Toilet
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.
1. A toilet comprising:
a base; and
a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
wherein the seat defines an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base; and
wherein the seat is configured to rotate about the angled axis between a lowered position in which the seat is located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the seat is oriented in an upward direction.
2. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cover;
wherein the seat is configured to rotate between the lowered position and the stowed position while the cover is in a lowered position.
3. The toilet of claim 2 , 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 a stowed position.
4. The toilet of claim 2 , wherein the cover includes an elongated member extending outwardly away from a bottom surface of the cover.
5. The toilet of claim 3 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat, and wherein the cover is rotatably coupled to the hollow elongated member of the seat.
6. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing, wherein the seat is rotatably coupled to the housing, and wherein the housing is detachably coupled to the base to rotatably couple the seat to the base.
7. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the seat is 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.
8. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor operatively coupled to the seat, wherein the motor is configured to automatically rotate the seat 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; and
a seat rotatably coupled to the housing;
wherein the seat is configured to rotate about an angled axis between a lowered position in which the seat is located adjacent the base and a stowed position in which the seat is oriented in an upward direction.
10. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the angled axis is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base.
11. The toilet of claim 9 , further comprising:
a ball and socket hinge coupled to the base and the seat.
12. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein in the lowered position, the seat is on a first side of the ball and socket hinge and in the stowed position, the seat is on a second side of the ball and socket hinge.
13. The toilet of claim 11 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat.
14. The toilet of claim 9 , wherein the seat is 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.
15. The toilet of claim 9 , further comprising:
a motor operatively coupled to the seat, wherein the motor is configured to automatically rotate the seat between the lowered position and the stowed position in response to a user input.
16. A toilet comprising:
a base; and
a seat rotatably coupled to the base;
wherein the seat defines an angled axis that is oriented upward and forward toward a front end of the base; and
wherein the seat is 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 automatically rotate between the lowered position and the stowed position.
18. The toilet of claim 16 , further comprising:
a ball and socket hinge coupled to the base and the seat.
19. The toilet of claim 18 , wherein the seat includes a hollow elongated member extending from a bottom surface of the seat.
20. The toilet of claim 16 , further comprising a motor operatively coupled to the seat, wherein the motor is configured, in response to a user input, to automatically rotate the seat between the lowered position and the stowed position and translate the seat along the angled axis.