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 flush mechanism comprising:
- a water layer opening, configured to dispense a water fan including a laminar flow across a top opening of a bowl of a toilet;
- and
- at least one water jet opening located at least partially below the water layer opening and configured to dispense water as at least one water jet into the bowl.
A toilet comprising:
- a base, including a bowl;
- a cover;
- an internal spray channel located in the cover;
- and
- a plurality of spray nozzles located at the bottom surface of the cover and configured to spray water into the bowl to rinse the bowl.
A toilet comprising:
- a base, including a bowl;
- a water layer opening, in an upper portion of the bowl configured to dispense a water fan including laminar flow across a top opening of the bowl;
- and
- at least one water jet opening, in the upper portion of the bowl configured to dispense water as at least one water jet into the bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.