured to said drain pipe above said floor;

a water closet having an apertured mount flange in registry with said closet flange and bearing upon said floor;

and fasteners connecting and securing said water closet mount flange to said closet flange;

a portion of said closet flange being fractured and broken away;

the improvement comprising an apertured repair spanner clamp underlying said closet flange and spanning its fractured portion, one of said fasteners being anchored to and extending up through said spanner clamp and through said water closet mount flange and secured thereto.

6. In the combination of claim 5, said closet flange being arcuate and of a predetermined width, said spanner clamp being substantially the width of said closet flange to cooperatively engage contiguous portions of said closet flange at and beyond opposite ends of the fracture therein, providing an easily accessible repair therefor.

7. In the combination of claim 5, said spanner clamp extending through an arc greater than 90.degree. and less than 180.degree..

8. In the combination of claim 5, the outer arcuate edge of said spanner clamp lying within the outer periphery of said closet flange.

9. In connection with the anchoring of the mount flange of a water closet to a closet flange adjacent a floor including fasteners extending up through said closet flange and through said mount flange and secured thereto;

the method of repairing said anchoring when the closet flange is fractured which includes:

disconnecting the water closet mount flange from said closet flange;

and introducing a spanner clamp to underlie the closet flange spanning its fracture, and reassembling and securing the water closet to said spanner clamp.

10. In the combination of claim 5, said spanner clamp being flat and rectangulr in cross section.

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Inventors: Bressler, Mark (Troy, MI, US)

Application Number: 036785
Filing Date: 1979-05-07
Publication_date: 1980-06-17
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 4/252.4 4/661, 4/DIG9, 29/402.09, 29/402.11, 138/97, 138/98
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1322245	Nov, 1919	Klassen	29/402.
2998645	Sep, 1961	Diperstein	29/402.
3321924	May, 1967	Liddell	138/97.
3775780	Dec, 1973	McEwen	4/420.
3846851	Nov, 1974	Pepper	4/252.
4038737	Aug, 1977	Breton, Jr.	29/402.
4147576	Apr, 1979	Beem et al.	29/402.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Artis, Henry K.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Cullen, Sloman, Cantor, Grauer, Scott & Rutherford