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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141177 | Carrier for wall mounted toilets A carrier or support system for a wall mounted toilet for adequately supporting the weight of a user. A first support assembly has a faceplate, spaced-apart pedestals, two washer plates, a fitting member, a coupling, a first fastener for allowing vertical movement b... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7197777 | Collar for a water pipe supply A flexible, plastic collar for sealing the space between a water supply line or pipe and a wall aperture, the collar including an annular, generally conical surface, a convex front face, a concave rear face, a centered opening provided with a sleeve for receiving an... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6496989 | Toilet device that can be transformed into a urinal A toilet device comprising a toilet bowl which is provided with a seat, a flushing water inlet and an outlet for waste water. The toilet bowl is installed at a predetermined level above the floor. The distance and the position of the toilet bowl can be ch... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6460204 | Assembly unit for sanitary facilities An installation unit for sanitary fixtures is described which is characterized by a central carrying column having at least two connection regions with a planar, angled and/or curved attachment surface which extend at an angle to one another or parallel t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6115852 | Adjustable replacement ring for a toilet flange and method An adjustable replacement toilet ring for securing a toilet in fluid communication with the flange of a sewer pipe is disclosed. The ring includes at least two ring segments which may be adjustably assembled around a sewer pipe and may be secured to a toi... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6065160 | Adjustable closet flange A adjustable closet flange for permitting adjustment of the depth of a closet flange connecting a toilet to a drain conduit. The adjustable closet flange includes a tubular lower conduit with open top and bottom ends, and exterior and interior surfaces. T... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6035589 | Framework, especially for fastening plumbing units The framework has at least one vertical support column (3), into which a telescopically height-adjustable foot (4) connected to the support column (3) is inserted. An approximate presetting and subsequently a fine height adjustment are possible by means o... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6000070 | Combination toilet and bidet A toilet provides a traditional water filled bowl with flushing action as well as a bidet in one unit. Heated air is forced into the toilet bowl interior and directed onto bidet washed surfaces for drying. Water is directed into the bowl under pressure fo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5542718 | Adjustable tail ground joint An adjustable plumbing conduit for connecting the inlet of a flush valve body and the outlet of a control valve wherein the flush valve body inlet has interior threads and the control valve outlet has exterior threads. The adjustable plumbing conduit incl... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5309579 | Adjustable trim plate for toilet replacement An adjustable decorative base trim plate serves as a replacement foot pad for a toilet. The trim plate is positioned between the toilet and floor to provide an attractive, level cover over discrepancies in the flooring surface that can result from toilet ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5150480 | Support footing for toilet The foot support (5) has an H-shaped beam (6) as well as two feet (7). The beam (6) and the feet (7) are made from metal pipes with rectangular cross section. The height of the foot support (5) is adjusted by adjusting the depth of insertion of the feet (... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4979239 | Support structure for wall-mounted sanitary apparatus, and supporting uprights therefor A support structure for sanitary apparatus to be wall-mounted on a partition wall incorporating an internal framework. In accordance with the invention the support structure comprises, joined to each other in one piece by two legs (31), two crossmembers (32, 3... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4946203 | Waste pipe connector A plumbing fitting for coupling a urinal or water closet to the drain waste pipe whether it be copper, PVC, steel or cast iron pipe without using any adapters, threaded pipe or glue. The fitting having a cylindrical body divided longitudinally into two ar... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4638829 | Firestop fitting for carrier mounted water closets A firestop fitting (10, 30) for mounting on a water closet carrier (200, 300) is described. The fitting includes a releasable plug (13) and is used for preventing the spread of fire through plastic pipe between floors of a building.... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4558472 | Adjustable wall sleeve An adjustable sleeve for supporting plumbing fixtures in a high security type environment wherein the sleeve is composed of telescoping type frames which are easily adjustable to the wall thickness yet can accommodate security type devices such as reinfor... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4058859 | Water closet carrier A water closet carrier of the type which supports an off-the-floor toilet, the carrier having a pair of upstanding slotted brackets which support a vertically disposed face plate, selectively positionable in angularly related positions with respect to the... | 11/22/1977 |
