Plumbing fixture with electro-chlorinating device
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsClayton C. Garrels, William Kalk, William C. Kuru
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Abstract
An electro-chlorinating device includes a housing and a pair of electrodes. The housing comprises a reservoir; an inlet port fluidly coupled to the reservoir; and a discharge device fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The discharge device is configured to be fluidly coupled to a plumbing product. The discharge device is configured to release a fluid from the reservoir into the plumbing product in response to a movement of water through the plumbing product. The pair of electrodes is coupled to the housing such that at least a portion of each electrode of the pair of electrodes is disposed within the reservoir.
Claims20
A toilet comprising:
- a toilet bowl;
- a flush tank coupled to the toilet bowl and housing a solution;
- an electro-chlorinating device coupled to the flush tank by a mounting member, the electro-chlorinating device comprising:
- a concentration input configured to set a concentration of the solution of the flush tank.
An electro-chlorinating device coupled to a flush tank of a toilet, the electro-chlorinating device comprising:
- a first portion configured to receive a salt;
- a second portion including a set of electrodes configured to set a concentration of a solution in the flush tank;
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- a concentration input configured to set the concentration of the solution of the flush tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.