Title (en)

DEVICE WHICH ENABLES A TOILETTE TO BE USED EITHER AS A URINAL OR AS A TOILET FOR SITTING UPON, AND A TOILET EQUIPPED THEREWITH

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG, DIE ES ERLAUBT, EINE TOILETTE WAHLWEISE ALS URINAL ODER ALS SITZTOILETTE ZU VERWENDEN SOWIE EINE DAMIT AUSGESTATTETE TOILETTE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT D'UTILISER DES TOILETTES AU CHOIX COMME URINOIR OU COMME TOILETTES A SIEGE ET TOILETTES EQUIPEES DE CE DISPOSITIF

Publication

EP 1793721 A1 20070613 (DE)

Application

EP 05779837 A 20050809

Priority

• EP 2005053914 W 20050809
• DE 102004038642 A 20040809

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006015980A1] The invention relates to a toilet system (1) for receiving and evacuating human excrements, comprising a receiving area (4) for the excrements, into which these are released, and comprising a discharge line (3), which is connected to the receiving area. The toilet system can be used both as a toilet for sitting upon as well as a urinal. To this end, a device (12, 13) is provided by means of which the receiving area can be extended at least partially in the height thereof whereby enabling the receiving area to serve as a urinal. According to another aspect of the invention, this device is integrated in a toilet lid/seat assembly.

IPC 8 full level

A47K 13/08 (2006.01); E03D 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A47K 13/24 (2013.01 - EP US); E03D 11/025 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006015980A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102004038642 A1 20060223; CN 101022755 A 20070822; EP 1793721 A1 20070613; JP 2008509305 A 20080327; US 2008244817 A1 20081009; WO 2006015980 A1 20060216

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102004038642 A 20040809; CN 200580027025 A 20050809; EP 05779837 A 20050809; EP 2005053914 W 20050809; JP 2007525300 A 20050809; US 65977505 A 20050809