Assembly for cleaning overflow passageway in lavatory bowl
OwnerLucian F. Greerinventor
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Abstract
A cup-like shield formed of resiliently flexible material is mounted on one end of an elongated adjustable rod. The shield is positionable about the inlet of an overflow passage in a lavatory bowl and locked into sealed relation with the bowl by means of the adjustable rod engaging, through a cushioned second end, the opposite wall of the bowl. The shield opens upwardly for the introduction of liquid and laterally for discharge of the liquid into the passage inlet.
Claims10
An assembly for cleaning the overflow passage in a lavatory bowl comprising a liquid directing cup-like shield and means for fixing said shield about the inlet to the overflow passage adjacent the upper edge of a lavatory bowl, said shield including an upwardly opening liquid receiving portion and a laterally directed liquid discharging portion for lateral discharge of liquid into an overflow passage inlet.
In combination with a lavatory bowl having a bottom drain opening and an overflow passage extending from an inlet adjacent the top inner edge of the bowl to an outlet in the drain opening, a plug for selectively closing the outlet, and a liquid funneling element for introducing liquid into the inlet, said funneling element comprising a hollow member having an open top lateral opening in communication with the inlet for discharging liquid into the inlet and filling the overflow passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.