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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5418986 | Attachment plate for mounting for example sanitary fixture The attachment plate has a rectangular planar front wall (2) with two groups (3) each with three mounting sites (3a-3c). These groups are used for mounting sanitary fixtures such as for example isolating valves and the like. The two groups (3) have in eac... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5404599 | Attachment plate on a supporting frame The attachment plate has laterally several openings (4) which each extend along an edge (9) and around it. The openings (4) serve in each instance the purpose of inserting a rotary snap-in connector (15) which has a handle (17) and a head (16) formed on i... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5396667 | Tank, in particular a flush tank, with a mounting element attached thereon For the purpose of attaching the frame (1) to the tank (6), the tank (6) has on the outer side niches (18) which are widened inwardly. Opposite each of the niches (18) the frame (1) has an opening (4). Connecting members (9) are each snapped into an openi... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5349981 | Drain valve for a flush tank The drain valve (1) has a valve tube (26) as well as an insert (37) with a float (38) in a valve housing (36). The float (38) is connected with the valve tube (26). In the bottom (49) of the insert (37) openings (39, 41a) are provided, which can be made t... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5269619 | Connection of sectional bars, of a support system for a sanitary apparatus The connection has a connection piece (1) which has two displaceable wedges (4, 13) in a bearing housing (8) . These wedges (4, 13) can be displaced in the bearing housing (8) independently of one another by a guide bearing (15, 16). In the working positi... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265282 | Actuating device on the drain valve of a flush tank The actuating device has a vertically displaceable trigger (9) which is mounted on a hood-shaped housing part (6a) of the drain valve (3). A lever (2), whose horizontal axis of rotation (5) is mounted on a float housing (6b), is pivoted with the trigger (... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5257422 | Drain connection on a sanitary article The bowl (18) of a urinal is detachably fastened with threaded bolts (20) to a building wall (19). After detaching the bowl (18), it can be swung away from the building wall (19) by a limited amount by a pivoting device (26, 27, 28) for maintenance of con... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5210883 | Installation block for a sanitary device The installation block has a support frame 1 assembled from longitudinal and transverse sections (3, 2) as well as a molding (22) foamed into this frame. Connections (5, 18, 19) for fastening a sanitary device (6), as well as for fastening the installatio... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5206961 | Wall-mounted urinal To simplify the installation and maintenance of a urinal, the bowl (3) is fastened to the building wall (6) such that it can be turned away from it. To achieve this, a bracket (8) is provided, which has a holding frame (10) fastened to the bowl (3), a mou... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5206928 | Thermostat-controlled water heating device for a bidet of a water closet with damped cold water inflow A fluid heater and storage device for a bidet includes an electric heater (3) positioned inside a housing (1) in a lower portion thereof. The housing (1) has a connection side with an inlet opening (6) and an outlet opening (7) for the fluid to enter and ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5189740 | Toilet seat assembly with a bidet A toilet seat assembly is provided with a toilet seat (1) as well as a toilet lid (8), which can be separated for cleaning from each other and from a bidet (42) arranged in a hollow projection of the toilet seat (1) by simple manipulations and without too... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5167040 | Mounting frame for the pre-wall installation of a sanitary fixture The mounting frame has for attachment of sanitary fixtures two attachment plates (7) provided with holes (9) arranged in a predetermined pattern. Base nuts (11) with threaded bolts (10) are inserted detachably into the holes (9). To attach a sanitary fixt... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5138802 | Device for fastening a mounting frame for hygienic apparatus Device for attaching a mounting frame to a building wall. The frame has openings in its side walls into which holders (2) made of plastic stops are inserted. The holders (2) have a receiving part (2a) with two openings extending at right angles to one ano... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5121509 | Overflow and drain fittings for sanitary devices The overflow and drain fitting has a drain pipe (10), into which a closing plug (4), a float (3), as well as a mushroom-shaped plug (2) are inserted. The closing plug (4) can be lifted via bars (15), thus opening a partition (10b) between a riser channel ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5033902 | Device for connecting mounting channels Device for connecting two parallel mounting channels (4,5) to one another during the installation of a temporary wall. An anchoring member (6,7) is inserted into each channel (4,5). Connecting pieces (1,2) have on one front end flexible stop lugs (1c), wh... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5030489 | Plastic molding for pipe systems The molding has a body (3) of thermoplastic. A sound-muffling layer (4), which is affixed to the body (3) by the injection-molding process, consists of a thermoplastic elastomer. The body (3) protrudes at its end from the sound-muffling layer (4). Welding... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4794654 | Drain plug The sealing stopper has a lid (1) which is set onto a sealing part (2) with a conical sealing surface (8), leaving an annular space (15). At the bottom side of the lid rim (11) is a protrusion with a hemispheric recess, into which an end segment (4) of a ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4594738 | Drain and overflow device for bathtubs A drain and overflow device for bathtubs having overflows at different heights and various slopes. By rotation of a turning knob (6) adjacent the overflow housing (15), the body (8) of the drain valve (1) can be raised and lowered by means of a Bowden dra... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4493985 | Welding sleeve A welding sleeve for connecting pipes formed of thermoplastic material includes an electrical conductor in the form of an electrical resistance wire. The resistance wire extends around the sleeve and has a pair of opposite ends for conveying current throu... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4357720 | Flush valve mounting for toilets A flush valve mounting permitting adjustment of water flow to the requirements of different types of toilet bowl comprises a housing in which a float container with a float therein is removably emplaced. The lower portion of the housing has window apertur... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4307546 | Fire retardant partitioning for openings for plastic pipe lines Partitioning for preventing the spread of fire or smoke through wall apertures created by the burning of plastic pipe. Pre-stressed metal squeezing elements are retained by plastic bolts which melt at about 120° C., releasing the squeezing elements and p... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4304015 | Pneumatic actuating device for a toilet flush valve A pneumatic actuating device for a toilet flush valve, comprising a cap emplaced on the flush valve housing and having an integral hemispherical bell member extending laterally therefrom, the bell member containing a resilient membrane. A manual pusher pr... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4155376 | Lift brake for exhaust water for a vertical drain pipe system The invention relates to a lift brake for exhaust water capable of installation in a vertical drain pipe system.... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4147926 | Electrical heatable muff and process for its manufacture An electrically heatable welding muff for connecting plastic pipes has a heating wire winding disposed in a helical groove in its interior wall. To position the pipes to be connected snugly and accurately, longitudinal grooves are cut in the interior wall... | 04/03/1979 |
