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US 6,883,189 B2Granted
Concealed toilet cleaning system
OwnerKristi Pierceinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for concealing a cleaning device such as a toilet plunger within a toilet flush tank. A modified toilet plunger has been designed to include a hinge so that the plunger cup can pivot on the end of the plunger handle, thereby taking up less space. The folded toilet plunger is secured to the inside of the toilet flush tank by a holder, preferably on the toilet flush tank cover, so that the toilet plunger is readily accessible yet out of sight and will drain into the toilet flush tank after use.
Claims4
A toilet cleaning system comprising:
- a toilet plunger and a holder for releasably attaching the toilet plunger to the interior of a toilet flush tank, the toilet plunger comprises a handle including a hinge to allow the toilet plunger to be folded and a plunger cup, and the holder comprises a resilient material that exerts tensive force against an inserted toilet cleaning device, thereby retaining the toilet plunger in place.
A method of storing and using a concealed toilet plunger comprising the steps of:
- a) removing a toilet flush tank cover from a toilet flush tank,
- b) removing a toilet plunger from a holder that exerts tensive force against an inserted toilet plunger on the toilet flush tank cover,
- c) utilizing the toilet plunger within the toilet
- d) replacing the toilet plunger in the holder on the toilet flush tank cover, and
- e) replacing the toilet flush tank cover upon the toilet flush tank;
- wherein the toilet plunger is concealed from view underneath the toilet flush tank cover prior to removal of the toilet flush tank cover from the toilet flush tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.