Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 10/06

20060236444 - Whirlpool service life monitor: A disinfection device for a whirlpool tub that indicates the amount of remaining useful life of the device. The device includes two exposed electrical contacts arranged at a selected water level of the whirlpool tub. When the tub is filled and the water level in the tub is high enough...

20060236445 - Cleaning and aromatizing apparatus for urinal: A cleaning and aromatizing apparatus for a urinal is disclosed. The cleaning and aromatizing apparatus comprises a main body having a receiving space, a first opening and a second opening, a container containing a cleaning and aromatizing solution therein and disposed in the receiving space of the main body, and...

20060236446 - Apparatus for rolling and unrolling a swimming pool tarp: An apparatus for rolling and unrolling a swimming pool tarp comprises a drum, a tarp, a plurality of slats wherein the tarp has a plurality of pockets. The slats are slid in the pockets through entry points situated at the ends of the pockets. The slats are mechanically fastened to...

20060236447 - Swimming pool steps having integrated spa: A drop in step unit for either an above ground or inground pool, the drop in step unit comprising a lower tread, a middle tread, and an upper tread, and a lower riser, a middle riser and an upper riser, the upper riser having a plurality of jets which are...

20060236448 - Multi-hole jet for tub massage systems: A jet of a tub massage system for injection of a fluid in the liquid of the tub, comprises a tubular body. An inlet end is adapted to be connected to a pressure source. An outlet connection end connects the jet to a tub wall. A unidirectional flow mechanism within...

20060236449 - Bath transfer system: The present invention involves a new and improved stable and portable bath transfer system that provides a disabled person complete access to bathroom facilities without having to transfer apparatus. The invention comprises a chair portion, a connector bridge portion, and a bathtub portion. The chair portion includes a base section...

20060236450 - Protective bathtub cover assembly: A protective bathtub cover assembly (10) for protecting a user (not shown) during inclement weather is disclosed. The inventive cover assembly (10) is used in conjunction with a bathtub (12) to protect a user within a basin (24) of the bathtub (12). The cover assembly (10) broadly includes a vented...

20060236451 - Multiple shower: Multiple Shower Head has a two units that are attached. The secondary unit has 3 water outlets that are attached with 3 shower heads and 3 valves and a flexible rubber hose. The multiple shower has also the option to be attached by clamps which can be sliding back and...

20060236452 - Infinity shower pan: A shower pan includes a draining base portion that drains to an orifice. The draining base portion includes a support structure for supporting a slab floor member (for example, a single piece of granite, marble, or engineered stone) above the orifice such that a planar upper surface of the floor...

20060230508 - Toilet support device and method: A device and method for providing support to a toilet bowl suitable to sustain the weight of an obese or otherwise large individual. The device comprises a support bar placed underneath the toilet and affixed to the toilet wall support, and a leg between the toilet bowl and the floor....

20060230509 - Body part cleansing unit for toilet: A body washing unit for a toilet stool, comprising: a case body disposed on the upper surface of a toilet-stool main body, a toilet seat and a toilet-seat cover being connectable to the case body so as to hinge; and a warm-water nozzle incorporated into the case body, wherein cold...

20060230510 - Non-invasive excrement expelling auxiliary device: A non-invasive excrement expelling auxiliary device includes a toilet bowl having a drainage pipe extending out therefrom. A cover is removably mounted on top of the toilet bowl and has an opening defined through the cover. A vacuum suction device is in communication with the toilet bowl so as to...

20060230513 - Adjustable mount for a spa cover lifting device: An adjustable lifting device for a spa cover has a frame for securing to the spa cover and at least one extendible mount for adjustably extending a distance between the frame of the lifting device and a mounting point on the housing of a spa. The extendible mount has an...

20060230512 - Sealing plug for sealing hollow flotation elements for use in a cover of a liquid-filled container: The present invention provides a sealing plug for liquid-tight sealing off hollow flotation elements of a strip for a cover of a liquid-filled container. The sealing plug comprises an end plate and at least two protrusions extending from the end plate. The at least two protrusions comprise at least two...

20060230511 - Swimming pool cover: A swimming-pool cover is composed of a series of sets of profiled sections connected to one another over the length by flexible connection element (2), each set being composed of two rigid longitudinal end profiled sections (3, 4). The rigid end profiled sections (3, 4) are assembled by a forced...

20060230514 - Cover for a swimming pool main drain: A cover for a main drain of a swimming pool has a single arcuate cutout portion to pass water into the main drain housing. The cutout portion extends more than halfway around the cover and is dimensioned and rounded to pass large debris and to avoid entrapping fingers, hair and...

20060230516 - Mounting points for a shower surround: A molded tub and shower surround includes a multitude of molded components which are separately attachable to a wall portion at predefined locations. The multitude of mounting locations are provided such that various molded components may be selected and attached in accordance with the desires of a particular user....

20060230515 - Tub enclosure with hinges between walls: The present invention is a tub and shower enclosure FORMED FROM three pieces. A wet wall, back wall, and dry wall are each formed separately. Living hinges connects the wet wall to one end of the back wall and the dry wall to the opposing end of the back wall....

20060230517 - Air injector system apparatus and methods for a tub or spa: Apparatus and methods include an array of a plurality of individual air injector nozzles are integrally connected to a common air flow tube. The individual nozzles include an integral attaching plate and an integral air injector tube in addition to the common air flow tube with the individual nozzles spaced...

20060230518 - Double pulsating hydrotherapy jet: A pulsating hydrotherapy jet is disclosed which has a jet body with a water inlet to allow water to flow into the body. The jet body discharges the water through a discharge member in more than one concentric pattern. A cap mounted on the body to receive the circular water...

20060230519 - Tub design with protected door track: A tub has a tub wall that has an upper surface. An outer portion of the upper surface extends vertically upward of an inner portion. A door track is mounted on the inner portion to protect users from the door track....

20060230520 - Holder device for shower nozzle or the like: A holder device for attaching to a pipe of a shower nozzle includes an attaching device having a hooking member extended from a block for attaching onto the tube, a pipe having an upper portion secured to said block, a seat slidably attached onto the pipe and having a bracket...

20060230521 - Wall mounting for a shower head: A wall mounting for a shower is mounted such as to pivot about a horizontal axis at the end thereof against the wall (1). The arm (5) has a fork at the separation from the fixing end. A clamp holder is provided in the region of the front end thereof...

20060230522 - Bathtub shape arrangement: A bathtub assembly includes a tub portion having a bowl with a backrest, a right footrest, a left footrest and a right and left armrest which respectfully extends from each footrest to the backrest. The backrest is generally concave in shape and flows from a bowl bottom. Opposite the backrest...

20060230523 - Shoulder support for shower accessories: Shoulder supports extend from a shower enclosure wall and support a shower accessory. The shoulders have an attachment on the side for the shower accessories. The selected shower accessory would have a mating attachment on each of its ends to correspond to two shoulders extending from the enclosure walls. The...

20060230524 - Shower screen: A shower screen includes an upper guide rod secured on top of two posts, a screen member having a number of panels foldably coupled together and having an upper portion slidably attached to the guide rod, and two beams secured to sides of the screen member. A lower guide bar...

20060230525 - Method and apparatus to reduce toilet splash using water current and turbulence: A toilet to create currents and turbulence in the water when the toilet is not being flushed nor filled includes a reservoir for holding the water, an air pump to pump air to the drain while the toilet is not being flushed nor filled, and an air pipe to pipe...

20060230526 - Catastrophic disability bath: The catastrophic disability bath includes a bath stall formed by a front wall, a rear wall, first and second side walls and a floor. The first side wall has a wall portion and a door. The wall portion and the door are coplanar. The door has a body, a head...

20060225194 - Shower drain assembly: A shower drain assembly (10) has a cylindrical portion (12) that fits into the interior of a drain pipe (25) to repair leaking drains....

20060225195 - Antibacterial and antifungal material: An anti-microbial package is provided that is suitable for use in products, for example, wax gaskets, in which the products themselves obtain enhanced anti-microbial characteristics. One particularly suitable product is a wax gasket ring for a toilet or urinal. The invention can be directed to an anti-microbial package preferably comprising...

20060225196 - Adjustable link mechanism for tank of toilets: An angle adjustable link mechanism for toilets includes a flush handle connected to the tank and a connection extension extends from a shaft of the flush handle. An adjustable assembly includes a first part and a second part which is rotatably connected to the first part. The connection extension is...

20060225197 - Spa cover lifter: A system for lifting a spa cover lifter. The system includes a pole and a post. The system also includes a first support member and a second support member. The first support member is pivotably connected to the pole. The second support member is pivotably connected to the pole and...

20060225198 - Spa cover lifter: A spa cover lifter for use with a spa cover. According to various embodiments, the spa cover comprises a first section and a second section pivotably connected to the first section at a hinge interface. The spa cover lifter comprises a drive system, a first cable connected to the drive...

20060225199 - Spa bath fitting and spa bath: A spa bath includes at least one spa jet fitting having a front face exposed to the interior of the bath cavity which does not protrude beyond the surface of the bath wall (B) around the spa fitting. Preferably at least a major portion of the front face of the...

20060225200 - Aircraft sink with integrated waste disposal function: A sink system includes a sink and a storage area receiving and storing matter from the sink. The storage area receives air from the bypass line during a flush. Also, matter from the storage area and sink is vacuumed through a common line during the flush. A valve limits an...

20060218708 - Female standing urination cone: It sometimes desirable for a woman to be able to urinate in a standing position. In these situations, urination is difficult as the flow can not be directed, as it can by a male. A means to facilitate urination while in a standing position and directing the flow away from...

20060218709 - Female urination aid device: A water-resistant, collapsible female urination aid and absorbent wiping device comprising a funnel-shaped trough with first and second side walls, a center fan fold, and a discharge opening at the apex of pleats formed by the fan fold. Opposed flaps are secured to the external sides of the device to...

20060218710 - Toilet seat apparatus: A toilet seat apparatus includes a base portion adapted to be fixed on a toilet bowl, a main body portion detachably mounted on the base portion, a toilet seat rotatably supported by the main body portion, a guide groove formed at the base portion and extending in a backward and...

20060218711 - Disposable toilet seat lifting strap: A disposable toilet seat lifting strap for attachment to a toilet seat. This strap is to be used as a means for raising and lowering toilet seat without the need to touch the toilet seat. The lifting strap adheres to the bottom side of the seat, located for convenience and...

20060218712 - Flush valve with adjustable overflow tube and method for installing a toilet valve: The present invention provides an improved top mounted toilet flush valve and a method for installing the flush valve that can be readily adapted to the tank profile of a wide variety of gravity operated flush toilets. More specifically, in accordance with the objectives of the present invention, there is...

20060218713 - Tank ball assembly for toilet: A tank ball assembly is disclosed to include a cover stopper mounted with a gasket for closing the drain port of the tank of a toilet, a tank ball coupled to an upright short tubular flange of the cover stopper and rotatable on the upright short tubular flange to adjust...

20060218714 - Drain cover: A drain cover adapted for engagement in a cavity above the drain aperture in the surface forming a pool or spa and below a top component. The top component features a substantially transparent center section which provides a view of a display component housed in a display cavity formed between...

20060218716 - Hot tub assembly: A hot tub assembly and associated methods for adding desirable features to portable hot tub systems. The hot tub assembly can include a base pedestal and flexible liner for creating a desired seating configuration within a portable hot tub. The base pedestal can comprise a ring-like design wherein the ring...

20060218715 - Valve system for a spa and a spa incorporating same: A valve system for a spa includes a jet manifold which is coupled to all of the water jets associated with a seat in the spa and which is coupled to an individual water pump for the seat. A T-fitting is interposed between the manifold and the pump. A conduit...

20060218717 - Shower curtain support apparatus and method: A shower curtain support assembly having a telescoping shower curtain rod that is pivotally affixed to a mounting or support bracket and rotatable about a Y-axis through a horizontal plane to multiple positions, including a deployed position and an undeployed or stored position. The shower curtain support assembly may further...

20060218718 - Overhead waterfall shower: A showerhead assembly includes a showerhead that is generally rectilinear in shape and mounted transverse to a support. The support is mounted between a first shower wall and a second shower wall such that the showerhead overhangs the shower to provide a waterfall effect. The showerhead may be manually positioned...

20060218719 - Spine shaped shower unit: A shower system provides a shower unit having a spine shaped edge which permits a standing bather to lean against the shower unit to provide back and lumbar support while various rotational shower heads provide spray jet and massage action....

20060218720 - Supershower: By mounting the shower-head device on the ceiling, the spray from the shower-heads is in a downward direction from above the bather(s) taking the shower, as opposed to spraying at the bather(s) in a sideways or angular direction from the wall. The center shower-head is positioned near the middle of...

20060218721 - Household bathing water massage device: A household bathing water massage device comprised of a shower head connected below an existent cold and hot water faucet with a water volume controller installed in between, a three-way connector installed at the lower end, and a hose respectively connected to the controller and filter. The controller has an...

20060218723 - Built-under sinks: In order to produce a built-under sink for mounting on a lower surface of a work top and which comprises a mounting flange that rests against the work top in the installed state of the built-under sink such that it is mountable on the work top in a secure and...

20060218722 - Lavatory console system: The present invention provides a lavatory console system including easily removable and interchangeable components which allow for a change in the styling of the lavatory console. The lavatory console system includes a support frame having a first platform attached to a plurality of legs. The support frame is designed to...