Retrofit portable bidet assembly

A portable bidet assembly adapted for use on a toilet bowl, said bidet assembly comprising:

• a bidet housing adapted for being located adjacent a rim of the toilet bowl, and comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
• a supply hose connecting said fluid tank to the fluid inlet of said bidet housing;
• a wash nozzle communicating with the fluid outlet of said bidet housing;
• a flow control valve adapted for controlling a pressurized supply of fluid from said fluid tank through said supply hose and bidet housing to said wash nozzle;
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• first and second cooperating adjustable bowl clamp assemblies designed for adjustably engaging the toilet bowl at opposite points below the rim, wherein each bowl clamp assembly comprises a slidable C-block, a clamp pad carried by said slidable C-block, and a manual adjustment mechanism, and wherein said manual adjustment mechanism comprises a threaded adjusting screw engaging said slidable C-block, a complementary-threaded fixed screw guide, and a hand knob for rotating said adjusting screw through said fixed screw guide, thereby moving said slidable C-block and clamp pad towards and away from an outside surface of the toilet bowl.

A method for securing a retrofit portable bidet assembly to a toilet bowl, said method comprising:

• lifting an existing seat of the toilet bowl to a raised position;
• locating a bidet housing of the bidet assembly adjacent a rim of the toilet bowl, such that a wash nozzle of bidet assembly projects downward inside the toilet bowl;
• connecting a supply hose to a fluid inlet of the bidet housing and to a water source;
• using first and second cooperating adjustable bowl clamp assemblies, releasably securing the bidet assembly to the toilet bowl wherein no portion of the clamp assemblies covers the rim or extends inside the toilet bowl.