Sealing member for a flush toilet

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9080323
APP PUB NO 20110094024A1
SERIAL NO

12984152

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A flush toilet includes a base and a bowl assembly defining a bowl. The bowl assembly is mounted to the base and defines a discharge opening at a lower end of the bowl. A waste ball valve assembly is mounted to the flush toilet for selectively opening and closing the discharge opening of the bowl assembly. A common sealing member operates to seal the bowl to the base and to wipe a ball of the waste ball valve assembly as the waste ball valve assembly is selectively opened and closed. The common sealing member has a generally horizontal portion for wiping the ball of the ball valve assembly and a compressible cylindrical portion upwardly extending from the generally horizontal portion. The cylindrical portion is compressed between the base and the bowl to define a seal therebetween.

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  • THETFORD CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fritz, Michael Ooonomowoc, US 59 1500
Grech, George Garden City, US 22 226
Harris, Michael Dexter, US 167 5169
Karagitz, Craig Whitmore Lake, US 3 32
Kelly, Brian Mason, US 86 1996
Krupp, Eric Canton, US 8 195
Meyer, Steve Whitmore Lake, US 15 124
Smith, Jason West Bloomfield, US 162 1687

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