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;
- a cover movable between a stowed position and a lowered position;
- and
- a bidet configured to retract into the cover to a retracted position and extend out of the cover to an extended position when the cover is in the stowed position.
A toilet seat assembly comprising:
- a seat;
- a cover movable between a stowed position and a lowered position;
- and
- a bidet configured to retract into the cover to a retracted position and extend out of the cover to an extended position when the cover is in the stowed position.
A method for operation of a toilet, the method comprising:
- generating a first control signal for opening a cover of the toilet from a lowered position to a stowed position;
- and
- generating a second control signal for extending a bidet wand from a retracted position inside of the cover to an extended position out of the cover when the cover is in the stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.