US2008040843A1PendingUtilityA1
Multifunctional Toilet With Locking Access Doors
Est. expiryAug 4, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Eric Bergmann
E03D 11/025A47K 13/302
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Abstract
A self cleaning toilet seat has an annular seat and a housing for concealing cleaning fluids used to clean the toilet scat and other fluids used to clean portions of the user's body. The housing also conceals a power supply used to power electrical devices built into the toilet. The toilet housing includes doors which provide access to the cleaning fluid tanks and access to the electrical power supply. Locks on the doors prevent tampering with the cleaning fluid and power supply.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A toilet seat mounted on a toilet bowl comprising:
an annular scat; a housing attached to the seat and the toilet bowl; a cleaning fluid tank mounted in a first area of the housing; an electric motor for rotating the annular seat mounted in a second area of the housing; a power supply which powers the electric motor mounted in the second area of the housing; a first door on a side surface of the housing which allows access to the fluid tank in the first area of the housing but does not provide access to the second area of the housing; and a first lock connected to the first door which prevents the first door from being opened when the first lock is in the locked position and allows the first door to open when in the unlocked position.
2 . The toilet seat of claim 1 further comprising:
a cleaning mechanism which moves over a portion of the scat using power supplied by the electric motor and uses cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tank to clean at least a portion of the seat; wherein the power supply comprises a battery.
3 . The toilet seat of claim 2 further comprising:
a second door in the housing which allows access-to the battery in the second area of the housing but does not provide access to the second area of the housing when the second door is opened; a second lock connected to the second door which prevents the second door from being opened when the second lock is in the locked position and allows the second door to open when in the unlocked position.
4 . The toilet seat of claim 2 wherein the second door is mounted in a side surface of the housing.
5 . The toilet seat of claim 4 wherein the switch is an optical switch which is actuated when movement in the proximity of a sensor connected the switch is detected.
6 . The toilet seat of claim 2 further comprising:
a battery charge level indicator.
7 . The toilet seat of claim 6 wherein the battery charge level indicator emits a signal when the battery power level is low.
8 . The toilet seat of claim 1 further comprising:
a cleaning fluid tank level indicator.
9 . The toilet scat of claim 8 wherein the cleaning fluid tank level indicator emits a signal when the cleaning fluid tank level is low.
10 . The toilet scat of claim 1 further comprising:
a nozzle connected to the housing and the cleaning fluid tank; and a switch; wherein a quantity of the cleaning fluid flows through the nozzle when the switch is actuated.
11 . A toilet seat mounted on a toilet bowl comprising:
an annular seat; a housing having a first area and a second area that is attached to the scat and the bowl; a cleaning fluid tank located in the first area of the housing; an electrical power supply mounted in the second area of the housing; a first door that allows access to the cleaning fluid tank but does not allow access to the second area of the housing; and a second door in the housing that allows access to the electrical power supply in the second area of the housing but does not allow access to the first area of the housing when opened.
12 . The toilet seat of claim 11 further comprising:
a nozzle mounted under the seat; an electrical switch; and an electrical pump for pumping cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid, talk through the nozzle; wherein the cleaning fluid is deposited onto an exposed area of a user of the toilet which the switch is actuated.
13 . The toilet seat of claim 12 further comprising:
a cleaning mechanism which moves over the scat using power supplied by the electric motor and uses cleaning fluid from the cleaning fluid tank to clean at least a portion of the seat.
14 . The toilet seat of claim 13 further comprising:
a switch mounted to the housing which initiates the cleaning mechanism when actuated.
15 . The toilet scat of claim 11 wherein the first door is mounted in a side surface of the housing.
16 . The toilet seat of claim 11 further comprising:
an electric power supply charge level indicator.
17 . The toilet scat of claim 11 wherein the electric power supply level indicator emits a signal when the battery power level is low.
18 . The toilet seat of claim 12 further comprising:
a cleaning fluid tank level indicator.
19 . The toilet seat of claim 12 further comprising:
a first lock connected to the first door which prevents the first door from being opened when the first lock is in the locked position and allows the first door to open when in the unlocked position; and a second lock connected to the second door which prevents the second door from being opened when the second lock is actuated.
20 . The toilet seat of claim 11 further comprising:
a nozzle connected to the housing and the cleaning fluid tank; and a switch; wherein a quantity of the cleaning fluid flows through the nozzle when the switch is actuated.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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