Rimless toilet with flush water distribution apparatus

a technology of water distribution apparatus and rimless toilet, which is applied in the field of toilets, can solve the problems of difficult inspection of parts of the underside of the rim, difficult to effectively clean around the rim, and often left uncleaned parts of the toilet for extended periods of time or indefinitely

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-23
IDEAL STANDARD INT
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[0031]It will be appreciated that the various features of the apparatus and method disclosed and described herein may be advantageously used in any suitable or convenient combination.

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Despite the popularity and advantages of conventional toilets there are a number of significant drawbacks with toilets incorporating a rim.
The profile of the rim can also make it difficult to effectively clean around the rim.
Furthermore, parts of the underside of the rim are difficult to inspect which means parts of the toilet are often left un-cleaned for extended periods of time or indefinitely.
However, the prior art designs fail to provide a toilet arrangement which offers an efficient and effective flushing action in combination with a toilet which substantially eliminates the possibility of germs and / or bacteria building up or being cultured in or around the rim.

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[0042]Referring to the drawings, the toilet according to the invention comprises a rimless toilet bowl 1 and a water reservoir (not shown) for supplying flushing water to said toilet bowl. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5 a water distribution apparatus or arrangement 3 is integrally formed with the inner wall of the toilet bowl 1. The distribution arrangement is discussed below in more detail with reference to FIGS. 7A and 8.

[0043]As shown in FIG. 4, the water distribution apparatus 3 includes a conduit 4 for receiving water to be supplied to the toilet bowl. This is in fluid communication with the water cistern (not shown). The distribution apparatus also includes two inlets to the toilet bowl 5 and 6 for supplying water to the toilet bowl from the conduit 4. The inlets may be any suitable size depending on the particular water pressures and characteristics of the system into which the toilet is installed. In one example the inlets are provided with a diameter of 20 mm with a tolerance...

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Abstract

A toilet comprising a rimless toilet bowl and a water distribution apparatus arranged in use to communicate water in substantially horizontally opposing directions.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / GB2008 / 002986, with an international filing date of Sep. 3, 2008 which claims the benefit of Great Britain Patent Application Number 0717274.5 filed on Sep. 5, 2007, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a toilet and specifically to a rimless toilet.BACKGROUND[0003]Various types of toilets have been available in the art for some time. An example of one conventional toilet is shown in FIG. 1, in cross-section. A conventional toilet typically comprises a toilet bowl or pan (reference A) and a toilet rim (reference B) extending around the top of the bowl. On flushing of the toilet water is directed from an inlet pipe into the back of the bowl. The majority of the water entering the toilet is directed in a generally vertical direction down the rear wall and towards the bottom of the bowl where...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E03D11/00
CPCE03D2201/40E03D11/02
Inventor PEARSON, JOHN
Owner IDEAL STANDARD INT
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