Abstract: A toilet lid and seat closer and flushing system that aims to prevent the spread of diseases and reduce environmental pollution caused by the emission of infectious and polluting bioaerosols during toilet flushing. The system includes a main actuator with dual closing and flushing buttons, a secondary actuator with a strike knob for closing the lid and seat, and a mechanical timer for delaying the water flushing. The system also includes a sealing rubber on the toilet lid and seat to provide a hermetic and antimicrobial barrier. This invention substantially reduces the emission of polluting bioaerosols, contributing to preventive medicine and improving the health of the global population. The system can be incorporated into new toilets or installed externally as an independent kit, making it adaptable to hundreds of millions of existing toilets worldwide.

Abstract: A system for camouflaging a waste disposal device includes a frame and a covering surrounding the waste disposal device. The frame generally includes: a base with a pair of vertically, spaced apart, base frame members defining a lower circumferential edge of the frame; a crown with a pair of vertically, spaced apart, crown frame members defining an upper circumferential or peripheral edge of the frame, a curtain ring inset from the upper circumferential or peripheral edge; and a plurality of uprights interconnecting the base and the crown; and a door opening defined between some of the uprights, the base, and the crown. The covering generally includes: a crown fabric covering the crown; and a body fabric generally surrounding waste disposal device. Alternatively, the system includes: a frame with only the above described crown (i.e., without the base) and a covering (crown fabric and body fabric).

Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus for use outdoors includes a toilet seat and a clamp assembly attached to the toilet seat via hinges. The clamp assembly includes two jaw members for exerting a compressive clamping force on a tree to support the toilet seat above the ground. The clamp assembly also includes a drive mechanism to control the distance between the two jaw members and the clamping force. The major components of the clamp assembly are coplanar with one another so that when the clamp assembly is rotated about the hinges, the dimensions of the toilet seat apparatus are substantially minimized.

Abstract: Drain pipe assemblies are provide that include a first flexible pipe having a first end, a second end, and a plurality of convolutions formed therein. A first female threaded connector is is provided that is configured to receive one of the convolutions of the first flexible pipe therein. In this way, the first female threaded connector can form a seal when the one of the convolutions received therein is proximate the first end of the first flexible pipe and the first female threaded connector is threadably coupled to a first male threaded coupling. A retainer is provided that is configured to dispose a portion of the flexible pipe therethrough to form and retain a trap in the first flexible pipe. Methods of installing and using such drain pipe assemblies are also provided.

Abstract: According to the embodiment, a toilet device includes a toilet, a flow channel, a wash water supply unit a sensing unit and a controller. The sensing unit is configured to sense whether or not the wash water is at a position lower than a full water level and higher than a sealing water level on a surface of a bowl of the toilet. The controller is configured to determine a clogging state of the toilet based on a sensing result of the sensing unit following the closing of the wash water supply unit. A sensing region of the sensing unit is a position on the surface of the bowl through which the wash water flowing in a vertical direction from a water discharge port of the flow channel to a bottom portion of the bowl passes after the wash water supply unit is closed.

Abstract: Various embodiments set forth an apparatus comprising a base assembly configured to be positioned around a base of a toilet, a movable portion mechanically coupled to the base assembly, and a set of lifting components that lift the movable portion away from a portion of the base assembly.

Abstract: An air drive system for a toilet includes a compression cylinder including an air space, a fluid space, a base orifice adjoining the fluid space, and an outlet orifice adjoining the air space, and an air drive passage configured to carry pressurized air to the toilet. The flow of water increases the fluid space of the compression cylinder or increases an air pressure associated with the air space of the compression cylinder.

Abstract: A fixture carrier for supporting a plumbing fixture includes an upright and an arm. The arm is coupled to the upright and is configured to support the plumbing fixture. The arm includes a base, and an extension configured to move relative to the base. The arm is configurable in a first position where at least a portion of the base is retracted into the extension, a second position where the extension is extended away from the base, and a plurality of positions between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flexible toilet seat including a top surface; a bottom surface; an inner edge, at which the top and bottom surfaces meet; an inner region, configured to elastically and vertically deform inward relative to the outer edge in response to an applied load; and an outer region supported by an upper surface of a toilet and configured to support the inner region.

Abstract: A toilet includes a bowl with a sump and a trapway connecting the sump to an outlet of the toilet. The trapway has a zeta shape and is configured to induce a siphon which provides pressure to suction waste water from the bowl during a flush cycle. A trapway supply conduit is connected to the trapway in a tangential orientation to an upleg region of the trapway. The trapway supply conduit supplies water to the trapway, which follows a contour of the inner surface of the trapway supply conduit and continues in the same direction into the upleg region of the trapway by relying on a fluid flow to follow the curve of a convex surface placed proximate to the flow.

Abstract: A water control system for a tankless toilet includes a first flush control operating a first control valve, a second control valve, and a first water supply valve. The first control valve is moved by operation of the first flush control. The second control valve and the first water supply valve move by operation of the first control valve. When the first control valve is closed pressurized water is applied to the second control valve and the first water supply valve to maintain them closed. When the first control valve is open the water pressure applied to the second control valve and the first water supply valve is reduced causing them to open. When the first water supply valve is closed pressurized water is prevented from being delivered to a toilet bowl and when open pressurized water is delivered to a bottom jet of the toilet bowl.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a split-type automatic lifting bracket device and a sanitary product. The split-type automatic lifting bracket device comprises an upper bracket assembly and a lower bracket assembly, wherein the upper bracket assembly is used for bearing a water receiver or a waterway control valve; and the lower bracket assembly is used for bearing or supporting and driving a sanitary product to rise and descend, and comprises a self-supporting leg assembly, an auxiliary standing device, an automatic lifting control device, a lifting bracket, a push-pull power device, a rolling guide device, and the sanitary product. The lifting structure of the present application can rise and descend automatically without an additional force to assist in height adjustment. The water receiver and other structures are not provided on the lifting bracket, so that a weight for the lifting structure to rise is reduced.

Abstract: A toilet splash guard collects errant urine from a male urinating in an upright position. The toilet splash guard attaches toward the rear of a toilet bowl between the toilet seat and the bowl. The toilet splash guard has a flat body with a back side, lateral sides, and a curved portion conforming to the curvature of a rear of a toilet bowl. The flat body includes a wall extending along a periphery of the flat body except for along the curved portion, defining a urine collecting portion therein. The urine collecting portion can be sloped to allow urine to flow to the toilet bowl.

Abstract: Various embodiments for conserving fluid based on the position of a toilet seat are presented. One example embodiment includes a toilet flushing system having a fluid regulation component and a position detector. The fluid regulation component is configured to regulate an amount of fluid used to flush a toilet during a flush cycle. The position detector is configured to detect whether the toilet seat is in a raised position or a lowered position. The position detector is coupled to the fluid regulation component to communicate whether the toilet seat is in the raised position or the lowered position. The fluid regulation component is further configured to regulate the amount of fluid used during the flush cycle based at least in part on whether the toilet seat is in the raised position or the lowered position.

Abstract: A toilet seat lifting system includes a foot-operated bellows connected to a hinged rod which is surrounded by a sleeve. The rod is then extended by the air produced by the bellows and the rod is attached to the toilet seat with adhesive or suction cup. The rod includes a hollow outer rod and an inner rod that is inserted within the outer rod. The outer rod is then sealed against the inner rod through an air tight seal. When the bellows is actuated, air is supplied through the bottom rod and released within the outer rod. Since the outer rod is air tight, the pressure created by the air within the rod forces a latch at the top of the outer rod to open and release the pressure. The opening of the latch in turn actuates the lifting of the toilet seat.

Abstract: Provided is a tank device capable of restraining splashing of flush water during water supply to suppress a water slapping sound. A tank device for supplying flush water stored therein to a flush toilet comprises: a tank main unit for storing flush water in an internal space 24C thereof defined by an inner wall surface which comprises a transverse surface 27B extending in a transverse direction and a standing surface 27A extending in an up-down direction; and a water supply member 26 for supplying flush water from a water supply port 26A to the internal space of the tank main unit, the water supply member 26 being configured to spout flush water toward the inner wall surface defining the internal space 24C, wherein the tank main unit comprises a flow rectifying portion 46 provided in a region of the inner wall surface to which flush water is spouted, the flow rectifying portion 46 having a convex part 46A and a concave part 46B each formed on the inner wall surface.

Abstract: A spa suction bulkhead or manifold is described. The manifold may be placed behind a removable seat back of the spa or other removable structure. The manifold may have a top portion connected to a main suction line and a main pump line. The top portion may have a cylindrical wall in the center, such that the top portion is divided into a central opening (in fluid communication with the main pump line) and an outer ring portion (in fluid communication with the main suction line). The manifold may also have a cover with a central opening and a plurality of holes formed therein. A spa removable seat back containing jets may fit at its base into the central opening of the cover in fluid connection with the main pump line and allowing the outer ring portion and cover to be exposed for water intake.

Abstract: A spa having a rotomolded unibody shell defining a basin, an upper edge surrounding the basin, a peripheral wall, a cavity between the basin and the peripheral wall. The peripheral wall having at least one opening leading to the cavity. The spa including a frame, decoupled from the spa shell, in the form of a plurality of individual components introducible into the cavity within the shell via the opening in the shell, and assemblable to one another inside the shell. The frame including side beams and couplers in continuous abutment with the upper edge of the shell, offering a superior structure and support.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable IR emitters to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR emitters in a sauna.

Abstract: A removable toilet seat lifter that includes a seat mount, a handle, and a handle couple. The seat mount may be able to attach to a toilet seat. The handle may be able to lift the toilet seat and may have a coupling end and a user end. An extension member may connect the coupling end to the user end and may have two or more telescoping members nested within each other. The telescoping members may be able to slide within each other to adjust the length of the extension member. The handle couple may be able to couple the handle to the seat mount, in such a way that they may also be released from each other. The handle couple may be affixed to the seat mount and may include a handle receiver which may accept and retain the coupling end of the handle.