Clean toilet and accessories
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsWilliam Kuru, Clayton Garrels, Peter W. Denzin
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Abstract
A chemical dispensing system for a toilet that includes a container configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water to form a cleaning compound; a bracket coupled to the container; a threaded protrusion that extends from the bracket and is configured to extend through a hole in an inside of the sidewall of the toilet; and a fastener having a threaded body and a head, which is larger radially than the threaded body such that the head is configured to contact an outside of the sidewall in a secured position in which the threaded body threads to the threaded protrusion.
Claims21
A chemical dispensing system for a toilet comprising:
- a container coupled to the toilet and configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water;
- a valve configured to control a flow of water from the toilet into the container;
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- a control operatively coupled to the valve and configured to change an operation of the valve between a first setting and a second setting.
A toilet including a chemical dispensing system comprising:
- a container coupled to the toilet and configured to contain a chemical compound that mixes with water;
- a valve configured to control a flow of water from the toilet into the container;
- a control operatively coupled to the valve and configured to change an operation of the valve between a first setting and a second setting;
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- an outlet line configured to fluidly connect the container to a bowl, a seat, or a trap of the toilet.
A method for operation of a toilet including a chemical dispensing system, the method comprising:
- mixing a chemical compound and water in a container of the toilet;
- controlling a flow of water from the toilet into the container with a valve;
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- adjusting an operation of the valve based on a multi-position control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.