Clean toilet and accessories
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsMichael Luettgen, William Kuru, Clayton Garrels, Peter W. Denzin
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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.
Claims20
A delivery system for use with a tank, the delivery system comprising:
- a fill valve including a valve body and a water inlet configured to receive water from a water supply;
- a float configured to control an operation of the fill valve based on water in the tank;
- a container coupled to the valve body of the fill valve and configured to contain a cleaning compound;
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- a passage configured to transfer water from the fill valve to the container for mixing with the cleaning compound.
An apparatus comprising:
- a valve for a toilet, the valve including a valve body and a water inlet configured to receive water from a water supply;
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- a container integrated with the valve body and configured to contain a cleaning compound.
A method of delivering a cleaning compound through a fill valve of a toilet, the method comprising:
- providing water from a water supply to a fill valve;
- providing at least a portion of the water from the fill valve to a container including a cleaning compound;
- mixing the at least a portion of the water with the cleaning compound;
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- providing the mixed water and cleaning compound to the fill valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.