Patent ID: 6212696
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
An improved toilet bowl construction, comprising:a toilet bowl having front, side, and rear wall portions with a siphon internally positioned therein, said siphon presenting an upwardly flowing channel connected to a downwardly flowing channel at an upper end thereof, said channels separated by a partition;a circular opening through said side wall portion of said toilet bowl and positioned adjacent said upper end for communication with said upwardly and downwardly flowing channels;an annular cover member having a lever pivotally coupled thereto, said lever selectably pivotal between a first position and a second position displaced from said first position;a resilient sealing member coupled to said cover member and having an annular configuration, said sealing member having a diameter slightly greater than a diameter of said opening, said sealing member selectively insertable into said opening when said lever is pivoted to said second position in which said lever bears against said sealing member for selectively decreasing said diameter of said sealing member; anda cap having a diameter slightly smaller than a diameter of said cover member said cap being releasably coupled to said cover member in a friction fit relationship for covering said lever and preventing undesired removal of said sealing member from said opening.