Bottom douche for flush toilets
AssigneeMFB Neuwerk GmbH
InventorJohannes Bemthin
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Abstract
A bottom douche for flush toilets comprises arms supported with one end on the toilet; spray nozzles carried at the free ends of said arms; duct means for passing water through said arms to said nozzles; a handle associated with the toilet, and a linkage connecting said handle and said arms for swiveling said arms and nozzles about a generally horizontal axis extending transversal to the seat of the toilet and for shifting the arms in a direction about parallel to said seat so as to bring the nozzles into spray position.
Claims13
A bottom douche for flush toilets comprising opposed arms, one for each side of the toilet, and each arm being supported with one of its ends on the toilet;
- oppositely disposed, spaced, inwardly and upwardly slanting spray nozzles carried at the free ends of said arms;
- duct means for passing water through said arms to said nozzles;
- a handle provided on the toilet, and a linkage connecting said handle and said arms, the said linkage including a rack-and-pinion drive attached to the toilet seat and linking said handle to said arm and nozzles and said rack-and-pinion drive causing the arms to swivel about a horizontal transversal axis by rolling of the said pinion means upon the said rack means, and which linkage further includes a slide surface supporting the pinion means forwardly of said rack means whereby the pinion means after revolving on said rack means exercises a shifting movement in horizontal direction by sliding on said slide surface under the action of said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.