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;
- and
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
- wherein the seat defines an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base;
- and
- wherein the seat is configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the seat is located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the seat is oriented in an upward direction.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- a housing detachably coupled to the base;
- and
- a seat rotatably coupled to the housing;
- wherein the seat is configured to rotate about an angled axis between a lowered position in which the seat is located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the seat is oriented in an upward direction.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
- wherein the seat defines an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base;
- and
- wherein the seat is 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.