Patent ID: 7284286
Filing Date: 2007-10-23
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. A toilet, comprising: a bowl having a discharge outlet; a trap in fluid communication with said discharge outlet; and a valve positioned to control outflow from the discharge outlet to the trap; wherein the valve comprises a cartridge unit having a first housing part, a second housing part linked to the first housing part so as to define a cavity there between, the cartridge unit having an inlet at one end of the cavity and an outlet at another end of the cavity, the cartridge unit inlet being detachable and retachable to the bowl discharge outlet, the cartridge unit outlet being detachable and retachable to the trap, and a pivotable gate positioned in the cavity so as to be able to move between a first position essentially closing off flow through the discharge outlet to a second position permitting flow from the discharge outlet to the trap, the pivotable gate having an outer contour on a side of the pivotable gate opposite the cartridge unit inlet; wherein the cavity has a recess along one of its walls the recess having an inner contour essentially complementary in shape with the outer contour of the pivotable gate, and when the pivotable gate is in the second position the outer contour of the pivotable gate is positioned adjacent the inner contour; and wherein said valve cartridge provides a flow path that bends from an essentially vertical path adjacent the bowl discharge outlet to a path at least somewhat horizontal.