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US 2009/0260141 A1Published application
Self-rinsing toilet rim cover and method for using it
OwnerGregory McDanielinventor
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Abstract
One embodiment of a self cleaning toilet bowl rim cover having a water conveyance (5) one end of which is hydraulically connected to water intake valve (9) the other end of water conveyance (5) opens over higher end of inclined surface (1) which slopes downward to drain (4) which is positioned over toilet bowl interior (7) Other embodiments are described and shown
Claims1
I claim a self-rinsing toilet rim comprising:
- a. a trough (15) shaped substantially equivalent to a toilet bowl rim
- b. a means for pouring fluid (7) into said trough (5)
- c. a drain (4) on the lower part of said trough (15) said drain (4) being positioned over interior of a toilet bowl (7)
- means for pouring fluid (17) into said trough (15) of claim 1 wherein said means included a water conveyance (5) connected hydraulically to water intake valve (9)
- means for pouring fluid onto said trough of claim 1 wherein said means includes a typical water-way from toilet tank (16) to the aqueduct (11) which is typically around upper part of said toilet bowl
- said fluid (17) of claim 1 can trigger a mechanism ( ) to close toilet lid (13) and seat (12) when moving from toilet tank (16) onto said trough (15)
- said trough (15) of claim 1 wherein said trough (15) covers said toilet bowl rim
- said trough (15) of claim 1 wherein said trough (15) is integral part of said toilet bowl rim
- said trough (15) of claim 1 wherein said trough (15) is said aqueduct (11) around the upper part of said toilet bowl which is modified by being open to some degree on the top side whereby any fluid (17) deposited in said trough (15) is rinsed into said toilet bowl interior (7) when flushing is activated.
- Whereby toilet bowl rim is kept clean
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