Spray hose apparatus for preexisting toilet bowl and tank

Abstract

A spraying device having a spray head fluidly connected to a hose terminating in a threaded end. The hose end is connected to a T-shaped fitting threadably connected at one end to the water tank of a toilet system and at the other end to the water inlet leading into the water tank. The T-shaped fitting has another end fluidly coupled to the hose end. An on-off valve may be interposed between the T-shaped fitting and the hose end. In either case, the T-shaped fitting and spray hose may be coupled to a preexisting toilet system without need for turning off the water supply thereto and the spray head may be used to clean a bed pan, a toilet bowl, diapers, or the like.

1 . A spraying device adapted to be coupled to the preexisting plumbing of a conventional toilet system having a water tank and a valve controlled fluid inlet having a water inlet pipe terminated in a threaded end leading into said tank and normally threadably connected thereto, the improvement which comprises: 
 a) a spray hose terminating at one end in a valve-controlled spray head and at the other end in a threaded hose end; and    b) a T-shaped fitting having a first threaded end adapted to mate with the threaded end of a fitting fluidly connected to said water tank and a second threaded end aligned with said first threaded end adapted to threadably mate with the water inlet pipe threaded end of said water inlet pipe fluidly coupled to said valve-controlled fluid inlet, said T-shaped fitting having a third threaded end extending normal to said first and second threaded end threadably mating with the said threaded hose end.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said first and second threaded ends of said T-shaped fitting are ⅞″ in diameter and said third threaded end of said T-shaped fitting is ⅜″ in diameter.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 2  wherein said threaded hose end is  3 / 8 ″ in diameter.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3  wherein said first end of said T-shaped fitting is a female threaded end, and second end of said T-shaped fitting is a male threaded end and the third end of said T-shaped fitting is a female threaded end.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein said hose threaded end is a male threaded end.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said first and third ends of said T-shaped fitting are female threaded ends and said second end of said T-shaped fitting is a male threaded end.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein said hose threaded end is a male threaded end.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , including an on-off valve disposed between said third threaded end of said T-shaped fitting and said hose threaded end, said on-off valve having a first threaded end threadably connected to a threaded nipple threadably connected at one end to said third threaded end of said T-shaped fitting and having a second threaded end threadably connected to said hose threaded end.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein said third end of said T-shaped fitting is ⅜″ in diameter and said threaded nipple, said third end of said fitting, said hose threaded end and said first and second threaded ends of said on-off valve are ⅜″ in diameter.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 9  wherein said on-off valve is a ¼ turn valve.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 1 , including an on-off valve disposed between said third threaded end of said T-shaped fitting and said hose threaded end, said third threaded end of said T-shaped fitting being a female end, said on-off valve having a first male threaded end threadably connected to said third female threaded end of said T-shaped fitting and having a second threaded end threadably connected to said hose threaded end.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 11  wherein said third end of said T-shaped fitting is ⅜″ in diameter, said hose threaded end is ⅜″ and said first and second threaded ends of said on-off valve being ⅞″ in diameter.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 12  wherein said on-off valve is a ¼ turn valve.  
   
   
       14 . A spraying device adapted to be coupled to the preexisting plumbing of a conventional toilet system having a water tank and a valve controlled fluid inlet having a water inlet pipe terminating in a threaded end leading into said tank and normally threadably connected thereto, the improvement which comprises: 
 a) a spray hose terminating at one end in a valve-controlled spray head and at the other end in a threaded hose end;    b) a line having a threaded fitting at one end fluidly coupled to said water tank and a threaded fitting at its other end; and    c) a T-shaped fitting having a first threaded end coupled to the threaded end of said line fluidly connected to said water tank and a second threaded end adapted to threadably mate with the water inlet pipe threaded end of said water inlet pipe fluidly coupled to said valve-controlled fluid inlet, said T-shaped fitting having a third threaded end extending normal to said first and second threaded end fluidly coupled to said threaded hose end.    
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14  wherein said first, second and third threaded ends of said T-shaped fitting are ⅜″ compression fittings.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 15  wherein said threaded hose end is ⅜″ in diameter.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 16  wherein said first end of said T-shaped fitting is a male threaded end, and second end of said T-shaped fitting is a female threaded end and the third end of said T-shaped fitting is a female threaded end.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 17  including a shut-off valve threadably coupled at one end to said third end of said T-shaped fitting and at its other end threadably coupled to said hose end.  
   
   
       19 . A spraying device adapted to be coupled to the preexisting plumbing of a conventional toilet system having a water tank and a valve controlled fluid inlet having a water inlet pipe terminating in a threaded end leading into said tank and normally threadably connected thereto, the improvement which comprises: 
 a) a spray hose terminating at one end in a valve-controlled spray head and at the other end in a threaded female hose end;    b) a line having a threaded fitting at one end fluidly coupled to said water tank and a threaded fitting at its other end;    c) a T-shaped fitting having a first threaded end coupled to the threaded end of said line fluidly connected to said water tank and a second threaded end adapted to threadably mate with the water inlet pipe threaded end of said water inlet pipe fluidly coupled to said valve-controlled fluid inlet, said T-shaped fitting having a third threaded end fluidly coupled to said threaded hose end.    
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 19  wherein said first, second and third threaded ends of said T-shaped fitting are ⅜″ compression fittings.  
   
   
       21 . The device of  claim 20  wherein said threaded hose end is end ½″ in diameter.  
   
   
       22 . The device of  claim 22  including a shut-off valve having a female threaded end threadably coupled at one end to said third end of said T-shaped fitting and at its other end having a female threaded end threadably coupled to said hose end, said first end of said T-shaped fitting being a male threaded end, said second end of said T-shaped fitting being a female threaded end and the third end of said T-shaped fitting being a male threaded end.