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US 11,913,207 B2Granted
Plumbing fixtures with insert-molded components
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsMark Schibur, Jeremiah Rauwerdink
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Abstract
A plumbing fixture includes an electrical component insert-molded within a portion of the plumbing fixture, the portion formed from an epoxy. The electrical component is offset from and disposed below an outer surface of the plumbing fixture.
Claims20
A toilet assembly comprising:
- a flush engine formed from vitreous china, the flush engine comprising:
- a bowl;
- a sump at a lower portion of the bowl;
- and
- a trapway extending from the sump;
- and
- a shell configured to conceal a portion of the flush engine formed from vitreous china, the shell comprising:
- a first polymeric layer at least partially surrounding the flush engine;
- a second polymeric layer provided on the first polymeric layer;
- and
- a functional insert surrounded by at least the first polymeric layer and including an electrical component.
8 more elements
A toilet comprising:
- a toilet base structure formed from vitreous china;
- and
- a shell configured to conceal a portion of the base structure, the shell comprising:
- a first polymeric layer at least partially surrounding a flush engine;
- a second polymeric layer provided on the first polymeric layer;
- and
- a functional insert surrounded by at least the first polymeric layer and including an electrical component.
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A toilet comprising:
- a shell configured to conceal a portion of a flush engine formed from vitreous china, wherein an inner surface of the flush engine is glazed and at least one outer surface of the flush engine in contact with the shell is unglazed, the shell comprising:
- a first polymeric layer at least partially surrounding the flush engine, the first polymeric layer comprising a foam;
- and
- a second polymeric layer disposed on the first polymeric layer, the second polymeric layer comprising resin;
- wherein a cavity is formed in the shell for a functional insert including an electrical component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.