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US3398408A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Hygienic washstand

Assignee: CAPRARO
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Filing: 1966-06-09
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Granted: 1968-08-27
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Expires: 1986-06-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Capraro Paul
  • 👤 Panaccione Domenico

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:40
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03D; E03D9/00; E03D9/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 206 words
A BIDET COMPRISING A BOWL HAVING AN INCLINED BOTTOM WALL WITH AN APERTURE AT ITS DEEPEST POINT; SIDEWALLS AND A TOP SUPPORT FLANGE; A DRAIN EXTENDING AND SEALED INTO SAID APERTURE AND INCLUDING A DRAINPIPE; A CLOSED CYLINDRICAL BODY DEFINING A PRESSURE CHAMBER LOCATED EXTERIORALLY OF SAID BOWL; A DELIVERY PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID BODY AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING OUTLET PROJECTED THROUGH AND SEALED WITHIN AN APERTURE IN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND PROJECTING THEREABOVE; A FLANGE ON SAID DELIVERY PIPE AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTLET, IN REGISTRY WITH THE BOTTOM WALL AT ITS UNDERSURFACE; AN APERTURED FITTING THREADED OVER SAID OUTLET IN OPERATIVE, SUPPORTING REGISTRY WITH SAID BOTTOM WALL; SEPARATE HOT AND COLD WATER SUPPLY PIPES, EACH INCLUDING A HAND CONTROL VALVE, AND CONNECTED TO SAID BODY RESPECTIVELY; EACH OF EACH SUPPLY PIPES BEING OF AN INTERNAL DIAMETER APPRECIABLY LESS THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID OUTLET; SAID OUTLET PIPE IN COOPERATION WITH SAID PRESSURE CONTROLLING BODY AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING OUTLET FLOW OF MIXED AND HOT AND COLD WATER TO A HEIGHTH APPROXIMATING SAID TOP SUPPORT FLANGE REGARDLESS OF THE EXTENT OF OPENING OF BOTH HAND VALVES; FULL OPENING OF ONE SAID HAND VALVES ONLY, BEING INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE APPRECIABLE FOUNTAINING OF WATER AT SAID OUTLET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 206 words
A BIDET COMPRISING A BOWL HAVING AN INCLINED BOTTOM WALL WITH AN APERTURE AT ITS DEEPEST POINT; SIDEWALLS AND A TOP SUPPORT FLANGE; A DRAIN EXTENDING AND SEALED INTO SAID APERTURE AND INCLUDING A DRAINPIPE; A CLOSED CYLINDRICAL BODY DEFINING A PRESSURE CHAMBER LOCATED EXTERIORALLY OF SAID BOWL; A DELIVERY PIPE CONNECTED TO SAID BODY AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING OUTLET PROJECTED THROUGH AND SEALED WITHIN AN APERTURE IN SAID BOTTOM WALL AND PROJECTING THEREABOVE; A FLANGE ON SAID DELIVERY PIPE AND SPACED FROM SAID OUTLET, IN REGISTRY WITH THE BOTTOM WALL AT ITS UNDERSURFACE; AN APERTURED FITTING THREADED OVER SAID OUTLET IN OPERATIVE, SUPPORTING REGISTRY WITH SAID BOTTOM WALL; SEPARATE HOT AND COLD WATER SUPPLY PIPES, EACH INCLUDING A HAND CONTROL VALVE, AND CONNECTED TO SAID BODY RESPECTIVELY; EACH OF EACH SUPPLY PIPES BEING OF AN INTERNAL DIAMETER APPRECIABLY LESS THAN THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF SAID OUTLET; SAID OUTLET PIPE IN COOPERATION WITH SAID PRESSURE CONTROLLING BODY AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING OUTLET FLOW OF MIXED AND HOT AND COLD WATER TO A HEIGHTH APPROXIMATING SAID TOP SUPPORT FLANGE REGARDLESS OF THE EXTENT OF OPENING OF BOTH HAND VALVES; FULL OPENING OF ONE SAID HAND VALVES ONLY, BEING INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE APPRECIABLE FOUNTAINING OF WATER AT SAID OUTLET.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-08-27 1972-02-26 1972-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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