Anti-overflow toilet

Abstract

An anti-overflow toilet includes a jet feed conduit that is positioned opposite to a waste drain outlet. The toilet also includes an overflow conduit having an overflow inlet that is positioned within the jet feed conduit, which delivers flushwater from a tank to a jet outlet port to the toilet bowl. In the event the bowl becomes clogged, excess flushwater within the bowl is routed back through the jet outlet port and into the overflow inlet of the overflow conduit, whereupon the flushwater is routed via the overflow conduit away from the toilet to a suitable drain.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An anti-overflow toilet comprising:
 a tank adapted to receive flushwater from a water source;   a bowl containing a distribution manifold, said distribution manifold configured to receive the flushwater from said tank;   a valve to selectively control the flow of flushwater from said tank into said distribution manifold;   a jet feed conduit either in direct fluid communication with said distribution manifold or indirect fluid communication thru a rim conduit first then said distribution manifold, said jet feed conduit having a jet outlet port disposed in said bowl to deliver flushwater thereto;   a waste drain outlet disposed in said bowl to remove the flushwater from said bowl; and   an overflow conduit having an overflow inlet and an overflow outlet, said overflow inlet disposed in said jet feed conduit;   wherein when said waste drain outlet is blocked, excess flushwater in said bowl is routed through said jet feed conduit, into said overflow inlet, and out of said overflow outlet.   
     
     
         2 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein said overflow conduit further comprises an angled joint disposed between said overflow inlet and said overflow outlet. 
     
     
         3 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 2 , wherein said angled joint separates said overflow conduit into a first section and a second section, such that said first section extends from said overflow inlet to said joint, and said second section extends from said joint to said overflow outlet, wherein said first section extends from said overflow inlet to said joint at a substantially right angle, and said second section extends from said overflow inlet to said joint at an angle. 
     
     
         4 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 3 , wherein said first section and said second section are separated from each other at said angled joint by an acute angle. 
     
     
         5 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein said waste drain outlet further comprises a waste trap. 
     
     
         6 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein said overflow outlet is integral with said waste trap. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet of  claim 1 , wherein said overflow conduit is integral with said bowl. 
     
     
         8 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , further comprising a rim conduit that at least partially circumscribes said bowl, said rim conduit in fluid communication with said distribution manifold, so as to deliver flushwater to said bowl through at least one rim port disposed in said bowl. 
     
     
         9 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional dimension of said jet outlet port is smaller than the cross-sectional dimension of said waste drain outlet. 
     
     
         10 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein said jet feed conduit extends from said distribution manifold at an incline, such that said overflow inlet is positioned higher than said jet outlet port. 
     
     
         11 . The anti-overflow toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the cross-sectional dimension of said jet feed conduit is smaller than the cross-sectional dimension of said waste drain outlet. 
     
     
         12 . An anti-overflow toilet comprising:
 a tank for holding flushwater;   a distribution manifold for receiving the flushwater from said tank;   a rim conduit and a jet feed coupled to said distribution manifold, said jet feed having a jet feed outlet;   a bowl in fluid communication with said rim conduit and said jet feed for receiving flushwater therethrough, said bowl having a waste drain outlet in proximity to said jet feed outlet; and   an overflow conduit fluidly coupled within said jet feed, wherein if said waste drain outlet is blocked, the flushwater bypasses said waste drain outlet through said overflow conduit.   
     
     
         13 . The anti-overflow toilet according to  claim 12 , wherein said distribution manifold comprises:
 a rim inlet contiguous with said rim conduit to deliver a portion of the flushwater about an upper periphery of said bowl; and   a jet inlet port contiguous with said jet feed to deliver another portion of the flushwater to said jet feed outlet.   
     
     
         14 . The anti-overflow outlet toilet according to  claim 12 , wherein said rim conduit delivers the flushwater to said jet feed.