Toilet cleaning apparatus

Abstract

A toilet cleaning apparatus is disclosed comprising a toilet brush head; a toilet brush handle ( 2 ) separated from the brush head by a brush shaft ( 1 ); a portion of the brush handle being adapted to contain a cleaning fluid and being in fluid communication with the brush head by a conduit ( 4 ); the handle being adapted to be reciprocally displaced along the conduit between a first position remote from the brush head and a second position proximate to the brush head so urging cleaning fluid from the handle to the brush head; and a non-return valve within the conduit ( 40 ) adapted to allow the flow of fluid from handle to brush but to prevent the flow of fluid from brush to handle. The non-return valve ( 40 ) comprises a ducks beak check valve.

1 . A toilet cleaning apparatus, comprising a toilet brush head; a toilet brush handle separated from said brush head by a brush shaft; a portion of said brush handle being adapted to contain a cleaning fluid and being in fluid communication with said brush head by a conduit; said handle being adapted to be reciprocally displaced along said conduit between a first position remote from said brush head and a second position proximate to said brush head so urging cleaning fluid from said handle to said brush head; and a non-return valve within said conduit adapted to allow the flow of fluid from said handle to said brush but to prevent the flow of fluid from said brush to said handle, said non-return valve comprises a ducks beak check valve.  
   
   
       2 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein there is a second non-return valve between a dispensing volume and said portion of the brush handle adapted to contain a cleaning fluid.  
   
   
       3 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein there is a third non-return valve located in said portion of said brush handle adapted to contain a cleaning fluid in communication with the atmosphere to allow air into the said portion when cleaning fluid is dispensed to equalize the pressure.  
   
   
       4 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein said second and third non-return valves are also ducks beak check valves.  
   
   
       5 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 2 , wherein there is a third non-return valve located in said portion of said brush handle adapted to contain a cleaning fluid in communication with the atmosphere to allow air into the said portion when cleaning fluid is dispensed to equalize the pressure.  
   
   
       6 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said second and third non-return valves are also ducks beak check valves.  
   
   
       7 . An apparatus as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein said second and third non-return valves are also ducks beak check valves.