Toilet
OwnerTrafton D. Rodgersinventor
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Abstract
Toilets and accessories associated with toilets are provided. According to various implementations, an exemplary toilet includes a base configured to be fastened to a floor and a pair of bracket panels, which are connected to the base and extend upward from the floor in a vertical direction. The exemplary toilet also includes a tank housing confined between the pair of bracket panels. The tank housing has an adjustable height above the base such that the tank housing can move in the vertical direction between a raised position and a lowered position. The exemplary toilet also includes a bowl attached to the tank housing, wherein the bowl is configured to support the weight of a user.
Claims23
A toilet comprising:
- a base configured to be fastened to a floor;
- a pair of bracket panels connected to the base, the pair of bracket panels extending upward from the floor in a vertical direction;
- a tank housing confined between the pair of bracket panels and having an adjustable height above the base allowing the tank housing to move in the vertical direction between a raised position and a lowered position;
- a bowl attached to the tank housing, the bowl configured to support the weight of a user;
- an electronic sensor configured to capture voice features of the user;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine an identity of the user based on the voice features;
- and
- automatically control a lift valve of the toilet to adjust the height of the bowl based on a bowl height settings predefined for the identified user.
A toilet comprising:
- a tank housing configured to collect water to be used during a flushing cycle;
- a bowl attached to the tank housing, the bowl configured to support the weight of a user;
- a side rail assembly including first and second side rails, a rail pivot block attached to a back portion of the bowl, and first and second pivot shafts, the first and second side rails connected to the rail pivot block via the first and second pivot shafts, respectively, the first and second side rails configured to pivot with respect to the rail pivot block between a stored position and a support position for providing support to the user;
- a processor configured to:
- determine an identity of the user based on voice of the user;
- and
- automatically control pivoting of the first and second side rails based on the settings predefined for the identified user for the side rail assembly;
- and
- sensors in the side rail assembly to read biometric data of the user when the user grabs the side rail assembly with one or more hands of the user.
A toilet comprising:
- a tank housing configured to collect water to be used during a flushing cycle;
- a bowl attached to the tank housing;
- a seat arranged on an outer rim of the bowl, the bowl configured to support the weight of a user seated on the seat;
- one or more sensors configured to automatically sense at least one characteristic of the user comprising at least one of height and weight of the user;
- a processor configured to:
- automatically control a lift valve of the toilet to adjust the height of the bowl based on the at least one sensed characteristic of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.