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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Andrew L. Smith, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Billy Jack Ahola, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Mark Baumgartner, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Larry Duwell, Adell, WI (US);
Don Bogenschuetz, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Peter Swart, Oostburg, WI (US);
Tobin Vetting, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
KOHLER CO., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A siphonic toilet including a bowl, a passageway and a valve. The passageway includes an entrance fluidly connected to the bowl, an outlet, and a dam located between the entrance and the outlet, wherein the dam and bowl are configured to hold a first volume of water prior to a flush cycle. An inlet is located in the passageway downstream from the dam to introduce water into the passageway downstream from the dam. The valve is located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway, and the valve retains a second volume of water when in a closed position prior to the flush cycle of the toilet to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.