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US 10,294,643 B2Granted
Sanitaryware cleaning system
AssigneeAS IP Holdco, LLC
InventorsDavid Grover, Daigo Ishiyama, Tim Payne, Mark Kurth, Scott Rote, Phil Anthony, Aaron B. Eiger, Chris Helmstetter
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Abstract
A sanitaryware cleaning system can include a sanitary fixture such as a toilet having a compartment formed on and under its deck. The compartment can house a cleaning tablet that is maintained within a waterway between a tank and a bowl of the sanitary fixture. When the fixture is operated, water flowing down the waterway can dissolve a portion of the cleaning tablet, thus injecting cleaning agents into the bowl along with the water.
Claims21
A sanitary fixture, comprising:
- a tank, a deck, and a bowl;
- a waterway extending between the tank and the bowl;
- a hole in the deck;
- a compartment extending through the deck into the waterway;
- and
- a seat-hinge cover for covering a hinge of a toilet seat and for housing the compartment, the seat-hinge cover comprising an aperture formed in a top surface, the seat-hinge cover coupled to a top surface of the deck between the tank and the bowl,
- wherein the compartment is in fluid communication with the waterway through the hole in the deck.
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A sanitary fixture, comprising:
- a tank, a deck, and a bowl;
- a waterway extending between the tank and the bowl;
- a reservoir for receiving a liquid cleaning product in fluid communication with the waterway through an aperture in the deck;
- and
- a seat-hinge cover for covering a hinge of a toilet seat, the seat-hinge cover comprising an aperture formed in a top surface, the seat-hinge cover housing the reservoir.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.