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 seat assembly comprising:
- a seat configured to be rotatably coupled to a toilet, wherein the seat is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position;
- a cover, wherein the cover is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position while the seat is in the lowered position;
- and
- a lumbar support integrated with the cover, wherein the lumbar support is aligned with a back of a user when the seat is in the lowered position and the cover is in the stowed position.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base, wherein the seat is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position;
- a cover, wherein the cover is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position while the seat is in the lowered position;
- an elongated member coupled to the seat and the cover;
- and
- a drive member configured to cause the elongated to lift the seat and the cover.
A toilet comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a seat rotatably coupled to the base, wherein the seat is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position;
- a cover, wherein the cover is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a stowed position while the seat is in the lowered position;
- a lumbar support integrated with the cover, wherein the lumbar support is aligned with a back of a user when the seat is in the lowered position and the cover is in the stowed position;
- an elongated member coupled to the seat and the cover;
- and
- a drive member configured to cause the elongated to lift the seat and the cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.