Load resistant floor drain assembly

• US 6,687,925 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Issued: 02/10/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oatey Company (CRWS, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oatey Company (CRWS, Inc.)
• Inventors: Minnick, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kokabi, Azadeh
• Application Number:
  US10/103,255
• Publication Number:
  US 20020148039A1
• Time in Patent Office: 691 Days
• Field of Search: 428/6, 428/7, 428/8, 428/9, 429/2, 461/3, 210/162, 210/163, 210/164
• US Class Current: 4/613
• CPC Class Codes: E03F 2005/0413 for height adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: E03F 5/0407 Floor drains for indoor use

Abstract

A floor drain assembly includes a barrel assembly having a radially outwardly flared drain area surrounded by an outer ledge for supporting the outer periphery of a grate covering the drain area. Radially inwardly of the ledge are a plurality of supports integral with the barrel assembly and/or grate for providing additional support for the span of the grate.

Claims

1. A floor drain assembly comprising a barrel assembly having a drain opening and a radially outwardly flared drain area surrounding said drain opening, and a grate for covering said drain opening and said drain area, said grate being supported above said drain opening and said drain area by a raised ledge surrounding said drain area above said drain opening and said drain area and by a plurality of spaced apart supports contacting an underside of said grate spaced radially inwardly from said ledge.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said supports are integral with an underside of said grate and extend downwardly therefrom below said ledge into contact with said drain area radially inwardly of said ledge for supporting said grate above said drain opening and said drain area.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein there are at least two sets of circumferentially spaced supports located at different radial distances radially inwardly of said ledge.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said supports are integral with said barrel assembly and extend upwardly above said drain opening and said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate radially inwardly of said ledge.

5. The assembly of claim 4 further comprising fasteners for securing said grate to said barrel assembly, selected ones of said supports having threaded openings for threaded receipt of said fasteners.

6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein threaded openings are provided in said ledge for threaded receipt of fasteners for securing said grate to said ledge radially outwardly of said supports.

7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with an axial wall of said drain opening and extend upwardly above said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate.

8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with said drain area and extend upwardly above said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate.

9. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a base having an outlet for connection to a sewer system, said barrel assembly being connectable to said base with said drain opening in fluid communication with said outlet.

10. The assembly of claim 9 further comprising a clamping ring attachable to said base, said clamping ring having a threaded bore, and said barrel assembly being externally threaded for threaded engagement with said threaded bore.

11. A floor drain assembly comprising a barrel assembly having a drain opening and a radially outwardly flared drain area surrounding said drain opening, and a grate for covering said drain opening and said drain area, said grate being supported above said drain opening and said drain area by at least two sets of circumferentially spaced supports contacting an underside of said grate located at different radial distances from an axial center of said drain opening.

12. The assembly of claim 11 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with an underside of said grate and extend downwardly therefrom into contact with said drain area.

13. The assembly of claim 11 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with said barrel assembly and extend upwardly above said drain opening and said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate.

14. The assembly of claim 11 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with an axial wall of said drain opening and extend upwardly above said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate.

15. The assembly of claim 11 wherein at least some of said supports are integral with said drain area and extend upwardly above said drain area into contact with the underside of said grate.