Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 10/07

20070245470 - Dispensing device: A device useful for the delivery of a treatment composition, and a fragrancing effect to a sanitary appliance, especially a toilet bowl.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus

20070245471 - 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... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20070245473 - Flushing system for a vacuum toilet: The system for flushing a vacuum toilet contains a urinal basin having a drain, which is connected to a drain line, and a bypass line, into which the drain line discharges, and which is connectable via a suction valve to a vacuum system. By generating a main air current in... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070245474 - Urinal with hygienic sprinkler: The upper part of the urinal holds the hygienic sprinkler (1) with an adjustable articulated attachment (2) and the supply system for hot, cold or lukewarm water supply provided with a blender. An articulated attachment (2) is adjustable, while one end position of the hygienic sprinkler (1) ensures that the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070245475 - Toilet tank flush valve with magnetically assisted closure: A toilet tank flush valve (100) includes: a valve seat (120); a stopper (110) movable between an open position wherein the stopper (110) is displaced from the seat (120) and a closed position wherein the stopper (110) is in contact with the seat (120); and, a magnet arranged to urge... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20070245477 - Portable toilet apparatus: An apparatus for permitting portable installation and use of a toilet is disclosed. The apparatus is lightweight and transportable in an accompanying duffel bag. The apparatus provides privacy and protection from the elements as well as the presence of toilet facilities for receiving human waste in remote areas where permanent... Agent: Jay M. Schloff Intellipex PLLC

20070245478 - Self draining pool cover: A device for draining a fluid through a pool cover. The invention may include an opening in an intermediate region of the pool cover, the intermediate region being positioned between a central region of the pool cover and a peripheral region of the pool cover. The invention may include a... Agent: Lindon & Lindon

20070245479 - Spa cover: A cover for a spa is disclosed which is made of a foam core with a geotextile layer and a polyurea layer. The cover is sufficiently strong to prevent individuals or animals from falling into the spa yet light enough to allow for easy removal. The cover also provides a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070245480 - Spa with waterfall: A vessel for containing liquid includes a floor perimetrically surrounded by a plurality of upwardly projecting walls; at least one exit port incorporated into at least one of the walls proximate to an upper edge of the at least one wall; and a liquid circulation pump apparatus. The liquid circulation... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070245481 - Water pump: A water pump is arranged at a predetermined position along a drainage pipeline of a foot bubbler or a massage bathtub, and comprises: a motor connected to a suction housing, a rotary shaft of the motor extending into the suction housing and being provided with an impeller, an inlet pipe... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070245482 - Curtain for a shower: A shower curtain apparatus having a single sheet defining a shower curtain including an exterior surface including a visible inner region and a visible outer region, an interior surface including an attaching inner region and an attaching outer region, and an adhesion mechanism having a first adhesion region positioned adjacent... Agent: Doris A. Jenkins

20070245483 - Handshower slide bar: A slide bar assembly is provided having slide bar supporting a bracket assembly that is suitable to retain a handheld showerhead. A brake assembly releasably couples the bracket assembly to the slide bar via a user-actuated trigger in order allow the user to adjust the height of the showerhead by... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070245484 - Bathing apparatus: Disclosed is a bathing apparatus for a child that comprises a tub and a cradle. The tub is nestable with the cradle and includes a bottom wall and at least one side wall, each wall having an inside and an outside surface. The bottom wall includes a heat conductive means... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20070245486 - Disposable collection device for human waste: Disposable collection devices for human waste formed substantially of light weight, flexible polymeric sheets, are designed to slidingly fit over a standard, open ring toilet seat, most preferably forming an envelope which receives the toilet seat between upper and lower portions. A collection portion is disposed between portions of the... Agent: Daniel P. Burke, Esq. Galgano & Burke, LLP

20070245487 - Automatic expansion shower head for kitchen sink: The present invention provides an automatic telescope shower head set for kitchen sink, which is typically comprised of a main body, a shower head and a restoring spring; wherein said main body has a fitting set upon the top end for connecting to the outlet end of a delivery hose,... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070240250 - Toilet odor removal system, assembly containing the same, and methods for odor removal: A toilet odor removal system mountable on and detachable from a toilet is provided. The system features a collection mouthpiece having an air intake port, a vent duct in communication with the collection mouthpiece, an aspiration unit operatively connected to the vent duct for drawing malodorous air from the toilet... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070240251 - W.c. dispenser with perfuming chamber: The dispenser for a W.C. bowl comprises a support means (40) having a support (41, 42) for containing a first active substance in liquid or solid form and provided with at least one exit aperture (3) for said active substance; and hooking means (43) for supporting said support (41, 42)... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070240252 - Clip for mounting a fluid delivery device: A clip for mounting a fluid delivery device adjacent a wall of an enclosure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a base, a hook configured to support the base adjacent the wall, means for attaching a fluid delivery device to the base, and means for rotating the base.... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070240253 - Fluid dispensing device: A chemical dispenser (100) for use with a flush toilet includes a chemical storage chamber (101) for a chemical which is to be added to the flushing water of the toilet, a mounting apparatus that allows the chemical dispenser to be easily mounted on an existing opening in the water... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070240254 - Single piece toilet scrubber/plunger device: This single piece device (the “Splunger”) performs the function of a toilet plunger and a toilet scrubber. It can be used to clean a toilet and clear a plugged toilet. However, the unplugging mechanism is different from toilet plungers currently in use. The later uses air to push the plug... Agent: Kevin G. Moore

20070240256 - Universal toilet tank lever: A toilet tank lever assembly may be mounted in various toilet tanks by selective positioning of a long lever arm relative a short lever arm. One such lever assembly include a long lever arm which may be mounted at an infinite degree of adjustment relative a short lever arm as... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070240257 - Television lift device for a spa or other indoor or outdoor applications: A lift device for mounting a TV to a spa or other indoor and outdoor applications. The TV is lifted to a viewing position when in use, and lowered into a retracted position when not in use. The lift device includes an upper housing for housing a flat panel TV,... Agent: Ying Chen Chen Yoshimura LLP

20070240258 - Pillow with radio: A pillow for use in tubs or spas that is capable of supporting the head of a person. The pillow is substantially waterproof and integrally houses an electronic audio device and at least one speaker. The electronic audio device and speaker are removable from the pillow and can be housed... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070234469 - Toilet tank mounted odor eliminator: A self contained battery energized apparatus is mounted within the water tank of a conventional flush toilet to eliminate malodorous gases. Air from the toilet bowl is drawn through the stand pipe in the toilet tank into a housing to expose the air to UV radiation to produce ozone molecules... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070234470 - Toilet bowl cleaning and/or deodorizing device: A device for spraying an inner surface of a toilet bowl with a cleaning and/or deodorizing chemical is disclosed. The device can include a container for the chemical, a sprayer through which the chemical can be sprayed laterally at least halfway around a perimeter of the sprayer, means for attaching... Agent: S.c. Johnson & Son, Inc.

20070234471 - Child toilet trainer: An apparatus to protect areas adjacent a toilet bowl when training young children to go to the potty by themselves. Such apparatus includes a generally cylindrically shaped member to be positioned above and in engagement with a top portion of one of a toilet bowl and a toilet bowl seat.... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070234472 - Folding camping trailer with flushable toilet: The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer body. The toilet includes a waste holding tank for... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070234473 - Apparatus for assisting the movement of invalid and handicapped persons into and out of a bathtub: An inflatable support cushion conformed to fit within the tub cavity of a bathtub forms a generally inclined upper membrane upon inflation aligned to drain the water shed by the user towards the tub drain. The upper membrane is provided with higher elastic coefficient bands towards its periphery to further... Agent: I. Michael Bak-boychuk Attorney At Law

20070234474 - Shower installation: The present invention provides a shower installation comprising a shower tray (1), in which water is drawn from the shower tray by a peristaltic pump (7) and discharged to drain. In one embodiment, water collects in a sump (4) in the floor (2) of the shower tray, and is withdrawn... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070226883 - Eccentric hinge for plumbing fixture: A multi-part eccentric hinge assembly for a plumbing fixture has two hinge bodies, which when connected pivotally couple a movable part of the fixture to a fixed part, for example, a lid or cover to a bowl deck. One of the hinge bodies has a radial portion and an offset... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070226885 - Disposable protector for engaging a clogged toilet and containing splashes in the clogged toilet occuring during unclogging of the clogged toilet by a plunger: A disposable protector containing splashes in a clogged toilet during plunging. A frame includes a non-continuous hoop allowing the hoop to sealingly conform to just below the rim of the clogged and a handle having a pair of arms generally conforming to, and capturing, the rim of the clogged toilet.... Agent: Chris Duvall

20070226886 - Toilet tank vase: A device to contain flowers, plant cuttings or other items within the space of a conventional toilet tank. A lip on the top edge of the container hold the container on the top edge of a hole in the toilet tank lid, such that the container hangs suspended into the... Agent: West & Associates, A PC

20070226888 - Obstacle avoidance method for pool covers using zipper elements: A zipper system for a safety swimming pool cover provides a convenient method of navigating around any vertical obstacles that may be within the pool cover area, when installing the pool cover over the pool. When a vertically extending obstacle, such as an entrance stair hand rail extends above the... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20070226891 - Spa including thermoelectric module for providing cooling of beverages: The present invention provides a spa comprising a spa wall, a bar top region disposed on top of the spa wall, a cup holder disposed in the bar top region and a thermoelectric module for cooling the bar top region so that a beverage disposed within the cup holder remains... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070226890 - Spa including thermoelectric module for providing localized cooling: The present invention provides a spa comprising a spa area for a spa user and a thermoelectric module providing localized cooling for the spa user in the spa area, wherein the spa includes a spa wall and the thermoelectric module is substantially in contact with an outside surface of the... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070226892 - Bath aeration: An aerated bath is disclosed which allows an effervescent effect to be provided. A liquid flow (56) including a significant volume of entrained air bubbles (10) is ejected into the bath such that the flow follows the base (54) of the bath under the influence of the Coanda effect. Once... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070226893 - Flange fitting for bathtubs and spas: A fitting arrangement is provided for coupling to a tub or spa wall featuring a wall fitting for inserting through a mounting opening in the tub or spa wall and having one or more corresponding rotational locking members; and a jet body having one or more rotational locking members for... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070226894 - Shower bathing apparatus: A shower bathing apparatus includes a seat; and a first water discharger provided rearwardly and upwardly to the seat and configured to discharge water in a direction forward of the seat. A water discharge direction from the first water discharger and positional relationship between the first water discharger and the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client No. 000449, 001701

20070226895 - Shower bathing apparatus: A shower bathing apparatus includes: a concave seat; and a water discharger provided rearwardly and upwardly to the seat and configured to discharge water in a forward direction of the seat. A water discharge direction from the water discharger and positional relationship between the water discharger and the seat are... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070226897 - Seat for spa: A spa apparatus includes an internal support structure having a front end and a rear end; a basin; a fluid circulation-device; and a seat removably coupled to the internal support structure, intermediate the basin and the rear end of the internal support structure. The seat includes a seat back and... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070226899 - Remote indoor kitchen: A remote indoor kitchen coupled to existing water and drainage resources where the water and drainage lines may be uncoupled utilizing quick-connect couplers and the remaining fast remove portion of the line is removed. Water leakage is prevented through shutoff valves upstream and downstream of the fast remove portion. Optionally,... Agent: Law Offices Of David M. Lang

20070226898 - Sink having a z edge for flush mounting in a laminated countertop and method of installing same: A sink which is designed for flush installation into a laminated kitchen or bathroom countertop, which eliminates the raised sink rim of the prior art thereby allowing water and debris to be wiped into the sink, which overcomes the limitations of and use of cove tile and moldings, which provides... Agent: Raymond M. Galasso Galasso & Associates Lp