Title: Construction for a water closet

Abstract: A water closet, comprising a floor, a movable stool disposed above the floor and mounted for vertical displacement above the floor and a drive apparatus connected to the stool for moving the stool to a selected height above the floor. The drive apparatus may include a drum connected to the stool and vertically movable in a hole in the floor. The stool may further be provided with a seat having two facing arcuate portions slidable on the stool and a pair of base rods connected to each arcuate portion extending at an angle downwardly toward the floor and through respective guides so as to adjust the spacing between the arcuate portions and resulting width of the seat with the vertical movement of the stool above the floor.

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Inventors: Ohtake, Toshiro

Application Number: 854314
Filing Date: 1977-11-23
Publication_date: 1979-11-20
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 4/420 4/252.1, 4/300, 4/329, 4/DIG2, 4/DIG6
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

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3914806	Oct, 1974	Pearce	4/185.
3925833	Dec, 1975	Hunter	4/185.
4028751	Jun, 1977	Moran	4/185.
4034426	Jul, 1977	Hardwick et al.	4/185.
4058859	Nov, 1977	Arrowood	4/252.
4091473	May, 1978	Matthews et al.	4/420.

Other Refs: 882798

Nov, 1961	GB

Primary Examiner: Levy, Stuart S.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: McGlew and Tuttle