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US 10,767,357 B2Granted
Sanitation apparatus and method
OwnerErez Kazesinventor
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Abstract
A toilet bowl sanitizer includes a flush activated sprayer. The sprayer creates a barrier for contaminants from leaving the toilet bowl.
Claims23
A device for treating a waste plume in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a toilet flush detection sensor;
- and, a sprayer in electronic communication with the toilet flush sensor, the sprayer including a nozzle configured to spray a substance, to substantially fill the opening of the toilet bowl, the substance of a density to create a downward flowing barrier for contaminants from a waste plume from leaving the toilet bowl, the spraying in instantaneous response to the toilet flush detection sensor detecting the toilet flush.
A device for treating a waste plume in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a toilet flush detection sensor;
- a sprayer in electronic communication with the toilet flush sensor, the sprayer including a nozzle configured to spray a substance, to substantially fill the opening of the toilet bowl, the substance of a density to create a downward flowing barrier for contaminants from a waste plume from leaving the toilet bowl, the spraying in instantaneous response to the toilet flush detection sensor detecting the toilet flush;
- and, an ultraviolet (UV) light source in electronic communication with the toilet flush sensor, and configured for activating contemporaneously with the sprayer having been activated.
A method for treating a waste plume in a toilet bowl, comprising:
- detecting a toilet flush by a toilet flush detection sensor;
- and, responding to the detection of the toilet flush by causing a sprayer including a nozzle to instantaneously spray a substance to substantially fill the opening of the toilet bowl, the substance of a density to create a downward flowing barrier for contaminants from the waste plume from leaving the toilet bowl.
A device for treating a waste plume in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a toilet flush detection sensor;
- and, a sprayer in electronic communication with the toilet flush detection sensor, the sprayer configured for instantaneous activation upon the toilet flush detection sensor detecting water flushing in the toilet bowl, the instantaneous activation of the sprayer causing the release of a substance into the toilet bowl opening, the substance of a density to create a downward flowing barrier for contaminants from a waste plume from leaving the toilet bowl.
A device for treating a waste plume in a toilet bowl comprising:
- a toilet flush detection sensor;
- a sprayer in electronic communication with the toilet flush sensor, the sprayer including a nozzle configured to spray a substance for a predetermined time, to substantially fill the opening of the toilet bowl, the substance of a density to create a downward flowing barrier for contaminants from a waste plume 22 from leaving the toilet bowl, the spraying in instantaneous response to the toilet flush detection sensor detecting the toilet flush;
- and, an ultraviolet (UV) light source in electronic communication with the toilet flush sensor, and configured for activating during the predetermined time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.