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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
John F. Emmerling, Howards Grove, WI (US);
John A. Zutz, Valders, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A toilet having a water inlet structure, a bowl structure, a rim, and an outlet structure. The water inlet structure is configured to receive water from a water source. The bowl structure includes a toilet bowl and a water channel, which is fluidly connected to the water inlet structure and is configured to feed water into the toilet bowl from an outlet of the water channel that is located between a back portion and a side portion of the toilet bowl. The rim has a solid, annular member disposed around a top of the toilet bowl and entirely above the water channel, is formed separately from and coupled to the bowl structure. The outlet structure is fluidly connected to the toilet bowl to carry the water and contents from the toilet bowl to an outlet.