Tile-on rim toilet

Abstract

A toilet having a water inlet structure, a bowl structure, a rim, and an outlet structure. The water inlet structure is configured to receive water from a water source. The bowl structure includes a toilet bowl and a water channel, which is fluidly connected to the water inlet structure and is configured to feed water into the toilet bowl from an outlet of the water channel that is located between a back portion and a side portion of the toilet bowl. The rim has a solid, annular member disposed around a top of the toilet bowl and entirely above the water channel, is formed separately from and coupled to the bowl structure. The outlet structure is fluidly connected to the toilet bowl to carry the water and contents from the toilet bowl to an outlet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet comprising:
 a water inlet structure including an inlet channel configured to receive water from a water source and supply water to a water channel and a jet channel;   a bowl structure including a toilet bowl, the water channel which is fluidly connected to the water inlet structure and configured to supply water into the toilet bowl, and the jet channel which is fluidly connected to the water inlet structure and is configured to supply water into the toilet bowl; and   a vent hole disposed in the inlet channel and configured to pass air from the jet channel into the inlet channel.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a rim formed separately from and coupled to the bowl structure.   
     
     
         3 . The toilet of  claim 2 , wherein the rim is disposed entirely above the water channel. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet of  claim 2 , wherein at least one fastener couples the rim to the bowl structure, and each fastener extends through a bore in the rim and into the bowl structure. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an outlet structure fluidly connected to the toilet bowl to carry the water and contents from the toilet bowl to an outlet.   
     
     
         6 . The toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the vent hole is a downwardly extending bore disposed on a ledge elevated from a bottom of the inlet channel. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a forward wall configured to divert a first flow of water into the water channel and to divert a second flow of water to the jet channel.   
     
     
         8 . The toilet of  claim 1 , wherein the vent hole is configured to pass air from the jet channel to the inlet channel. 
     
     
         9 . A toilet pedestal comprising:
 a water inlet structure including an inlet channel configured to receive water from a water source;   a bowl structure including a bowl defining an opening at a top thereof and having an outlet, a water channel fluidly connected to the inlet channel and configured to supply water into the bowl, and a jet channel fluidly connected to the inlet channel and configured to supply water into the bowl; and   a vent hole disposed in the inlet channel configured to pass air from the jet channel to the inlet channel.   
     
     
         10 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a rim structure separate from and coupled to the bowl structure.   
     
     
         11 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 10 , wherein the rim structure includes a solid, annular member disposed on top of the bowl and around the opening of the bowl, a bottom of the solid, annular member defining a top of the water channel. 
     
     
         12 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 10 , wherein the rim structure is disposed entirely above the water channel. 
     
     
         13 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 9 , wherein at least one fastener couples the rim structure to the bowl structure, and each fastener extends through a bore in the rim structure and into the bowl structure. 
     
     
         14 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 a forward wall configured to divert a first flow of water into the water channel and to divert a second flow of water to the jet channel.   
     
     
         15 . The toilet pedestal of  claim 9 , wherein the vent hole is a downwardly extending bore disposed on a ledge elevated from a bottom of the inlet channel. 
     
     
         16 . A method of forming a toilet, comprising:
 forming a bowl structure that includes a bowl defining an opening at a top thereof and having an outlet, an inlet channel, a water channel fluidly connected to the inlet channel configured to supply water into the bowl, a jet channel fluidly connected to the inlet channel configured to supply water into the bowl, and a vent hole disposed in the inlet channel and configured to pass air from the jet channel into the inlet channel;   forming a rim structure separately from the bowl structure, the rim structure including a solid annular member; and   coupling the rim structure to the bowl structure, a bottom of the solid annular member defining a top of the water channel.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the rim structure is disposed entirely above the water channel. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the vent hole is a downwardly extending bore disposed on a ledge elevated from a bottom of the inlet channel. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the bowl structure includes a forward wall configured to divert a first flow of water into the water channel and to divert a second flow of water to the jet channel. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein at least one fastener couples the rim structure to the bowl structure, and each fastener extends through a bore in the rim structure and into the bowl structure.