IP Library Granted Patent US 7,984,520
Granted Patent B2
US 7,984,520 · App. 12/169,098 · Granted Jul 26, 2011

Water closet

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Patent No.
US 7,984,520
App. No.
12/169,098
Granted
Jul 26, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water closet has a wash basin positioned above a toilet which is secured to a floor. A guide is adapted to direct movement of the wash basin in a generally vertical direction.

Claims (23)

1. A water closet comprising:

a wash basin positioned above a toilet;

the toilet is secured to a floor;

a guide comprising at least one rail in communication with at least a corner of the wash basin; and

the guide is adapted to direct movement of the wash basin along the length of the at least one rail.

2. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein at least one ultrasonic transducer is disposed on the wash basin.

3. The water closet of claim 2 , wherein the water closet comprises a control loop adapted to obstruct a drain of the wash basin while the ultrasonic transducers are activated.

4. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the water closet comprises a holder positioned above the wash basin.

5. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein an actuator is adapted to move the wash basin and the holder with respect to one another.

6. The water closet of claim 5 , wherein at least one gear box is disposed intermediate a rail of the guide and the actuator.

7. The water closet of claim 5 , wherein the actuator is a mechanical jack, a hydraulic jack, a motor, a crank or combinations thereof.

8. The water closet of claim 5 , wherein a power source adapted to provide power to the actuator is incorporated into the water closet.

9. The water closet of claim 8 , wherein the power source comprises a battery, a generator, a solar cell or combinations thereof.

10. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the guide comprises grooves of at least one wall of the water closet.

11. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the water closet is adapted to function as a stand alone building.

12. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the water closet is incorporated into a spacecraft, a motorcraft, a watercraft, an aircraft, or combinations thereof.

13. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the water closet is incorporated into a portable building, a residential dwelling, a commercial building, or combinations thereof.

14. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein a bench adapted to cover the toilet is in communication with the guide and is adapted to be lifted vertically above the toilet.

15. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the water closet comprises a water pump adapted to transport water from a water reservoir disposed within the water closet to the wash basin and/or toilet.

16. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein a compressed gas canister is disposed in the toilet and is adapted to assist in flushing the toilet.

17. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein a water stopper is placed in a lower half of an entrance to the water closet and is adapted to retain water within the water closet.

18. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the wash basin is a sink.

19. The water closet of claim 1 , wherein the wash basin is a washing machine.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 9, 2020
From: NEWVISTAS, LLC
To: HALL LABS LLC
Reel/Frame 051554/0111 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2015
From: HALL, DAVID R.
To: NEWVISTAS, LLC
Reel/Frame 036179/0896 →