Patent ID: 7353577

Claim:
A system for manufacturing a plurality of toilet models from interchangeable elements, comprising: a series of molds for making said interchangeable elements, said molds including at least one shell mold, each said at least one shell mold having a casting space for casting a selected shell configuration thereby, said shell configuration having a housing space for disposition of a performance engine therewithin; at least one engine mold, each said at least one engine mold having a casting space for casting a selected performance engine configuration thereby; and at least one rim mold, said at least one rim mold having a casting space for casting a selected rim configuration thereby; wherein any said selected shell, engine or rim configuration is interchangeable with any corresponding non-selected shell, engine or rim configuration to comprise said interchangeable elements; a series of casting stations defining a casting sequence wherein each said casting station accommodates performance of at least one casting step thereat; and means for sequentially directing said selected configuration to at least one casting station selected from said series of casting stations, each said casting station having at least one casting step performed thereat on at least one said interchangeable element in said selected configuration; said sequential directing means repeating sequential direction of said selected configuration until a predetermined plurality of toilet models is obtained thereby.