One-piece pan and pipe toilet mount and method for using same to prevent toilet leak damage

Abstract

A one-piece toilet mount includes a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate adapted to support the entirety of a toilet bowl on a first face thereof. An open-ended PVC pipe is integrated with the PVC plate on a second face thereof that opposes the plate's first face. The PVC pipe is aligned with a hole in the PVC plate. At least a portion of the PVC pipe is adapted to form a friction fit within a PVC waste pipe. A method of installing a toilet using the toilet mount is also provided.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A one-piece toilet mount, comprising:
 a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate adapted to support the entirety of a toilet bowl on a first face thereof, said PVC plate having a hole therethrough; and   an open-ended PVC pipe integrated with said PVC plate on a second face thereof that opposes said first face, said PVC pipe being aligned with said hole, said PVC pipe having at least a portion thereof adapted to form a friction fit within a PVC waste pipe.   
     
     
         2 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first PVC post integrated with said PVC plate and extending from said first face thereof;   a second PVC post integrated with said PVC plate and extending from said first face thereof; and   said first post and said second post located 180° away from one another on either side of said hole and adapted to cooperate with bolt holes formed in a base of the toilet bowl.   
     
     
         3 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 2 , wherein each of said first PVC post and said second PVC post is a solid post. 
     
     
         4 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 2 , wherein each of said first PVC post and said second PVC post is externally threaded. 
     
     
         5 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 1 , wherein said PVC plate includes a straight edge located a fixed distance from a center of said hole. 
     
     
         6 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 1 , wherein said PVC plate includes a straight edge located a fixed distance from a center of said hole, said PVC plate further being marked between said center of said hole and said straight edge to indicate at least one line marking on said PVC plate that is parallel to said straight edge. 
     
     
         7 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 1 , further comprising a raised lip integrated with said first face substantially around the periphery thereof. 
     
     
         8 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 1 , wherein said first face includes an annular region formed around said hole that slopes towards said hole. 
     
     
         9 . A one-piece toilet mount, comprising:
 a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate adapted to support the entirety of a toilet bowl on a first face thereof, said PVC plate having a hole therethrough;   an open-ended PVC pipe integrated with said plate on a second face thereof that opposes said first face, said PVC pipe being aligned with said hole, said PVC pipe having at least a portion thereof adapted to form a friction fit within a PVC waste pipe;   a first PVC post integrated with said PVC plate and extending from said first face thereof;   a second PVC post integrated with said PVC plate and extending from said first face thereof;   said first post and said second post located 180° away from one another on either side of said hole and adapted to cooperate with bolt holes formed in a base of the toilet bowl; and   said PVC plate having a straight edge parallel to an imaginary line passing through central longitudinal axes of said first post and said second post, said straight edge further being located a fixed distance from a center of said hole, said PVC plate further being marked between said center of said hole and said straight edge to indicate at least one line marking on said PVC plate that is parallel to said straight edge.   
     
     
         10 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 9 , wherein each of said first PVC post and said second PVC post is a solid post. 
     
     
         11 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 9 , wherein each of said first PVC post and said second PVC post is externally threaded. 
     
     
         12 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 9 , further comprising a raised lip integrated with said first face substantially around the periphery thereof. 
     
     
         13 . A one-piece toilet mount as in  claim 9 , wherein said first face includes an annular region formed around said hole that slopes towards said hole. 
     
     
         14 . A method of installing a toilet to prevent leaks beneath the floor on which it is mounted, comprising the steps of:
 providing a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate adapted to support the entirety of a toilet bowl on a first face thereof, said PVC plate having a hole therethrough and an open-ended PVC pipe integrated with said PVC plate on a second face thereof opposing said first face, said PVC pipe being aligned with said hole, said PVC pipe having at least a portion thereof adapted to form a friction fit within an open end of a PVC waste pipe located beneath an opening in a floor on which the toilet bowl is to be mounted;   applying an adhesive to a region of the floor that circumscribes the opening in the floor;   applying a pressure force to said first face of said PVC plate, wherein said adhesive adheres said second face of said PVC plate to the floor while forming a liquid-tight seal around the opening in the floor;   applying complementary PVC cement components to each of an external circumferential region of said PVC pipe and an internal circumferential region of the open end of the PVC waste pipe;   fitting at least a portion of said external region of said PVC pipe into the open end of the PVC waste pipe, wherein said PVC pipe is cemented into and sealed to the PVC waste pipe;   positioning a toilet bowl on said first face of said PVC plate, wherein a horn of the toilet bowl is positioned over said hole in said PVC plate; and   applying a silicone-based caulk to said first face of said PVC plate and the toilet bowl all around the periphery of the toilet bowl.   
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 14 , further comprising the step of providing first and second PVC posts integrated with said PVC plate and extending from said first face thereof, said first and second posts located 180° away from one another on either side of said hole and adapted to cooperate with bolt holes formed in a base of the toilet bowl, wherein said step of positioning includes the step of aligning the bolt holes with said first and second PVC posts, wherein a portion of each of said first and second posts protrudes from one of the bolt holes. 
     
     
         16 . A method according to  claim 15 , further comprising the step of attaching a fastener to said portion of each of said first and second posts. 
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 14 , wherein said PVC plate includes a straight edge located a fixed distance from a center of said hole, said PVC plate further being marked between said center of said hole and said straight edge to indicate at least one line marking on said PVC plate that is parallel to said straight edge, said method further comprising the step of cutting said PVC plate along one said line marking prior to said step of applying complementary PVC cement components.