Method of acoustically insulating a toilet bowl

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Toilet bowls made of porcelain are conventionally disposed directly on the floor and/or attached thereto through rigid connections. When the toilet is used acoustic vibrations are therefore transmitted from the bowl to the floor and spread all over the dwelling. In the case of a multiple unit residential building the acoustic vibrations even reach the surrounding residential units and disturb their occupants. To overcome this drawback, the acoustically insulating method proposes to insert a strip of rubber foam between the base of the bowl and the floor and to attach the toilet bowl to the floor through a pair of fasteners each including a rubber link, whereby no acoustic short circuit is …