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US 4,091,473 AGranted
Adjustable toilet
OwnerWilliam C. Matthews, Eunice C. Matthewsinventors
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Abstract
An adjustable toilet mounted on the wall of a bathroom. The toilet is raised and lowered by an electrically driven motor. By raising and lowering the toilet, the elderly, the handicapped, and children are aided in the use of the toilet. The toilet provides electrical limit switches for stopping the motor at a desired height above the bathroom floor.
Claims4
An adjustable toilet, for mounting on a vertical wall the toilet comprising:
- a wall mounted toilet bowl having a verical base said bowl having a supply line and a discharge line;
- a mounting bracket attached to said base;
- a flexible waste pipe line attached to the discharge line of said toilet bowl;
- a flexible water supply line attached to the supply line of said toilet bowl;
- an electric motor mounted on the wall and having a drive gear attached thereto:
- a back plate spaced from the wall and positioned at the rear of said toilet bowl, said back plate having cheek blocks mounted thereon;
- a pair of vertical parallel worm gears mounted at both ends to said cheek blocks;
- a pair of upper guides attached to said mounting bracket and having bearings mounted thereon, said bearings threadably engaging said worm gears;
- a pair of lower guides attached to said mounting bracket and disposed around said worm gears;
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- idle sprockets attached to the upper portion of said worm gears, said idle sprockets chain driven by said drive gear.
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