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US 12687003 · App. 18/206,044 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Toilet ring device

Inventors: William Crowley (Freetown, MA); David Jay Barnard (Piedmont, SC)
E03D11/16
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Patent No.
US 12687003
App. No.
18/206,044
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A toilet ring device comprises a circular plate, an outer circular wall, an inner circular wall, a central hole, an annular channel, a plurality of holes and slots. The circular plate, the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall are configured to cover an existing toilet flange. The outer circular wall is connected with the circular plate. The outer circular wall is erected from the circular plate. The outer circular wall extends along an outer periphery of the circular plate. The central hole traverses through the circular plate. The central hole is configured to be aligned with central holes of the existing toilet flange and a toilet. The inner circular wall is connected with the circular plate. The inner circular wall is erected from the circular plate. The inner circular wall extends along a periphery of the central hole. The annular channel is formed between the circular plate, the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall. The annular channel is delineated by the circular plate, the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall. The plurality of holes and slots traverse through the circular plate. The plurality of holes and slots are distributed on the circular plate. The plurality of holes and slots surround the central hole. The annular channel is configured to receive the existing toilet flange. The plurality of holes and slots are configured to be aligned with holes and slots of the existing toilet flange and the toilet.

Claims (40)

1 . A toilet ring device configured to be installed over an existing toilet flange of a toilet which is broken, the existing toilet flange having a center hole formed therethrough, the toilet ring device comprising:

a circular plate made of at least one of stainless-steel or aluminum, the circular plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a central hole formed through the circular plate configured to align with the center hole through the existing toilet flange;

an outer circular wall extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate along an outer periphery of the circular plate;

an inner circular wall extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate along a periphery of the central hole formed through the circular plate;

the circular plate, the outer circular wall, and the inner circular wall comprising a singular unitary construction with one another;

an annular channel formed between the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall, the annual channel having an outer diameter which is greater than a diameter of the existing toilet flange and an inner diameter which is less than a diameter of the center hole though the existing toilet flange, the annular channel dimensioned and configured to be positioned over and receive the existing toilet flange therein; wherein the inner circular wall is configured to be received in the center hole through the existing toilet flange when the existing toilet flange is received in the annual channel;

a first pair of elongated slots formed through the circular plate on opposite sides of the central hole, each of the first pair of elongated slots having an enlarged opening formed through the circular plate at a proximal end and an oppositely disposed distal end;

a plurality of first holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of first holes disposed adjacent each of the proximal end and the oppositely disposed distal end of each of the first pair of elongated slots;

a second pair of elongated slots formed through the circular plate and extending outwardly through a portion of the outer circular wall, each of the second pair of elongated slots formed between the proximal end of one of the first pair of elongated slots and the distal end of the other of the first pair of elongated slots, wherein the second pair of elongated slots are disposed 180 degrees apart from one another; and

a plurality of second holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of second holes disposed adjacent each side of each of the second pair of elongated slots.

2 . The toilet ring device of claim 1 , wherein the circular plate, the outer circular wall, and the inner circular wall are configured to cover the existing toilet flange.

3 . The toilet ring device of claim 1 , wherein the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall ensure that the toilet ring device does not slip.

4 . The toilet ring device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first holes and the plurality of second holes are screw holes.

5 . The toilet ring device of claim 1 , wherein the circular plate is made of stainless steel.

6 . The toilet ring device of claim 1 , wherein the circular plate is made of aluminum.

7 . A toilet ring device configured to be installed over an existing toilet flange of a toilet which is broken, the existing toilet flange having a center hole formed therethrough, the toilet ring device comprising:

a circular plate made exclusively of stainless-steel the circular plate having an upper surface and a lower surface;

a central hole formed through the circular plate configured to align with the center hole through the existing toilet flange;

an outer circular wall made exclusively of stainless-steel and extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate;

an inner circular wall made exclusively of stainless-steel and extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate;

the circular plate, the outer circular wall, and the inner circular wall comprising a singular unitary construction with one another;

an annular channel formed between the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall the annual channel having an outer diameter which is greater than a diameter of the existing toilet flange and an inner diameter which is less than a diameter of the center hole though the existing toilet flange, the annular channel dimensioned and configured to be positioned over and receive the existing toilet flange therein; wherein the inner circular wall is configured to be received in the center hole through the existing toller flange when the existing toilet flange is received in the annual channel;

a first pair of elongated slots formed through the circular plate on opposite sides of the central hole, each of the first pair of elongated slots having an enlarged opening formed through the circular plate at a proximal end and an oppositely disposed distal end;

a plurality of first holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of first holes disposed adjacent each of the proximal end and the oppositely disposed distal end of each of the first pair of elongated slots;

a second pair of elongated slots formed through the circular plate and extending outwardly through a portion of the outer circular wall, each of the second pair of elongated slots formed between the proximal end of one of the first pair of elongated slots and the distal end of the other of the first pair of elongated slots, wherein the second pair of elongated slots are disposed 180 degrees apart from one another;

a plurality of second holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of second holes disposed adjacent each side of each of the second pair of elongated slots; and

at least some of the first pair of elongated slots, the plurality of first holes, the second pair of elongated slots, and the plurality of second holes align with holes and slots of the existing toilet flange of the toilet.

8 . A toilet ring device configured to be installed over an existing toilet flange of a toilet which is broken, the existing toilet flange having a center hole formed therethrough, the toilet ring device comprising:

a circular plate made exclusively of stainless-steel, designed-to-cover-the-existing-toilet Bange the circular plate having an upper surface and a lower surface,

a central hole formed through the circular plate configured to align with the center hole through the existing toilet flange;

an outer circular wall made exclusively of stainless-steel extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate, and ensuring non-slippage of the device;

an inner circular wall made exclusively of stainless-steel extending downwardly from and forming a 90 degree angle with the lower surface of the circular plate, and ensuring non-slippage of the device;

the circular plate, the outer circular wall, and the inner circular wall comprising a singular unitary construction with one another;

an annular channel formed between the outer circular wall and the inner circular wall, the annual channel having an outer diameter which is greater than a diameter of the existing toilet flange and an inner diameter which is less than a diameter of the center hole though the existing toilet flange, the annular channel dimensioned and configured to be positioned over and receive the existing toilet flange therein, wherein the inner circular wall is configured to be received in the center hole through the existing toilet flange when the existing toilet flange is received in the annual channel;

a pair of elongated curvilinear slots formed through the circular plate on opposite sides of the central hole, each of the pair of elongated curvilinear slots having an enlarged opening formed through the circular plate at a proximal end and an oppositely disposed distal end;

a plurality of first holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of first holes disposed adjacent each of the proximal end and the oppositely disposed distal end of each of the pair of elongated curvilinear slots;

a pair of elongated linear slots formed through the circular plate and extending outwardly through a portion of the outer circular wall, each of the pair of elongated linear slots formed between the proximal end of one of the pair of elongated curvilinear slots and the distal end of the other of the pair of elongated curvilinear slots, wherein the second pair of elongated slots are disposed 180 degrees apart from one another;

a plurality of second holes formed through the circular plate, one of the plurality of second holes disposed adjacent each side of each of the pair of elongated linear slots; at least some of the pair of elongated curvilinear slots, the plurality of first holes, the pair of elongated linear slots, and the plurality of second holes align with holes and slots of the existing toilet flange and the toilet; and

the annular channel delineated by the circular plate, the outer circular wall, and the inner circular wall, and configured to snugly receive the existing toilet flange therein.