Back to results
US 12,507,842 B2Granted
Toilet
AssigneeAERSTOP Oy
InventorsMichel Bendahan, Jean Louchet
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A toilet comprises a bowl having an interior volume, a toilet seat, mounted to move relative to the bowl between a raised position and a lowered position, a seal disposed between the bowl and the toilet seat in the lowered position, and in contact with the toilet seat and the bowl to form a seal between the toilet seat and the bowl, a non-return valve adapted to allow a passage of ambient air towards the interior volume, and to prevent a passage of air from the interior volume towards the outside.
Claims11
A toilet, wherein the toilet comprises:
- a bowl having an interior volume,
- a toilet seat, mounted to move relative to the bowl between a raised position and a lowered position,
- a first continuous seal defining a closed geometric pattern, disposed between the bowl and the toilet seat in the lowered position, and in contact with the toilet seat and the bowl to form a seal between the toilet seat and the bowl,
- a non-return valve adapted to allow a passage of ambient air towards the interior volume, and to prevent a passage of air from the interior volume towards the outside,
- a cover,
- a second continuous seal defining a closed geometric pattern, disposed between the toilet seat and the cover in a lowered position of the cover, and in contact with the toilet seat and the cover to form a seal between the toilet seat and the cover, and
- a UV radiation system adapted to be controlled to implement physical decontamination of the interior volume.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.