IP Library Granted Patent US 11,346,095
Granted Patent B2
US 11,346,095 · App. 17/084,465 · Granted May 31, 2022

Floor sink

Inventors: Christopher J. Say (Waterford, PA); Lisa A. Barker (Cranesville, PA)
Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
E03F5/0407E03C1/26E03F5/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,346,095
App. No.
17/084,465
Granted
May 31, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A floor sink configured to be installed in a support surface includes a body including a first end, and a second end opposite the first end and configured to receive a pipe. The floor sink further includes a cavity extending through the body, and a flange coupled to the first end of the body and extending away from the cavity. The flange is configured to engage the support surface.

Claims (20)

1. A floor sink configured to be installed in a support surface, the floor sink comprising:

a body including a first end, and a second end opposite the first end and configured to receive a pipe;

a cavity extending through the body; and

a flange coupled to the first end of the body and extending away from the cavity, wherein the flange is configured to engage the support surface, and wherein the flange includes a surface; and

a plurality of ribs extending between the surface of the flange and an outer surface of the body.

2. The floor sink of claim 1 , wherein the flange is annular.

3. The floor sink of claim 1 , wherein the flange is rectangular.

4. The floor sink of claim 1 , wherein the flange includes a radially extending wall and an axially extending wall.

5. The floor sink of claim 4 , further comprising a channel positioned between the radially extending wall and the axially extending wall.

6. The floor sink of claim 1 , further comprising a ledge protruding along an inner surface body.

7. The floor sink of claim 6 , further comprising a grate positioned within the body, wherein the grate is positioned on the ledge.

8. The floor sink of claim 6 , further comprising a strainer positioned within the body, wherein the strainer engages the ledge.

9. A floor sink configured to be installed in a support surface, the floor sink comprising:

a body including a first end, and a second end opposite the first end and configured to receive a pipe, wherein the body also includes a radially extending wall and an axially extending wall;

a cavity extending through the body;

a flange coupled to the first end of the body and extending away from the cavity, the flange including a first wall, a second wall oriented perpendicular to the first wall, and a channel formed between the first wall and the second wall; and

a plurality of ribs extending between the axially extending wall and the second wall.

10. The floor sink of claim 9 , wherein the first wall extends perpendicular to the axially extending wall, and the second wall extends parallel to the axially extending wall.

11. The floor sink of claim 9 , wherein the axially extending wall includes a first height, and the flange includes a second height, wherein the first height is greater than the second height.

12. The floor sink of claim 11 , wherein the second height is measured from a first end of the second wall to a second end of the second wall.

Assignments (6)
CONVERSION Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 066336/0603 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2024
From: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: ZURN WATER, LLC
Reel/Frame 066337/0918 →
RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL 057893, FRAME 0121 Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC (F/K/A ZURN INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 066067/0937 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 18, 2023
From: ZURN WATER, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066293/0879 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2021
From: AMERICAN DRYER LLC; GREEN TURTLE AMERICAS LTD.; WORLD DRYER CORPORATION; ZURN PEX, INC.; ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057893/0121 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2020
From: SAY, CHRISTOPHER J.; BARKER, LISA A.
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 054217/0252 →