Toilet tank and channel disinfection
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsWilliam C. Kuru, Clayton C. Garrels, Jason M. Kwacz, Robin Whitfield, Peter Kajuch
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Abstract
A disinfection system for a toilet includes a toilet tank, a drain opening at a bottom of the toilet tank, at least one disinfection channel extending from the drain opening of the toilet tank to a pedestal for the toilet, and a valve system in the toilet tank, the valve system configured to empty the toilet tank through the drain opening to below a predetermined level.
Claims20
A disinfection system for a toilet, the disinfection system comprising:
- a toilet tank;
- a drain opening at a bottom of the toilet tank;
- at least one disinfection channel extending from the drain opening of the toilet tank to a pedestal for the toilet;
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- a valve system in the toilet tank, the valve system configured to empty the toilet tank through the drain opening to below a predetermined level.
A disinfection system for a toilet, the disinfection system comprising:
- a toilet tank;
- a drain opening at a bottom of the toilet tank;
- at least one disinfection channel extending from the drain opening of the toilet tank to a pedestal for the toilet;
- and
- a disinfection material generator coupled to the toilet tank.
A method for disinfection of a toilet, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of an empty toilet tank;
- generating a disinfection command for a disinfection system in the empty toilet tank;
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- providing a material from the disinfection system to an interior surface of the empty toilet tank or a disinfection channel fluidly coupled to the empty toilet tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.