Tank dispenser for clean toilet

Abstract

A cleaning device for a toilet includes a housing, a reservoir disposed in the housing, the reservoir configured to store a cleaning compound, a lid rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to selectively provide access to the reservoir, and at least one opening configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir or conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cleaning device for a toilet, the cleaning device comprising:
 a housing;   a reservoir disposed in the housing, the reservoir configured to store a cleaning compound;   a lid rotatably coupled to housing and configured to selectively provide access to the reservoir; and   at least one opening disposed in the reservoir, the opening configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir or conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir.   
     
     
         2 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein a depth of the reservoir is longer than a width of the reservoir and the depth of the reservoir is longer than a length of the reservoir. 
     
     
         3 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening configured to conduct a flow of fluid to the reservoir and a second opening configured to conduct a flow of fluid from the reservoir. 
     
     
         4 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one opening is configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir and conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir. 
     
     
         5 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is configured to store two or more tablets of a cleaning compound in a vertically stacked arrangement. 
     
     
         6 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a button configured to engage the lid; and   a biasing member configured to impinge on the lid,   wherein the button is configured to disengage the lid when pressed and the biasing member is configured to push the lid open when the button disengages the lid.   
     
     
         7 . The cleaning device of  claim 5 , wherein the lid is transparent. 
     
     
         8 . The cleaning device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes a first side having a first length and a second side having a second length, the second length longer than the first length. 
     
     
         9 . The cleaning device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a hanger configured to couple the cleaning device to a side of a toilet tank.   
     
     
         10 . The cleaning device of  claim 9 , wherein the hanger is coupled to the first side or the second side of the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The cleaning device of  claim 9 , wherein the housing is disposed outside of the toilet tank. 
     
     
         12 . The cleaning device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an inlet connector configured conduct a flow of fluid into the housing; and   an outlet connector configured to conduct a flow of fluid out of the housing,   wherein the inlet connector and the outlet connector are disposed on a first side of the housing.   
     
     
         13 . The cleaning device of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an inlet connector configured conduct a flow of fluid into the housing; and   an outlet connector configured to conduct a flow of fluid out of the housing,   wherein the inlet connector and the outlet connector are disposed on a second side of the housing.   
     
     
         14 . A cleaning device for a toilet, the cleaning device comprising:
 a housing;   a reservoir disposed in the housing configured to store a cleaning compound;   at least one opening disposed in the reservoir, the opening configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir or conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir;   a lid rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to selectively provide access to the reservoir;   a button configured to engage the lid; and   a biasing member configured to impinge on the lid,   wherein the button is configured to disengage the lid when pressed and the biasing member is configured to push the lid open when the button disengages the lid.   
     
     
         15 . The cleaning device of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one opening includes a first opening configured to conduct a flow of fluid to the reservoir and a second opening configured to conduct a flow of fluid from the reservoir. 
     
     
         16 . The cleaning device of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one opening is configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir and conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir. 
     
     
         17 . A toilet comprising:
 a tank;   a bowl in fluid communication with the tank; and   a cleaning device including:
 a housing; 
 a reservoir disposed in the housing, the reservoir configured to store two or more tablets of a cleaning compound in a vertically stacked arrangement; and 
   at least one opening disposed in the reservoir, the at least one opening configured to conduct a flow of water into the reservoir of conduct a flow of cleaning solution from the reservoir.   
     
     
         18 . The toilet of  claim 17 , wherein the cleaning device further comprises:
 an inlet connector configured to conduct a flow of water into the housing; and   an outlet connector configured to conduct a flow of cleaning solution out of the housing.   
     
     
         19 . The toilet of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 an inlet valve configured to selectively provide a flow of water into the tank, the inlet valve in communication with the inlet connector; and   a flush valve configured to selectively provide a flow of water to the bowl, the flush valve in communication with the outlet connector.   
     
     
         20 . The toilet of  claim 17 , wherein the housing is disposed in the tank.