Patent ID: 9732507
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: E03D

Claim:
1. A wall hung toilet, comprising a toilet body having a toilet body inlet, a back plate having at least a first and a second fastener opening therethrough which are situated on a lower portion of the back plate, a toilet body outlet, a bowl and a base; wherein the bowl has an interior surface defining a interior area for receiving fluid, an inlet for introducing fluid to the interior area of the bowl and a bowl outlet; and a trapway for passing fluid from the bowl outlet to the toilet body outlet, wherein the base of the toilet body has a lower surface with a generally V-shaped configuration in lower plan view, said base having a first angled wall and a second angled wall which each extend from a front bowl portion of the base to a rear portion of the base that contacts the back plate, wherein the first and second angled walls meet the back plate at a distance measured transversely from an exterior surface of the first or second angled wall along the back plate to a longitudinal axis through a center of the first or second fastener opening closest to the first or second angled wall of less than about 5 cm such that the base distributes load bearing forces when applied to the bowl in use towards each of a first area around the first fastener opening and a second area around the second fastener opening.