Toilet bowl cleaning device
AssigneeRafael Kalantaryan
InventorsTigran Kalantaryan, Rafael Kalantaryan
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Abstract
Toilet bowl cleaning device adapted for dispensing cleaning agent within flow of flushed water dispensed from a toilet tank to a toilet bowl for cleaning and freshening the toilet bowl, comprising a cleaning agent retaining member adapted for being retained within an annular-shaped portion of the toilet bowl at a location closely adjacent, and within the path of, an inlet portion of the toilet bowl located under an upper rim portion of the toilet bowl, the cleaning agent retaining member being adapted for being expanded and contracted, such as with a ratchet, pawl, and release mechanism, for allowing fitting of the toilet bowl cleaning device with the toilet bowl.
Claims20
A toilet bowl cleaning device adapted for dispensing cleaning agent within flow of flushed water dispensed from a toilet tank to a toilet bowl for cleaning and freshening the toilet bowl, comprising:
- a. a cleaning agent retaining member, having first and second ends and adapted for being retained within an annular-shaped portion of the toilet bowl at a location within the path of an inlet portion of the toilet bowl located under an upper rim portion of the toilet bowl;
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- b. a ratchet and pawl mechanism adapted for releasably forming said cleaning agent retaining member into an annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member with the first end being inserted into the second end and that is of expandable and contractable length circumference via said ratchet and pawl mechanism, wherein said ratchet and pawl mechanism allows expansion of the circumference of the annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member for retention under the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and wherein said ratchet and pawl mechanism also allows contraction of the length of the circumference of the annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member.
A toilet bowl cleaning device for dispensing cleaning agent within flow of flushed water dispensed from a toilet tank to a toilet bowl for cleaning and freshening the toilet bowl, comprising:
- a. a cleaning agent retaining member comprising first and second ends and adapted to be deformed into an annular shape, wherein said cleaning agent retaining member is adapted for being retained within the toilet bowl at a location within the path of an inlet portion of the toilet bowl located under an upper rim portion of the toilet bowl;
- b. a cleaning agent retained within said cleaning agent retaining member;
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- c. a ratchet and pawl mechanism adapted for releasably transforming said cleaning agent retaining member into an annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member with the first end being inserted into the second end during use and that is of expandable and contractable length circumference via said ratchet and pawl mechanism during use, wherein said cleaning agent retaining member is adapted for storage and shipping in a non-annular configuration, wherein said ratchet and pawl mechanism allows expansion of the length of the circumference of the annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member for retention under the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and wherein said ratchet and pawl mechanism also allows contraction of the length of the circumference of the annular-shaped cleaning agent retaining member.
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