Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
  • A47K13/02—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets of plastic materials
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D11/00—Other component parts of water-closets, e.g. noise-reducing means in the flushing system, flushing pipes mounted in the bowl, seals for the bowl outlet, devices preventing overflow of the bowl contents; devices forming a water seal in the bowl after flushing, devices eliminating obstructions in the bowl outlet or preventing backflow of water and excrements from the waterpipe
  • E03D11/02—Water-closet bowls ; Bowls with a double odour seal optionally with provisions for a good siphonic action; siphons as part of the bowl
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
  • E03D9/08—Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices ; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
  • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
  • E03D2201/00—Details and methods of use for water closets and urinals not otherwise provided for
  • E03D2201/40—Devices for distribution of flush water inside the bowl

Definitions

• THIS INVENTION relates to sanitaryware.
• spray nozzles include spray nozzles and a tap for initiating a supply of water to the spray nozzle.
• the bowl is preferably moulded in a number of sections and the
• the seat and bowl are preferably moulded in polymer concrete.
• an article of sanitaryware comprising a ring-like seat moulded in one piece, a
• moulded toilet bowl having an inner surface and outer surface, said seat being
• the toilet bowl preferably comprises a number of moulded pieces
• Said seat is preferably generally oval in plan view, the top surface of
• the seat when viewed in section, being rounded so that the inner and outer
• the part of the seat which forms the outer overhang can have a bull-
• the seat can have a flange extending downwardly
• Figure 1 is a side elevation of a first embodiment of sanitaryware in the form
• Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the toilet bowl and seat
• Figure 3 is a top plan view of the sanitaryware with inlet and outlet pipes
• Figure 4 is a top plan view of the bowl with the seat omitted
• Figure 5 is an underneath plan view of the seat
• Figure 6 is a section on the line IV-IV of Figure 5;
• Figure 7 is a section, to a larger scale and showing the junction between the
• Figure 8 illustrates, to a larger scale, a portion of the toilet bowl and seat and
• Figure 9 illustrates part of the spraying means of Figure 8 to a still larger
• the bowl 12 can be moulded in a number of sections using a polymer
• the bowl 12 is constructed using two
• the seat 14 is moulded in one piece. It has a protruding lip 16 around
• the seat 14 is thick compared to the plastic seats and to the
• the seat 14 is bonded to the
• the water inlet is shown at 18 and the waste outlet at 20.
• the pipes leading to and from the inlet and outlet are shown at 22 and 24 in Figure 1 but have been omitted
• the moulded sections constituting the bowl 12 are mirror images of
• the moulding constituting the seat 14 has, in plan, the
• the rounded top surface is the one on which
• the upper edge of the bowl has a configuration such as to provide a
• the material used is preferably polymer concrete.
• An additional inlet pipe is shown at 42 and this is connected to the
• the inlet pipe 42 extends through the seat 14 and into a recess 48
• a disc 52 is fitted so that the disc 52 is flush with the surface of
• the disc 52 has upwardly-sloping bores 54 extending therethrough.
• the pipe 42 is connected to the mains supply upstream of the cistern
• a flow restrictor (not shown) can be provided in the pipe 42 to limit the
• the shape of the outer overhang can be categorised as bull-nosed.

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