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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2018
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Peter William Swart, Oostburg, WI (US);
John F. Emmerling, Howards Grove, WI (US);
Scott R. Krebs, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Billy Jack Ahola, Manitowac, WI (US);
Andrew L. Smith, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lawrence E. Duwell, Adell, WI (US);
Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Sheboygan, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A toilet that includes a tank having an outlet; a mounting bracket including a base having a central opening, a first set of mounts, which comprises two mounting locations located on opposite sides of the central opening for mounting the tank to a first pedestal having a bowl and two mounting holes, and a second set of mounts, which comprises three mounting locations that are separate from the two mounting locations of the first set of mounts, are located in a triangular pattern around the central opening, and mount the tank to a second pedestal having a bowl and three mounting holes; a valve body extending through the outlet and the central opening, wherein the valve body fluidly connects the outlet to an inlet of one of the bowls; and two or more fasteners with each fastener engaging one mounting hole and an associated mounting location.