Patent ID: 6516475
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A toilet device for handicapped persons, said device comprising:a toilet bowl having a seat portion and a peripheral wall extending downwardly from said seat portion, said peripheral wall including a back side, a front side, and a pair of lateral sides, said back side having a height greater than said front side, said seat portion generally having an L-shape such that said seat portion has a generally horizontal portion and a generally vertical portion, said front side being rounded, said peripheral wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, a chamber being defined between said inner surface and said outer surface, said inner surface comprising a bowl and a drain; a flushing system being in fluid communication with said toilet bowl; wherein a user may use said device by wheeling a wheelchair to the front side and sliding from the wheelchair and onto the seat portion such that the user's body is facing toward the back side of the toilet bowl portion; and wherein said flushing system includes said inner surface having a plurality of apertures therein extending into said chamber, said apertures extending around said bowl and being positioned adjacent to said seat portion, a bore extending through said inner surface and into said chamber, said bore being positioned in a bottom portion of said bowl, said bore defining an outlet directed from said chamber and generally toward said drain, a first inlet pipe extending through said back side and into said chamber, said first inlet pipe being fluidly coupled to said apertures and said bore, a first valve being in communication with said first inlet pipe for selectively allowing water flow through said apertures and said bore, said first valve being mounted on said back side.