Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 08/06

20060191064 - Splash-retardant system: The present invention reduces fluid splashing by forming viscous fluid from a portion of the lavatory fluid. The viscosity of the fluid within the toilet bowl impedes flow of the fluid which in turn reduces the amount of splashing. The system and method used in this present invention require an...

20060191065 - Portable toilet: A portable toilet is provided comprising a bowl provided with an outlet and at least one spout. A flush tank is adapted to store a fluid, wherein the flush tank is adapted to be pressurized. A manually-actuated pump is in sealed communication with the flush tank, wherein the pump is...

20060191066 - Shower door storage assembly: A shower door assembly includes a storage system. One form of the system is a cove of shelves mounted under the same header that extends over the door panel. The cove preferably blocks viewing of items on the shelving from outside the enclosure, but permits access to the shelving from...

20060191067 - Water conveying and draining device: The present invention relates to a device (100) for the conveying and draining of water in a sanitary fixture equipped with a decoupling basin (2), a drain opening (1) placed on the bottom of the basin (2) and connectable to a drain duct, and at least one covering element (3)...

20060191068 - System for encouraging good personal hygiene in toilet facilities: A system encouraging users to cleanse their hands after use of a tankless toilet having a flush valve controlling the flow of water into a toilet bowl through a conduit, in which an abrupt temperature change in the conduit is used to trigger a recorded message urging the user to...

20060185067 - Protective toliet bowl cap for fastening hardware: I David Alan Thompson, do hereby attest and avow that I have invented a new design for the manufacture and use of a plastic toilet bowl cap that requires no tools to install and facilitates in the installation of a toilet. In as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, this design...

20060185068 - Flush valve: A flush valve for a toilet has a valve body with a flow passage that narrows non-linearly down from the valve seat. The flow passage is formed by a surface that follows a polynomial expression so as to define a computationally derived flow profile that more closely follows the narrowing...

20060185069 - Pulsating waterjet valve: A device for producing a pulsating waterjet having a manifold body with a hollow interior, a fluid inlet, and at least one outlet leading from the hollow interior and fluidly connecting the hollow interior to at least one waterjet; and a selector cam having at least one propelling vane and...

20060185070 - Inflatable plastic bathtub liner: To allow a standard bathtub to hold more water, thereby giving the illusion of a deeper tub....

20060185071 - Therapeutic floor mat system and method: A therapeutic floor mat system and method are disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mat having an aromatherapy cavity. The aromatherapy cavity may be formed to at least partially hold an aromatic substance. In some cases, the mat may be operational as...

20060185072 - Shower curtain fastening system: The present invention relates to a kit for use in a shower enclosure with a shower curtain. The kit contains a wall component, a connecting component and a retaining component. The wall component has a back wall and at least one front wall, and is removably attachable to a wall...

20060185073 - Mechanical footbath: A mechanical footbath device that includes a body that has a base and a basin within which water can be contained. Within the basin is a bottom level formed therein. The body has a top level and side walls extending up from the bottom level. The footbath has a heater...

20060185074 - Lavatory system: A lavatory system configured to accommodate a first person and a second person having different physical abilities than the first person is disclosed. The lavatory system includes a first station having a first upper surface and a second station having a second upper surface. The first upper surface is laterally...

20060185075 - Potable lavatory: A portable lavatory, which is easily loaded into a freight box of a truck and is maintained in a stable loaded state in the freight box during transportation, is disclosed. In the portable lavatory (10), the capacities of both a fresh water tank (20) and a foul water tank (30)...

20060185076 - Faucet assembly with integral water supply shut-off valve: A faucet apparatus for mounting on sinks, washbasins and the like, is disclosed comprising automatic water supply shut-off valves that allow quick and easy installation or removal of a faucet head assembly on a faucet base mounted within a sink or similar fixture without the need to manually turn the...

20060179556 - Ventilated toilet system and method: According to some embodiments, a ventilated toilet has an airflow path through an overflow tube to an air space above a water level in a tank, and an air vent path leading from the air space. In some embodiments, the air vent path includes an air duct or conduit leading...

20060179557 - Toilet seat lifting apparatus: A toilet seat lifter (10) having a flexible seat bar (12) securely positioned under a toilet seat (18A) and aligned by a pair of clips at each end. A shaft (14) is securely pivotally connected at a top distal end to a side of the seat bar (12). A foot...

20060179559 - Child's training step and footrest: A child's training step and footrest includes a generally U-shaped step which extends around the front and substantially along the sides of a toilet, the footrest being supported by a sidewall of height substantially less than the height of a toilet seat such that it provides support for a child's...

20060179558 - Transfer platform for a lavatory seat: A platform (2) for use as an aid for a handicapped person to move from the seat (32) of a wheel chair (30) to a lavatory seat (4) is secured or securable to the periphery of the seat (4) at a suitable position to allow access of the chair (30)....

20060179560 - Induction flush device: The present invention discloses an induction flush device connecting water supply and a toilet bowl. The induction flush device includes a tank, a fixing board, a flush valve set and a panel. The panel is mounted on a side of the tank. The flush valve set is mounted on the...

20060179561 - Modular pool constructive design: Modular pool constructive design whose walls are constituted by metallic panels (17, 18, 19), made up by folding metallic sheets, comprising a bottom including a structure that supports a plurality of metallic panels-tiles (16)—said walls (11, 12, 13, 14) are connected to said bottom's structure, making up a unique and...

20060179562 - Laundry soap dispenser holder: The holder for large liquid containers is a tray-like receptacle having a floor member and perimeter walls disposed about the perimeter of the floor member, the perimeter walls extending upward from a top surface of the floor member. A centering wedge is formed on the bottom surface of the floor...

20060179563 - Device for facilitating potty training and method therefor: A device and method for facilitating potty training. Preferably, the device and method encourages a child to urinate and/or perform bowel movements in a toilet. Further, preferably, the device and method are useful for both boys and girls alike. Further preferably, the device and method provide for the child to...

20060179564 - Drain assembly for rapid installation in sanitary vessels: The present invention provides an improved drain assembly having a drain stopper assembly in operational communication with an actuation assembly. The drain stopper assembly includes an elongate one-piece housing with a longitudinal body coextensive with proximate and distal extents of the housing and defining a lumen therein. A flange portion...

20060174402 - Temporary human waste disposal system and method: A system and method for temporary sanitary disposal of human liquid waste in a building under construction on a level above ground level with a ceiling and prior to the installation of permanent plumbing fixtures. The method comprises the steps of providing one or more temporary urinals on the level,...

20060174403 - Dual flush refill device: A dual flush refill device refills a bowl of a siphonic toilet with adequate supply of refill water in response to either a full or partial flush without wasting the refill water. The device provides a relatively high flow rate of refill water from a refill tube to an overflow...

20060174404 - Drainage tray for shampooing bowls: A drainage tray is adapted to be placed in a hair shampooing bowl having a bottom and front and rear walls extending upwardly from the bottom, a drain opening adjacent the front wall, and a peripheral edge spaced above the bottom and including an area on the front wall for...

20060168713 - Peevention: A sanitation unit for use with a commode. The sanitation unit has a thin portion, and a thick portion. The thin portion and the thick portion are detachably connected....

20060168714 - Separating device used for a toilet seat, in which a continuous mantle fully coveres an annular seat frame: The invention relates to a sanitary device equipped on a toilet seat. The device is used mainly to solve the sanitary problem that, the seat ring of the toilet seat will contact with a lot of people's body, so virtually it becomes a spreading medium of the pathogen. The device...

20060168715 - Toilet seat cover: A toilet seat cover comprising a sheet of polymeric material configured essentially in the shape of a toilet seat. The sheet has a portable form and a usable form. The sheet is of flexible material, and has a surface that allows the sheet to be secured on a toilet seat...

20060168716 - Control of toilet bowl fill flow: Various systems and methods of controlling the flow of water from a fill valve in a toilet tank to a toilet bowl of a toilet using a bowl fill valve are provided. An inlet of the bowl fill valve is coupled to a bowl fill outlet of the fill valve...

20060168717 - Toilet bowl water level indication: Disclosed is a toilet bowl water level gauge and associated methods. In one embodiment, the toilet bowl water level gauge comprises a gauge assembly having a stem with a float, and a sleeve, wherein the stem is inserted in the sleeve and slides through the sleeve. Also, the toilet bowl...

20060168718 - Urinal enclosure: An enclosure for concealing the presence of a portable urinal includes a housing having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape and having a hollow interior portion for receiving such portable urinal. An aperture is formed in an exterior surface of the housing for accessing the hollow interior...

20060168719 - Portable sauna system: A portable sauna system includes a portable sauna enclosure defining an enclosed body receiving interior volume and defining a head opening, two hand openings, and two foot openings. A divide, or entryway, extends from the head opening to a point spaced apart from the bottom end for entering a body...

20060168720 - Toy holder for bathtub: A holder device has a base plate with a rear face for mounting to a wall surface in a bathtub or shower and a receptacle on the front of the base, sized and configured for placement of toys and bath accessories therein. Drain holes are provided in the bottom of...

20060168721 - Portable, flexible cushion for poolside use: A flexible human bathing cushion adapted for use in or near a bathing facility, wherein the cushion is flexible and easily rolled; the cushion not substantially buoyant; and the cushion has a plurality of passages spread across the cushion between an upper and lower planar surface thereof to facilitate placement...