EP1012412B1 - Reinigungs- und erfrischungsvorrichtung zum einhängen am rand eines toilettenbeckens - Google Patents

Reinigungs- und erfrischungsvorrichtung zum einhängen am rand eines toilettenbeckens Download PDF

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EP1012412B1
EP1012412B1 EP98944058A EP98944058A EP1012412B1 EP 1012412 B1 EP1012412 B1 EP 1012412B1 EP 98944058 A EP98944058 A EP 98944058A EP 98944058 A EP98944058 A EP 98944058A EP 1012412 B1 EP1012412 B1 EP 1012412B1
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Jean-François Lhoste
Laurent Herault
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
    • E03D9/02—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing
    • E03D9/03—Devices adding a disinfecting, deodorising, or cleaning agent to the water while flushing consisting of a separate container with an outlet through which the agent is introduced into the flushing water, e.g. by suction ; Devices for agents in direct contact with flushing water
    • E03D9/032—Devices connected to or dispensing into the bowl

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  • This invention relates to containers and more particularly is concerned with containers for accommodating compositions for disinfecting or otherwise treating the water in the toilet bowl of a water closet.
  • compositions containing constituents such as an antimicrobial agent, perfume, bleaching agent, colourant and/or foaming agent for use in treating the water in toilet bowls.
  • the compositions are in the form of coherent self-supporting blocks in cage-like containers suspended near the rim of the bowl in a position where, on each occasion the bowl is flushed, the flushing water enters the container and contacts the block to entrain some of the composition before flowing into the lower part of the bowl.
  • the water remaining in the bowl, after flushing includes some of the composition which disinfects or otherwise treats the water and the adjacent surfaces of the bowl.
  • compositions in the form of liquids or gels have been proposed. These have a relatively high viscosity such that they are retained in the container. During flushing, water enters the container and dilutes a part of the liquid or gel to form a relatively low viscosity composition which is able to egress from the container and flow into the bowl.
  • the container includes an arm terminating in a hook-like portion adapted to be fitted over the rim of the toilet bowl. It is important that the container is located in a position where it will receive flushing water and this is not always easy to achieve since not all toilet bowls have the same size of rim.
  • FR-A-2574444 describes a device which can be fitted onto the rim of a toilet bowl by means of a hook-like portion.
  • the device is able to dispense a sanitary product into the toilet bowl.
  • An adjustable arm connects the reservoir of the device with the hook-like portion.
  • the adjustable arm is made up of two parts telescopically connected.
  • US 5073993 also describes a sanitary device which can be fitted to a toilet tank by a hook-like portion.
  • An adjustable arm connects the reservoir of the device with the hook-like portion.
  • the arm is made up of two parts adjustable by means of holes, slots and affixing means or other adjustable mechanisms such as ratchets, interlocking grooves, telescoping tubes or clamps.
  • DE-C-4323692 describes a one-piece plastics device for use on toilet bowls, having a reservoir part, a hook-like portion and an arm connecting them.
  • the container is formed from a plurality of separate components formed of plastics material and these need to be assembled together during manufacture.
  • a container for accommodating a composition for treating the water in the toilet bowl of a water closet which container comprises:
  • a means is provided to prevent the first and second portions being relatively displaced to such an extent that the portions become detached from one another.
  • one of said first and second portions includes a protruding part adapted to be put in frictional engagement with the other of said first and second portions.
  • Said protruding part is arranged so as to prevent relative axial displacement of the first and second portions until said first and second portions are subjected to a displacing force caused by hand pressure, which is greater than a predetermined force.
  • the length of the arm can be adjusted by applying a force greater than the predetermined force.
  • the arm is designed so that the predetermined force is greater than that component of the gravitational force which tends to cause the first and second portions to move apart when the container is mounted on the rim.
  • the predetermined force is selected so as to be grater than that component of the force exerted by the water during flushing which acts in a direction such as to cause relative displacement of the first and second portions.
  • the protruding part of said one of said first and second portions is located in, and is in frictional engagement with, a suitable aperture provided in the other of the first and second portions.
  • the container is formed as an integral one-piece moulding of plastics material with the first and second portions connected together by hinge portions, which can be cut or broken by folding to enable the protruding part to be displaced along the aperture.
  • the precursor as shown is formed integrally by injection moulding from synthetic plastics material.
  • the precursor comprises chamber-forming parts 21 and 22 connected by hinge portion 23 so that the parts 21 and 22 may be brought together to define a chamber 1 by relative pivotal movement about hinge portion 23, to accommodate the treating composition which may be, for example, in the form of a block or a liquid or gel.
  • Connected to part 22 is a first portion 4 of an arm including an axially extending slot 24 of length L.
  • the arm includes a second portion 5, oriented at right angles to first portion 4 and connected to first portion 4 by hinge portions 25.
  • the second portion 5 includes an axially extending protrusion 6 of length 1 (where 1 is less than L) and of a width such that it forms an interference fit in the slot 24 when the second portion 5 and first portion 4 are subjected to relative pivotal movement about hinge portions 25 to cause the portions 4 and 5 to be superposed and the protrusion 6 to enter slot 24. Thereafter, the hinge portions 25 can be severed to enable the protrusion 6 to slide along slot 24 thereby enabling the length of the arm to be adjusted.
  • the arrangement is such that the protrusion 6 is captive in the slot 24 and hence the second portion 5 is retained in the first portion 4 and cannot become inadvertently disengaged therefrom.
  • the first and second portions 4 and 5 are thus relatively longitudinally displaceable between a first limit position where the arm is shortest and a second limit position where the arm is longest.
  • the first and second portions 4 and 5 can only be longitudinally displaced with respect to each other once a force has been applied manually, which is greater than a predetermined force required to overcome the frictional forces between the protrusion 6 and the first portion 4. In the absence of a force greater than the predetermined force, relative displacement of the first and second portions 4 and 5 is resisted by the frictional forces.
  • the length of the arm can be manually altered by exceeding the predetermined force.
  • the arm may be shortened by axially displacing the first and second portions 4 and 5 such that the chamber 1 lies in the path of the flushing water when the container is suspended from a relatively shallow rim by the hook-like portion 2.
  • the arm may be lengthened by axially displacing the first and second portions 4 and 5 so that the chamber 1 lies in the path of the flushing water when the container is suspended from a relatively deeper rim.
  • the chamber 1 can be located in a position where, during flushing, flushing water can enter the chamber via the uppermost of apertures 11 in the chamber walls to entrain composition from the chamber 1 before leaving the chamber via the lowermost of apertures 11 and flowing down to the lower part of the toilet bowl.
  • the container can be securely and properly fitted under any rim of conventional size.

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  • Bidet-Like Cleaning Device And Other Flush Toilet Accessories (AREA)
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Claims (4)

  1. Behälter zur Aufnahme eines Mittels zum Behandeln des Wassers in der Toilettenschüssel eines Wasserklosetts, enthaltend:
    eine Kammer (1) zur Aufnahme des Mittels,
    einen hakenartigen Abschnitt (2) zur Anbringung über dem Rand der Toilettenschüssel, und
    einen Arm (5), der die Kammer und den hakenartigen Abschnitt verbindet und erste und zweite Teile (4,5) aufweist, die axial gegeneinander verstellbar sind, so daß der Arm eine einstellbare Länge aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kammer, der hakenartige Abschnitt und der Arm ein integrales Bauteil sind, das erste und zweite Kammer-bildende Teile (21,22) aufweist, die durch einen Gelenkabschnitt (23) miteinander verbunden sind, und wobei der erste Teil des Arms mit einem der Kammer-bildenden Teile verbunden ist und der zweite Teil des Arms mit dem ersten Abschnitt des Arms durch trennbare Gelenkabschnitte (25) verbunden ist.
  2. Behälter nach Anspruch 1, bei dem eine Einrichtung vorgesehen ist, die verhindert, daß die ersten und zweiten Teile gegeneinander soweit verstellt werden, daß die Teile sich voneinander lösen.
  3. Behälter nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, bei dem einer der ersten und zweiten Teile einen Vorsprung (6) aufweist, der mit dem anderen der ersten und zweiten Teile in Reibungseingriff ist.
  4. Behälter nach Anspruch 3, bei dem der Vorsprung an dem einen der ersten und zweiten Teile in einem Schlitz (24) im anderen der ersten und zweiten Teile in Reibungseingriff ist.
EP98944058A 1997-09-19 1998-09-18 Reinigungs- und erfrischungsvorrichtung zum einhängen am rand eines toilettenbeckens Expired - Lifetime EP1012412B1 (de)

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EP97402181 1997-09-19
EP97402181 1997-09-19
GB9721142 1997-10-07
GB9721142A GB2329399B (en) 1997-09-19 1997-10-07 Container for accomodating compositions for treating water in a toilet bowl
PCT/GB1998/002839 WO1999015735A1 (en) 1997-09-19 1998-09-18 Cleaning and freshening unit intended for suspension from a rim of a toilet bowl
EP98944058A EP1012412B1 (de) 1997-09-19 1998-09-18 Reinigungs- und erfrischungsvorrichtung zum einhängen am rand eines toilettenbeckens

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EP1012412B1 true EP1012412B1 (de) 2002-08-07

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BRPI0411770A (pt) 2003-06-26 2006-08-08 Reckitt Benckiser Inc dispositivo aperfeiçoado de distribuição
GB2516834A (en) * 2013-07-31 2015-02-11 Jane Christine Ruddock Dispensing device
EP3477010B1 (de) * 2017-10-26 2022-10-05 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Wc-körbchen und wc-spülersystem
CN110886361B (zh) * 2019-04-25 2021-08-27 广州蓝月亮实业有限公司 一种洁厕用品延时释放的方法

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FR2574444A1 (fr) * 1984-12-06 1986-06-13 Canecaude Emmanuel De Dispositif pour doser un liquide par bascule
US5073993A (en) * 1990-07-12 1991-12-24 Dewaal Peter K Toilet bowl dispenser hanger
DE4323692C1 (de) * 1993-07-15 1994-06-23 Globol Gmbh Vorrichtung aus Kunststoff zur Aufnahme von WC-Sticks

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GB2329399A (en) 1999-03-24

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