# US 10,119,261 B2 · Adjustable hinge fasteners for use with a bidet washing apparatus

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- Number: US 10,119,261 B2
- Document ID: US10119261B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/165,810
- Filed: 2016-05-26
- Published: 2017-11-30
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-25
- Applicants: Anjum Gupta
- Inventors: Anjum Gupta
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119261B2

## CPC

- E03D 9/08: Devices in the bowl producing upwardly-directed sprays; Modifications of the bowl for use with such devices (showers A47K3/28; bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes A61H33/00, for specific parts of the body A61H35/00 ){; Bidets; Combinations of bowls with urinals or bidets; Hot-air or other devices mounted in or on the bowl, urinal or bidet for cleaning or disinfecting}
- A47K 3/26: Bidets without upward spraying means
- F16C 11/045: {with at least a pair of arms pivoting relatively to at least one other arm, all arms being mounted on one pin (crank-pins F16C11/02)}
- F16C 2226/60: with threaded parts, e.g. bolt and nut connections
- F16C 2314/00: Personal or domestic articles, e.g. household appliances such as washing machines, dryers
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- F16C: SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS

## Abstract

The disclosure provides adjustable hinge fasteners and methods thereof, for securing a bidet washing apparatus to a toilet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A bidet washing apparatus adjustably attachable to a toilet bowl for cleaning one or more body parts of a user, comprising:
one or more adjustable hinge fasteners configured for adjustably securing the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl, wherein the one or more adjustable hinge fasteners is one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners, each comprising:
a connector having an arch and two arms;
a longitudinal bar and brackets; and
a grasping plate with a top hook,
wherein the arch of the connector and the longitudinal bar are pivotally attached,
wherein the grasping plate with a top hook and longitudinal bar are pivotally attached, and
wherein the bidet washing apparatus secured to the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners pivots in a vertical direction about the longitudinal bar;
one or more water inlets configured to supply water;
a control unit, housing one or more valves connected to the one or more water inlets, including one or more control switches configured to operate the one or more valves, wherein the one or more valves control water flow from the one or more water inlets; and
a nozzle assembly including at least one washing nozzle, connected to at least one of the one or more valves with one or more water tubes, wherein the at least one washing nozzle is positioned for directing water to the one or more body parts of the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The bidet washing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the arch of the connector and the longitudinal bar are pivotally attached by an adjustable screw.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The bidet washing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the two arms of the connector are adjustably attachable to securing holes in the toilet bowl; and the longitudinal bar and brackets are adjustably attached to the bidet washing apparatus.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The bidet washing apparatus of claim 3, wherein each grasping plate with a top hook slides independently in a horizontal direction along the bidet washing apparatus, thus facilitating attaching the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A method of attaching the bidet washing apparatus of claim 1 to a toilet bowl, comprising:
attaching one end of the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners to securing holes in the toilet bowl; and
attaching the other end of the one or more adjustable hinge fasteners to the bidet washing apparatus.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners each move independently in a horizontal direction, thus facilitating attaching the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners each move independently in a vertical direction, thus facilitating cleaning of the toilet bowl.