Commode condensation/overflow catch basin
OwnerSarah D. Stoltzfusinventor
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Abstract
A moisture catch basin for a toilet (combination tank and bowl) comprising a sheet of moisture-impervious material of an overall size and configuration greater than that of the outside dimensions of said tank and bowl. The front portion of the catch basin has a slant away from the bowl and rearwardly to the rear portion thereof to form a moisture evaporation bin. A gutter is formed adjacent the outer edge of said catch basin and drainage means connect the gutter to an auxiliary drain. The catch basin is of alternate structure that may comprise a dike in the basin's outer and frontal area to provide a runoff track to the moisture evaporation area. The basin is in liquid-seal contact with the lowermost portion of said toilet.
Claims4
A liquid catch basin for a toilet having a cross tank and a bowl, said basin of a single unitary structure having a generally T-shape with the crossportion thereof completely underlying the bottom of the cross tank, a central portion of said catch basin being in contact with the lowermost portion of said bowl and extending below said bowl and means for retaining said basin in contact with said bowl;
- said catch basin has its central area removed from said central portion extending below said bowl, and the inner edge of said basin adjacent of said removed central area is in sealing contact to said bowl;
- a gutter adjacent the outer edge of said basin, and a dike formed on the outer edge of said gutter, and wherein said basin is slanted outwardly from said bowl to said outer edge dike and thence rearwardly to form an evaporation bin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.