Claims
- 1. A gasket assembly adapted to form a sealing relationship between a an outlet of a bathroom fixture and sewer pipe, comprising:
an upper housing adapted to form a seal with the outlet; a lower housing having an outer surface extending along an axis and being sized and configured for insertion into the sewer pipe; a gasket disposed in sealing engagement with the outer surface of the lower housing and being adapted to form a seal with the inner surface of the sewer pipe; and the gasket being moveable along the outer surface when the lower housing is inserted into the sewer pipe.
- 2. The gasket assembly recited in claim 1, wherein the gasket has a toroidal configuration.
- 3. The gasket assembly recited in claim 2, wherein:
the lower housing includes a cylinder having the outer surface; and the gasket is adapted to be rolled along the outer surface of the cylinder.
- 4. The gasket assembly recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of projections extending outwardly of the outer surface to engage the gasket and to facilitate the rolling of the gasket along the outer surface of the lower housing.
- 5. The gasket assembly recited in claim 1, wherein the gasket is a first gasket and the lower housing further comprises:
a first cylinder having an inner surface and the first outer surface; a second cylinder disposed inwardly of the first cylinder and having a second outer surface; and a second gasket disposed in sealing relationship with the inner surface of the first cylinder and the outer surface of the second cylinder.
- 6. The gasket assembly recited in claim 5, wherein the second gasket is toroidal in configuration.
- 7. The gasket assembly recited in claim 6, further comprising:
a latch for releasably locking the first cylinder to the second cylinder with the second gasket disposed therebetween.
- 8. The gasket assembly recited in claim 1, further comprising:
a plurality of engagement members disposed on the upper housing, the engagement members being engagable when the gasket assembly is operatively disposed in the sewer pipe, to facilitate removal of the gasket assembly from the sewer pipe.
- 9. The gasket assembly recited in claim 8 wherein the engagement members comprise a plurality of hooks.
- 10. A gasket assembly adapted to form a sealing relationship between an outlet of a bathroom fixture and a sewer pipe, comprising:
an upper housing adapted to form a seal with the outlet; a lower housing coupled to the upper housing; a cylinder included in the lower housing and having an outer surface with a generally constant diameter; and a gasket disposed in moveable relationship with the outer surface of the cylinder and adapted to form a seal with the inner surface of the sewer pipe.
- 11. The gasket assembly recited in claim 10 wherein the cylinder is a first cylinder having an inner surface, the gasket is a first gasket, and the gasket assembly further comprises:
a second cylinder having an outer surface and being disposed inwardly of the first cylinder; and a second gasket disposed in a sealing relationship with the inner surface of the first cylinder and the outer surface of the second cylinder.
- 12. The gasket assembly recited in claim 11, wherein:
the first gasket has a toroidal configuration and properties for rolling in sealing engagement with the outer surface of the first cylinder; and the second gasket has a toroidal configuration and properties for rolling in sealing engagement with the inner surface of the first cylinder and the outer surface of the second cylinder.
- 13. A method for connecting a bathroom fixture to a sewer pipe, comprising the steps of:
providing a gasket assembly with an upper housing and a lower housing each disposed along an axis, and a gasket disposed on the lower housing; mounting the gasket assembly on the sewer pipe; during the mounting step contacting the sewer pipe with the gasket; during the mounting step moving the gasket axially in a continuous sealing relationship with the lower housing; and placing the bathroom fixture in a sealing relationship with the upper housing of the gasket assembly.
- 14. The method recited in claim 13 wherein the sewer pipe has an inner surface and the method further comprises the steps of:
during the contacting step placing the gasket in a sealing relationship with the inner surface of the sewer pipe.
- 15. The method recited in claim 14, wherein the mounting step includes the step of:
rolling the gasket axially along the lower housing.
- 16. The method recited in claim 13, wherein the providing step includes the step of:
forming the gasket in a toroidal configuration.
- 17. A combination, comprising:
a bathroom fixture having an outlet; a sewer pipe having an inner surface; a toilet gasket assembly having an upper housing in sealing engagement with the outlet of the fixture; a lower housing of the gasket assembly having an outer surface; seal means disposed between the outer surface of the lower housing and the inner surface of the sewer pipe; and the seal means having properties for moving relative to the outer surface of the lower housing during insertion of the gasket assembly into the sewer pipe.
- 18. The combination recited in claim 17, wherein:
the seal means includes a first gasket having a toroidal configuration and being disposed in sealing engagement with the outer surface of the lower housing.
- 19. The combination recited in claim 18, wherein the seal means further comprises:
a second gasket having a toroidal configuration; and a cylinder disposed between the first gasket and the second gasket.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional application claiming the priority of provisional application Serial No. 60/180,465 filed on Feb. 4, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60180465 |
Feb 2000 |
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