Toilet Bowl Deodorizer Fixture
Abstract
A simple and inexpensive plastic assembly snaps over the rim of a toilet bowl. The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment container hangs outside the toilet bowl. It is supported by a rim clamp inside the toilet bowl. One model simply clips on clips off for disposable use. Other models have a container with a refillable top. An adjustable exit tube nut adjusts to various different toilet rims. When the user sits on the toilet seat, a diaphragm is compressed which forces air into the container and deodorant/disinfectant into the toilet bowl. The diaphragm needs to be made of neoprene or any flexible material with sufficient memory to return to its original non compressed shape after compression.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedI claim:
1 . An improvement for a toilet bowl having a hinged toilet seat that rests in a closed position atop a toilet bowl rim, the improvement comprising:
an upper body that rests atop the toilet bowl rim; said upper body having a rim clamp means functioning to secure the upper body to the toilet bowl rim; said upper body having a discharge tube depending therefrom to a height above a water line; said discharge tube having a nozzle at its lower end; a diaphragm mounted atop the upper body; wherein sitting on the toilet seat causes the diaphragm to force air into a pressure channel in the upper body that exits into a fluid reservoir attached to the upper body; said fluid reservoir having a reservoir discharge tube that communicates with a discharge channel in the upper body and then to the discharge tube; wherein sitting on the toilet seat forces air into the fluid reservoir which then causes a fluid in the fluid reservoir to discharge out the nozzle into the toilet bowl; and wherein getting up from the toilet seat causes an ambient air pressure to equalize the pressure in the fluid reservoir and diaphragm, thereby returning the diaphragm to an expanded mode.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rim clamp means further comprises a flexible discharge tube with a lower ledge that snap fits under the toilet bowl rim.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the rim clamp means further comprises a threaded discharge tube with an adjusting nut at a lower end thereof which locks against a lower edge of the toilet bowl rim.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir further comprises a permanent connection to the upper body without any refill means, forming a disposable deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir further comprises a threaded top that screws into a recess in the upper body.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir further comprises a refill cap that is integrated into the upper body.
7 . A toilet deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment comprising:
a toilet bowl rim platform; said platform having a rim mounting means functioning to retain the platform atop the rim; a deodorant/disinfectant container suspended from the platform outside the toilet bowl; a diaphragm atop the platform as to compress when a downward toilet seat force is applied thereto; a channel in the platform running from the diaphragm to the deodorant/disinfectant container; a discharge assembly running from the deodorant/disinfectant container to inside of the toilet bowl; and wherein the downward toilet seat force propels air from the diaphragm to the deodorant/disinfectant container, thus forcing a deodorant/disinfectant out the discharge assembly into the toilet bowl.
8 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 7 , wherein the discharge assembly further comprises a tube inside the deodorant/disinfectant container which is connected to a channel in the platform which is connected to a discharge tube located inside the toilet bowl.
9 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 7 , wherein the deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment container further comprises a refill means allowing a user to replenish a deodorant/disinfectant.
10 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 7 , wherein the deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment container is non-refillable forming a disposable deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment.
11 . A toilet deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment comprising:
a toilet bowl rim platform; a diaphragm on the platform so as to compress upon a downward force on an adjacent toilet bowl seat; a container connected to the platform; wherein the compression of the diaphragm forces air through the platform into the container which then causes a fluid in the container to discharge.
12 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 11 , wherein the platform further comprises a channel connecting a tube in the container to a discharge tube inside the toilet bowl.
13 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 11 , wherein the platform further comprises a clamp securing it to the rim.
14 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 11 , wherein the container is non-refillable forming a disposable deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment.
15 . The deodorizer/disinfecting embodiment of claim 11 , wherein the container further comprises a refill means functioning to allow a replenishment of a fluid in the container.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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