IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,039,719
Granted Patent B2
US 11,039,719 · App. 17/046,506 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Toilet

Inventors: Chanseol Chung (Milwaukee, WI); Karger D. Kohler (Kohler, WI); Daniel N. Halloran (Fredonia, WI); Jeffrey T. Laundre (Sheboygan, WI); Keith E. Muellenbach (Sheboygan, WI); Jennifer Tarplee (Sheboygan, WI); Craig Loest (Kohler, WI)
Assignee: Kohler Co.
A47K13/247A47K13/10A47K13/12A47K13/28A47K13/242A47K13/245A61G5/14
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Patent No.
US 11,039,719
App. No.
17/046,506
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A toilet includes a base, a cover, and a seat. The seat is rotatably coupled to the base, and the cover is rotatably coupled to the seat. The cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base. The cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.

Claims (40)

1. A toilet comprising:

a base;

a seat rotatably coupled to the base; and

a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;

wherein the cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base; and

wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction.

2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured to rotate between the lowered position and the stowed position while the cover is in the lowered position.

3. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes an elongated member extending outwardly away from a bottom surface of the cover, and wherein the elongated member defines the angled axis of the cover.

4. The toilet of claim 3 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat, and wherein the elongated member of the cover is at least partially received in, and rotatably coupled to, the hollow elongated member of the seat.

5. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a housing, wherein the cover and the seat are each rotatably coupled to the housing, and wherein the housing is detachably coupled to the base to rotatably couple the cover and the seat to the base.

6. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to translate axially along the angled axis relative to the base to assist a user with standing from a seated position on the seat.

7. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a top surface having a substantially convex portion, and wherein the top surface faces toward the front end of the base when the cover is at the stowed position.

8. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a motor operatively coupled to the seat and the cover, wherein the motor is configured to automatically rotate the seat and the cover between the lowered position and the stowed position in response to a user input.

9. A toilet comprising:

a base;

a housing detachably coupled to the base;

a seat rotatably coupled to the housing; and

a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;

wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to rotate about an angled axis between a lowered position in which the cover and the seat are located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the cover and the seat are oriented in an upward direction; and

wherein the angled axis is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base.

10. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the seat is configured to rotate between the lowered position and the stowed position while the cover is in the lowered position.

11. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the cover includes an elongated member extending outwardly away from a bottom surface of the cover, and wherein the elongated member defines the angled axis of the cover.

12. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat, and wherein the elongated member of the cover is at least partially received in, and rotatably coupled to, the hollow elongated member of the seat.

13. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to translate axially along the angled axis relative to the base to assist a user with standing from a seated position on the seat.

14. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the cover includes a top surface having a substantially convex portion, and wherein the top surface faces toward the front end of the base when the cover is at the stowed position.

15. The toilet of claim 9 , further comprising a motor operatively coupled to the seat and the cover, wherein the motor is configured to automatically rotate the seat and the cover between the lowered position and the stowed position in response to a user input.

16. A toilet comprising:

a base;

a seat rotatably coupled to the base; and

a cover rotatably coupled to the seat;

wherein the cover and the seat define an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base; and

wherein the cover and the seat are each configured to:

rotate about the angled axis relative to the base between a lowered position and a stowed position, and

translate axially along the angled axis relative to the base to assist a user with standing from a seated position on the seat.

17. The toilet of claim 16 , wherein the seat is configured to rotate between the lowered position and the stowed position while the cover is in the lowered position.

18. The toilet of claim 16 , wherein the cover includes an elongated member extending outwardly away from a bottom surface of the cover, and wherein the elongated member defines the angled axis of the cover.

19. The toilet of claim 18 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat, and wherein the elongated member of the cover is at least partially received in, and rotatably coupled to, the hollow elongated member of the seat.

20. The toilet of claim 16 , further comprising a motor operatively coupled to the seat and the cover, wherein the motor is configured, in response to a user input, to automatically:

rotate the seat and the cover between the lowered position and the stowed position, and

translate the seat and the cover along the angled axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2021
From: HALLORAN, DANIEL N.; CHUNG, CHANSEOL; KOHLER, KARGER; LAUNDRE, JEFFREY T.; MUELLENBACH, KEITH E.; TARPLEE, JENNIFER; LOEST, CRAIG
To: KOHLER CO.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62655904 · Apr 11, 2018
Related Publication 20210106191A1 · Apr 15, 2021
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