Inflatable toilet bowl drain plugging device

Abstract

The presently disclosed device and method uses a rubber bulb, tubing and an inflatable bladder to temporarily plug a toilet bowl or drain. The plugged drain for a toilet bowl to be thoroughly cleaned by allowing a solution, filled to the rim or other level of the toilet bowl, to soak away stains and disinfect the toilet bowl. The device can be disposable or reusable. The device can also be incorporated into common bathroom products, including but not limited to a toilet brush or plunger.

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         14 . A device comprising:
 an inflation bulb including a release valve;   a malleable apparatus having rounded contours adaptable to the interior dimensions of a toilet drain; and   a hollow semi-rigid tube joining the inflation bulb to the malleable apparatus having rounded contours.   
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14  wherein the release valve is located on a collar of the inflation bulb. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the release valve includes:
 a three-way ball valve.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 14 , wherein the release valve consists of:
 a three-way ball valve.   
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 14  wherein the malleable apparatus having rounded contours further comprises:
 an inflatable bladder.   
     
     
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         37 . An apparatus comprising:
 a pressuring apparatus having a housing, the housing of the pressuring apparatus having an exterior and an interior, the housing of the pressuring apparatus having a passage between the pressuring apparatus housing interior and the pressuring apparatus housing exterior, the pressuring apparatus passage forming an opening on the exterior of the pressuring apparatus housing, the pressuring apparatus passage having a center;   a tube having a first end and a second end, the tube having a passage through the longitudinal axis of the tube from the first end to the second end, the first end operably coupled to the pressuring apparatus coincident with the opening of the exterior of the pressuring apparatus; and   an inflatable/deflatable apparatus coupled to the tube, the inflatable/deflatable apparatus having a housing, the housing of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus having an exterior and an interior, the housing of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus having a passage between the interior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing and the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing, the inflatable/deflatable apparatus passage forming an opening on the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing, the passage of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus having a center, the second end of the tube operably coupled to the inflatable/deflatable apparatus coincident with the opening of the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus.   
     
     
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         40 . The apparatus of  claim 37 , further comprising:
 a three-way ball valve.   
     
     
         41 . The apparatus of  claim 37 , consisting of:
 a three-way ball valve.   
     
     
         42 . The apparatus of  claim 37  further comprising:
 a one-way check-valve.   
     
     
         43 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the one-way check-valve includes:
 a flap.   
     
     
         44 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the one-way check-valve consists of:
 a flap, a hinge and a housing.   
     
     
         45 . The apparatus of  claim 42  further comprising:
 a quick-release valve.   
     
     
         46 . The apparatus of  claim 42  further comprising:
 a pressure-dependent automatic leak valve.   
     
     
         47 . The apparatus of  claim 37 , wherein the pressuring apparatus further comprises:
 a one-way check-valve.   
     
     
         48 . The apparatus of  claim 47 , wherein the one-way check-valve includes:
 a flap.   
     
     
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         50 . The apparatus of  claim 47 , wherein the pressuring apparatus further comprises:
 a quick-release valve.   
     
     
         51 . The apparatus of  claim 47 , wherein the pressuring apparatus further comprises:
 a pressure-dependent automatic leak valve.   
     
     
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         54 . An apparatus consisting of:
 a pressuring apparatus, the pressuring apparatus further comprising a housing, the housing of the pressuring apparatus further comprising an exterior and an interior, the housing of the pressuring apparatus further comprising a passage between the pressuring apparatus housing interior and the pressuring apparatus housing exterior, the pressuring apparatus passage forming an opening on the exterior of the pressuring apparatus housing, the pressuring apparatus passage further comprising a center;   a tube, the tube further comprising a first end and a second end, the tube further comprising a passage through the longitudinal axis of the tube from the first end to the second end, the first end operably coupled to the pressuring apparatus coincident with the opening of the exterior of the pressuring apparatus; and   an inflatable/deflatable apparatus, the inflatable/deflatable apparatus coupled to the tube, the inflatable/deflatable apparatus further comprising a housing, the housing of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus further comprising an exterior and an interior, the housing of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus further comprising a passage between the interior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing and the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing, the inflatable/deflatable apparatus passage forming an opening on the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus housing, the passage of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus further comprising a center, the second end of the tube operably coupled to the inflatable/deflatable apparatus coincident with the opening of the exterior of the inflatable/deflatable apparatus.   
     
     
         55 . The apparatus of  claim 54 , wherein the first end of the tube being operably coupled to the pressuring apparatus coincident with the opening of the exterior of the pressuring apparatus further comprises:
 the first end of the tube being operably coupled to the pressuring apparatus over the opening of the exterior of the pressuring apparatus such that the longitudinal axis of the tube positioned about on the center of the opening of the pressuring apparatus.   
     
     
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         57 . The apparatus of  claim 54 , wherein the pressuring apparatus further comprises:
 a one-way check-valve.   
     
     
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