Clean toilet and accessories

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11261592-B2
Application number	US-202016751760-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A chemical dispensing system for a toilet that includes a container configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; a bracket coupled to the container; a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket and is configured to extend through a hole in an inside of the sidewall of the toilet; and a fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head is configured to contact an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toilet chemical dispensing system, comprising:
a container configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound;
a bracket coupled to the container;
a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket and is configured to extend through a hole in an inside of a sidewall of a toilet; and
a fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head is configured to contact an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion with the container on the inside of the sidewall.

2. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the container pivotally couples to the bracket through a pivot member.

3. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 2 , wherein the fastener is a first fastener, and the pivot member is a second fastener that secures the bracket to a portion of the container.

4. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 3 , wherein the portion of the container is a flange extending from a wall of the container.

5. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 3 , wherein the bracket has a body and two spaced apart arms extending from the body to form a clevis shape, and the second fastener extends through one of the two spaced apart arms and threads to the other of the two spaced apart arms.

6. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 1 , wherein the bracket has a body and two arms extending from the body in a spaced apart manner to form a clevis shape.

7. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 6 , wherein the threaded protrusion extends from a side of the body that is opposite the side facing the container.

8. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 6 , wherein the container includes two arms that are spaced apart to form a clevis shape, and the two arms of the container are rotatably coupled to the two arms of the bracket through a pivot member.

9. A toilet chemical dispensing system, comprising:
a container comprising a body with an open top defining a reservoir configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; and
a container lid that detachably couples to the container in a secured position, wherein the container lid comprises:
a base having an opening;
a slider having an upper portion, which fits in the opening of the base, and a lower portion, which fits in the open top in the body;
a resilient member disposed around at least a portion of the lower portion of the slider; and
a lever member rotatably coupled to the slider, such that rotation of the lever member relative to the base to a locking position in turn moves the slider relative to the base, which in turn moves the resilient member into a sealing position in which the resilient member seals with the container and the container lid.

10. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 9 , wherein the lower portion of the slider has an outwardly extending lip, and the resilient member is disposed between the lip and a bottom of the base.

11. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 10 , wherein the resilient member has a ring shape.

12. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 10 , wherein the lip biases the resilient member outwardly from a clearance fit into an interference fit with the body of the container to secure the container lid to the container in the sealing position.

13. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 12 , wherein the lever member comprises:
a leg rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the slider about a pivot axis, the leg having a cam surface; and
a lever extending from the leg to allow the lever member to be rotated about the pivot axis of the leg,
wherein rotation of the lever member into the locking position rotates the cam surface into contact with a contacting portion of the base.

14. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 9 , wherein the lever member comprises a leg rotatably coupled to the upper portion of the slider about a pivot axis, the leg having a cam surface that contacts a contacting portion of the base in the locking position.

15. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 14 , wherein the lever member comprises a lever extending from the leg to allow the lever member to be rotated about the pivot axis of the leg between the locking position and a non-locking position.

16. A toilet chemical dispensing system, comprising:
a container comprising a body defining an inlet, an outlet, and an open top to define a reservoir in the body, wherein the reservoir is configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound;
a valve assembly fluidly connecting the inlet to a water source, wherein the valve assembly includes a valve, which controls a flow rate of the water into the inlet, and a control, which operatively couples to the valve such that an adjustment of the control in turn adjusts the valve to change the flow rate of the water into the inlet;
a diffusing tube disposed within the reservoir of the container and fluidly connecting the inlet to the outlet of the container; and
a container lid configured to detachably couple to the container, such that the container lid engages the open top of the container to seal the reservoir in a locking position.

17. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 16 , wherein the valve is a ball valve that is located within the fluid path between the water source and the inlet of the container.

18. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 16 , wherein the control is a rotary knob that is rotatable between a plurality of positions, and each position of the plurality of positions corresponds to a different flow rate of the water into the inlet.

19. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 18 , wherein the rotary knob includes an indicator that informs a user as to the setting of the valve.

20. The toilet chemical dispensing system of claim 16 , wherein the diffusing tube includes a plurality of openings, which are spaced apart from one another and located under a fluid level of the container.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Kuru William
• Garrels Clayton
• Denzin Peter W

Classifications

• C11D2111/14

  Hard surfaces · CPC title

• C11D2111/24

  Mineral surfaces, e.g. stones, frescoes, plasters, walls or concretes · CPC title

• A47K2010/328

  by spraying · CPC title

• E03D2009/024

  using a solid substance · CPC title

• E03D2009/028

  using a liquid substance · CPC title