Toilet
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsChanseol Chung, Karger D. Kohler, Daniel N. Halloran, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Keith E. Muellenbach, Jennifer Tarplee, Craig Loest
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Abstract
A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.
Claims20
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
- and
- a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;
- wherein the cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base;
- and
- wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- a housing detachably coupled to the base;
- a seat rotatably coupled to the housing;
- and
- a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;
- wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about an angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction;
- and
- wherein the angled axis is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
- and
- a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;
- wherein the cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base;
- and
- wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to:
- rotate about the angled axis relative to the base between a lowered position and a stowed position, and
- translate axially along the angled axis relative to the base to assist a user with standing from a seated position on the seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.