Anti-overflow toilet

Abstract

An anti-overflow toilet includes a jet feed conduit that is positioned opposite to a waste drain outlet. The toilet also includes an overflow conduit having an overflow inlet that is positioned within the jet feed conduit, which delivers flushwater from a tank to a jet outlet port to the toilet bowl. In the event the bowl becomes clogged, excess flushwater within the bowl is routed back through the jet outlet port and into the overflow inlet of the overflow conduit, whereupon the flushwater is routed via the overflow conduit away from the toilet to a suitable drain.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 990,291 filed May 8, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention generally relates to an anti-overflow toilet that prevents flushwater from overflowing out of a toilet bowl. More specifically, the present invention relates to an anti-overflow toilet that utilizes a jet feed conduit to deliver flushwater to evacuate waste from the toilet bowl. More particularly, the present invention relates to an anti-overflow toilet with an overflow conduit having an overflow inlet positioned within the jet feed conduit, such that excess flushwater within the bowl is routed back into the jet feed conduit, into the overflow inlet, and out of the bowl by the overflow conduit.BACKGROUND[0003]Conventional toilets are configured with a storage tank that collects an amount of flushwater that is supplied from a water main or water supply li...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an anti-overflow toilet that prevents excess flushwater from overflowing the bowl. The toilet includes a tank, distribution manifold, valve, jet feed conduit, waste drain outlet, and overflow conduit. When the waste drain outlet is blocked, the excess flushwater can be routed through the jet feed conduit, into the overflow inlet, and out of the overflow outlet. The overflow conduit has an angled joint that separates it into two sections, and the first section extends from the overflow inlet to the joint at a right angle, while the second section extends from the joint to the overflow outlet at an angle. The first and second sections can be separated from each other at the angled joint. The overflow conduit can be integrated with the bowl or the tank. The present invention also provides an anti-overflow toilet with a rim conduit and jet feed that deliver flushwater to the bowl, and an overflow conduit that prevents excess flushwater from overflowing the bowl.

Problems solved by technology

However, during the use of the toilet, the waste trap or waste drain outlet may become clogged due to the collection of excess solid waste material in the bowl.

As a result, when the toilet is flushed, the flushwater that is released into the toilet bowl cannot escape, thus causing the water level in the bowl to rise and overflow thereover.

Such overflowing wastewater may cause costly damage to surrounding floors, fixtures, and other items, thus creating an undesired mess to clean and repair.

While such prior art toilet designs provide various overflow outlet configurations to allow the evacuation of excess flushwater from the bowl when the waste drain outlet becomes clogged, such designs suffer from a serious drawback.

Specifically, such toilet designs are susceptible to becoming clogged by solid waste carried in the bowl that is moved into the overflow outlets, thereby clogging them, as the level of flushwater rises during an overflow event, thus rendering the overflow features of the toilet useless.

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