Abstract: An integral, unitary plastic tank and rim flush for a toilet are disclosed, along with the apparatus and method of manufacture. The tank includes a bottom wall and sidewalls, one of which is integral with an essentially tubular water passageway. The rim includes an oval-shaped, hollow duct which is integral with the passageway and includes a plurality of spaced openings in a bottom wall surface to distribute water around the periphery of a toilet bowl. In the method of making the product, an elongated thermoplastic parison is positioned between a pair of blow mold sections. Next, the sections are closed, enclosing respective parison portions within a tank cavity, a passageway cavity and a rim cavity. Blow fluid under pressure is introduced into the parison portion within the tank cavity, resulting in the various cavity-enclosed parison portions being blown to their final shape. After cooling, the article is removed from the mold, trimmed and drilled to form the final product.

Abstract: A water closet, comprising a floor, a movable stool disposed above the floor and mounted for vertical displacement above the floor and a drive apparatus connected to the stool for moving the stool to a selected height above the floor. The drive apparatus may include a drum connected to the stool and vertically movable in a hole in the floor. The stool may further be provided with a seat having two facing arcuate portions slidable on the stool and a pair of base rods connected to each arcuate portion extending at an angle downwardly toward the floor and through respective guides so as to adjust the spacing between the arcuate portions and resulting width of the seat with the vertical movement of the stool above the floor.

Abstract: A planter box for bathrooms is provided wherein a specially adapted planter structure is constructed for positioning atop the flush tank of conventional commodes in place of the cover therefor. The box includes drainage ports depending from the lower portion thereof for fluid flow communication into the commode tank. The box is constructed to matingly mount atop the commode tank to serve as a lid therefor. The drainage ports thereof are provided with a mesh screen or the like and a replaceable filter to prevent the transfer therethrough of the soil and related material housing the plants therein. A small hand pump is provided in conjunction with the planter box to siphon water from within the commode tank for being dispersed upon the plants within the box. In this manner, selected plants may be displayed and cared for in the bathroom without concern of transferring water thereto and/or the drainage therefrom.

Abstract: A sanitary syphon gas trap particularly adapted for use in association with squat-type water closets, which are installed at floor grade level, which trap has an inlet arm and an outlet arm of circular cross-section, and an angularly disposed seal arm in rebent relationship to said inlet arm intermediate the inlet and outlet. The seal arm has an arcuate non-circular cross-section whose area is less than the flow area of said inlet arm and whose juncture with the outlet arm defines a flow-fall which is out of the main stream of the flow path between the seal arm and the outlet arm. A downwardly directed water jet from the water closet initiates a Venturi effect of high velocity flow in the seal arm for waste discharge.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for treating waste matter in aerobic digestion apparatuses, such as closets. In the method a frother means is disposed in the circulation path of the liquid between the pump and the receptacle means, the frother means being arranged to convert a portion of the liquid to froth for the purposes of accommodating matter particles in the wall of the froth bubbles, the froth being at least to a certain extent supplied to the aerobic digestion compartment.

Abstract: A vacuum-type water removal system for buildings, factories, ships and the like is provided wherein waste water collection devices, such as sanitary facilities (e.g., toilets) and other waste producing/or collecting devices, are connected through a cut-off valve to a vacuum conduit for removal of the waste water. The invention concerns the provision of a supplemental arrangement including an overflow opening for the collection devices which is connected to a gravity feed line that feeds a collection chamber connected through a check valve to the vacuum line.

Abstract: A water closet shell comprising a basin component formed in one piece of molded plastics material and a cistern component likewise formed and when assembled defines a water closet unit having a flushing rim section. The flushing rim section is defined by mating an upwardly projecting ridge from the basin with a downwardly projecting ridge from the flushing rim.

Abstract: A receptacle as provided for disposition upon a bed and includes a form retentive but foldable body constructed of water impervious material and defining a bottom wall extending between and from whose outer marginal peripherally continuous, integral and upwardly extending peripheral walls project.

Abstract: An essentially all-plastic toilet includes a plastic bowl, trap, waterway, tank and rim flush retained within an outer plastic housing. Polyurethane foam fills the space between the outer housing and the internal components to provide a rigid and strong, yet light weight structure.

Abstract: An improved sanitary water closet wherein the soil pipe leading to the sludge tank, passes through a flushing container and is formed inside the latter with a bend provided with grid means arranged to allow passage through of liquid into the container and further to a septic tank, but to divert solid material to the sludge tank. Because of the separation of liquid and solid products, the sludge product obtained in the sludge tank contains very little moisture and is therefore easily biologically degradable.

Abstract: A toilet set to be installed in a minimum size room comprising in combination a support with a water closet discharge provided at its top with two basins located side by side and slidable at will transversely, in order to serve selectively the functions of a water closet pot and of a bidet, a washing basin which can be tilted to vertical position, a shower delivery, a movable urinal with internal washing and streaming water discharge, a mechanism for delivering water to the aforesaid services connected to a thermostat and a warm air delivery unit associated with the shower and the bidet.

Abstract: A squat-type water closet self-supporting in environment of installation, especially in a poured or pre-cast slab-type floor, without need of boxing, is provided by a bowl casting having a horizontal cast flange for anchored support on a rough slab or other environmental structure, and a flush rim casting gasketed to a seat on and defining with the bowl top margin a flushing water passage and peripheral bowl-flushing slot; the rim opening being level with floor and defining the visible closet opening; a vitreous coat and/or full porcelain enamel being applied to wetted and visible surfaces; the two members being shaped for casting without coring; and flashing-securing means being optional.

Abstract: An improved vacuum-type waste water removal system is provided for use in buildings wherein waste water, collected from facilities such as toilets and bath tubs in the building, is fed by gravity feed lines to a collection chamber connected to a vacuum line for removal of the collected water, and wherein a check valve is connected between the collection chamber and the vacuum line which opens automatically when the water reaches a preselected maximum. The improvement concerns the provision of a backwash receptacle connected to either a gravity line or the collection chamber at a location above the maximum water level in the collection chamber and substantially below the facilities referred to. The volume of the backwash receptacle is large as compared with the collection chamber and the backwash receptacle serves to reduce operating noise and to provide overflow protection.

Abstract: An adjustable toilet mounted on the wall of a bathroom. The toilet is raised and lowered by an electrically driven motor. By raising and lowering the toilet, the elderly, the handicapped, and children are aided in the use of the toilet. The toilet provides electrical limit switches for stopping the motor at a desired height above the bathroom floor.

Abstract: A plumbing system for flushing a toilet bowl is provided having one or more high pressure nozzles disposed about the rim of the bowl so that the discharge from the nozzles will impinge upon all of the interior surfaces of the bowl; the nozzles are each connected to a common pressure chamber through a flush valve; the pressure chamber contains an air pocket which will be compressed when liquid under main pressure accumulates in the pressure chamber; liquid from a water main is supplied to the pressure chamber through an adjustable flow restrictor so that, when the flush valve is open and water from the pressure chamber is discharged under pressure through the nozzles, a subsequent flushing cycle will be delayed until a predetermined line pressure builds up in the pressure chamber; a reservoir tank is connected to the bowl drain and is adapted to collect water from other utility stations until a predetermined quantity of liquid is present in the reservoir; control means are provided to discharge liquid from the

Abstract: A system is disclosed wherein white waters, i.e., those soapy waters coming from washing stands, showers, wash basins and the like, are carried, through receiving and filtering devices, down to the tank or container of a toilet either at the same level of the building or down to a lower level. By means of the devices employed in this invention cesspools are dispensed within sanitary devices from which white water is obtained, and also water entrance valves and floaters in toilet tanks are dispensed with.