Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090199332 | Toilets with Improved Trapways - A toilet has a trapway extending between a bowl opening and a toilet outlet opening. A heel links and provides a bend between a down leg and an out leg of the trapway. The heel has a cross-sectional profile having a major dimension and a minor dimension. The major dimension increases as the down leg transitions into the heel and reduces as the heel transitions into the out leg. This heel configuration in the trapway forms a siphon during a flushing action of the toilet. | 08-13-2009 |
20100024115 | WALL INSTALLED TOILET - Disclosed are toilets suitable to be installed partially behind a bathroom wall. In some embodiments a siphon leg of the toilet trapway extends sideways between lateral studs of the wall. Thus, an elongated trapway can be accommodated without needing to position the siphon leg in the bathroom or behind the wall studs. In other embodiments the tank for the toilet is also positioned between studs of the room wall. | 02-04-2010 |
20120291190 | TOILET INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mounting assembly for securing a pedestal of a toilet to a trap. The mounting assembly including a clamping member pivotally coupled to the trap, the clamping member having an opening extending therethrough, and an adjusting member extending through an opening in the pedestal and through the opening in the clamping member. The adjusting member is configured to pivot the clamping member between a first position in which a portion of the clamping member contacts the adjusting member to secure the pedestal to the trap and a second position in which the portion of the clamping member does not contact the adjusting member. | 11-22-2012 |
20130205488 | TOILET INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mounting assembly comprising a support member having a leg and a foot configured to be coupled to the trap; a clamping member including a bore and a distal end pivotally coupled to the leg of the support member; and an adjusting member extending through an opening in a wall of the pedestal, through an opening in the leg of the support member, and into the bore of the clamping member; wherein adjustment of the adjusting member pivots the clamping member relative to the support member to change a pitch of the adjusting member such that the adjusting member imparts a load into both the support member and the wall of the pedestal. | 08-15-2013 |
20150159359 | TOILET INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for installing a skirted toilet having a pedestal and a bowl, the method comprising securing a trap to a soil pipe, the trap having a base and a passageway configured to be fluidly connected between the bowl of the toilet and the soil pipe, wherein the base comprises a clamping member pivotally coupled thereto; positioning the pedestal over the trap to fluidly couple the bowl to the trap such that an opening in a wall of the pedestal is substantially aligned with an opening in the clamping member; and securing the toilet to the trap by inserting an adjusting member through the opening of the pedestal and into the opening of the clamping member and rotating the adjusting member to pivot the clamping member into engagement with the adjusting member. | 06-11-2015 |
20150219145 | BOLT AND CAP ASSEMBLY FOR PLUMBING FIXTURE - A bolt and cap assembly for mounting a plumbing fixture includes a flanged nut, a bolt, a washer, and a cap. The flanged nut includes a flange and a sleeve extending therefrom. The bolt includes a substantially planar head and a shaft extending therefrom. The shaft is configured to threadably engage the flanged nut to couple the plumbing fixture to a mounting flange. The washer is configured to be positioned between the bolt and the flanged nut. The cap is configured to be removably coupled to the washer and to encase the substantially planar head of the bolt between the washer and the cap so as to conceal the substantially planar head from view and to prevent fluid from entering an area between the cap and the washer. | 08-06-2015 |
20150284939 | TOILETS WITH IMPROVED TRAPWAYS - A toilet has a trapway extending between a bowl opening and a toilet outlet opening. A heel links and provides a bend between a down leg and an out leg of the trapway. The heel has a cross-sectional profile having a major dimension and a minor dimension. The major dimension increases as the down leg transitions into the heel and reduces as the heel transitions into the out leg. This heel configuration in the trapway forms a siphon during a flushing action of the toilet. | 10-08-2015 |
20160076237 | TOILET INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A mounting assembly comprising a support member having a leg and a foot configured to be coupled to the trap; a clamping member including a bore and a distal end pivotally coupled to the leg of the support member; and an adjusting member extending through an opening in a wall of the pedestal, through an opening in the leg of the support member, and into the bore of the clamping member; wherein adjustment of the adjusting member pivots the clamping member relative to the support member to change a pitch of the adjusting member such that the adjusting member imparts a load into both the support member and the wall of the pedestal. | 03-17-2016 |