DRAIN INSTALLATION KIT

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20080163419A1
SERIAL NO

11767999

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The present invention provides a drain installation kit adapted to maintain alignment of the center of a sloping floor aperture with the center of a drain throughout the construction process. In a preferred embodiment, the kit includes an upper flange that is rigidly connectable to a drain base and multiple sloping guide bars that are rigidly connectable in a radial fashion to the upper flange. A user can use this preferred embodiment by assembling it, adding cementitious material between the guide bars, and making an upper surface of the cementitious material flush with a top edge of the guide bars. Embodiments of the present invention provide a variety of advantages over conventional drain installation kits. For example, many embodiments provide improved functionality, many embodiments are easier for do-it-yourselfers to use, and many embodiments can be manufactured more efficiently.

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Patent Owner(s)

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THE TILE SHOP LLC14000 CARLSON PARKWAY PLYMOUTH MN 55441

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nishi, Fumitake Minnetonka, MN 3 18

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