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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Scott E Duncan, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Scott E Duncan, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A new floating nipple assemblycomprises: a set of floating nipplesor threaded adapter sleeves, the floating nipples having inner voids and exteriors of outer male threads; a seal bodycomprising ear assembliesdefining ear voids, the ear voids having inner female threads; closet boltsinserted through a soil pipe flange, the closet bolts inserted through the ear voids, nipplesand a toilet base; and integrated cap nutsplaced over the toilet baseand frictionally attached to the ends of the closet bolts. Disclosed embodiments provide for wax free installation of toilets in either new construction or in retrofit projects. The floating nipple assemble system allows a plumber to effortlessly adjust the height of the seal body by merely rotating the floating nipples within the ear voids of the seal body.