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US 11,427,994 B2Granted
Pressurized toilet
AssigneeAS America, Inc.
InventorRobert Jensen
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Abstract
A pressurized tank assembly and method. The pressurized tank assembly may include a first siphon tank, a second siphon tank, an inlet assembly, and a discharge assembly. The first tank and second tank may be arranged vertically within the base of the toilet. The first tank and the second tank may be arranged with endcaps located at the top of each tank. The first tank and the second tank may include siphon tubes to assist in delivering fluid flow from the inlet assembly to the discharge assembly.
Claims21
A pressure-assist toilet assembly comprising
- a toilet base comprising a toilet bowl and a chamber;
- and
- a pressurized tank assembly positioned in the chamber,
- wherein
- the pressurized tank assembly comprises a siphon assembly,
- the siphon assembly comprises a first siphon tube positioned within a first siphon tank and a second siphon tube positioned within a second siphon tank, and
- the first siphon tank is fluidly coupled to the second siphon tank.
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A pressurized tank assembly for a toilet, comprising
- a siphon assembly comprising
- a first siphon tank having a first tank body and a first tank endcap;
- a second siphon tank having a second tank body and a second tank endcap;
- and
- a first siphon tube positioned within the first tank body and a second siphon tube positioned within the second tank body;
- and
- an inlet assembly fluidly coupled to the first siphon tank, and
- a discharge assembly fluidly coupled to the second siphon tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.