Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 05/06

20060107449 - Fast environmentally benign toilet deodorizer: The present invention provides a fast environmentally benign toilet deodorizer, which primarily users a small venting facility to suck in toilet odor, with various methods applied at a suction side of the small venting facility; with a pipe connecting a discharge side of the small venting facility with a mini-bubble...

20060107450 - Stabilized toilet seat/toilet bowl assembly: An improved toilet seat assembly and toilet bowl which would provide stabilization to the toilet seat when in a lowered position so as to prevent wobble, shifting or sliding of the toilet seat assembly when in use, the toilet seat and toilet bowl being standard in all other aspects, but...

20060107451 - Pressure-flushing device: The pressure-flushing device comprises a pressure vessel (2), which, for receiving flushing water, has a pressure chamber (D). The pressure chamber (D) can be filled with flushing water by means of an inlet valve (7). The pressure chamber (D) consists of cylindrical pressure chamber regions (D1, D2, D3) which are...

20060107452 - Dry suction fitting assembly: A dry suction fitting assembly is provided for drawing water from a spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable water tub to a pump, featuring a suction body for arranging in relation to a wall of the spa, whirlpool bathtub or other suitable water tub. The suction body is arranged in...

20060107453 - Float operated hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools: A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of the drain...

20060107454 - Support structure for a spa: A support structure for a spa includes a plastic base member which has an upper wall portion and a lower wall portion which are spaced apart. The base member defines a base pocket of insulating space which extends throughout a substantial portion of the base member. A pair of plastic...

20060107455 - Air injector nozzle apparatus and methods for a tub or spa: A one piece air injector nozzle for a tub or spa, in a preferred embodiment, comprising an air flow tube, having straight ends, a connector plate, and an air injector tube, includes an offset of the air flow tube relative to the air injector tube. The air injector tube has...

20060101562 - Closet flange bonding cylinder: A unitary boding cylinder which is specially molded from either polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) for use with a closet flange. The cylinder has a funnel-shaped bore, with a lower end which can be connected to the drainage system, and an upper end, with a larger outer...

20060101563 - Fixable flange gasket: In order to seal a housing (1) that is provided with a flange (2) and needs to be connected to a wall cutout or another flange, the invention proposes a flange gasket (7) with collars (11) that protrude from the material plane (9) of the flange gasket (7) and are...

20060101564 - Portable multiple liner cuspidor: The present invention discloses a unique and novel portable cuspidor having a recepticle, with an upper chamber, adapted for holding a funnel and multiple stackable disposable liners, and a lower chamber for holding towelettes or for use as a storage compartment....

20060101565 - Removable cartridge assembly for a waterless urinal: A removable cartridge assembly for a waterless urinal. The cartridge assembly comprises a cup and a cap. The cup is adapted to receive a scent block therein. The cap is adapted to releasably engage the cup. When the cap is engaged with the cup, the scent block is retained in...

20060101566 - Toilet flusher with novel valves and controls: A tank-type flusher includes an intake valve, i.e., a fill valve, a diaphragm-operated flush valve, and a pressure control mechanism. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and is constructed to close water flow to a water storage tank at about a predefined water level in the...

20060101567 - Inductive peripheral: A peripheral device for a spa makes use of inductance for power and/or control. In an embodiment, a peripheral device includes a magnetic field source positioned in a region on an externally facing side of a spa shell and configured to generate a first magnetic field. The peripheral device includes...

20060101568 - Swimming pool lift: A portable apparatus for use in lowering and lifting a user into and out of a swimming pool includes a frame with vertical, longitudinally adjustable legs, horizontal support arms extending rearwardly from the upper ends of the legs, and feet extending forward from the lower ends of the legs. The...

20060101569 - Pool covering system: The present invention comprises a pool covering system for a pool The pool has a side rail surrounding the top perimeter thereof. The pool covering system includes a pool covering tarp; and a tarp support structure for the pool covering tarp. The support structure supports the pool covering tarp above...

20060101571 - Manually resettable hydraulic suction fuse for swimming pools: A hydraulic suction fuse is mounted in a conventional debris collection trap of a swimming pool, spa or the like, to significantly reduce or eliminate any suction force on the bottom or side wall mounted drain of the swimming pool, spa or the like, as a result of the drain...

20060101570 - Pressure controlled multi-state fountain for spas: Apparatus and methods relating to pop-up fountains for spas where the fountain includes a fountain head that has a first set of orifices and a second set of orifices, and at least two operating states. The first orifice set is active, and the second orifice set is inactive, when fountain...

20060101572 - Mixing apparatus for warm bath apparatus: A warm bath apparatus includes a warm bathtub for feet 22, a pair of warm bathtubs for arms 21, and a liquid-treating apparatus 1 which treats a liquid flowing into/out from the warm bathtubs 20. The liquid-treating apparatus 1 includes a heater 50, a circulation mechanism 70 having flow paths...

20060101573 - Jet powered spa water feature: A water feature for a spa having a water jet is provided by a water feature attachment. The attachment includes a water feature module having at least one water outlet configured to generate a dynamic water feature such as a fountain. The attachment further includes an attachment mechanism connected to...

20060101574 - Bath lift: A bath lift apparatus locatable near a bath to raise or lower a person sitting thereon. The lift apparatus features a support for positioning on the floor and a canopy mounted above the bathtub. Extending from the support is an arm capable of both translation and rotation, from which, a...

20060101575 - Dispensing system and method, and injector therefor: A dispensing system and method, and injector therefor are disclosed. The disclosed dispensing system, when used for washing hands, may include a faucet in communication with a water or other supply line and a soap or other substance dispensing device adapted to create, for example, a soap and water mixture...

20060101576 - Faucet quick install nut: The mounting nut includes a first segment and a second segment attached by a hinge portion. The hinge portion provides for expansion of the mounting nut to bend onto itself in a clamshell like manner. The hinged mounting nut is slidable over a water connection fitting such that the mounting...

20060096013 - Odorless commode: A plumbing fixture, representatively a commode, is provided with a bowl odor-eliminating ventilation system having an exhaust fan portion which draws odor-causing fumes from the commode bowl through a closed inlet path and then discharges the fumes via a closed discharge path into the water side of the main trap...

20060096014 - Toilet system: A toilet system comprising: a cistern for containing flush water; a toilet having a bowl, the bowl having one or more apertures which are in fluid communication with a water intake aperture of the toilet and through which flush water flows when the toilet is flushed; a conduit for transporting...

20060096015 - Toilet seat with a water splash guard: The invention relates to a toilet seat affording hygienic environment by adding a water splash guard on the toilet seat. The water spray guard protects water escaping through the gap between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl by covering and rerouting the water flow into the toilet bowl when...

20060096016 - Ostomy bag emptying accessory for use with a toilet: An emptying apparatus for use with a toilet. The toilet includes a toilet bowl and a tank in communication with the bowl. A water supply is in communication with the tank. The apparatus includes a seat supported upon a rim of the toilet bowl, the seat exhibits a specified shape,...

20060096017 - Flush toilet unit: Disclosed is a flush toilet unit, which is capable of measuring a urine volume with a high degree of accuracy without making a significant change to a conventional water-closet structure. The flush toilet unit (1) of the present invention comprises a bowl (12) for receiving urine of a user therein,...

20060096018 - Low profile bathtub assembly: A low profile bathtub assembly having a bathtub with a bottom, side walls, and end walls wherein the first end wall has an overflow port and an angled portion having a drain port with both the drain port and overflow port fluidly connected to a drain assembly....

20060096019 - Low profile drain assembly: A bathtub drain assembly for a bathtub having a bottom, side walls, and end walls wherein an end wall has an overflow port that is in fluid communication with a drain system and the bottom has a drain port that is fluidly connected to a drain pipe having a low...

20060096021 - Spa capacitive switch: A spa system controlled by capacitive sensing. In one implementation, a spa control system includes a capacitive sensor to receive input from a spa user. The capacitive sensor is operable to sense a change in capacitance due to an object being in proximity with the capacitive sensor. The system includes...

20060096020 - Spa switch: A spa control system controlled by an infrared beam. In one implementation, the spa control system has a sender device located at a target sender area of spa shell, and a receiver device located at a target receiver area of a spa shell. The system includes receiver electronics associated with...

20060096022 - Shower curtain bar: In some embodiments an apparatus to hold shower curtains is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shower bar and mounting brackets. The mounting brackets are connected to at least one wall to receive the shower bar. The shower bar may be made of a flexible material that has a rectangular cross...

20060096023 - Shower curtain bar: In some embodiments an apparatus to hold shower curtains is disclosed. The apparatus includes a shower bar and mounting brackets. The shower bar may be made of a flexible material that has a rectangular cross section and a rounded upper edge. The rectangular cross section enables the shower curtains to...

20060096024 - Sanitary fixture proxy: The present invention provides methods and devices for protecting sanitary fixtures such as bathtubs and sinks during new construction. The methods and devices generally include pre-installing a sanitary fixture proxy that allows plumbing hookups to be performed before the sanitary fixture is installed. By allowing the basic plumbing process to...

20060096025 - Toilet flush tank water leakage control and water use reduction: An upwardly open reservoir adapted for placement in a toilet flush tank is described. The reservoir is designed to be positioned directly below the float of a float actuated flush system. Flush water refill tubes and/or an overflow tube supply flush water separately to the flush tank and the reservoir....

20060096026 - Emergency shower and eyewash station with temperature control: An emergency water release device comprises heating elements adapted to heat water, a shower and an eyewash, a valve and a controller which sends a first signal to turn off at least one of the plurality of heating elements when a temperature of the water exceeds a predetermined limit, and...

20060090250 - Dual purpose toilet paper and urinary aid: A human urinary aid is described. Simple coatings or modifications are described which provide an additional use to conventional toilet paper as a disposable male urinary aid to allow the transport of a urine stream into a toilet, such as by a human male urinating from a standing position, by...

20060090251 - Fluid delivery system for a water tub using a removeable chemical carrier: A water tub including a fluid delivery system utilizes a removeable carrier to provide fluids to the fluid delivery system. In some instances, the carrier is disposable such that depletion of the fluids within the container results in the carrier being thrown away and replaced by an unused carrier. In...

20060090252 - Toilet seat lifting and lowering device: A toilet seat lifting and lowering device for pivoting the seat to its raised position and for pivoting it back to its horizontal position without having to touch the seat. A first lever arm is rigidly attached at one end to a first part of a torque transfer mechanism and...

20060090253 - Urine or stool sample collector: A liquid impervious bag that fits inside a toilet bowl and is secured to an outer rim edge of the toilet bowl to provide for the collection of human waste....

20060090254 - Vacuum formed auto cover box: A swimming pool installation, including a swimming pool having an end, a deck surrounding at least a portion of the swimming pool and an auto cover box. The auto cover box is recessed in the deck proximate to the end of the swimming pool. The auto cover box having a...

20060090255 - Load sensor safety vacuum release system: A motor with associated load sensor is connected to a circulation pump of a swimming pool circulation system. The load sensor performs the function of a safety vacuum release system by detecting underload of the motor. Underload is now discovered to be reliably indicative of blockage on the intake side...

20060090256 - Drain system for tub: An air massage bathtub is disclosed. The air massage bathtub includes a bath well defined by side walls and a bottom portion. The bottom portion includes a recessed area with a drain located within to the recessed area. The bathtub further includes a channel located at least partially below said...

20060090257 - Drain surrounding structure protective cosmetic cover: A drain surrounding cover (30) is configured to be easily installed about a drain ring (12) in the bottom of a drain-including structure and/or fixture, such as tubs, basins, bathtubs, showers, sinks, laundry tubs, and the like (22), for protecting from, and/or cosmetically covering, damage and/or discoloration in the surrounding...