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Class 4/312 - Folding type


Subclass of Class 4 - Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Definition: Subject matter having an arrangement for moving the closet
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 04/29/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7363661Portable urinal
A portable urinal comprises an upper pan and a lower pan, the pans being joined together to create a liquid receiving cavity. The upper pan has an upper surface which may be ovate shaped like a conventional toilet seat. A funnel in the approximate center of the uppe...
04/29/2008
7269863Automatic self-cleaning toilet
A toilet bowl automatically flushes and lowers within a cylinder to a cleaning position. The interior of the bowl is then contacted by a brush cleaning assembly, including a detergent spray and water rinse and then is raised back up to the ready-for-use position.
09/18/2007
7043774Flush-toilet bowl integrated with a urinal
A bowl is provided having a back (3) presenting to the user the surface of a urinal (3A) designed to convey into the bowl the urine that is projected against it. There are likewise provided: an annular seat (6); a mobile front-covering panel (
05/16/2006
7007318Lavatory system
A lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a base, a panel coupled to the base and configured for translating movement between a first position and a second position, a cover configured for pivoting movement relative to the base between a deployed...
03/07/2006
7005077Shipboard human waste treatment for removing solids
A method and system for separating human waste solids from liquid for a shipboard toilet system that allows for the separation of solid waste, compaction of the solid waste and storage of solid waste. Wastes are deposited into a shipboard toilet system that uses vac...
02/28/2006
7004508Flexible drain element
A flexible drain element is used in place of a trap and has a section that is flexible with a stiffness that is selected to make clearing blockages easy and expeditious. ...
02/28/2006
6986171Lavatory system
A lavatory system is disclosed. The lavatory system comprises a base, a commode having a front and a rear coupled to the base and movable relative to the base between a deployed position and a stowed position, a first projection engaged between the base and the comm...
01/17/2006
6910230Submergible 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
6889936Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within aircraft lavatories
Apparatus and methods for increasing useable space within a mobile platform compartment, such as an aircraft lavatory, which is adjacent a predetermined area, such as a passenger doorway area, of the mobile platform. The apparatus generally includes a turntable modu...
05/10/2005
6496989Toilet 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
6367094Multi-step operating system for rotating hideaway sanitary fixtures, utilizing a pressurized fluid distribution
A fluid system for rotating hideaway sanitary fixtures provides for simultaneous discharge and turnover of the fixture by virtue of hydraulic devices only....
04/09/2002
6079669Dual pivot expandable lavatory
A dual pivot expandable lavatory for use in limited spaces such as on an airplane. The lavatory may be positioned proximate the doorway area of the airplane, and is provided with a primary and a secondary pivotable module. Each module is pivotably attache...
06/27/2000
5960483Lavatory having a swivelling bowl
The lavatory has a housing in which a dish-like bowl having a seat is pivotably inserted. The bowl can be swivelled from a position of use into a flushing position. Furthermore, a cleaning apparatus which serves for cleaning the seat and the bowl with pre...
10/05/1999
5898955Retractable toilet arrangement
A stowable and deployable toilet arrangement provides a moveably configured toilet that may be deployed by a user, used, and subsequently stowed into an alcove until next required for use. The toilet includes a discharge port for discharging wastes from t...
05/04/1999
5765237Flush pot assembly for user requiring care-taking
A flush pot assembly having a pot which is concealed when it is not being used. The pot can be easily accessed for use and washed with washing water after use even by a disabled person or a hospital patient. The flush pot assembly includes a pot connected...
06/16/1998
5647074Public toilet facility
A public toilet facility which is self-cleaning, automatic, and handicapped accessible. The facility offers a toilet that not only lowers from a vertical position to a horizontal position, but can be adjusted vertically to different heights. The compact f...
07/15/1997
5134728Adjustable height urinal
A height adjustable urinal is disclosed. The urinal receptacle is mounted on a slide plate that is connected to a hydraulic cylinder. Water is directed under pressure into and out of the hydraulic cylinder to adjust the receptacle to the desired height....
08/04/1992
5090069Self-cleaning sanitation module incorporating a tilting back
A self-cleaning sanitation module comprises a toilet pan movable between a use position and a cleaning position in which it is behind a separating wall. A back is provided movable between two positions, a use position and a cleaning position in which the ...
02/25/1992
5031251Accordian toilet for amputees
A height adjustable toilet for a handicapped person is provided and consists of a mechanism connected to a toilet bowl for selectively raising and lowering the height of its rim portions with respect to the floor, thereby causing an accordion pedestal por...
07/16/1991
5029348Head construction for a pontoon boat
A head construction for a pontoon boat comprising a housing having an open top and an open front and a toilet is mounted within the housing. A lid is hinged to the rear edge of the housing and is movable between a horizontal, closed position and an open p...
07/09/1991
4970732Concealed toilet bowl
A concealed toilet bowl contained in a base embedded in a wall, comprising a driving mechanism to move the toilet bowl out of the case for use or into the case for concealing same, a blower, a water tank and pipes for flushing water into the toilet bowl a...
11/20/1990
4944052Public sanitary cubicle
A public sanitary cubicle comprises a sanitary room with a lavatory pan accessible via a door and a technical room separated therefrom by a partition and containing the means necessary for the supply, disposal and cleaning of the sanitary room and, in par...
07/31/1990
4944047Rotating hideaway sanitary fixture
A sanitary rotating fixture (10, 10a), which conceals in a wall niche (11). The fixture is more or less triangular in shape when viewed from the side. It has a rear wall (13, 13a), an upper base (21, 21a), side walls (16, 16a), a sloping bottom (17, 17a) ...
07/31/1990
4799272Roll-up flush toilet
A roll-up flush toilet is composed of a base and a body. A rotary mechanism in the base may rotate to make the body in a level position or upright position. When the body is set in a level position, the body may be used for elimination purposes. When the ...
01/24/1989
4797959Sanitary unit
The invention relates to a sanitary unit having an automatic cleansing cycle. The unit comprises a lockable enclosure in which a partition defines a usage zone and a maintenance zone. A bowl is mounted for rotation between a utilization position in which ...
01/17/1989
4726079Height adjustable toilet bowl
A height adjustable toilet bowl is provided including a water actuated cylinder (10) for moving it between a low position and a high position, a cleaning water circuit (1) adapted to be connected to a water supply pipe (2), a hose (11) interposed between ...
02/23/1988
4718131Sanitary facility unit
This invention is constructed such that a toilet bowl and a shower are spaced apart and installed in a unit room, a flashing water unit provided with a counter having an apron is attached to the wall surface of the unit room for the shower space through h...
01/12/1988
4680817Compact personal hygiene center
A personal hygiene center comprises in combination a tub, hand-held shower head mounted on the tub and toilet. The tub has upright front and rear walls and opposing end walls. A ceiling interconnects the walls and is of a height to accommodate a normal pe...
07/21/1987
4645145Combination toilet and vanity
A combination toilet and vanity for vehicular use comprises a toilet having a bowl and seating portion, the seating portion being horizontally displaceable for moving said seating portion into a forward position closer to a vanity whereby said seating por...
02/24/1987
4549321Urinal
A urinal comprises a flattened urinal mounted within a toilet seat cover and a geared lever extending along the periphery of the cover which is coupled to the flatenned urinal. The geared lever engages a gearing arrangement which moves the urinal outwardl...
10/29/1985
4449258Water-closet with rotary double pan
A water-closet installation is disclosed, which comprises two pans (2, 2'; 20, 20') inside a housing (10) which pans are fixed to a rotary shaft (W; 27), and which, by rotation of the shaft around 180° are movable into each others position. Hereby the up...
05/22/1984
4328597Adjustable wash-basin
A wall-mounted wash-basin is supported by a mechanism which permits adjustment of the vertical position of the wash-basin by movement around a horizontal axis parallel with the wall. According to the invention the wash-basin is tiltable between an upper p...
05/11/1982
4138748Hydraulic operator for water closet
A hydraulic cylinder operated by ordinary home water pressure is used to actuate a swinging water closet. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, the water pressure and water discharge is obtained by a simple modification of a standard...
02/13/1979
4094019Retractable toilet bowl assembly
An assembly havng a retractable toilet bowl incorporates conduit means in the bowl trunnion for delivering water to the toilet bowl via pipes on its underside. The trunnion conduit means incorporates a Sloan valve of standard commerical type to provide ad...
06/13/1978
4089073Combination fixture with swing-out lavatory
A combination wash basin and toilet fixture is provided wherein the wash basin is mounted over the toilet and swings out of the way to permit the use of the toilet. When the wash basin is swung over the toilet, the fixture appears to be an ordinary wash b...
05/16/1978
 
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