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Water-conserving toilet

CA 1220002 B · Owner: International Water Saver Toilet Inc. · Inventors: Inch, John D.; Hennessy, Arnold

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A water-conserving toilet is disclosed and includes a bowl for receiving waste and a waste outlet extending laterally from the bowl and defining a first shallow trap arranged so that a relatively shallow body of liquid is normally retained in the bottom of the bowl for preventing gaseous flow through the trap. A flush system is provided and is arranged, when operated to, deliver a charge of flushing liquid into the bowl in a direction to cause said body of liquid to be discharged through said outlet. An enlarged chamber communicates with said bowl outlet for receiving waste from the bowl. An outlet extends outwardly from the chamber and is adapted for connection to a sewer inlet. The …

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  • Granted February 26, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 26, 1997.
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FiledNovember 14, 1978
GrantedFebruary 26, 1980
Term endedFebruary 26, 1997
Patent numberCA 1220002 B
Classification (IPC)E03D5/00 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedNov 14, 1978Patent grantedFeb 26, 1980Term endedFeb 26, 1997

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