Carrier faceplate
View Patent ↗A one-piece faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet above a floor surface having a faceplate body that defines a receiving hole extending therethrough configured to receive a waste discharge conduit is provided. Further, a support member extends from at least one surface of the faceplate body that is configured to contact the floor surface, thereby providing support to a wall mounted toilet. The support member is non-adjustable relative to the faceplate body. The faceplate body has a collar extending outwardly therefrom around the periphery of the receiving hole. The receiving hole is adapted to receive contents from the waste discharge conduit upon threadable engagement with the collar. Additionally, a method for providing a faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet is also provided.
1. A method of providing a faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet above a floor surface, comprising the steps of:
1) receiving an order for the faceplate having a receiving hole located therein at a desired placement height;
2) manufacturing a plurality of faceplates with receiving holes located therein at varying placement heights,
wherein at least one of the plurality of faceplates is manufactured with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height according to the order received in step 1),
wherein each one of the plurality of faceplates has a faceplate body defining the receiving hole extending therethrough, the receiving hole being configured to receive a waste discharge conduit, and a support member extending from the faceplate body configured to contact and rest on the floor surface, thereby supporting the wall mounted toilet,
wherein the support member is a ledge formed by a bottom supporting surface of the faceplate body extending outwardly past the faceplate body to define a top surface of the ledge extending outwardly, and the faceplate body includes a flange extending outwardly therefrom, the flange extending vertically along a length of the faceplate body to meet and engage the top surface of the ledge of the support member providing structural support to the support member,
wherein the support member and the faceplate body are non-adjustable relative to each other, and
wherein the faceplate is separate and distinct from the floor surface; and
3) delivering the faceplate according to the order received in step 1),
wherein the faceplate is one of the plurality of faceplates manufactured according to step 2) with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height.
2. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 1 , wherein said faceplate body has a collar extending outwardly therefrom around the periphery of said receiving hole, and wherein said receiving hole is adapted to receive contents from said waste discharge conduit upon threadable engagement with said collar.
3. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 2 , wherein said faceplate body further defines a plurality of elongated through slots adapted to receive screws or other fastening means to fixably connect said faceplate body to a plumbing system.
4. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 2 , wherein said faceplate body further defines a plurality of mounting holes adapted to receive screws or other fastening means that extend through a portion of a wall to fixably connect said faceplate body to said wall mounted toilet.
5. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 1 , wherein said faceplate body is composed of cast metal.
6. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 1 , wherein a centerline of said receiving hole is 5¼″, 7¼″ or 8¼″ from a bottom surface of said support member.
7. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 1 , wherein said support member includes a structural support portion.
8. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 7 , wherein said structural support portion comprises at least one flange.
9. The method of providing a faceplate of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of faceplates manufactured in step 2) with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height according to the order received in step 1) is a customized faceplate manufactured after receiving the order.
10. A faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet above a floor surface provided according to the method of claim 1 .
11. The faceplate of claim 10 , wherein said faceplate body has a collar extending outwardly therefrom around the periphery of said receiving hole, and wherein said receiving hole is adapted to receive contents from said waste discharge conduit upon engagement with said collar.
12. The faceplate of claim 11 , wherein said faceplate body further defines a plurality of elongated through slots adapted to receive screws or other fastening means to fixably connect said faceplate body to a plumbing system.
13. The faceplate of claim 11 , wherein said faceplate body further defines a plurality of mounting holes adapted to receive screws or other fastening means that extend through a portion of a wall to fixably connect said faceplate body to said wall mounted toilet.
14. The faceplate of claim 10 , wherein said faceplate body is composed of cast metal.
15. The face plate of claim 10 , wherein said faceplate body and the support member are a unitary piece.
16. The face plate of claim 10 , wherein said faceplate comprises a plurality of support members, each of said support members extending from at least one surface of said faceplate body configured to contact said floor surface, thereby adapted to support a wall mounted toilet, wherein said support members are non-adjustable relative to said faceplate body.
17. A method of providing a faceplate for supporting a wall mounted toilet above a floor surface, comprising the steps of:
1) receiving an order for the faceplate having a receiving hole located therein at a desired placement height;
2) manufacturing via casting metal a plurality of faceplates with receiving holes located therein at varying placement heights,
wherein at least one of the plurality of faceplates is manufactured with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height according to the order received in step 1),
wherein each one of the plurality of faceplates has a faceplate body defining the receiving hole extending therethrough, the receiving hole being configured to receive a waste discharge conduit, and a support member extending from the faceplate body configured to contact and rest on the floor surface, thereby supporting the wall mounted toilet,
wherein the support member is a ledge formed by a bottom supporting surface of the faceplate body extending outwardly past the faceplate body to define a top surface of the ledge extending outwardly, and the faceplate body includes a flange extending outwardly therefrom, the flange extending vertically along a length of the faceplate body to meet and engage the top surface of the ledge of the support member providing structural support to the support member,
wherein the support member and the faceplate body are non-adjustable relative to each other,
wherein the faceplate is separate and distinct from the floor surface, and
wherein the faceplate body has a collar extending outwardly therefrom around the periphery of the receiving hole; and
3) delivering the faceplate according to the order received in step 1), wherein the faceplate is one of the plurality of faceplates manufactured according to step 2) with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height.
18. The method of providing a faceplate according to claim 17 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of faceplates manufactured in step 2) with the receiving hole located therein at the desired placement height according to the order received in step 1) is a customized faceplate manufactured after receiving the order.