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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Patrick Gerard Stack, Northville, MI (US);
Lawrence Allen Trowbridge, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Gerard Stack, Northville, MI (US);
Lawrence Allen Trowbridge, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/02 (2006.01); E03D 11/00 (2006.01); E03D 11/13 (2006.01); E03D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 11/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); E03D 11/13 (2013.01); E03D 13/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toilet fixture includes a bowl, a primary drain fluidly connected to the bowl, a supply water plenum providing water to the bowl to flush the fixture, and a secondary drain inlet located to the plenum. The secondary drain inlet includes a secondary drain hole permitting water to flow from the plenum into the secondary drain inlet. The secondary drain inlet is fluidly connected to a drain permitting water to exit the fixture and water flowing through the secondary drain inlet can bypass a clog in the primary drain.