Clean toilet and accessories

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11920336-B2
Application number	US-202217984820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 10, 2022
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Mar 5, 2024
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024

Abstract

A toilet that includes a tank configured to hold water from a water supply; a reservoir fluidly connected to the tank and configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water from the water supply; and an actuator configured to control a flush cycle of the toilet upon a first activation, the actuator including at least one nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir and configured to discharge an amount of the cleaning compound external to the tank upon at least one of the first activation or a second activation.

First claim

We claim:

1. A toilet seat assembly comprising:
a container having a reservoir that is configured to house a liquid cleaning compound comprising water and a chemical compound within the toilet seat assembly;
a dispenser configured to discharge a mist having an amount of the liquid cleaning compound upon activation; and
a seat cover configured to conceal the dispenser.

2. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a cavity including the dispenser.

3. The toilet seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cavity is in a base structure coupled to a hinge.

4. The toilet seat assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cavity is in a side portion or a front portion of a seat.

5. The toilet seat assembly of claim 2 , further comprising:
an aperture configured to provide access to the cavity; and
a cap configured to cover the aperture.

6. The toilet seat assembly of claim 5 , wherein the cap is removable to access and refill the container.

7. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
an inlet line configured to supply the water to the container.

8. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a motor configured to move the dispenser between an extended position and a retracted position.

9. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a pump configured to control a flow of the liquid cleaning compound through the dispenser.

10. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a movable member configured to provide access to the dispenser.

11. The toilet seat assembly of claim 10 , wherein the movable member is configured to slide from an open position to a closed position.

12. The toilet seat assembly of claim 1 , wherein the dispenser includes an electrochemical generator that generates the chemical compound and supplies the chemical compound to the container.

13. A toilet seat comprising:
a container having a reservoir that is configured to house a liquid cleaning compound within the toilet seat;
a dispenser configured to discharge a mist having an amount of the liquid cleaning compound; and
a housing configured to conceal the dispenser.

14. The toilet seat of claim 13 , further comprising:
a cavity within the housing including the dispenser and the container.

15. The toilet seat of claim 14 , wherein the cavity is in a base structure coupled to a hinge.

16. The toilet seat of claim 14 , further comprising:
an aperture configured to provide access to the cavity; and
a cap configured to cover the aperture.

17. The toilet seat of claim 13 , further comprising:
an inlet line configured to supply water to the container.

18. The toilet seat of claim 13 , further comprising:
a motor configured to move the dispenser between an extended position and a retracted position.

19. The toilet seat of claim 13 , further comprising:
a pump configured to control a flow of the liquid cleaning compound through the dispenser.

20. A base member for a toilet seat assembly comprising:
a hinge configured to open or close a toilet seat;
a housing coupled to the hinge and the toilet seat;
a container in the housing, the container having a reservoir that is configured to house a liquid cleaning compound; and
a dispenser in the housing, the dispenser configured to discharge a mist having an amount of the liquid cleaning compound.

Assignees

• Kohler Co

Inventors

• Luettgen Michael
• 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