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US 11,066,821 B2Granted
Toilet bowl chemical agent dispenser
OwnerWarren Aldridgeinventor
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Abstract
A device for delivering a chemical additive from a location at the top of an overflow tube to a toilet bowl has an upper portion that does not fit into the overflow tube and a lower portion that fits inside the overflow tube. The upper portion has a receptacle that can hold a chemical additive so that water flowing into the overflow tube runs over the additive and into the overflow tube.
Claims8
A device for delivery of a chemical agent into a toilet bowl from a top portion of an overflow tube during a refill phase of a flush cycle of a toilet, said device comprising:
- an upper portion comprising a receptacle configured to receive and retain a solid chemical agent;
- a lower portion configured to fit into a top portion of the overflow tube and comprising a passage configured to receive liquid from the receptacle and direct the liquid into the overflow tube;
- and
- a bypass opening in a wall of the receptacle, said bypass opening positioned such that liquid entering the receptacle can flow into the overflow tube without passing through the passage when the passage is blocked;
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- wherein the upper portion comprises a taper so that a top end of the upper portion is wider than a bottom end of the upper portion and the upper end of the upper portion is configured to be wider than a diameter of the overflow tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.