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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael W. Minnick, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Oatey Co., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47K 3/22 ;
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.