Drain support plate/under-deck clamp
View Patent ↗A drain support plate for mounting and securing a drain assembly to a deck in a building structure.
1. A drain support plate assembly comprising:
a receptacle body of a drain, said receptacle body having a first end and a second end, said first end of said receptacle body having at least one protrusion extending away from said receptacle body, said second end of said receptacle body adapted to fasten to a drain pipe; and
a drain support plate having a body, said body having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion of said body is spaced from said second portion of said body, said first portion of said body defining a peripheral edge, said second portion of said body having an inner edge defining a center passageway spaced radially and axially apart from said peripheral edge of said first portion of said body and adapted to receive said receptacle body, and said second portion of said body defining at least one slot adapted to receive a fastener, wherein a distance between said first portion and said second portion of said body permits said second portion of said body to extend below said protrusion of said receptacle body, and wherein said slot in said second portion of said body is adapted to be aligned with said at least one protrusion of said receptacle body for receiving a fastener,
wherein said drain support is attached to said receptacle body via said fastener passing through an underside of said drain support plate through said slot in said second portion of said body and said at least one protrusion of said receptacle body for securing said drain support plate to said receptacle body.
2. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a deck defining an opening for receiving a drain, said support plate attached to said deck, wherein said receptacle body extends through said opening of said deck.
3. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said deck is made of corrugated metal.
4. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said protrusion in said receptacle body defines a void adapted to receive a fastener, and wherein said slot in said second portion of said body is adapted to be aligned with said void in said protrusion of said receptacle body for receiving said fastener; and,
wherein said support plate is attached to said receptacle body via said fastener passing through said slot in said second portion of said body and said void in said protrusion of said receptacle body.
5. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said fastener is a threaded fastener.
6. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said body of said support plate is rectangular shaped having four sides, said body further comprises a plurality of first portion slots defined adjacent said peripheral edge of each side of said first portion of said body, said first portion slots adapted to receive fasteners for securing said support plate to a deck.
7. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said receptacle body defines a plurality of protrusions, each of said protrusions defines a void adapted to receive a fastener, and said second portion of said body of said drain support plate defines a plurality of slots adapted to receive a fastener, the plurality of slots align with respective ones of the voids in said protrusions of said receptacle body; and a plurality of fasteners passing through respective ones of the slots in said second portion of said body and the voids in said protrusions of said receptacle body, thereby attaching said support plate to said receptacle body.
8. The drain support plate assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said receptacle body includes four protrusions, said second portion of said drain support plate includes four slots that align with the four voids and four fasteners are provided attaching said receptacle body to said drain support plate via four voids and the four slots.