Plumbing fixture lid and seat assembly
AssigneeKohler Mira Limited
InventorsRobert Karl Stevenson, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Keith John Thompson, Matthew Eric Batchelor, Nicholas G. Paget
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Abstract
A lid and seat assembly for a plumbing fixture includes a housing, a lid, and a seat. The housing includes a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface. The lid is pivotably coupled to the housing. The seat is pivotably coupled to the housing. The front surface and the rear surface meet at a first edge located at a first end of the housing and at a second edge at a second end of the housing. The front surface, the rear surface, the first common edge, and the second common edge cooperatively define a continuous surface profile configured to facilitate single-wipe cleaning of the housing.
Claims20
A lid and seat assembly for a plumbing fixture, comprising:
- a housing including a front surface and a rear surface;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the housing;
- and
- a seat pivotably coupled to the housing;
- wherein the front surface and the rear surface meet at a first side of the housing and at a second side of the housing;
- wherein the housing further comprises a cylindrical portion disposed above, and extending outwardly past, each of the first side and the second side;
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- wherein the first side and the second side are each curved to define a continuous surface profile with the front surface and the rear surface below the cylindrical portion.
A lid and seat assembly for a plumbing fixture, comprising:
- a housing configured to be coupled to a plumbing fixture and including a front surface and a rear surface located opposite the front surface;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the housing;
- and
- a seat pivotably coupled to the housing;
- wherein the front surface and the rear surface meet at a first side and a second side located opposite the first side;
- wherein the housing further comprises a cylindrical portion disposed above, and extending outwardly past, each of the first side and the second side;
- and
- wherein the first side and the second side are each curved to define a continuous upright surface with the front surface and the rear surface below the cylindrical portion.
A plumbing fixture assembly, comprising:
- a plumbing fixture;
- and
- a lid and seat assembly removably coupled to the plumbing fixture, the lid and seat assembly comprising:
- a housing removably coupled to the plumbing fixture and including a front surface and a rear surface located opposite the front surface;
- a lid pivotably coupled to the housing;
- and
- a seat pivotably coupled to the housing;
- wherein the front surface and the rear surface meet at a first side and a second side of the housing;
- wherein the housing further comprises a cylindrical portion disposed above, and extending outwardly past, each of the first side and the second side;
- wherein the first side and the second side are each curved to define a continuous upright surface with the front surface and the rear surface between the cylindrical portion and the plumbing fixture;
- and
- wherein the lid and the seat are each configured to be pivoted relative to the housing and the plumbing fixture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.