Toilet
AssigneeKoehler-Dayton, Inc.
InventorsRobert B. Davis, John F. Maslow, Frank J. Bogusz
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Abstract
A toilet comprising a toilet bowl including a flushing manifold, a first discharge opening, and a second opening proximate the discharge opening, means for selectively closing the first discharge opening so that the discharge of the contents of the toilet bowl through the discharge opening will be prevented, means for delivering a predetermined volume of flushing medium under pressure to the toilet bowl when the dicharge opening is closed, a conduit extending between the second opening and the flushing manifold including a pump, and means for operating the pump for a selected period of time after the predetermined volume of flushing medium has been delivered to the toilet bowl.
Claims14
A toilet comprising
- a toilet bowl including
- an inlet opening,
- a discharge opening, and
- a third opening proximate said discharge opening,
- means for selectively closing said discharge opening so that discharge of the contents of said toilet bowl through said discharge opening will be prevented,
- means for delivering a predetermined volume of flushing medium, free from human waste, to said inlet opening to be contained within said toilet bowl, when said discharge opening is closed,
- conduit means extending between said third opening and said inlet opening.
- said conduit means including pump means, and
- means for operating said pump means for a selected period of time for repetitively redelivering said predetermined volume of flushing medium contained by said toilet bowl to said inlet opening.
A toilet comprising
- a toilet bowl including
- a bowl structure having an inlet opening and a discharge opening,
- means for preventing the drainage of said bowl structure through said drainage opening including
- a member selectively displaceable intermediate retracted and advanced positions, and
- means for displacing said member from said retracted position to said advanced position, and
- means for permitting the drainage of said bowl structure including means for moving said member from said advanced position to said retracted position,
- means for delivering a predetermined volume of flushing medium free from human waste to said inlet opening to be contained within said toilet bowl,
- means for withdrawing flushing medium contained by said toilet bowl and directing the withdrawn flushing medium to said inlet opening, and
- means for preparing said toilet bowl for use including
- means for actuating said moving means whereby said bowl structure will drain,
- means for actuating said displacing means after said bowl structure has drained,
- means for activating said delivering means after said member has been displaced to said advanced position, and
- means for operating said withdrawing and directing means for a predetermined interval of time to repetitively redeliver said predetermined volume of flushing liquid to said inlet opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.