Flexible toilet seal and method

摘要

The present disclosure generally relates to an improved toilet seal and methods for installing such toilet seals. The toilet seal includes one or more rings disposed circumferentially about a sleeve. The rings are removably attached to the sleeve to provide a manner by which to remove one or more of the rings and thereby adjust the position of the seal relative to adjacent piping. The seal further includes a sealing element that includes a flexible lip, which is adapted to deflect downwardly when engaged by a plumbing fixture.

主权项

1. A seal for connecting between a plumbing fixture discharge and a waste drainpipe outlet, comprising:
a flexible sleeve made from a material that permits a non-negligible angle of deflection of a lower portion of the sleeve relative to an upper portion of the sleeve; a sealing element coupled to the upper portion of the sleeve, the sealing element including an inwardly extending flexible lip and an outwardly extending ring portion; and an outwardly extending fixed ring disposed circumferentially about the sleeve and disposed a distance from the ring portion of the sealing element operable to rest on a supporting surface to accommodate differences in height between objects for sealing, wherein the ring has a region of uniform thickness extending orthogonal to a central axis of the sleeve, and the ring is integrally formed with the sleeve.