Floor drain

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9567738-B2
Application number	US-201514809590-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2015
Priority date	Feb 24, 2010
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A floor drain ( 10; 60; 70 ) comprising a channel body ( 14; 90 ) defining a drain channel ( 24 ) and having a drain opening ( 26 ), a frame ( 16; 62 ) defining a receiving opening ( 32 ) which can be inserted at least partially into the drain channel ( 24 ) and a cover ( 18 ) that can be inserted into the receiving opening ( 32 ) of the frame ( 16; 62 ), in particular in the form of a grate, at least one spacer ( 20; 64; 72; 87; 96 ) being provided for adjusting a distance between the channel body ( 14; 90 ) and a substrate and/or for adjusting the distance between the channel body ( 14; 90 ) and the frame ( 16; 62 ), the at least one spacer ( 20; 64; 72; 87; 96 ) being formed with infinite height adjustment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for fitting a floor drain, the floor drain comprising:
a channel body defining a drain channel as well as a channel body flange and having a drain opening,
a frame having a frame flange, the frame defining a receiving opening which can be inserted at least partially into the drain channel,
a cover that can be inserted into the receiving opening of the frame, and
at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer provided for facilitating elevational adjustment of the channel body relative to the frame,
wherein the method comprises:
placing the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer in the channel body so that the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer engages the frame,
adjusting the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer to adjust a distance between the frame and the channel body to an adjusted distance,
underfilling a cavity between the channel body flange and the frame flange with tile adhesive,
allowing the tile adhesive to harden such that the adjusted distance is fixed, and
removing the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer through the receiving opening after the tile adhesive has hardened.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer engages the side walls defining the receiving opening of the frame.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer has a plate element provided with at least one threaded bore hole and includes an adjusting screw extending through the at least one threaded bore hole.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer includes an adjusting screw which extends through a threaded bore hole formed in the frame.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has projections protruding into the receiving opening which serve as a support for the cover and/or
with which the at least one infinitely height-adjustable spacer for adjusting the distance between the channel body and the frame engages and/or
on which at least partially, threaded bore holes for holding an adjusting screw are provided.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the projections are formed by punched-out and bent sections of the frame.

Assignees

• Schluter Systems Lp

Inventors

• Schlueter Werner

Classifications

• E03F2005/0413

  for height adjustment · CPC title

• E03F5/04 Primary

  Gullies {inlets, road sinks, floor drains} with or without odour seals or sediment traps · CPC title

• E03F5/06

  Gully gratings · CPC title

• E03F5/0408

  specially adapted for showers · CPC title