Water closet flange mounting plate

Abstract

A water closet flange mounting plate for mounting over a first bore in a floor. The mounting plate including: a sheet body having a surface area greater than an area of a diameter of the first bore; a second bore formed in the sheet body, the second bore having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first bore; and a closet flange connected to the sheet body, the closet flange having one or more of mounting holes or mounting slots for mounting a water closet to the closet flange, the closet flange further having a third bore with a center axis coinciding with a center axis of the second bore.

1 . A water closet flange mounting plate for mounting over a first bore in a floor, the mounting plate comprising:
 a sheet body having a surface area greater than an area of a diameter of the first bore;   a second bore formed in the sheet body, the second bore having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the first bore; and   a closet flange connected to the sheet body, the closet flange having one or more of mounting holes or mounting slots for mounting a water closet to the closet flange, the closet flange further having a third bore with a center axis coinciding with a center axis of the second bore;   wherein the sheet body is formed having a peripheral portion configured to sit directly on the floor and a central portion formed to be elevated above the floor when the peripheral portion sits directly on the floor, the central portion including the second bore and the closet flange;   a height between the peripheral portion and the elevated central portion is in a range of ¼-½ inch; and   an entirety of the peripheral portion including an outer peripheral edge of the peripheral portion is planar.   
     
     
         2 - 3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The water closet of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet body further comprises a plurality of mounting holes formed in the peripheral portion for mounting the sheet body to the floor. 
     
     
         5 . (canceled) 
     
     
         6 . The water closet of  claim 1 , wherein the height between the peripheral portion and the elevated central portion is approximately ⅜ inch. 
     
     
         7 . The water closet of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet body is formed in a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         8 . The water closet of  claim 7 , wherein the rectangular shape has four sides each having a length in a range of 10-18 inches. 
     
     
         9 . The water closet of  claim 8 , wherein the rectangular shape is a square shape and the length of the four sides is approximately 14 inches. 
     
     
         10 . The water closet of  claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the second bore is approximately 5¼ inches.