Floor drain assembly and method
First Claim
1. A method of installing a drain in a floor comprising the steps of:
- pouring a hardenable substratum around a conduit, the conduit having a base, a barrel, an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the conduit further having a plug sealed to the base downstream of the barrel relative to the fluid flow path;
installing a floor substrate above the substratum such that an opening in the floor substrate provides access to the inner surface of the drain conduit;
inserting an adaptor into the drain conduit, the adaptor being connected to a strainer at a top portion of the adaptor; and
adjusting a position of the adaptor in the drain conduit to substantially align the strainer with a top surface of the floor substrate, wherein the adjusting step occurs after the substratum hardens into a hardened substratum.
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Abstract
A drain assembly for providing a drain in a floor. The drain assembly includes a drain conduit, a strainer and an adaptor. The drain conduit has an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path and an outer surface. The strainer is disposed above the drain conduit and has openings in fluid communication with the fluid flow path of the drain conduit. The adaptor may be securable in the drain conduit and may be connected to the strainer. Prior to securing the adaptor in the drain conduit, a position of the adaptor in the drain conduit may be moveable to allow atop surface of the strainer to be substantially aligned with the floor. A method of assembly is also disclosed.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of installing a drain in a floor comprising the steps of:
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pouring a hardenable substratum around a conduit, the conduit having a base, a barrel, an inner surface that defines a fluid flow path, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the conduit further having a plug sealed to the base downstream of the barrel relative to the fluid flow path; installing a floor substrate above the substratum such that an opening in the floor substrate provides access to the inner surface of the drain conduit; inserting an adaptor into the drain conduit, the adaptor being connected to a strainer at a top portion of the adaptor; and adjusting a position of the adaptor in the drain conduit to substantially align the strainer with a top surface of the floor substrate, wherein the adjusting step occurs after the substratum hardens into a hardened substratum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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