Mounting member for one-piece toilet

Abstract

A mounting member for one-piece toilets having two first bolts mounted in two grooves of a toilet flange, a main body, and two second bolts is provided. The main body includes two seat portions and two connection parts. The seat portion includes a connecting portion, an abutting portion, and a threaded hole. The connecting portion is fastened on the first bolt. The abutting portion is abutting against a floor around the toilet flange. A part of the seat portion is inserted through a mounting slot of a bottom wall of the toilet and the threaded holes are tilted with respect to operation holes on two vertical walls of the toilet. The second bolts are inserted through the operation holes and fastened with the threaded holes so that the toilet is secured on the floor around the toilet flange. The installation of the toilet is easy, fast and secure.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting member for toilets, especially to a mounting member for installing a one-piece toilet on a toilet flange.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Generally, toilets are fixed by a wet installation or a dry installation. The wet installation has multiple shortcomings so that the dry installation is commonly used now. Refer to Taiwanese Pat. Pub. No. 356153, a fixing plate used for dry installation of the toilet is provided. First a fixing plate is mounted to a waste pipe on a floor. Then the floor is fixed by expansion bolts and the fixing plate is provided with bolts which are inserted through fixing holes on saddle-like area on left and right sides of the toilet to be threaded to nuts. Thereby the toilet is fixed on the fixing plate.

[0003] Refer to Taiwanese Pat. Pub. No. M448518, a device for fixing toilets is provided. The device improves the above fixing plate. Moreover, there are many other patent documents which provide a toilet flange or closet flange similar to the fixing plate mentioned above. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,036, U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,160, U.S. Pat. No. 6,634,034, and U.S. Pat. No. 8,281,421, all provide technical solutions for installing the toilet on the floor of buildings by dry installation.

[0004] According to the above technical documents, it can be understood clearly that these toilet flanges are applied to toilet plumbing for securing the toilet to the floor and connecting an outlet of the toilet to the waste pipe on the floor.

[0005] During typical installation, the above toilet flange is connected to the waste pipe by an axial pipe and also secured over the floor. A wax ring is filled into a gap between the toilet flange and a bottom of the toilet for sealing. A fixing hole is arranged at the saddle-like area on the left and the right sides of the toilet. The toilet is secured to the toilet flange by two bolts inserted through the fixing holes, instead of being directly secured to the floor.

[0006] However, a lot of one-piece toilets available now are not provided with the saddle-like area design for overall shape or aesthetic purposes. Thus the toilet is unable to be secured through the bolts on the toilet flange. A common way for securing the toilet is described below. The bolts connected to the toilet flange are mounted into installation slots on two sides of a bottom wall of the toilet first. Then each of the bolts is threaded to a nut pressed on an upper surface of the bottom wall for fastening and tightening. The shortcoming of such design is in that the nuts should be mounted into the toilet through the installation holes on two vertical walls at two lateral sides of the toilet for fastening while installing the nuts. In consideration of structural strength and aesthetics of the vertical walls of the toilet, shapes and sizes of the installation holes have certain limitations. Users often can use only two fingers such as thumb and index finger to install the bolts and the nuts so that assembly process is quite difficult and the bolts and the nuts are not tightened. After being used for a period of time, the bolts and the nuts are easy to loosen.

[0007] Furthermore, other accessories can also be used for securing the toilet. For example, two L-shaped brackets are used and a horizontal portion on the bottom of the L-shaped bracket is secured to the bolts on two sides of the toilet flange in advance. Then a vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is provided with a plurality of securing holes. Thus installers insert the bolts through corresponding insertion holes on two vertical walls of the toilet and then insert the bolts into corresponding securing holes on the L-shaped brackets for securing the toilet to the toilet flange. Please refer to Chinese Utility Model Pat. No. CN203782847U, a mounting member for one-piece toilets is provided. The mounting member is the L-shaped bracket for installation and securing.

[0008] Although tools such as a slotted or Phillips screwdriver can be used to insert and connect the bolt to the L-shaped bracket by thread engagement instead of manual operation, the use of L-shaped bracket still has certain shortcomings. For example, during threading and tightening process, a joint between the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is easy to have flexible deformation under influence of external force. After a period of time, the joint is easy to lose its fastness due to elastic fatigue. Thus the toilet may come loose. Moreover, the vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is provided with the plurality of securing holes. Yet the insertion holes on the vertical walls of the toilet are quite small. Together with the fact that there is still a distance between the vertical portion of the bracket and a vertical wall, installers area unable to thread the bolt with the assistance of eyes. They can only look for suitable securing holes by their operating feelings. Thus the installers usually need to try multiple times to find the suitable securing holes. The installation is not easy. If the fastening is performed without finding the suitable securing hole, pseudo fastening may occur and further cause loosening or shaking later.SUMMARY

[0009] Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a mounting member for one-piece toilets which makes installation of the toilet simple and easy and fastens the toilet on a toilet flange and a floor stably and firmly. Thereby loosening or shaking of the toilet will not occur while in use.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, a mounting member for one-piece toilets according to the present invention is used for securing the toilet around a toilet flange. The toilet includes an operation hole mounted to a vertical wall on each of two sides of the toilet, a bottom wall disposed on a bottom of the toilet, and a mounting slot penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall. The toilet flange is fixed on the floor of a building.

[0011] The mounting member consists of two first bolts, a main body, and two second bolts. The two first bolts are mounted and limited in two grooves of the toilet flange correspondingly.

[0012] The main body includes two seat portions and two connection parts connected between the seat portions. The seat portion is composed of a connecting portion, an abutting portion, and a threaded hole. The connecting portion is for allowing the first bolt to insert through and fasten with. The abutting portion is abutting against an upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange. At least a part of the seat portion is moved upward to insert through the corresponding mounting slot of the toilet and the threaded hole is tilted with respect to the operation hole with a tilt angle between them.

[0013] Each of the second bolts is inserted through the corresponding operation hole of the toilet and fastened with the corresponding threaded hole by thread engagement so that the toilet is pressed and secured on the upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange.

[0014] Preferably, the connecting portion of the seat portion is provided with a through hole. The first bolt is provided with a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head. The bolt head is slid to be locked and limited in the groove of the toilet flange while the bolt shaft is moved upward to insert through the through hole of the connecting portion and engaged with a nut by threads for being fastened on the connecting portion.

[0015] Preferably, the seat portion is further provided with a locking slot. A nut is mounted and positioned in the locking slot with its rotation limited to form the threaded hole.

[0016] Preferably, the mounting member further includes two guiding sleeves each of which is provided with a positioning head, a guidance portion extending obliquely from the positioning head, a head positioning slot recessed to the inside of the positioning head, and a guiding hole formed inside the guidance portion and communicating with the head positioning slot. The guidance portion is inserted through the corresponding operation hole from an outer side into an inner side of the vertical wall of the toilet and the positioning head is mounted and positioned in the corresponding operation hole. The second bolt is provided with a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head. The bolt shaft is inserted through the head positioning slot and the guiding hole in turn and then aligned and threaded to the threaded hole of the seat portion under guidance of the guiding hole. The bolt head is stopped and limited in the head positioning slot.

[0017] Preferably, the positioning head of the guiding sleeve includes an insertion and mounting portion and a stopping edge extending from a side of an outer end of the insertion and mounting portion. The insertion and mounting portion is mounted and positioned in the operation hole while the stopping edge is stopped and limited by an outer wall surface of the vertical wall around the operation hole.

[0018] Preferably, an inner conical wall is disposed on the head positioning slot of the guiding sleeve and an outer conical wall is formed on the bolt head of the second bolt for abutting against the inner conical wall.

[0019] Preferably, an outer surface of the seat portion with respect to the guiding sleeve is provided with a tapered guide trough arranged concavely. The guide trough is communicating with the threaded hole and used for guiding a rear end of the bolt shaft of the second bolt to slide to the threaded hole and fasten with the threaded hole by thread engagement.

[0020] Preferably, a diameter of the guiding hole is gradually increased from one end of the guiding hole connected to the head positioning slot toward a distal end of the guiding hole for allowing the bolt shaft of the second bolt to be swung and moved a little bit after being inserted through the guiding hole.

[0021] Preferably, a guiding wall surface tapered upward is formed on an upper part of each of two opposite sides of the seat portion for allowing the corresponding mounting slot on the bottom wall of the toilet to be mounted around the seat portion.

[0022] Preferably, the connection parts of the main body are integrally connected to two opposite sides of the respective seat portions at positions close to the bottom of the seat portion and located at a periphery of the toilet flange.

[0023] Preferably, the mounting member further includes two covers each of which is mounted outside the positioning head of the guiding sleeve for sealing the head positioning slot of the positioning head.

[0024] The seat portions of the mounting member can be synchronously installed on the toilet flange in advance. During installation, the respective mounting slots on the bottom of the toilet are aligned with and mounted to the two opposite seat portions of the mounting member correspondingly. Then the second bolts are directly inserted though the operation holes of the toilet or the guiding sleeves pre-installed at the operation holes to be guided and aligned with the threaded holes of the seat portions smoothly. Next installers only need to use common tools such as slotted or Phillips screwdriver to operate and rotate the respective second bolts for fastening the second bolts with the threaded holes of the seat portions by thread engagement quickly and smoothly. Thereby the toilet is pressed and fastened onto the floor easily. The whole installation is quite easy and fast.

[0025] The operation hole only needs to be designed to allow the second bolt or the long guiding sleeve to insert through. Thus the operation hole can be designed to have a smaller hole size to ensure aesthetic appeal and structure strength of the vertical walls of the toilet.

[0026] After being installed, the seat portions keep pressing against the bottom wall of the toilet. The second bolts fastened to the seat portions can also apply a downward force to the toilet effectively. Thus the bottom wall of the toilet is forced to press against the corresponding floor tightly. The toilet is installed securely and loosening or shaking of the toilet can be avoided effectively.

[0027] The design of the covers not only seals the head positioning slot of the positioning head effectively but also prevents foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt assembled on the head positioning slot will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a mounting member installed with a toilet flange according to the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a mounting member separated from a toilet flange according to the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 3 is a top plane view of the embodiment in FIG. 1 according to the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the embodiment along line 1-1 in FIG. 3 according to the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a left side of the embodiment in FIG. 4 according to the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 6 is a perspective sectional view of a seat portion of an embodiment according to the present invention;

[0034] FIG. 7 is a perspective sectional view of a seat portion along a locking slot of an embodiment according to the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view showing mounting members installed on a toilet flange and a toilet installed on a floor by the mounting members according to the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a lower left side of the embodiment in FIG. 8 according to the present invention.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] Please refer to the following embodiments with detailed description, related figures and reference signs.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, a first embodiment of a mounting member 1 for arranging a one-piece toilet 2 around a toilet flange 3 is provided. The toilet 2 includes a vertical wall 2a formed on each of two sides of the toilet 2 and provided with an operation hole 2b, a bottom wall 2c disposed on a bottom of the toilet 2, and a mounting slot 2d penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall 2c. The toilet flange 3 is fixed on a floor 4 of a building.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the toilet flange 3 includes a pipe 3a, a circular projecting rim 3b on a top of the pipe 3a, and two closed curved grooves 3c symmetrically arranged at the circular projecting rim 3b in a circumferential direction. The toilet flange 3 is installed and fixed on a floor 4 of a building by the circular projecting rim 3b. The circular projecting rim 3b is further provided with two radial linear notches 3d formed on a circumference and arranged symmetrically.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 2-5, a mounting member 1 of this embodiment consists of two first bolts 10, a main body 20, and two second bolts 30.

[0041] The first bolts 10 are selectively mounted and limited in the two curved grooves 3c or the two linear notches 3d of the toilet flange 3. In this embodiment, the first bolts 10 are mounted and limited in the curved grooves 3c.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the main body 20 includes two seat portions 21 and two connection parts 22 connected between the seat portions 21. Each of the seat portions 21 is composed of a connecting portion 211, an abutting portion 212, and a threaded hole 213. The connecting portion 211 is for allowing the first bolt 10 to insert through and fasten with while the abutting portion 212 is abutting against an upper surface of the floor 4 around the toilet flange 3. As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, at least a part of the seat portion 21 is moved upward to insert through the corresponding mounting slot 2d of the toilet 2 and the threaded hole 213 is tilted with respect to the operation hole 2b with a tilt angle between them.

[0043] Each of the second bolts 30 is inserted through the corresponding operation hole 2b of the toilet 2 and fastened with the corresponding threaded hole 213 by thread engagement so that the toilet 2 is pressed and fixed on the upper surface of the floor 4 around the toilet flange 3.

[0044] In this embodiment, the connecting portion 211 of the seat portion 21 is provided with a through hole 214. The first bolt 10 is provided with a bolt head 11 and a bolt shaft 12 connected to the bolt head 11. The bolt head 11 is slid to be locked and limited in the curved groove 3c of the toilet flange 3 while the bolt shaft 12 is inserted through the through hole 214 of the connecting portion 211 and engaged with a nut 13 by threads to be fastened on the connecting portion 211.

[0045] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the seat portion 21 is further provided with a locking slot 215. A nut 216 is mounted and positioned in the locking slot 215 with its rotation limited to form the threaded hole 213 of the seat portion 21. The nut 216 is removably mounted in the locking slot 215 of the seat portion 21, but not limited. The nut 216 can also be directly embedded inside the seat portion 21 in advance.

[0046] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the mounting member 1 further includes two guiding sleeves 40 each of which is provided with a positioning head 41, a guidance portion 42 extending obliquely from the positioning head 41, a head positioning slot 43 recessed to the inside of the positioning head 41, and a guiding hole 44 formed inside the guidance portion 42 and communicating with the head positioning slot 43. As shown in FIG. 9, the guidance portion 42 is inserted through the corresponding operation hole 2b from an outer side into an inner side of the vertical wall 2a of the toilet 2 and the positioning head 41 is mounted and positioned in the corresponding operation hole 2b. The second bolt 30 is provided with a bolt head 31 and a bolt shaft 32 connected to the bolt head 31. The bolt shaft 32 is inserted through the head positioning slot 43 and the guiding hole 44 of the guiding sleeve 40 in turn and then aligned and threaded to the threaded hole 213 of the seat portion 21 under guidance of the guiding hole 44. The bolt head 31 is stopped and limited in the head positioning slot 43.

[0047] It is easy to understand that the guiding sleeve 40 in this embodiment not only works as a lining, like gaskets, but also for guiding the second bolt 30 to be aligned with the threaded hole213 accurately and quickly.

[0048] Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9, the positioning head 41 of the guiding sleeve 40 includes an insertion and mounting portion 411 and a stopping edge 412 extending from a side of an outer end of the insertion and mounting portion 411. The insertion and mounting portion 411 is mounted and positioned in the operation hole 2b while the stopping edge 412 is stopped and limited by an outer wall surface of the vertical wall 2a around the operation hole 2b.

[0049] Furthermore, an inner conical wall 431 is disposed on the head positioning slot 43 of the guiding sleeve 40 and an outer conical wall 311 is formed on the bolt head 31 of the second bolt 30 for abutting against the inner conical wall 431. Thus it is ensured that the bolt head 31 is tightly-pressed against and positioned in the head positioning slot 43 stably and firmly.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 5, an outer surface of the seat portion 21 with respect to the guiding sleeve 40 is provided with a tapered guide trough 217 arranged concavely. The guide trough 217 is communicating with the threaded hole 213 and used for guiding a rear end of the bolt shaft 32 of the second bolt 30 to slide to the threaded hole 213 and fasten with the threaded hole 213 by thread engagement.

[0051] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a diameter of the guiding hole 44 is gradually increased from one end of the guiding hole 44 connected to the head positioning slot 43 toward a distal end (the other end) of the guiding hole 44. Thus the bolt shaft 32 of the second bolt 30 is allowed to be swung and moved a little bit after being inserted through the guiding hole 44. Thereby the connection rod portion 32 can be guided and slid to the threaded hole 213 smoothly for thread engagement. This means the above design allows a larger assembly tolerance and thus assembly failure will not occur or difficulty in assembly can be eliminated.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, a guiding wall surface 218 tapered upward gradually is formed on an upper part of each of two opposite sides of the seat portion 21. Thus the corresponding mounting slot 2d on the bottom wall 2c of the toilet 2 can be quickly guided and mounted around the seat portion 21 during assembly.

[0053] In this embodiment, the connection parts 22 of the main body 20 are integrally connected to two opposite sides of the respective seat portions 21 at positions close to the bottom of the seat portion 21 and located at a periphery of the toilet flange 3. It is easy to understand that the positions of the two seat portions 21 with respect to each other are maintained stably and accurately by the design of the connection parts 22. The two seat portions 21 are not allowed to be moved freely. Moreover, the two seat portions 21 can be synchronously positioned on the toilet flange 3. Not only installation of the seat portions 21 and the toilet flange 3 is more accurate and fast, the seat portions 21 can be fastened on two opposite positions of the toilet flange 3 accurately and symmetrically. This helps the following assembly and installation of the toilet 2.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the mounting member 1 further includes two covers 50 each of which is mounted outside the positioning head 41 of the guiding sleeve 40 for sealing the head positioning slot 43 of the positioning head 41 and preventing foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot 43. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt 30 assembled on the head positioning slot 43 will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, it should be noted that an upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b of the toilet flange 3 is at a higher level than an upper surface of the floor 4. Yet in actual installation and construction, some toilet flanges 3 are installed at different levels according to different on-site conditions. For example, they are disposed on the same level. Moreover, the upper surface of the floor 4 is arranged with decorative surface materials, such as tiles, with different heights. Thus there is an interval between a lower surface of the connecting portion 211 of the seat portion 21 of the main body 20 and the upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b of the toilet flange 3 in this embodiment. In order to ensure firmness of the assembly, a preload nut is threaded to the first bolt 10 and pressed against the upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b. The preload nut can be mounted in the interval. At the same time, the connection parts 22 of the main body 20 also provide a certain support for the structure to ensure the connecting portions 211 has sufficient strength to withstand a locking and pressing force of the nut 13 under the condition that the interval is formed, without having dent or deformation. Thereby the assembly is firm enough.

[0056] In summary, the mounting member 1 for the one-piece toilet 2 according to the present invention has the following advantages and features.

[0057] First of all, the seat portions 21 of the main body 20 of the mounting member 1 can be synchronously installed on the toilet flange 3 in advance. During installation, the respective mounting slots 2d on the bottom of the toilet 2 are aligned with and mounted to the two opposite seat portions 21 of the mounting member 1 correspondingly. Then the second bolts 30 are directly inserted though the operation holes 2b or the guiding sleeves 40 pre-installed at the operation holes 2b to be guided and aligned with the threaded holes 213 of the seat portions 21 smoothly. Next installers only need to use common tools such as slotted or Phillips screwdriver to operate and rotate the respective second bolts 30 for fastening the second bolts 30 with the threaded holes 213 of the seat portions 21 by thread engagement quickly and smoothly. Thereby the toilet 2 is pressed and fastened onto the floor 4 easily. The whole installation is quite easy and fast.

[0058] Moreover, the operation hole 2b only needs to be designed to allow the second bolt 30 or the long guiding sleeve 40 to insert through. Thus the operation hole 2b can be designed to have a smaller hole size to ensure aesthetic appeal and structure strength of the vertical walls 2a of the toilet 2.

[0059] After being installed, the main body 20 keeps pressing against the floor 4. The second bolts 30 fastened to the seat portions 21 of the main body 20 can also apply a downward force to the toilet 2 effectively. Thus the bottom wall 2c of the toilet 2 is forced to press against the corresponding floor 4 tightly. The toilet 2 is installed securely and loosening or shaking of the toilet 2 can be avoided effectively.

[0060] Furthermore, the design of the cover 5 can effectively seal the head positioning slot 43 of the guiding sleeve 40 and prevent foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot 43. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt 30 assembled on the head positioning slot 43 will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.

[0061] Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.

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Embodiment Construction

[0037]Please refer to the following embodiments with detailed description, related figures and reference signs.

[0038]As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, a first embodiment of a mounting member 1 for arranging a one-piece toilet 2 around a toilet flange 3 is provided. The toilet 2 includes a vertical wall 2a formed on each of two sides of the toilet 2 and provided with an operation hole 2b, a bottom wall 2c disposed on a bottom of the toilet 2, and a mounting slot 2d penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall 2c. The toilet flange 3 is fixed on a floor 4 of a building.

[0039]As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the toilet flange 3 includes a pipe 3a, a circular projecting rim 3b on a top of the pipe 3a, and two closed curved grooves 3c symmetrically arranged at the circular projecting rim 3b in a circumferential direction. The toilet flange 3 is installed and fixed on a floor 4 of a building by the circular projecting rim 3b. The circular projecting rim 3b is further provided with two radi...

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting member for toilets, especially to a mounting member for installing a one-piece toilet on a toilet flange.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Generally, toilets are fixed by a wet installation or a dry installation. The wet installation has multiple shortcomings so that the dry installation is commonly used now. Refer to Taiwanese Pat. Pub. No. 356153, a fixing plate used for dry installation of the toilet is provided. First a fixing plate is mounted to a waste pipe on a floor. Then the floor is fixed by expansion bolts and the fixing plate is provided with bolts which are inserted through fixing holes on saddle-like area on left and right sides of the toilet to be threaded to nuts. Thereby the toilet is fixed on the fixing plate.

[0003] Refer to Taiwanese Pat. Pub. No. M448518, a device for fixing toilets is provided. The device improves the above fixing plate. Moreover, there are many other patent documents which provide a toilet flange or closet flange similar to the fixing plate mentioned above. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,036, U.S. Pat. No. 6,065,160, U.S. Pat. No. 6,634,034, and U.S. Pat. No. 8,281,421, all provide technical solutions for installing the toilet on the floor of buildings by dry installation.

[0004] According to the above technical documents, it can be understood clearly that these toilet flanges are applied to toilet plumbing for securing the toilet to the floor and connecting an outlet of the toilet to the waste pipe on the floor.

[0005] During typical installation, the above toilet flange is connected to the waste pipe by an axial pipe and also secured over the floor. A wax ring is filled into a gap between the toilet flange and a bottom of the toilet for sealing. A fixing hole is arranged at the saddle-like area on the left and the right sides of the toilet. The toilet is secured to the toilet flange by two bolts inserted through the fixing holes, instead of being directly secured to the floor.

[0006] However, a lot of one-piece toilets available now are not provided with the saddle-like area design for overall shape or aesthetic purposes. Thus the toilet is unable to be secured through the bolts on the toilet flange. A common way for securing the toilet is described below. The bolts connected to the toilet flange are mounted into installation slots on two sides of a bottom wall of the toilet first. Then each of the bolts is threaded to a nut pressed on an upper surface of the bottom wall for fastening and tightening. The shortcoming of such design is in that the nuts should be mounted into the toilet through the installation holes on two vertical walls at two lateral sides of the toilet for fastening while installing the nuts. In consideration of structural strength and aesthetics of the vertical walls of the toilet, shapes and sizes of the installation holes have certain limitations. Users often can use only two fingers such as thumb and index finger to install the bolts and the nuts so that assembly process is quite difficult and the bolts and the nuts are not tightened. After being used for a period of time, the bolts and the nuts are easy to loosen.

[0007] Furthermore, other accessories can also be used for securing the toilet. For example, two L-shaped brackets are used and a horizontal portion on the bottom of the L-shaped bracket is secured to the bolts on two sides of the toilet flange in advance. Then a vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is provided with a plurality of securing holes. Thus installers insert the bolts through corresponding insertion holes on two vertical walls of the toilet and then insert the bolts into corresponding securing holes on the L-shaped brackets for securing the toilet to the toilet flange. Please refer to Chinese Utility Model Pat. No. CN203782847U, a mounting member for one-piece toilets is provided. The mounting member is the L-shaped bracket for installation and securing.

[0008] Although tools such as a slotted or Phillips screwdriver can be used to insert and connect the bolt to the L-shaped bracket by thread engagement instead of manual operation, the use of L-shaped bracket still has certain shortcomings. For example, during threading and tightening process, a joint between the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is easy to have flexible deformation under influence of external force. After a period of time, the joint is easy to lose its fastness due to elastic fatigue. Thus the toilet may come loose. Moreover, the vertical portion of the L-shaped bracket is provided with the plurality of securing holes. Yet the insertion holes on the vertical walls of the toilet are quite small. Together with the fact that there is still a distance between the vertical portion of the bracket and a vertical wall, installers area unable to thread the bolt with the assistance of eyes. They can only look for suitable securing holes by their operating feelings. Thus the installers usually need to try multiple times to find the suitable securing holes. The installation is not easy. If the fastening is performed without finding the suitable securing hole, pseudo fastening may occur and further cause loosening or shaking later.SUMMARY

[0009] Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a mounting member for one-piece toilets which makes installation of the toilet simple and easy and fastens the toilet on a toilet flange and a floor stably and firmly. Thereby loosening or shaking of the toilet will not occur while in use.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, a mounting member for one-piece toilets according to the present invention is used for securing the toilet around a toilet flange. The toilet includes an operation hole mounted to a vertical wall on each of two sides of the toilet, a bottom wall disposed on a bottom of the toilet, and a mounting slot penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall. The toilet flange is fixed on the floor of a building.

[0011] The mounting member consists of two first bolts, a main body, and two second bolts. The two first bolts are mounted and limited in two grooves of the toilet flange correspondingly.

[0012] The main body includes two seat portions and two connection parts connected between the seat portions. The seat portion is composed of a connecting portion, an abutting portion, and a threaded hole. The connecting portion is for allowing the first bolt to insert through and fasten with. The abutting portion is abutting against an upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange. At least a part of the seat portion is moved upward to insert through the corresponding mounting slot of the toilet and the threaded hole is tilted with respect to the operation hole with a tilt angle between them.

[0013] Each of the second bolts is inserted through the corresponding operation hole of the toilet and fastened with the corresponding threaded hole by thread engagement so that the toilet is pressed and secured on the upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange.

[0014] Preferably, the connecting portion of the seat portion is provided with a through hole. The first bolt is provided with a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head. The bolt head is slid to be locked and limited in the groove of the toilet flange while the bolt shaft is moved upward to insert through the through hole of the connecting portion and engaged with a nut by threads for being fastened on the connecting portion.

[0015] Preferably, the seat portion is further provided with a locking slot. A nut is mounted and positioned in the locking slot with its rotation limited to form the threaded hole.

[0016] Preferably, the mounting member further includes two guiding sleeves each of which is provided with a positioning head, a guidance portion extending obliquely from the positioning head, a head positioning slot recessed to the inside of the positioning head, and a guiding hole formed inside the guidance portion and communicating with the head positioning slot. The guidance portion is inserted through the corresponding operation hole from an outer side into an inner side of the vertical wall of the toilet and the positioning head is mounted and positioned in the corresponding operation hole. The second bolt is provided with a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head. The bolt shaft is inserted through the head positioning slot and the guiding hole in turn and then aligned and threaded to the threaded hole of the seat portion under guidance of the guiding hole. The bolt head is stopped and limited in the head positioning slot.

[0017] Preferably, the positioning head of the guiding sleeve includes an insertion and mounting portion and a stopping edge extending from a side of an outer end of the insertion and mounting portion. The insertion and mounting portion is mounted and positioned in the operation hole while the stopping edge is stopped and limited by an outer wall surface of the vertical wall around the operation hole.

[0018] Preferably, an inner conical wall is disposed on the head positioning slot of the guiding sleeve and an outer conical wall is formed on the bolt head of the second bolt for abutting against the inner conical wall.

[0019] Preferably, an outer surface of the seat portion with respect to the guiding sleeve is provided with a tapered guide trough arranged concavely. The guide trough is communicating with the threaded hole and used for guiding a rear end of the bolt shaft of the second bolt to slide to the threaded hole and fasten with the threaded hole by thread engagement.

[0020] Preferably, a diameter of the guiding hole is gradually increased from one end of the guiding hole connected to the head positioning slot toward a distal end of the guiding hole for allowing the bolt shaft of the second bolt to be swung and moved a little bit after being inserted through the guiding hole.

[0021] Preferably, a guiding wall surface tapered upward is formed on an upper part of each of two opposite sides of the seat portion for allowing the corresponding mounting slot on the bottom wall of the toilet to be mounted around the seat portion.

[0022] Preferably, the connection parts of the main body are integrally connected to two opposite sides of the respective seat portions at positions close to the bottom of the seat portion and located at a periphery of the toilet flange.

[0023] Preferably, the mounting member further includes two covers each of which is mounted outside the positioning head of the guiding sleeve for sealing the head positioning slot of the positioning head.

[0024] The seat portions of the mounting member can be synchronously installed on the toilet flange in advance. During installation, the respective mounting slots on the bottom of the toilet are aligned with and mounted to the two opposite seat portions of the mounting member correspondingly. Then the second bolts are directly inserted though the operation holes of the toilet or the guiding sleeves pre-installed at the operation holes to be guided and aligned with the threaded holes of the seat portions smoothly. Next installers only need to use common tools such as slotted or Phillips screwdriver to operate and rotate the respective second bolts for fastening the second bolts with the threaded holes of the seat portions by thread engagement quickly and smoothly. Thereby the toilet is pressed and fastened onto the floor easily. The whole installation is quite easy and fast.

[0025] The operation hole only needs to be designed to allow the second bolt or the long guiding sleeve to insert through. Thus the operation hole can be designed to have a smaller hole size to ensure aesthetic appeal and structure strength of the vertical walls of the toilet.

[0026] After being installed, the seat portions keep pressing against the bottom wall of the toilet. The second bolts fastened to the seat portions can also apply a downward force to the toilet effectively. Thus the bottom wall of the toilet is forced to press against the corresponding floor tightly. The toilet is installed securely and loosening or shaking of the toilet can be avoided effectively.

[0027] The design of the covers not only seals the head positioning slot of the positioning head effectively but also prevents foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt assembled on the head positioning slot will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a mounting member installed with a toilet flange according to the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a mounting member separated from a toilet flange according to the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 3 is a top plane view of the embodiment in FIG. 1 according to the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the embodiment along line 1-1 in FIG. 3 according to the present invention;

[0032] FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a left side of the embodiment in FIG. 4 according to the present invention;

[0033] FIG. 6 is a perspective sectional view of a seat portion of an embodiment according to the present invention;

[0034] FIG. 7 is a perspective sectional view of a seat portion along a locking slot of an embodiment according to the present invention;

[0035] FIG. 8 is a partial sectional view showing mounting members installed on a toilet flange and a toilet installed on a floor by the mounting members according to the present invention;

[0036] FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a lower left side of the embodiment in FIG. 8 according to the present invention.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] Please refer to the following embodiments with detailed description, related figures and reference signs.

[0038] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, a first embodiment of a mounting member 1 for arranging a one-piece toilet 2 around a toilet flange 3 is provided. The toilet 2 includes a vertical wall 2a formed on each of two sides of the toilet 2 and provided with an operation hole 2b, a bottom wall 2c disposed on a bottom of the toilet 2, and a mounting slot 2d penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall 2c. The toilet flange 3 is fixed on a floor 4 of a building.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the toilet flange 3 includes a pipe 3a, a circular projecting rim 3b on a top of the pipe 3a, and two closed curved grooves 3c symmetrically arranged at the circular projecting rim 3b in a circumferential direction. The toilet flange 3 is installed and fixed on a floor 4 of a building by the circular projecting rim 3b. The circular projecting rim 3b is further provided with two radial linear notches 3d formed on a circumference and arranged symmetrically.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 2-5, a mounting member 1 of this embodiment consists of two first bolts 10, a main body 20, and two second bolts 30.

[0041] The first bolts 10 are selectively mounted and limited in the two curved grooves 3c or the two linear notches 3d of the toilet flange 3. In this embodiment, the first bolts 10 are mounted and limited in the curved grooves 3c.

[0042] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the main body 20 includes two seat portions 21 and two connection parts 22 connected between the seat portions 21. Each of the seat portions 21 is composed of a connecting portion 211, an abutting portion 212, and a threaded hole 213. The connecting portion 211 is for allowing the first bolt 10 to insert through and fasten with while the abutting portion 212 is abutting against an upper surface of the floor 4 around the toilet flange 3. As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, at least a part of the seat portion 21 is moved upward to insert through the corresponding mounting slot 2d of the toilet 2 and the threaded hole 213 is tilted with respect to the operation hole 2b with a tilt angle between them.

[0043] Each of the second bolts 30 is inserted through the corresponding operation hole 2b of the toilet 2 and fastened with the corresponding threaded hole 213 by thread engagement so that the toilet 2 is pressed and fixed on the upper surface of the floor 4 around the toilet flange 3.

[0044] In this embodiment, the connecting portion 211 of the seat portion 21 is provided with a through hole 214. The first bolt 10 is provided with a bolt head 11 and a bolt shaft 12 connected to the bolt head 11. The bolt head 11 is slid to be locked and limited in the curved groove 3c of the toilet flange 3 while the bolt shaft 12 is inserted through the through hole 214 of the connecting portion 211 and engaged with a nut 13 by threads to be fastened on the connecting portion 211.

[0045] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the seat portion 21 is further provided with a locking slot 215. A nut 216 is mounted and positioned in the locking slot 215 with its rotation limited to form the threaded hole 213 of the seat portion 21. The nut 216 is removably mounted in the locking slot 215 of the seat portion 21, but not limited. The nut 216 can also be directly embedded inside the seat portion 21 in advance.

[0046] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the mounting member 1 further includes two guiding sleeves 40 each of which is provided with a positioning head 41, a guidance portion 42 extending obliquely from the positioning head 41, a head positioning slot 43 recessed to the inside of the positioning head 41, and a guiding hole 44 formed inside the guidance portion 42 and communicating with the head positioning slot 43. As shown in FIG. 9, the guidance portion 42 is inserted through the corresponding operation hole 2b from an outer side into an inner side of the vertical wall 2a of the toilet 2 and the positioning head 41 is mounted and positioned in the corresponding operation hole 2b. The second bolt 30 is provided with a bolt head 31 and a bolt shaft 32 connected to the bolt head 31. The bolt shaft 32 is inserted through the head positioning slot 43 and the guiding hole 44 of the guiding sleeve 40 in turn and then aligned and threaded to the threaded hole 213 of the seat portion 21 under guidance of the guiding hole 44. The bolt head 31 is stopped and limited in the head positioning slot 43.

[0047] It is easy to understand that the guiding sleeve 40 in this embodiment not only works as a lining, like gaskets, but also for guiding the second bolt 30 to be aligned with the threaded hole213 accurately and quickly.

[0048] Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9, the positioning head 41 of the guiding sleeve 40 includes an insertion and mounting portion 411 and a stopping edge 412 extending from a side of an outer end of the insertion and mounting portion 411. The insertion and mounting portion 411 is mounted and positioned in the operation hole 2b while the stopping edge 412 is stopped and limited by an outer wall surface of the vertical wall 2a around the operation hole 2b.

[0049] Furthermore, an inner conical wall 431 is disposed on the head positioning slot 43 of the guiding sleeve 40 and an outer conical wall 311 is formed on the bolt head 31 of the second bolt 30 for abutting against the inner conical wall 431. Thus it is ensured that the bolt head 31 is tightly-pressed against and positioned in the head positioning slot 43 stably and firmly.

[0050] As shown in FIG. 5, an outer surface of the seat portion 21 with respect to the guiding sleeve 40 is provided with a tapered guide trough 217 arranged concavely. The guide trough 217 is communicating with the threaded hole 213 and used for guiding a rear end of the bolt shaft 32 of the second bolt 30 to slide to the threaded hole 213 and fasten with the threaded hole 213 by thread engagement.

[0051] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a diameter of the guiding hole 44 is gradually increased from one end of the guiding hole 44 connected to the head positioning slot 43 toward a distal end (the other end) of the guiding hole 44. Thus the bolt shaft 32 of the second bolt 30 is allowed to be swung and moved a little bit after being inserted through the guiding hole 44. Thereby the connection rod portion 32 can be guided and slid to the threaded hole 213 smoothly for thread engagement. This means the above design allows a larger assembly tolerance and thus assembly failure will not occur or difficulty in assembly can be eliminated.

[0052] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, a guiding wall surface 218 tapered upward gradually is formed on an upper part of each of two opposite sides of the seat portion 21. Thus the corresponding mounting slot 2d on the bottom wall 2c of the toilet 2 can be quickly guided and mounted around the seat portion 21 during assembly.

[0053] In this embodiment, the connection parts 22 of the main body 20 are integrally connected to two opposite sides of the respective seat portions 21 at positions close to the bottom of the seat portion 21 and located at a periphery of the toilet flange 3. It is easy to understand that the positions of the two seat portions 21 with respect to each other are maintained stably and accurately by the design of the connection parts 22. The two seat portions 21 are not allowed to be moved freely. Moreover, the two seat portions 21 can be synchronously positioned on the toilet flange 3. Not only installation of the seat portions 21 and the toilet flange 3 is more accurate and fast, the seat portions 21 can be fastened on two opposite positions of the toilet flange 3 accurately and symmetrically. This helps the following assembly and installation of the toilet 2.

[0054] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, in this embodiment, the mounting member 1 further includes two covers 50 each of which is mounted outside the positioning head 41 of the guiding sleeve 40 for sealing the head positioning slot 43 of the positioning head 41 and preventing foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot 43. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt 30 assembled on the head positioning slot 43 will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, it should be noted that an upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b of the toilet flange 3 is at a higher level than an upper surface of the floor 4. Yet in actual installation and construction, some toilet flanges 3 are installed at different levels according to different on-site conditions. For example, they are disposed on the same level. Moreover, the upper surface of the floor 4 is arranged with decorative surface materials, such as tiles, with different heights. Thus there is an interval between a lower surface of the connecting portion 211 of the seat portion 21 of the main body 20 and the upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b of the toilet flange 3 in this embodiment. In order to ensure firmness of the assembly, a preload nut is threaded to the first bolt 10 and pressed against the upper surface of the circular projecting rim 3b. The preload nut can be mounted in the interval. At the same time, the connection parts 22 of the main body 20 also provide a certain support for the structure to ensure the connecting portions 211 has sufficient strength to withstand a locking and pressing force of the nut 13 under the condition that the interval is formed, without having dent or deformation. Thereby the assembly is firm enough.

[0056] In summary, the mounting member 1 for the one-piece toilet 2 according to the present invention has the following advantages and features.

[0057] First of all, the seat portions 21 of the main body 20 of the mounting member 1 can be synchronously installed on the toilet flange 3 in advance. During installation, the respective mounting slots 2d on the bottom of the toilet 2 are aligned with and mounted to the two opposite seat portions 21 of the mounting member 1 correspondingly. Then the second bolts 30 are directly inserted though the operation holes 2b or the guiding sleeves 40 pre-installed at the operation holes 2b to be guided and aligned with the threaded holes 213 of the seat portions 21 smoothly. Next installers only need to use common tools such as slotted or Phillips screwdriver to operate and rotate the respective second bolts 30 for fastening the second bolts 30 with the threaded holes 213 of the seat portions 21 by thread engagement quickly and smoothly. Thereby the toilet 2 is pressed and fastened onto the floor 4 easily. The whole installation is quite easy and fast.

[0058] Moreover, the operation hole 2b only needs to be designed to allow the second bolt 30 or the long guiding sleeve 40 to insert through. Thus the operation hole 2b can be designed to have a smaller hole size to ensure aesthetic appeal and structure strength of the vertical walls 2a of the toilet 2.

[0059] After being installed, the main body 20 keeps pressing against the floor 4. The second bolts 30 fastened to the seat portions 21 of the main body 20 can also apply a downward force to the toilet 2 effectively. Thus the bottom wall 2c of the toilet 2 is forced to press against the corresponding floor 4 tightly. The toilet 2 is installed securely and loosening or shaking of the toilet 2 can be avoided effectively.

[0060] Furthermore, the design of the cover 5 can effectively seal the head positioning slot 43 of the guiding sleeve 40 and prevent foreign objects, contaminants, or clean water outside from entering the head positioning slot 43. Thus it is ensured that the second bolt 30 assembled on the head positioning slot 43 will not be obstructed by the foreign objects and contaminants or get rusty due to in contact with the clean water, which are not good for the following detachment, maintenance, or replacement.

[0061] Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details, and representative devices shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalent.

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[0037]Please refer to the following embodiments with detailed description, related figures and reference signs.

[0038]As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, a first embodiment of a mounting member 1 for arranging a one-piece toilet 2 around a toilet flange 3 is provided. The toilet 2 includes a vertical wall 2a formed on each of two sides of the toilet 2 and provided with an operation hole 2b, a bottom wall 2c disposed on a bottom of the toilet 2, and a mounting slot 2d penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall 2c. The toilet flange 3 is fixed on a floor 4 of a building.

[0039]As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the toilet flange 3 includes a pipe 3a, a circular projecting rim 3b on a top of the pipe 3a, and two closed curved grooves 3c symmetrically arranged at the circular projecting rim 3b in a circumferential direction. The toilet flange 3 is installed and fixed on a floor 4 of a building by the circular projecting rim 3b. The circular projecting rim 3b is further provided with two radi...

Claims

1. A mounting member for securing a one-piece toilet around a toilet flange comprising two first bolts, a main body, and two second bolts; the one-piece toilet having an operation hole mounted to a vertical wall on each of two sides of the toilet, a bottom wall disposed on a bottom of the toilet, and a mounting slot penetrating each of two sides of the bottom wall; the toilet flange fixed on a floor of a building;wherein the two first bolts are mounted and limited in two grooves of the toilet flange correspondingly;wherein the main body includes two seat portions and two connection parts connected between the seat portions; each of the seat portions is provided with a connecting portion, an abutting portion, and a threaded hole; the connecting portion is for allowing the first bolt to insert through and fasten with; the abutting portion is abutting against an upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange; at least a part of the seat portion is moved upward to insert through the corresponding mounting slot of the toilet so that the threaded hole is tilted with respect to the operation hole; wherein the second bolts are inserted through the operation holes of the toilet and fastened with the threaded holes by thread engagement correspondingly so that the toilet is pressed and secured on the upper surface of the floor around the toilet flange.

2. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of the seat portion is provided with a through hole; the first bolt includes a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head; the bolt head is slid to be locked and limited in the groove of the toilet flange and the bolt shaft is moved upward to insert through the through hole of the connecting portion and engage with a nut by threads for being fastened on the connecting portion.

3. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the seat portion is further provided with a locking slot; a nut is mounted and positioned in the locking slot with its rotation limited to form the threaded hole.

4. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting member further includes two guiding sleeves each of which is provided with a positioning head, a guidance portion extending obliquely from the positioning head, a head positioning slot recessed to the inside of the positioning head, and a guiding hole formed inside the guidance portion and communicating with the head positioning slot; the guidance portion is inserted through the corresponding operation hole from an outer side into an inner side of the vertical wall of the toilet and the positioning head is mounted and positioned in the corresponding operation hole; the second bolt is provided with a bolt head and a bolt shaft connected to the bolt head; the bolt shaft is inserted through the head positioning slot and the guiding hole in turn and aligned and threaded to the threaded hole of the seat portion under guidance of the guiding hole; the bolt head is stopped and limited in the head positioning slot.

5. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 4, wherein the positioning head of the guiding sleeve includes an insertion and mounting portion and a stopping edge extending from a side of an outer end of the insertion and mounting portion; the insertion and mounting portion is mounted and positioned in the operation hole while the stopping edge is stopped and limited by an outer wall surface of the vertical wall around the operation hole.

6. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 4, wherein an inner conical wall is disposed on the head positioning slot of the guiding sleeve and an outer conical wall is formed on the bolt head of the second bolt for abutting against the inner conical wall.

7. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 4, wherein an outer surface of the seat portion with respect to the guiding sleeve is provided with a tapered guide trough arranged concavely; the guide trough is communicating with the threaded hole and used for guiding a rear end of the bolt shaft of the second bolt to slide to the threaded hole and fasten with the threaded hole by thread engagement.

8. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 4, wherein a diameter of the guiding hole is gradually increased from one end of the guiding hole connected to the head positioning slot toward a distal end of the guiding hole for allowing the bolt shaft of the second bolt to be swung and moved a little bit after being inserted through the guiding hole.

9. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein a guiding wall surface tapered upward gradually is formed on an upper part of each of two opposite sides of the seat portion for allowing the corresponding mounting slot on the bottom wall of the toilet to be mounted around the seat portion.

10. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connection parts of the main body are integrally connected to two opposite sides of the respective seat portions at positions close to the bottom of the seat portion and located at a periphery of the toilet flange.

11. The mounting member for the one-piece toilet as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mounting member further includes two covers each of which is mounted outside the positioning head of the guiding sleeve for sealing the head positioning slot of the positioning head.

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