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Toilet with an inclined seating surface

Pending Publication Date: 2022-11-03
STANDARD PRODUCTS LTD
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The patent describes various examples of toilets and toilet-related products, such as a toilet seat, toilet pan, and shims. The technical effects of the patent include improved functionality, design, and materials used for the various toilet components. These improvements can lead to better performance, durability, and overall user experience.

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Sitting on a toilet for longer than is necessary is generally undesirable.

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[0018]The FIGS. schematically illustrate examples of a toilet 1 in which the seating surface 3 is inclined downwards towards a front of the toilet 1. This makes it more difficult for a user to sit on the toilet 1 for extended periods of time, since engagement or additional engagement of upper leg muscles (for example: Rectus Femorus, Vestus Lateralis, Vastus Medialus) and lower leg muscles (for example: Gastrocnemius and Soleus) is required to resist sliding forward relative to the toilet 1.

[0019]Reducing the time spent sitting on the toilet 1 is desirable as spending too long sitting on the toilet 1 can cause swollen haemorrhoids and weakening of pelvic muscles.

[0020]Additional benefits to reducing the time that a person spends sitting on the toilet 1 can include: improving crowd flow through public toilets by reducing queuing times; reducing work place inefficiencies due to extended natural breaks; and reducing the use of the toilet 1 as a seat at which to perform unrelated tasks ...

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Abstract

In some examples there is provided a toilet comprising a pan and a seating surface. In some examples there is provided a toilet seat providing the seating surface. The seating surface is configured to at least partially circumscribe an opening into the pan. The seating surface is configured to incline downwards towards a front of the toilet with a substantially constant gradient of at least 5 arc degrees with respect to at least one of: a floor-abutment surface of the toilet; and a normal to a wall-abutment surface of the toilet.

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TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD[0001]Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a toilet with an inclined seating surface. Some embodiments relate to pedestal or wall-mounted toilets with inclined seating surfaces.BACKGROUND[0002]Toilet seats presently provide a horizontal seating surface. This enables a user to sit relatively comfortably on the toilet. As a result, a user may spend longer than necessary sitting on the toilet without short-term discomfort. Sitting on a toilet for longer than is necessary is generally undesirable.BRIEF SUMMARY[0003]According to various, but not necessarily all examples, there is provided a toilet comprising a pan and a seating surface. The seating surface is configured to at least partially circumscribe an opening into the pan. The seating surface is configured to incline downwards towards a front of the toilet with a substantially constant gradient of at least 5 arc degrees with respect to at least one of: a floor-abutment surface of the toilet; and a norm...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K13/02
CPCA47K13/02A47K2017/006A47K13/24E03D11/135E03D11/14A47K13/00A47K13/005E03D11/02
Inventor GILL, MAHABIR SINGH
Owner STANDARD PRODUCTS LTD