US1818562A - Sanitary toilet seat bowl spray - Google Patents

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Aug. 11, 1931. H. B. LEVY ETAL SANITARY TOILET SEAT BOWL SPRAY fil d Nov. 7, 19:50

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' ATTORNE Patented Aug. 11, 1931 metres stares Parent oreics HELEN B. LEVY SARAH KAMIN SKY, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK SANITARY TOILET Application filed November This invention'relat'es to new and useful improvements in sterilizer attachments for toilets.

The invention has for an object the provision of a sterilizer attachment for toilets which is resilient so that it may be engaged upon seats of different shapes.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a sterilizer attachment for toilets which is of band shape and of resilient material so as to be engageable upon the lower edge of the toilet seat and to be provided with a lower compartment communicating with an upper compartment by tubes, and a means for sucking sterilizing liquid from the lower compartment. through the'tubes and mixing the liquids with water and discharging it over the top of the toilet seat. a

It is a further objectof this invention to provide a device of the class described which is of simple durable construction, depend- .able in use and eflicient inaction, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, andof the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various 3,0 novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawingsforming a material part of this disclosure F ig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevational View of a toilet provided with a sterilizing attachment according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sec- 40 tional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.2.

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary elevational view loking in the direction of the line 4.-4 of Fi I Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional View 45 taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The sterilizer attachment for toilets comprises a resilient hollow band for engaging on the edge llof a toilet seat 12 and having a bottom annular compartment 13 for 50 holding concentrated sterilizing fluid 14 sear BOWL SPRAY 7, 1930. Seria1'1i'o.493,974.

said top annular compartment 15 andinto water passages 17 communicating with said annular top compartment and discharging through openings 18 directedagainstwsaid toilet seat 12. i

The resilient hollow band 10 should preferably be made of rubber The band 10 should extend beneath the toilet seat 12 so as to engage between-the seat and the top edge of the bowl 19. The compartment 13 is water'- proof so as tohold a fluid sterilizer; which may be entered through the stem 20,- connected to the compartment, and terminating at the top in a cap 21. The upper annular compartment 15 is connected with the flush ing system of the toilet by a flexible tube 22 which extends from the compartment 15 to an elbow connection 23 in the flushing pipe 24. a The flexible tube 22 'is provided with a suitable valve 22 to control thewater passing thru the said tube. The bowl 19 may be of any standard construction. A supply of water from a standard water box should be connectedwith the piping 24 so that whenever desired the flushing 1 water may pass through this piping. Some of this water will pass through the flexible tube 22 and into the upper annular compartment 15. The seat 12 is shown hingedly connected at 25 .uponthe bowl 19 and is shown also provided with a cover 26 which is also hingedly connected upon the bowl as is conventional. I

The tubes 16 are spaced from each other, as may be seen from an inspection of Fig. 3. Each of the tubes is firmly supported by an enlargedelement 27 arranged upon the partition which divides the lower and upper compartments. The water passages 17 are of slightly larger diameter than the outer diameters of'the tubes 16 so that water from .theupper annular compartment 15 may pass around the tubes and through the openings 18 andcause suction which will draw some-of the sterilizing liquid from the lower compartmen thro g e tu e 99 be miXed. with the discharging water. The inner diameter of the top portion of the band 10 is reduced as clearly shown in Fig. 2 so that the openings 18 are spaced slightly from the seat 12, permitting sufiicient room for the discharge through the openings 18. A plurality of transverse grooves 28 is formed on the inner diameter of the band 10 so as to connect the space behind the reduced top portion of the band with the, lower edge of the band so that some of the discharged fluid may flow back and discharge into the top of the bowl 19.

A means is also provided for drying the toilet seat 12 after the application of the v fluid. This means comprises a rail 29 arranged upon the cover 26 and supporting a slide 30 provided with a handle 31 for manual motion, and a squeegee 32 attached upon the slide 30. This squeegee is-shaped so as to engage transversely across the seat 12, and the rail 29 is so formed that when the cover is closed and the handle 31 moved around the cover, the squeegee 32 will transverse the top and the sides of the seat and wipe the water off. i V

The operation of the device may be traced by assuming it in the condition as shown in Fig. 1. The cover 26 may be raised. Flushing water passing through the pipe 24 discharges partially into the upper compartment '15, then throughthe passages 17 out from the openings 18. This discharged water sucks along some of the concentrated sterilizing liquid 14 which mixes with the water and is sprayed across the seat 12. Most of this liquid will discharge into the bowl 19 through the center of the seat, and the remainder will flow along the outer edges of the seat through the grooves 28 and also discharge into the bowl. To dry the seat it is necessary to next close the cover 26 and move the handle 31 so that the squeegee moves across the top of the seat. 4

It is to be understood that our improved device maybe attached either on the toilet seat 12 or on the bowl 19 in any suitable manner and that it may be applied to toilet seats of all shapes regardless whether they are open or joined at the front of the seat.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that we do not limit'ourselves to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. "A sterilizer attachment for toilets, comprising a resilient hollow band for engaging on the edge of a toilet seat and havinga bottom annular compartment for holding concentrated sterlllzing flliud and an upper annular compartment for connection with the water flushing system of the toilet, and tubes extending from within said bottom annular compartment through said top annular compartment and into water passages communieating with said annular top compartment and discharging through openings directed against said toilet seat.

2. A sterilizer attachment for toilets, comprising a resilient hollow band for engaging on the edge of a toilet seat and having a bottom annular compartment for holding concentrated sterilizing fluid and an upper annular compartment for connection with the water flushing system of the toilet, and tubes extending from within said bottom annular compartment through said top annular compartment and into water passages communieating with said annular top' compartment and discharging through openings directed against said toilet seat, said band having a top inner diameter formed so as to stand away from the toilet seat to permit spraying from the openings directly against said seat.

3. A sterilizer attachment for toilets, comprising a resilient hollow band for engaging on the edge of a toilet seat and having a bottom annular compartment for holdingconcentr'ated sterilizing fluidand an upper annular compartment for connection with the water flushing system of the toilet, tubes extending from within said bottom annular compartment through said top annular compartment and into water passages communicatingwith said annular top compartment and discharging through openings directed against said toilet seat, a stem projecting from said band andcommunicating with the lower compartment for filling the compartment, and a cap closing said stem.

4; A sterilizer attachment for toilets, comprising a resilient hollow band for engaging onthe edge of a toilet seat and having a bottom annular compartment for holding concentrated sterilizing fluid and an upper annular compartment for connection with .the water flushing system of the toilet, tubes extending from within said bottom annular compartment through said top annular compartment and into water passages communicating with said annular top compartment and discharging through openings directed against said toilet seat, and a flexibletube connecting the upper compartment with a branch from one of the pipes of the said flushing system. i

5. A sterilizer attachment for toilets, comprising a resilient hollow band for engaging on the edge of a toilet seat and having a bottom annular compartment for holding concentrated sterilizing fluid and an upper annular compartment for connection with the water flushing system of the toilet, and tubes extending from within said bottom annular compartment through said top annular compartment and into Water passages communieating with said annular top compartment and discharging through openings directed against said toilet seat, said tubes being spaced from each other and the Water passages being slightly larger than the tubes so as to provide suction upon the passage of the Water around the end of the tubes.

In testimony whereof We have afiixed our signatures.

HELEN B. LEVY. SARAH KAMINSKY.

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