Flush Mount Toilet to Floor Bolts

Abstract

A hardware set for mounting a plumbing fixture to a surface includes male and female threaded components. The male and female components engage within an opening of the plumbing fixture and have respective lengths selected to allow the components to overlap and tighten in an area hidden from view. The visible portions of the hardware are close to the plumbing fixture and present a substantially finished appearance, in contrast to standard hardware.

1 . A hardware assembly for securing a plumbing fixture to a support structure, said hardware assembly comprising
 a male component including a first flanged head and a threaded shank extending therefrom; and   a female component comprising a second flanged head and a threaded sleeve extending therefrom, said threaded sleeve having an axial length at least ⅓ of an axial length of said threaded shank.   
     
     
         2 . The hardware assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said threaded sleeve comprises a non-metallic washer surrounding the sleeve and adjacent a bottom surface of the second flanged head. 
     
     
         3 . The hardware assembly of  claim 1 , wherein one of said first or second flanged heads has a colored coating. 
     
     
         4 . The hardware assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said washer is of the same color as the coated flanged head.