IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0494189
(2012-06-12)
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등록번호 |
US-9051723
(2015-06-09)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
20 |
초록
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An apparatus for bolting down a flange. The flange is operatively associated with a structural interface having an opening. The structural interface may be a toilet. The apparatus comprises a fastener assembly disposed through the flange slot, and the fastener assembly includes: a base configured to
An apparatus for bolting down a flange. The flange is operatively associated with a structural interface having an opening. The structural interface may be a toilet. The apparatus comprises a fastener assembly disposed through the flange slot, and the fastener assembly includes: a base configured to engage the flange; a bolt shaft with an inner bore, wherein said bolt shaft is connected to the base, and a fastener selectively attachable to the bolt shaft. The apparatus also includes a cap operatively configured to selectively engage the bolt shaft. A method of attaching a flange to a foundation is also disclosed.
대표청구항
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1. An apparatus for attaching a toilet to a flange, the toilet containing a foundation with an opening, said flange having a flange slot and a bottom lip, the apparatus comprising: a fastener assembly operatively associated with the flange slot, wherein said fastener assembly comprises: a base; a bo
1. An apparatus for attaching a toilet to a flange, the toilet containing a foundation with an opening, said flange having a flange slot and a bottom lip, the apparatus comprising: a fastener assembly operatively associated with the flange slot, wherein said fastener assembly comprises: a base; a bolt shaft with a flat top surface, an inner bore thread and an outer thread on an outer cylindrical surface, wherein said bolt shaft is connected to said base; and a nut threadedly attachable to said outer thread on said bolt shaft, wherein said base is configured to engage the bottom lip of the flange;a guide bolt configured to selectively engage said fastener assembly and position the toilet in alignment relative to the flange slot; wherein said guide bolt is threadedly engaged with said inner bore thread of said bolt shaft; wherein said bolt shaft contains a distal indentation forming a top taper on the outer cylindrical surface of the bolt shaft so that as said guide bolt is positioned through the opening in the foundation, the distal indentation of said bolt shaft engages with the opening of the toilet foundation; and wherein the top taper extends only partially around the outer cylindrical surface;a cap operatively configured to selectively engage said fastener assembly when said guide bolt is removed so that the toilet is attached to the flange. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bolt shaft further contains a proximal indentation for cooperation with the flange slot, and wherein the outer thread of the bolt shaft extends to the base to allow for threaded adjustment of the nut along an entire length of the bolt shaft. 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said cap has a proximal gripping end and a distal end, and wherein said distal end has an outer thread that engages with said inner bore thread of said bolt shaft. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said cap contains a receptacle, adjacent said distal end, for placement of said bolt shaft when said cap is engaged with said bolt shaft. 5. A method of attaching a foundation of a toilet to a flange, wherein the foundation contains an opening and said flange contains a flange slot, the method comprising: a) providing a fastener assembly positioned through the flange slot, said fastener assembly including: a bolt shaft with a flat top surface, inner threads and outer threads on an outer cylindrical surface, wherein said bolt shaft is connected to a base, a nut threadedly attached to said outer threads of said bolt shaft and a guide bolt configured to threadedly engage said inner threads of said bolt shaft; a cap having a proximal gripping end and a distal end, and wherein said distal end contains an outer thread member and wherein said inner threads of said bolt shaft engages with said distal end's outer thread member;b) inserting said fastener assembly into the flange slot;c) fastening said fastener assembly to a bottom lip of the flange by threadedly engaging the nut with the outer threads of said bolt shaft;d) positioning said guide bolt in an upright position relative to the flange;e) lowering the toilet relative to the flange;f) positioning said guide bolt through openings in the foundation when lowering the toilet, wherein said bolt shaft contains a distal indentation forming a top taper on the outer cylindrical surface of the bolt shaft, with the top taper extending only partially around the outer cylindrical surface, and the step of positioning said guide bolts through the openings in the foundation further includes engaging the distal indentation of said bolt shaft with the openings of the toilet foundation as the openings of the foundation are lowered over said guide bolts;g) removing said guide bolt;h) installing said cap onto said bolt shaft so that the toilet is attached to the flange. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the step of installing said cap onto said bolt shaft includes threadedly connecting the distal end of said cap to said inner threads of said bolt shaft. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein threadedly connecting the distal end to said inner threads of said bolt shaft includes allowing said bolt shaft to advance into a receptacle formed on said cap. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of positioning said guide bolt through the opening in the foundation includes placing an alignment tube over the guide bolt. 9. An apparatus for bolting down a flange for a toilet, the flange having a flange slot and a bottom lip, wherein the toilet containing a foundation having an opening, the apparatus comprising: a fastener assembly disposed through the flange slot, wherein said fastener assembly comprises: a base configured to engage the bottom lip of the flange; a bolt shaft with a flat top surface, an inner bore threads and outer threads on an outer cylindrical surface, wherein said bolt shaft is connected to said base, and a nut selectively attachable to said outer threads of said bolt shaft, wherein said bolt shaft contains a distal indentation forming a top taper on the outer cylindrical surface of the bolt shaft for cooperation with the opening of the foundation, wherein the top taper extends only partially around the outer cylindrical surface, wherein said bolt shaft contains a proximal indentation for cooperation with the flange slot, wherein the outer threads of the bolt shaft extend to the base to allow for threaded adjustment of the nut along an entire length of the bolt shaft, and wherein the distal indentation is in a first orientation and the proximal indentation is in a second orientation opposite the distal indentation's first orientation;a guide post configured to threadedly engage said inner bore threads of said bolt shaft in an upright position;a cap operatively configured to selectively engage said bolt shaft, wherein said cap has a proximal gripping end and a distal end, and wherein said distal end is operatively configured to engage with said inner bore of said bolt shaft and wherein said distal end contains an outer thread member and wherein said inner bore threads of said bolt shaft engages with said distal end's outer thread member. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein said cap contains a receptacle, adjacent said distal end, for placement of said bolt shaft when said cap is engaged with said bolt shaft.
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