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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Inventors:
Andrew L. Smith, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lawrence E. Duwell, Belgium, WI (US);
Donald G. Bogenschuetz, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Billy Jack Ahola, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Peter W. Swart, Oostburg, WI (US);
Scott R. Krebs, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/13 (2006.01); E03D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/13 (2013.01); E03D 13/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plumbing fixture includes a sump and a trapway extending from sump at an inlet of the trapway. A jet orifice is disposed in the trapway at approximately the inlet and defines an angled axis that is oriented upwardly toward an upper wall of the trapway and rearwardly toward an interior of the trapway. The jet orifice is configured to direct fluid from a fluid supply source to the trapway.