IP Library Granted Patent US 12687005
Granted Patent B2
US 12687005 · App. 18/144,499 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Floor drain system

Inventors: Lawrence G. Meyers (Clearfield, UT); Alden S. Meyers (Clearfield, UT)
Assignee: EBBE AMERICA, LC
E03F5/0409E03F5/0408
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12687005
App. No.
18/144,499
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floor drain system includes a drain body having a drain opening arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor. A clamping collar is arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body. The drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar.

Claims (25)

1 . A floor drain system comprising:

a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor; and

a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body, wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein each of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the fastener receiving structures extend axially along an inner wall of the drain opening and are arranged to support and locate a portion of the clamping collar in the drain opening.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the heel portions tilt a portion of a flange section on the clamping collar toward the drain body to increase a seal formed by the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar when the clamping collar is tightened onto the drain body.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein an outer periphery of the clamping collar defines a plurality of segments separated by a plurality of gates extending circumferentially around the clamping collar.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the segments define flow barriers arranged to direct weep water toward the gates.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the gates are in fluid communication with the drain opening of the drain body, and wherein weep water passes through the gates to drain into the drain pipe.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the gates along the outer periphery are in fluid communication with the drain opening of the drain body via one or more recessed channels defined on the clamping collar.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the recessed channels defines at least one weep hole.

9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a weep protection system comprising a base screen member positionable on the clamping collar and an upper screen member positionable on the base screen member so that the upper screen member is rotated relative to the base screen member.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the upper screen member and the base screen member include a plurality of segments defining a plurality of openings, and the segments of the upper screen member intersect the openings of the base screen member.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the upper screen member is rotated about 45 degrees relative to the base screen member.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the base screen member and the upper screen member extend radially beyond the clamping collar.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the weep protection system is arranged to hold back dry back mortar from blocking drainage features on the clamping collar while weep water pass through the weep protection system.

14 . A floor drain system comprising:

a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor;

a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body, wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein the fastener receiving structures extend axially along an inner wall of the drain opening and are arranged to support and locate a portion of the clamping collar in the drain opening, wherein one or more of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening; and

a weep protection system comprising a base screen member positionable on the clamping collar and an upper screen member positionable on the base screen member so that the upper screen member is rotated relative to the base screen member.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein an outer periphery of the clamping collar defines a plurality of segments separated by a plurality of gates extending circumferentially around the clamping collar.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the heel portion tilts a portion of a flange section on the clamping collar toward the drain body to increase a seal formed by the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar when the clamping collar is tightened onto the drain body.

17 . A floor drain system comprising:

a drain body including a drain opening and arranged for attachment to a drain pipe and installation in a subfloor; and

a clamping collar arranged for securing a waterproof layer to the drain body,

wherein the drain body includes a plurality of fastener receiving structures along an inner side of the drain opening and including threaded openings located radially inside of the drain opening for receiving a plurality of fasteners to attach the clamping collar to the drain body and seal the waterproof layer between the drain body and the clamping collar, wherein the fastener receiving structures extend axially along an inner wall of the drain opening and are arranged to support and locate a portion of the clamping collar in the drain opening, wherein each of the fastener receiving structures include a heel portion extending upward along a radial inner side of the fastener receiving structure and above the threaded opening.