IP Library Granted Patent US 12,012,742
Granted Patent B2
US 12,012,742 · App. 17/150,276 · Granted Jun 18, 2024

Drain configuration

Inventors: John Henry (Milwaukee, WI); Josh Hitchcock (Milwaukee, WI); Mike Shipley (Milwaukee, WI); Cody Henry (Milwaukee, WI)
Assignee: ZURN WATER, LLC
E03F5/0407B01D29/085B01D29/11C02F1/003C02F2307/08
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Patent No.
US 12,012,742
App. No.
17/150,276
Granted
Jun 18, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drain is positioned in an aperture in a floor surface. The drain includes a flange that defines an opening, extends overt the floor surface and engages the floor surface. A first conduit is connected to the flange and extends through the aperture in the floor surface. The first conduit defines a first length extending downward from the flange and also defines a first perimeter. A second conduit is connected to the flange and extends through the aperture in the floor surface. The second conduit defines a second length extending downward from the flange, and defines a second perimeter. The second perimeter is greater than the first perimeter, the second conduit surrounds the first conduit, the second conduit is outwardly spaced from the first conduit, and the first conduit and the second conduit are coaxial.

Claims (28)

1. A drain configured to be positioned in an aperture in a floor surface, the drain comprising:

a flange defining an opening, the flange extending over the floor surface and configured to engage the floor surface;

a first conduit connected to the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor surface, the first conduit defining a first length extending downward from the flange, the first conduit defining a first perimeter; and

a second conduit connected to the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor surface, the second conduit in contact with a portion of a floor structure, the second conduit defining a second length extending downward from the flange, the second conduit defining a second perimeter, the second perimeter being greater than the first perimeter, the second conduit surrounding the first conduit, the second conduit being outwardly spaced from the first conduit, and the first conduit and the second conduit being coaxial, the first conduit and the second conduit forming a gap therebetween that is filled with air having a gap air pressure, the gap air pressure being less than a pressure of the atmosphere surrounding the second conduit.

2. The drain of claim 1 , wherein the gap has a length of between ¼ inch and 3 inches.

3. A drain configured to be positioned in an aperture in a floor surface, the drain comprising:

a flange defining an opening, the flange extending along a flange plane, the flange configured to engage the floor surface;

a first conduit connected to the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor surface, the first conduit defining a first length extending downward from the flange plane, the first conduit defining a first perimeter, the first perimeter substantially corresponding to the aperture in the floor surface;

a cover plate sized to cover the opening in the flange; and

a second conduit connected to the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor surface, the second conduit in contact with a portion of a floor structure, the second conduit defining a second length extending substantially downward from the flange plane, the second conduit defining a second perimeter, the second perimeter being greater than the first perimeter, the second conduit substantially surrounding the first conduit, the second conduit being outwardly spaced from the first conduit in a direction substantially parallel to the flange plane, the first conduit and the second conduit being coaxial, the first conduit and the second conduit forming a gap therebetween that is filled with air;

wherein the first conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion having a width that is less than a width of the upper portion, wherein the second conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the gap is a first gap formed between the upper portion of the first conduit and the upper portion of the second conduit, and further forming a second gap between the lower portion of the first conduit and the lower portion of the second conduit.

4. The drain of claim 3 , wherein the cover plate includes a plurality of apertures.

5. The drain of claim 3 , wherein the cover plate is removable from the flange to thereby permit fluid flow through the aperture in the flange and replaceable to inhibit fluid flow through the aperture in the flange.

6. The drain of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion having a width that is less than a width of the upper portion, wherein the second conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the gap is a first gap formed between the upper portion of the first conduit and the upper portion of the second conduit, and further forming a second gap between the lower portion of the first conduit and the lower portion of the second conduit.

7. The drain of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first conduit and the second conduit has a rectangular profile.

8. The drain of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit and the second conduit each have a rectangular profile.

9. The drain of claim 1 , further comprising a basket removably supported within an upper portion of the first conduit.

10. The drain of claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first conduit and the second conduit has a rectangular profile.

11. The drain of claim 3 , wherein the first conduit and the second conduit each have a rectangular profile.

12. The drain of claim 3 , further comprising a basket removably supported within an upper portion of the first conduit.

13. A drain configured to be positioned in an aperture in a floor structure, the drain comprising:

a flange including an opening and configured to engage an upper surface of the floor structure;

a first conduit supported on the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor structure, the first conduit extending downwardly from the flange by a first length, the first conduit defining a first perimeter;

a second conduit connected to the flange and extending through the aperture in the floor structure, the second conduit positioned between the floor structure and the first conduit, the second conduit surrounding the first conduit and spaced apart from the first conduit to form a gap therebetween that is filled with air, the second conduit and the gap insulating the floor structure from condensation formed on an outer surface of the first conduit; and

a basket removably supported within an upper portion of the first conduit.

14. The drain of claim 13 , wherein the first conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion having a width that is less than a width of the upper portion, wherein the second conduit has an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the gap is a first gap formed between the upper portion of the first conduit and the upper portion of the second conduit, and further forming a second gap between the lower portion of the first conduit and the lower portion of the second conduit.

15. The drain of claim 14 , wherein the lower portion of the second conduit has a width that is less than a width of the upper portion of the second conduit.

16. The drain of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first conduit and the second conduit has a rectangular profile.

Assignments (8)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY OF REEL/FRAME 057893/0121 Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS PRIOR AGENT (F/K/A CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 074945/0935 →
NOTICE OF SUCCESSION OF AGENCY OF REEL/FRAME 066293/0879 Recorded Feb 20, 2026
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS PRIOR AGENT (F/K/A CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR AGENT
Reel/Frame 074947/0479 →
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 Jan 15, 2021
From: HENRY, JOHN; HITCHCOCK, JOSH; SHIPLEY, MIKE; HENRY, CODY
To: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 054933/0983 →