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 |
| 7426756 | Adjustable toilet bowl The subject of the invention concerns an adjustable toilet bowl for public usage,which enables the free regulation of the height of the bowl with respect to the floor. The toilet bowl is composed of two elements, lower (1) and upper (2). These e... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7255316 | Support device for cantilever toilet bowl A support device selectively disposed between a floor surface and a lower surface of distal end of a cantilever toilet in which a base defines a surface oriented at an oblique angle relative to a horizontal plane and with a guide rail attached to an upper portion of... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6979027 | Toilet carrier A toilet carrier for supporting a wall-hung toilet can include a smooth pipe nipple that attaches a toilet to a waste pipe. A seal can be formed with the pipe nipple at the waste pipe end using a gasket compression seal, where a gasket is compressed between two oppo... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6928669 | Closet carrier system and method of assembly A closet carrier assembly has a carrier body assembly having at least one inlet for receiving waste and at least one outlet for communicating waste to a waste plumbing. The at least one inlet has internal threads and an outward facing surface substantially orthogona... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910230 | Submergible public sanitary device A public sanitary device, comprising one or more walk-in positions, each having a receptacle for human excrement and/or urine, which is connected to a waste pipe for connection to a sewage system. The sanitary device has the characteristic that it is provided with m... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6615413 | Toilet mounting assembly A toilet mounting assembly for securely and easily mounting a toilet to a structure includes a sealing ring securable to a structure and having either integral threaded rods extending from a main body portion of the sealing ring or threaded rods easily an... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6581214 | Spacer and shim assembly and process of elevating the water closet ring of a toilet bowl A system utilizing multiple spacer and shim elements that nest together to raise a closet ring to the height required for the particular floor being used in a given application for a toilet bowl installation. The nested spacer and shim elements are placed... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6553582 | Adjustable toilet bowl system A toilet bowl is adjustable in a plurality of planes so it can be tilted with respect to a floor whereby a physically impaired person can have easy access to the toilet bowl. A plurality of independently operable toilet bowl lifting mechanisms each engage... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6128787 | Flush system Flushing system for a flushing toilet, comprising a built-in frame (14); a container (10) for the intermediate storage of a predeterminable quantity of water of preferably about 5 to 10 L; and a mounting (18) for a toilet bowl or a urinal, wherein the bui... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5909968 | Vacuum toilet unit A vacuum toilet unit comprises a toilet bowl, an operating mechanism for the toilet function, and an outer shell enclosing both the toilet bowl and the operating mechanism. In normal use of the toilet unit, substantially all of the externally applied load... | 06/08/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5265284 | Set for wall mounting sanitary wares An integral unit for mounting complete wall-mounted sanitary appliances comprises a flat profiled support (1) and a sectional box structure (3) which are intended to be fixed to a wall (5) one below the other, the first (1) of which is intended to support... | 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 |
| 5199113 | Automatically adjusted water closet for handicapped and other family members A toilet elevation adjusting apparatus having an inner box-shaped frame secured within an outer box-shaped frame by channels and wheels to allow vertical displacement of the inner frame while the outer frame is secured to a wall. A toilet is secured to th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5148552 | Assembly space cover for an installation module As assembly space cover for installation modules, especially foamed ones, in the sanitary field, in the form of a molded apron (5) to be joined to the bottom side of an installation module (1) with its outside surface substantially flush with the front su... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5107638 | Mounting means for wall-mounted water closet fixtures Mounting means for securing a wall-mounted water closet fixture having an upper inlet conduit comprising in combination a vertical brace member rigidly attached to a floor-mounted fixture carrier, said brace member being also rigidly attached to said uppe... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5090064 | Installation module for sanitary equipment An installation module for sanitary equipment, comprising a foamed support structure in which the elements needed for supply to and discharge from the sanitary equipment are embedded, comprising fastening connections for suspension or erection of the supp... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4580300 | Combined wall construction form and plumbing fixture mounting device for fire rated wall construction A security sleeve for facilitating the mounting of plumbing fixtures in fire rated masonry or concrete wall construction. The sleeve has a pair of metal plates which are spaced apart about the thickness of the wall. The plates have a plurality of holes wh... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4441218 | Position adjusting device for sanitary and plumbing units using water under pressure The invention relates to a position-adjusting device for sanitary and plumbing units using water under pressure, such as water closets, bidets, washbasins, showers, and the like. Position adjustments may be desirable in order to accommodate the needs of p... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4434516 | Wall sleeve and installation jig for multiple adjacent fixture mounting A wall sleeve and installation jig for the vandal-resistant mounting of multiple adjacent fixtures. The jig is positioned in a wall such as the wall of a prison cell and fixtures such as a lavatory, mirror, light or the like are securely mounted thereon.... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4355828 | Universal plastic flange for connecting urinals to drain pipes A universal plastic economical connection for the art of connecting urinals to drain pipes which will eliminate the conventional time consuming and relatively costly steps required of the prior art. This connection will readily fit two-inch (2") diameter ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4185334 | Wall urinal mounting flange A urinal mounting flange of plastic or any suitable material having urinal supporting bolts which may be leveled in arcuate slots having a predetermined spacing after the welding material in the connection with a drain pipe has set.... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4108477 | Waste drain connection for plumbing fixtures A waste drain connection for independently-supported plumbing fixtures including a pipe with two open ends and a pair or radially-extending arms having open portions therethrough secured to the outside of the pipe intermediate the open ends thereof. A rec... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3942201 | Wall sleeve and plumbing installation jig A plumbing installation jig and wall sleeve is provided for the secure and rapid installation of plumbing fixtures through concrete, gunite, masonry walls and the like. The device includes a single rectangular sleeve, with precisely located individual tub... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3932899 | Combination support frame and security means A combination support frame and security barrier for operatively supporting a plumbing facility in confronting relation with an opening in a poured concrete wall, partition, or the like, the assembly including a plurality of frame elements extending aroun... | 01/20/1976 |
