Ligature resistant toilet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10052000-B2
Application number	US-201615071159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A toilet includes a bowl and a seat. The bowl includes a base and a rim. The base includes an inner surface and an outer surface. The rim includes an upper surface and an inner surface. The inner surface of the rim extends from the inner surface of the base. The seat includes a plate portion, a neck portion, a skirt portion, a first fastening tab, and a second fastening tab. The plate portion includes an inner edge and an outer edge. The neck portion extends axially from the inner edge of the plate portion. The first fastening tab extends from the neck portion and includes a first aperture having an axis configured to intersect one of the inner surface of the rim and the inner surface of the base. The second fastening tab extends from the neck portion and including a second aperture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toilet comprising:
a bowl having a base and a rim, the base including an inner surface and an outer surface, the rim including an upper surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of the rim extending from the inner surface of the base; and
a monolithically formed seat including:
a plate portion;
a neck portion extending axially and defining a radially innermost edge of the seat;
a skirt portion extending axially and defining a radially outermost edge of the seat, the plate portion extending between the neck portion and the skirt portion;
a first fastening tab having a first extended portion extending from the neck portion and including a first aperture through the first extended portion and having a first axis configured to intersect one of the inner surface of the rim and the inner surface of the base; and
a second fastening tab having a second extended portion extending from the neck portion and including a second aperture through the second extended portion and having a second axis configured to intersect one of the inner surface of the rim and the inner surface of the base.

2. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening tab is disposed proximate a front portion of the toilet seat and the second fastening tab is disposed proximate a rear portion of the toilet seat.

3. The toilet of claim 1 , wherein the first fastening tab includes a first inner surface and a first outer surface, the first inner surface defining an angle α with the first outer surface.

4. The toilet of claim 3 , wherein the angle α is between ten degrees and fifty degrees.

5. The toilet of claim 4 , wherein the first inner surface extends in a vertical direction.

6. The toilet of claim 1 , further comprising a first fastener disposed in the first aperture and a second fastener disposed in the second aperture.

7. The toilet of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first fastener and the second fastener includes a set screw.

8. The toilet of claim 6 , further comprising a fin portion extending radially from the plate portion, the fin portion including a third aperture.

9. The toilet of claim 8 , wherein the first aperture includes a first central axis extending in a first direction, the second aperture includes a second central axis extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and the third aperture includes a third central axis extending in a third direction transverse to the first direction and the second direction.

10. A toilet seat comprising:
a plate portion;
an axially extending neck portion defining a radially innermost edge of the seat;
an axially extending skirt portion defining a radially outermost edge of the seat, the plate portion extending between the neck portion and the skirt portion;
a first fastening tab having a first extended portion extending from the neck portion and including a first aperture provided through the first extended portion; and
a second fastening tab having a second extended portion extending from the neck portion and including a second aperture provided through the extended portion; and
wherein the seat is monolithically formed.

11. The toilet seat of claim 10 , wherein the first fastening tab is disposed proximate a front portion of the toilet seat and the second fastening tab is disposed proximate a rear portion of the toilet seat.

12. The toilet seat of claim 10 , wherein the first fastening tab includes a first inner surface and a first outer surface, the first inner surface defining an angle α with the first outer surface.

13. The toilet seat of claim 12 , wherein the angle α is between ten degrees and fifty degrees.

14. The toilet seat of claim 13 , wherein the first inner surface extends in a vertical direction.

15. The toilet seat of claim 10 , further comprising a first fastener disposed in the first aperture and a second fastener disposed in the second aperture.

16. The toilet seat of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first fastener and the second fastener includes a set screw.

17. The toilet seat of claim 15 , further comprising a fin portion extending radially from the plate portion, the fin portion including a third aperture.

18. The toilet seat of claim 17 , wherein the third aperture extends in a vertical direction.

19. The toilet seat of claim 17 , wherein the first aperture includes a first central axis extending in a first direction, the second aperture includes a second central axis extending in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and the third aperture includes a third central axis extending in a third direction transverse to the first direction and the second direction.

20. The toilet seat of claim 19 , wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are not visible along a vertically-extending line-of-sight.

Assignees

• Acorn Eng Co

Inventors

• Boeltl Darryl

Classifications

• F16B35/005

  Set screws; Locking means therefor · CPC title

• A47K13/00

  Seats or covers for all kinds of closets · CPC title

• A47K13/26 Primary

  Mounting devices for seats or covers · CPC title