US 5,881,396 A · Toilet cleaner controller device

Abstract

A toilet cleaner controller device for use in a toilet having a tank equipped with a fill device functioning after a flush to refill the tank with water to a selected level, with this toilet cleaner controller device having therein a reservoir adapted to receive a cleansing chemical able to be dissolved in water. The reservoir has an inlet connection enabling it to be connected to receive water from the water-supplying pipe of the fill device of the toilet tank during the procedure in which the toilet tank is being refilled after a flush. In this way a concentrated cleansing solution will be maintained in the reservoir. A valve is operably installed in the controller device, connected to receive concentrated solution from the reservoir. The valve has an outlet port, with the valve enabling the flow of concentrated solution from the outlet port to the toilet to be readily controlled. I prefer to use a multiposition valve positionable such that the strength of the cleansing solution can be readily modified, with this valve also enabling the cleansing fluid to be delivered only to the toilet bowl, or simultaneously to both the toilet bowl and the toilet tank.

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Dependent claims

A toilet cleaner controller device for use in a toilet having a tank equipped with a fill device functioning after a flush to refill the tank with water to a selected level, with the toilet tank having an overflow pipe connected to deliver water to the toilet bowl and with the fill device having a water-supplying pipe customarily serving to supply water to the overflow pipe during the refilling of the toilet tank,

said toilet cleaner controller device having therein a reservoir adapted to receive a cleansing chemical able to be dissolved in water,
said reservoir having an inlet connection enabling it to be connected to receive water from the water-supplying pipe during the procedure in which the toilet tank is being refilled, so that a concentrated cleansing solution will be maintained in said reservoir,
and a valve member operably associated with said controller device, connected to receive concentrated solution from said reservoir, said valve member having an outlet port, with said valve member enabling the flow of concentrated solution from said outlet port to the toilet to be readily controlled.

the improvement comprising a toilet cleaner controller device having therein a reservoir adapted to receive a cleansing chemical able to be dissolved in water,
said reservoir being connected to receive water from the water-supplying pipe during the procedure in which the tank is being refilled, so that a concentrated cleansing solution will be maintained in said reservoir,
and a distribution valve operably positioned in said controller device and connected to said reservoir, so that the concentrated cleansing solution can be delivered to the interior of said distribution valve, said distribution valve having an outlet port, from which concentrated cleansing solution can flow to the overflow pipe connected to the toilet bowl, said distribution valve being positionable by a control device, said distribution valve enabling the selective control of the flow of concentrated cleansing solution to the toilet bowl.

the improvement comprising a toilet cleaner controller device having therein a pair of compartments, with one of said compartments being a reservoir equipped with a closure member, with said reservoir adapted to receive compressed cleansing tablets designed to slowly dissolve in water, thus to create a concentrated cleansing solution,
and the other of said compartments having a distribution valve operably positioned in said controller device,
said reservoir being connected to receive water from the water-supplying pipe during the procedure in which the tank is being refilled;
so that the concentrated cleansing solution can be maintained in said reservoir,
said distribution valve being connected to said reservoir so that the concentrated solution can be delivered to the interior of said distribution valve, said distribution valve having an outlet port from which concentrated cleansing solution can flow to the overflow pipe connected to the toilet bowl, said distribution valve being positionable by a control device, such that the flow of concentrated cleansing solution to the toilet bowl can be selectively controlled.

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A toilet cleaner controller device for use in a toilet having a tank equipped with a fill device functioning after a flush to refill the tank with water to a selected level, with the tank having an overflow pipe connected to deliver water to the toilet bowl and also having a water-supplying pipe customarily serving to supply water to the overflow pipe during the refilling of the tank,

the improvement comprising a multi-compartmented toilet cleaner controller device, with one of the compartments of said device involving a reservoir adapted to receive compressed cleansing tablets designed to slowly dissolve in water, thereby to create a concentrated cleansing solution therein,
said reservoir being connected to receive water from the water-supplying pipe during the procedure in which the tank is being refilled, so that the liquid dispensed from the reservoir will be replenished with fresh water, and the tablets will continue to create a concentrated cleansing solution in the reservoir,
another of the compartments of said device containing a distribution valve connected to said reservoir, so that the concentrated cleansing solution can be delivered to the interior of said distribution valve, said distribution valve having an outlet port from which concentrated cleansing solution can flow to the overflow pipe connected to the toilet bowl, said distribution valve having therein a rotary valving member positionable by a control knob,
said rotary valving member enabling a user to selectively control the flow of concentrated cleansing solution from said outlet port.

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