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US 9,486,119 B2Granted
Toilet bumper
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorJeffrey Laundre
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Abstract
A bumper assembly comprising a first member configured to engage a portion of the toilet or bidet attachment; and a resilient second member coupled to the first member; wherein the first member is more rigid than the second member and includes at least one catch configured to selectively engage a recess of the toilet or bidet attachment to detachably couple the first member to the toilet or bidet attachment.
Claims20
A bumper assembly for a toilet or bidet attachment, the bumper assembly comprising:
- a first member configured to engage a pocket in a projection of a seat or a lid of the toilet or bidet attachment;
- and
- a resilient second member coupled to the first member and configured to engage the pocket in the projection of the seat or the lid;
- wherein the first member is more rigid than the second member and includes a first catch configured to selectively engage a first recess of the projection and a second catch configured to selectively engage a second recess of the projection to detachably couple the first member to the seat or the lid;
- and
- wherein the first catch extends in a first direction and the second catch extends in a second direction that is different than the first direction.
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An attachment for a toilet or bidet, the attachment comprising:
- a seat or a lid having a projection, wherein an inner wall of the projection defines a pocket and at least one recess that is undercut from the inner wall;
- and
- a bumper assembly comprising:
- a first member engaging the pocket and including at least one catch;
- and
- a resilient second member coupled to the first member and engaging the pocket, the second member including at least one surface that is configured to contact an underlying structure of the toilet or bidet;
- wherein the first member is more rigid than the second member;
- and
- wherein the at least one catch is configured to selectively engage the at least one recess when the first member engages the pocket to secure the bumper assembly to the seat or the lid.
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A method for making an attachment for a toilet or bidet, the method comprising:
- forming a bumper assembly including a first member and a second member, where the second member comprises a resilient material and the first member comprises a relatively rigid material compared to the resilient material, the first member including a catch;
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- inserting the bumper assembly into a pocket defined by an inner wall of a projection of a seat or a lid of the toilet or bidet attachment, until the first member and the second member engage the pocket and the catch engages a recess provided in the inner wall to secure the bumper assembly to the seat or the lid, wherein the recess is an undercut in the inner wall that defines the pocket;
- wherein the resilient second member is configured to contact a structure of the toilet or bidet underlying the toilet or bidet attachment, such that none of the first member, the seat or the lid, or the projection are configured to contact the underlying structure when the second member contacts the underlying structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.