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US 4,574,401 AGranted
Toilet bowl
OwnerKenji Nakajimainventor
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Abstract
A toilet bowl having a bowl body, a seat mounted on the bowl body, and a lid mounted on the seat. The seat and the lid are hinged to the rear of the bowl body. A handle is removably attached to the underside of the seat and/or lid to swing them open.
Claims1
A toilet bowl, comprising:
- a bowl body having a rear portion;
- a seat being mounted on the bowl body and having an underside;
- a lid being mounted on the seat and having an underside;
- hinge means, being secured to the rear portion of the bowl body, for swinging the set and the lid away from the bowl body;
- a first underbed being secured to the underside of the seat;
- a second underbed being secured to the underside of the lid and being positioned directly above the first underbed;
- first bore means extending completely laterally through the first underbed;
- second bore means extending completely laterally through the second underbed;
- first handle means, removably secured in the first bore means, for swinging either the seat alone or the seat and the lid together away from the bowl body;
- second handle means, removably secured in the second bore means, for swinging the lid alone away from the seat and the bowl body;
- first means, arranged in the first underbed, for removably securing the first handle means in the first bore means;
- second means, arranged in the second underbed, for removably securing the second handle means in the second bore means;
- wherein said first securing means includes
- a first annular groove in the first handle means;
- a vertically oriented first hole in communication with the first bore means;
- a first ball detent movable in the first hole and engageable with the first annular groove;
- a first spring means, arranged in the first hole, for forcing the first ball detent into engagement with the first annular groove;
- and
- a first stopper means, arranged in the first hole, for retaining the first spring means in the first hole;
- and
- wherein said second securing means includes
- a second annular groove in the second handle means;
- a vertically oriented second hole in communication with the second bore means;
- a second ball detent movable in the second hole and engageable with the second annular groove;
- a second spring means, arranged in the second hole, for forcing the second ball detent into engagement with the second annular groove;
- and
- a second stopper means, arranged in the second hole, for retaining the second spring means in the second hole.
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