Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons inventions 11/07

20070271693 - Movable floor pool and method of cleaning movable floor pool: The movable floor pool (1) has a pool body (10) for containing water, a movable floor (21) which is vertically movable along a side wall (14) of the pool body (10), and a water flow generation means (30) for generating a rotational flow (R) in water contained in a space... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070271694 - Emergency eye wash system: An emergency eye wash system having a support panel and a pair of brackets for holding two bag assemblies containing sterile and sealed eye wash solution. The bag assemblies are connected by hoses to a pair of nozzles mounted on a pivotal tray assembly. When the system is dormant, the... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070266490 - Above-ground swimming pool with decorative wall panels: An above-ground swimming pool including structural paneling defining a pool perimeter, a plurality of structural vertical posts regularly spaced apart along the pool perimeter and retaining the structural paneling, a structural ledge supported by the structural vertical posts and retaining the structural paneling at a top end thereof along the... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070266491 - Shower pan: A method of forming a pre-fabricated, integrally molded shower pan unit in which tile is installed at a manufacturing facility before shipment to the location where the shower is to be built. A backing sheet of fiberglass is bonded to the back of a sheet of granite or marble which... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20070261157 - Adjustable, maintenance-free toilet bowl air vacuum system: The invention is called Adaptable, Maintenance Free Toilet Bowl Air Vacuum System. It addresses the need of people for smell-free toilet experience and for conserving water by providing an effective way to remove contaminated air inside the toilet bowl without changing any parts of most current toilets before it can... Agent: Royce T. Yu

20070261158 - Toilet bowl flush device: A toilet bowl flush device where the quantity of water to be discharged can be accurately quantified is provided. Also provided is a toilet bowl flush device where a cistern can be reduced in size. A toilet bowl flush device (100) for discharging flush water in a cistern (1) to... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070261160 - Mechanism to automatically adjust the intensity of the water flow in pools that generate a water stream: This invention can have industrial application in every swimming pool with water propulsion system (e.g. with jets, propeller, paddle-wheels, etc.) like swim-spas, where the user has to swim against a water current. It offers a technical solution to the problem that occurs at conventional pools of this type, where the... Agent: Alexios Logothetis

20070261161 - Smart automated bath and shower: The present invention is designed to allow a single person or a group of people the ability to control and access shower settings through an automated process. An access panel, mounted outside of the shower, is utilized to select the pressure and temperature of the shower and a switch located... Agent: Avi Outmezguine

20070261162 - Portable handsink and method for use: Exemplary apparatuses and methods for providing clean hot and/or cold water on demand from a portable structure include water storage tanks that store the clean water, and a sink assembly for dispensing the clean water to a user. A pumping system pumps water from the water storage tanks to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070261164 - Sink with removable divider: A sink according to the present invention includes a sink basin having a bottom surface and a top surface with at least one side wall extending therebetween. The sink includes a divider that may be inserted into or removed from an interior area of the sink for selectively dividing the... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20070261163 - System combining dental water pic, soap dispenser, mouthwash dispenser, and spray faucet: The present invention provides a system combining a dental water pic, a mouthwash dispenser, a soap dispenser and a spray faucet unit. The water pic, mouthwash dispenser and soap dispenser are connected to a conventional sink unit having a traditional spray faucet system. The water pic is connected to a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070261165 - Removable, portable, universal elevated footrest for pedicure spas: A portable footrest includes a foot supporting surface, a vertical support and a saddle configured to engage a spa footrest. The saddle features a pair of gripping members configured to form a concave gripping structure adapted to grip a spa footrest.... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20070261167 - Attachment of a sanitary washstand fitting to a washstand: The invention relates to a sanitary washstand fitting, comprising a housing which is detachably secured to a washstand with the aid of a fixing device. The fixing device comprises a base which can be fixed to the washstand, an insertion device enabling the housing to be placed on the base... Agent: Factor & Lake, Ltd

20070256219 - Toilet odor exhaust device: A toilet odor exhaust device for a toilet having a toilet bowl with a rim portion and a hinged seat. The device comprises an air intake nozzle and a vacuum filtering unit. A conduit connects the air intake nozzle to the vacuum filtering unit. A structure is for removably attaching... Agent: Richard L. Miller

20070256220 - Sealed device for installing toilet stool: A sealed device for installing a toilet stool on the floor surface includes a sealed body and a plurality of ears protruded from the outer periphery of the sealed body. Said sealed body is made of ductile material and is fastenably mounted on the locating member by ears. The sealed... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070256221 - Sanitary system for a vehicle including a removable holding tank: A sanitary system for a motor vehicle includes a bowl assembly, a base coupled to the bowl assembly and a mobile holding tank removably coupled to the toilet for receiving waste from the toilet and stowable within a storage area defined by the base. The sanitary system further includes a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070256224 - Motion limitation means for enhanced-function flush handles: A toilet flusher comprising an exterior flush handle and a means for limiting the flush handle's rotation, the means being located entirely within the toilet tank. The means involve both the rear planar as well as the side cylindrical walls of the spud, in order to enhance the spud's strength... Agent: Michael Cohnitz Olshausen

20070256223 - One-size-fits-nearly-all, bendable, plastic lift arm for toilet flushers: A toilet flusher in which the plastic lift arm normally hidden from view inside a toilet tank comprises a bi-concave segment readily bent by hand, allowing the toilet flusher to integrate well with a wide variety of flush mechanisms already found installed inside toilet tanks. Bending forces are concentrated along... Agent: Michael Cohnitz Olshausen

20070256222 - Weighted, plastic lift arm for enhanced-function flush handles: A plastic lift arm for toilet flushers having enhanced-function flush handles—such as a Flush Handle Night Light carrying a standard, 9-volt battery—that exerts a torque sufficient to maintain an enhanced-function flush handle in a generally horizontal position when not in use. The plastic lift arm completely encapsulates a steel or... Agent: Michael Cohnitz Olshausen

20070256226 - Toilet accessory with sterilization elements: Devices, systems and methods for sanitizing or sterilizing one or more surfaces of a toilet accessory by directing a sanitizing or a sterilizing dose of germicidal electromagnetic radiation onto those surfaces are provided. The germicidal electromagnetic radiation may be ultraviolet (UV) radiation provided by at least one UV lamp integral... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070256228 - Profile designed for the construction of a floor for a pool and capable of floating and being immersed: A profile for assisting in the construction of a pool floor is capable of floating or being immersed. At least one internal ballast cavity crosses the profile longitudinally. The profile has first and second ends sealed respectively by first and second end pieces having a connection arrangement through which the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070256229 - Upright hinge for spa cover: A hinge assembly for coupling a spa cover to a spa, said spa cover being movable between a fully closed position and a fully open position. The hinge assembly includes a mounting bracket adapted to be installed near a top of the spa, and adapted to be coupled to a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070256230 - Apparatus for minimising entanglement and bunching of an elongate means: An apparatus and method for minimising entanglement and bunching of a retracting or extending cable (10, 11) for a swimming pool cover, comprises a shaft (4) with a roller (5, 6) to guide the cable. The roller slidably rotates on the shaft so that it rotates and moves axially in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070256231 - Laminar jet and hydrotherapy bath system: A laminar jet for a hydrotherapy tub having a water inlet adapted for attachment to a water circulation system, a flow inducer section and a cap having a water outlet at one end of the cap. The cap may be rotated so the jet directs a substantially laminar water stream... Agent: Lasco Bathware, Inc.

20070256232 - Multi-layered disposable shower curtain: The present invention is a shower curtain made of a backing sheet and several disposable layers. The backing sheet defines the overall size and shape of the shower curtain. The disposable layers are separably adhered to each other so as to be individually removable in sequence. At least one disposable... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070256235 - Outdoor use shower assembly: A shower assembly includes a case having an inner layer which includes a plurality of concavities for storage of the parts of the shower assembly, and an outer layer. Water or sands can be filled in the space between the inner and outer layers. A main pipe unit has a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070256236 - Portable sink: A portable sink having a hot and cold water faucet connected to an electric water pump and fresh water tank and a wastewater outlet from said sink connected to a wastewater tank and cabinet mounted on wheels having one upper door that has a dipwell attached that is connected to... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20070256237 - System and method for attaching a drain assembly to a plumbing fixture: The present invention provides a kit for affixing a drain assembly in a drain port in plumbing fixture. The drain assembly includes a drain ring affixed to a drain pipe. The drain pipe is positionable through the drain port in a bottom surface of the plumbing fixture, such that the... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20070256238 - Toilet lift and transport apparatus: This invention involves an apparatus for lifting and transporting toilets. The apparatus includes a base portion, at least two toilet lifting members, a toilet securing member, and a lifting mechanism. The toilet lifting members are configured for positioning underneath the bowl portion of a toilet. The toilet securing member extends... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070250995 - Combined toilet seat and flushing system: A toilet assembly 1 comprises a bowl 2, a seat assembly 3 and a cistern 4 having a flush mechanism and an actuator 10 for actuating said flush mechanism. The seat assembly 3 is hingedly mounted to the bowl 2 for pivotal movement between a lowered position in which the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070250996 - Hinge assembly for toilet seat: A hinge assembly for attaching a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a plate along with a member fixed to the toilet seat with a member being pivotally attached to the plate. A slot is disposed in the plate and sized for slidably receiving a toilet bowl and mounting... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070250997 - Means for disenabling the use: A toilet blocker for temporarily blocking a toilet bowl comprises a cover means (10; 100; 200; 300) for temporarily covering a toilet bowl (50), and a locking arrangement connected to or connectable to the cover means for securing the cover means in position covering the bowl of the toilet. The... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070250998 - Western-style toilet facility: A pipe work 10 provided with a cleaning control valve V1 is connected to a rim 3 of a toilet main body 1 in a hygienic western-style toilet facility provided with an ejector inhaling and discharging air from a water-discharge channel where there is no possibility for odors and filthy... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070250999 - Foldable durable patient and product such as a commode and method of forming same: The present invention provides a commode comprising first and second side frames, each including front and rear legs interconnected at their respective first ends thereof by a handle. A rear cross brace interconnects the rear legs of the first and second side frames. A rear support tube assembly secures the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070251000 - Spa lock: A security device used to secure a spa cover to a spa and reinforce the spa cover from tampering. The device uses a reinforcement bar to strength the spa cover and absorbs any could be damage caused by lifting a corner of the cover. The two elongate flexible members attach... Agent: Brian G. Powell

20070251001 - Bath with interchangeable fitting: A bath includes in or associated with an upper wall or rim section of the bath at least one water connection, a neck water outlet fitting 2 interchangeably connectable to the water connection to when connected direct a flow of water generally centrally on to the neck and/or upper back... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070251002 - Plumbing trap system: A plumbing system, for draining waste material from each of a first draining device and a second draining device into a discharge pipe, includes a first trap in communication with open air and adapted to receive the waste material draining from the first draining device. The plumbing system further includes... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP