Invention Grant
- Patent Title: One-piece toilet with flush valve
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Application No.: US16869936Application Date: 2020-05-08
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Publication No.: US11306469B2Publication Date: 2022-04-19
- Inventor: Daniel N. Halloran , Tony L. Lambert
- Applicant: KOHLER CO.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee: KOHLER CO.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC
- Main IPC: E03D1/34
- IPC: E03D1/34 ; E03D11/14 ; F16K31/18 ; E03D1/33

Abstract:
A toilet having a one piece structure, a flush valve, and a seal. The structure includes a base having a fluid channel in fluid communication with a bowl; a tank having an internal compartment; a wall disposed between the tank and the base, the wall having an opening fluidly connecting the internal compartment and the fluid channel; and a retaining structure in the internal compartment. The flush valve has a valve body including an inner wall, which is disposed in the opening and extends from a first end in fluid communication with the internal compartment to a second end in fluid communication with the fluid channel, and a locking flange extending radially outward from the inner wall, the locking flange being retained between the retaining structure and the wall in a locking position. The seal is disposed between the locking flange and one of the wall or the retaining structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210348373A1 ONE-PIECE TOILET WITH FLUSH VALVE Public/Granted day:2021-11-11
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