US 12,258,743 B2
Bathtub drain connection systems
Eric Pilarczyk, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to WCM Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by WCM Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,673.
Application 18/316,673 is a continuation of application No. 16/990,659, filed on Aug. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,674,294.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/885,696, filed on Aug. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0279649 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03C 1/20 (2006.01); F16L 27/04 (2006.01); F16L 27/10 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/20 (2013.01) [F16L 27/04 (2013.01); F16L 27/1017 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bathtub drain connection system comprising:
a first drain pipe configured to couple to a drain opening of a bathtub, wherein the first drain pipe comprises a first inlet and an opposite first outlet with a first longitudinal axis defined therebetween;
a second drain pipe configured to mount to a floor structure, wherein the second drain pipe comprises a second inlet and an opposite second outlet with a second longitudinal axis defined therebetween, and wherein the second inlet is wider than the first inlet; and
a drain connector coupled between the first drain pipe and the second drain pipe so that the first drain pipe and the second drain pipe are coupled in fluid communication, and wherein the drain connector is configured to allow the first longitudinal axis to be offset relative to the second longitudinal axis.