Toilet base gasket

Abstract

The toilet base gasket includes a beveled base ring and a replacement flange. The beveled base ring comes with a removable cover and both of which are placed in an existing closet flange prior to installation of the toilet. The replacement flange is a non-wax flange that has a plurality of cotter pins that are circumferentially aligned near an outer edge and of which apply a separating force against a bottom sealing surface of the toilet, and thereby creating a watertight seal between the toilet and the replacement flange as well as between the replacement flange and the beveled base ring.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONSNot ApplicableSTATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCHNot ApplicableREFERENCE TO APPENDIXNot ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONA. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to the field of gaskets, more specifically, a gasket for seating a toilet.B. Discussion of the Prior ArtAs a preliminary note, it should be stated that there is an ample amount of prior art that deals with gaskets for toilets. As will be discussed immediately below, no prior art discloses a toilet base gasket that replaces a wax ring with a two-piece system including a beveled base ring and replacement flange, and further including a removable cover to prevent debris from falling into the closet flange prior to installation of the toilet.The Spells, Sr. patent (U.S. Pat. No. 6,745,408) discloses a non-leaking toilet gasket kit having a V-ring seal affixed to the base outlet opening of a flush toilet. However, the gasket kit does not include a beveled bas...

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Benefits of technology

A further object of the invention is to provide a removable cover that is removed prior to installation of the toilet, but prevents debris from falling into the closet flange.

Problems solved by technology

However, the gasket kit does not include a beveled base ring that is placed in the closet flange and of which a removable cover is provided to cover said closet flange, and wherein a non-wax replacement flange is placed between the beveled base ring and toilet to provide a watertight seal.

However, the seal apparatus does not use a beveled base ring and replacement flange with cotter pins to provide a watertight seal with the toilet, and also does not include a removable cover.

However, this reference is only directed to a closet flange and not a non-wax gasket system for sealing the toilet onto said closet flange.

However, this reference is direction to a closet flange and not a gasket system for use in sealing a toilet onto a closet flange.

However, the sealing outlet connection gasket does not include a two-piece system that uses a beveled base ring that has a removable cover and of which is positioned between the closet flange and a non-wax replacement flange.

However, the kit does not teach or include a two-piece system involving a beveled base ring in conjunction with a wax-ring replacement flange.

However, the sealing device does not teach a two-piece system including a beveled base ring in conjunction with a wax-ring replacement flange.

While the above-described devices fulfill their respective and particular objects and requirements, they do not describe a toilet base gasket that replaces a wax ring with a two-piece system including a beveled base ring and replacement flange, and further including a removable cover to prevent debris from falling into the closet flange prior to installation of the toilet.

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