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Sealing system for sealing of a drain arrangement

  • US 10,422,453 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2018
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for at least partial installation in a floor or a room of a drainage arrangement, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a drainage body (2) with an opening (9), through which water is drainable, the drainage body (2) having on its top side a groove (8),providing a flexible sealing film (3),connecting a connecting portion with the sealing film (3) and with a portion of the drainage arrangement, wherein the connecting portion comprises a seal (6) and a support (5) which supports the seal (6), the connecting portion and the flexible sealing film (3) have an opening (4) defined therethrough through which waste water is passable, wherein the connecting portion and sealing film (3) comprise a sealing device (1) arranged at least partially above the drainage body (2), so that water that has passed through the opening (4) of the sealing film (3) is receivable in the opening (9) of the drainage body (2),connecting the seal (6) to the support (5) before attaching the sealing device (1) to the drainage arrangement,inserting at least in portions the support (5) together with the seal (6) arranged circumferentially about the opening (9) in the drainage body (2) into the groove (8), andsnapping in place in the groove (8) or clipping into the groove (8) the support (5) together with the seal (6),wherein the groove (8) on the top side of the drainage body (2) is a circumferential groove formed by an inner wall closest to the opening (9) in the drainage body (2), an outer wall farthest from the opening (9) in the drainage body (2) and a bottom wall connecting the inner and the outer walls;

    wherein the support (5) together with the seal (6) arranged circumferentially about the opening (9) in the drainage body (2) is inserted into the groove (8), the seal (6) does not physically contact the outer wall of the groove (8); and

    wherein the insertion step further comprises the step of maintaining the position of the seal (6) relative to the support (5) before and after insertion of the support (5) together with the seal (6) into the groove (8).

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