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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Daniel N. Halloran, Fredonia, WI (US);
Luke Bartel, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Diego Alejandro Cuervo Ayala, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Megan Joe Hizon Roehl, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Wesley Irek, Grafton, WI (US);
Robert S. Davis, Grafton, WI (US);
William Kuru, Plymouth, WI (US);
Paola Alvarez, Kohler, WI (US);
Crystel Tershner, Kohler, WI (US);
Kenneth A. Kapal, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Alan E. Lange, Kiel, WI (US);
Cody Wilcox, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Andrew Van Gorden, Green Bay, WI (US);
Yi Liu, Madison, WI (US);
Jeffrey T. Laundre, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Amber Colleen Resch, Stoughton, WI (US);
Amy Dehne, Kohler, WI (US);
David Hammer, Kohler, WI (US);
Aaron Mitchell, Grafton, WI (US);
Ryan Grotegut, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Mrudula Y, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Jonathan Reik, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A toilet may include a base including a bowl, a rim disposed around a top of the bowl, and a seat rotatably coupled to the rim. The eat may include a top surface configured to support a user and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. In some examples, the top surface is disposed at an incline and the bottom surface is supported by the rim. In some example, a dampener including a softer material than the bowl and disposed within the bowl. In some examples, a bidet wand extends from the base and is configured to selectively change between a position for dispensing a flow of water for washing a user and a position for cleaning a surface of the bowl. In some examples, the toilet includes a floor connector including a channel formed by a first flange and a second flange.