Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6745417 | Toilet stool usable in sitting posture A toilet stool capable of using comfortably without cleaning is provided. The toilet stool comprises a main body 10, a seat 11, a cover 12, injection means 41 and 42, and a control means. The main body 10 can preserve stool ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6622315 | Toilet bowl deodorizing and disinfecting apparatus A toilet bowl deodorizing, disinfecting and washing apparatus. In one variation, the apparatus includes a flexible enclosure that contains a bellows, a high-pressure reservoir, a liquid reservoir, and a plurality of nozzles. The bellows, liquid reservoir,... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6582668 | Buoyant dispensing device A buoyant dispensing device for dispensing a material into a body of water. An inner receptacle contains the material and has apertures to permit the material to escape therefrom. A housing having an outer receptacle houses the inner receptacle therein an... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6330723 | Air freshening toilet seat A compressible, air freshening toilet seat adapted for being secured to a toilet bowl includes a cushioning top layer, a rigid bottom layer, an inner periphery, an outer periphery, a compressible chamber, and a plurality of receptacle structures. The top ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 5383237 | Toilet seat deodorizer apparatus A new and improved toilet seat deodorizer apparatus includes a flexible, resilient air pump assembly shaped substantially in the form of a toilet seat, a connector assembly for connecting the air pump assembly to a toilet bowl, and an odor dispenser assem... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5086523 | Sanitary attachment means for a toilet seat which features a replaceable deodorizer and serves as a handle to lift and lower seat A sanitary attachment mounted to a toilet seat of a toilet is disclosed. The attachment includes a removable handle portion, and a deodorizer portion, both portions being integral with each other and being received in a bracket mounted to the underside of... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5065460 | Commode seat lifting apparatus Apparatus including a handle arrangement for lifting of a commode seat wherein the handle may be mounted to a side or bottom surface of the associated commode seat to permit ease of lifting and manipulation thereof. Modifications of the invention include ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4980931 | Self sterilizing toilet seat A self sterilizing toilet seat is provided that includes a built-in mechanism in which detergent, water and air can respectively wash and dry the toilet seat. The built-in mechanism is so constructed that it can only operated when the toilet seat is place... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4790039 | Technique for sanitizing toilet seats A portable toilet is equipped with a toilet seat having a cover thereon which is capable of delivering a charge of sanitizing and/or deodorizing fluid onto the upper surface thereof. A source of sanitizing and/or deodorizing fluid is periodically energize... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4525880 | Portable auxiliary toilet seat A portable and foldable toilet seat is disclosed which comprises a thin shell having curved edges which snugly fits over the top of a permanent toilet seat to prevent slippage and includes a stack of disposable liners within said shell. After use, the lin... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4344194 | Toilet seat and lid unit with concealed air deodorizer A toilet seat and lid assembly having air ventilating and deodorizing equipment concealed in the lid, and one or more air passages extending through the seat in seriatim with one or more air conduits providing air communication between the closet bowl and... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4193144 | Lavatory seat The invention provides a plastics lavatory seat which has an internal channel or cavity for containing liquid disinfectant and/or deodorant of the phenolic or cationic kind, the liquid and the plastics being compatible and the plastics being permeable to ... | 03/18/1980 |
