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.
Claims13
A toilet bowl cleaning system comprising:
- a tank configured to hold water;
- a flush valve within the tank, comprising:
- a valve body fluidly connecting the tank and capable of fluidly connecting to a bowl of a toilet;
- a float moveable relative to the valve body to open and close the flush valve;
- and
- a guide member coupled to the valve body for guiding movement of the float,
- wherein the guide member is in fluid communication with a chamber that is configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water;
- wherein the cleaning compound is dispensed into the bowl through the valve body with the flush valve open.
A toilet comprising:
- a bowl;
- a tank configured to hold water;
- a flush valve within the tank, comprising:
- a valve body fluidly connecting the tank and capable of fluidly connecting to a bowl of a toilet;
- a float moveable relative to the valve body to open and close the flush valve;
- and
- a guide member coupled to the valve body for guiding movement of the float,
- wherein the guide member includes a chamber that is configured to hold a cleaning compound comprising a chemical compound and water;
- wherein the cleaning compound is dispensed into the bowl through the valve body with the flush valve open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.