Patent ID: 8756721
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: E03C,E03D

Abstract:
1. A toilet with a built-in plunger comprising a bowl portion having a bowl and an outlet drain; a tank portion for receiving a volume of water from an inlet tube and holding said volume of water in an elevated position relative to the bowl, said tank portion having a flush valve in fluid communication with the bowl, whereby opening the flush valve causes the volume of water to rapidly enter the bowl; said tank portion further having a valve tower vertically disposed over a valve tower drain, the valve tower drain being in fluid communication with the outlet drain; a housing disposed within the valve tower, the housing having an opening on a bottom surface; a plunger apparatus slidably disposed within the housing and a check valve disposed on the housing opening, said plunger apparatus being selectively vertically lockable; a valve disposed on the inlet tube for directing water from the inlet tube to a plunger water line, said plunger water line connected to the valve at a first end and to the housing in a location between the plunger apparatus and the bottom surface of the housing at a second end; whereby the plunger apparatus may be actuated by a user to force water into the outlet drain to clear a clog.