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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Kutsch, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Vince Lackowski, Harvard, IL (US);
Sharbel Maalouf, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Lorie Rowe, McHenry, IL (US);
Assignee:
Medline Industries, Inc., Mundelein, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 9/00 (2006.01); E03D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 9/00 (2013.01); E03D 11/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus () for a toilet () is provided. The apparatus can include a rim engagement portion () and a sheet catcher () comprising one or more barbs (). A bowl side bestrider () can couple the rim engagement portion to the sheet catcher. The sheet catcher to situate within a water seal () of the toilet when the rim engagement portion engages a rim () of the toilet. The barbs can to catch non-dispersible sheets () when the toilet is flushed.