EP3973835A1 - Dispositif pour sanifier, nettoyer et maintenir une cuvette de wc sans contact direct entre l'utilisateur et le produit - Google Patents

Dispositif pour sanifier, nettoyer et maintenir une cuvette de wc sans contact direct entre l'utilisateur et le produit Download PDF

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EP3973835A1
EP3973835A1 EP21153913.5A EP21153913A EP3973835A1 EP 3973835 A1 EP3973835 A1 EP 3973835A1 EP 21153913 A EP21153913 A EP 21153913A EP 3973835 A1 EP3973835 A1 EP 3973835A1
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support portion
cleaning
bowl
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Alessandro Luzi
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Multiecosac SRL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/30—Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices
    • A47K13/302—Seats with cleaning devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K17/00—Other equipment, e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushes
    • 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
    • E03D9/005—Devices adding disinfecting or deodorising agents to the bowl

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  • the present invention relates to a device for sanifying, cleaning and maintaining a toilet bowl.
  • the device according to the present invention is usefully employed for cleaning the toilet bowl of a bathroom for domestic use, but also of bathrooms intended to be used daily by a large number of people, such as for example bathrooms of public spaces, but also of private facilities.
  • some include a container containing a sanitising substance to allow a user to pour this sanitising substance into the WC bowl.
  • Such containers have a spout suitable for reaching points of the inside of the bowl that are less visible.
  • the sanitising substance once poured, is allowed to act for a few minutes.
  • the device provides using sanitising substances with a certain viscosity, such as gel products, which tend to flow more slowly on the walls inside the bowl.
  • drain cleaning liquid or gel products for cleaning and maintaining the drain tubes and for declogging them is known in the state of the art.
  • these products since they act in direct contact with the user, comprise substances which are not very aggressive in order to avoid undesired reactions. Therefore, the substances that are used in the current state of the art are not very effective in cleaning or providing maintenance of the WC, requiring more consecutive applications or, in some cases, the direct intervention with rubbing on the part of the user, who thus comes into contact with potentially very dirty portions of the WC.
  • the task underlying the present invention is to propose a device for sanifying, cleaning and maintaining a toilet bowl that overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art mentioned above.
  • the device for sanifying, cleaning and maintaining a toilet bowl solves the technical problem in that, once applied to the bowl, it allows to isolate the internal environment of the bowl from that surrounding the WC.
  • the present invention relates to a device 1 for sanifying, cleaning and maintaining a toilet bowl.
  • This device 1 is configured to be positioned on a bowl 2 of an open WC, as shown for example in Figure 3 .
  • the device 1 comprises a release system 3 for releasing a sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20.
  • the release system 3 is positionable as facing inside a WC bowl 2.
  • the release system 3 is configured to eject the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 inside the WC.
  • the release system 3 is constituted, for example, by a container.
  • the release system 3 is made of a material that is inert to the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20.
  • the release system 3 is made of a polymeric material.
  • the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 is configured to react when it comes into contact with the water of the WC, by sanitising, cleaning or descaling the inside of the bowl 2.
  • the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 can be composed of surfactant and/or acid products, in powder or tablet form, or even in liquids and/or gels.
  • This sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 can be pre-inserted into the release system 3 at the time of purchase of the device 1, i.e., the device 1 can be supplied with the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 together with the release system 3.
  • the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 can be contained in a suitable interchangeable cartridge to be applied to the release system 3 by the user in a step subsequent to the purchase of the device 1.
  • the device 1 can be supplied directly together with a quantity of sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 suitable for a single use or for several uses.
  • the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 can be sold separately from the device 1 so that the device 1 is reused several times, even with various types of sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20.
  • the device 1 comprises a support portion 4 connected to the release system 3 and surrounding the release system 3.
  • This support portion 4 is configured to be laid on the bowl 2 of a WC.
  • the support portion 4 is intended to be arranged on an axis of a WC or directly on the bowl 2.
  • the support portion 4 is contiguous to the release system 3.
  • the support portion 4 comprises an opening in which the release system 3 is interlocked and/or attached. It should be pointed out that, alternatively, the release system 3 can be made as one piece with the support portion 4.
  • the release system 3 may be arranged at the second surface 42 or be interposed between the first surface 41 and the second surface 42. Preferably, the release system 3 is arranged in the middle of the support portion 4.
  • the device 1 comprises a sealing edge 5, connected in a continuous manner to the support portion 4.
  • "connected in a continuous manner” means that the sealing edge 5 is contiguous to the support portion 4.
  • the sealing edge 5 and the support portion 4 are directly connected and are bordering.
  • the sealing edge 5 surrounds the support portion 4.
  • the sealing edge 5 is configured to adhere to an outer edge 21 of the bowl 2 for sealing it and insulating the inside of the bowl 2 from the outer environment.
  • the support portion 4 is rigid to provide structural support to the release system 3.
  • the sealing edge 5 is preferably made of a flexible material so as to be adaptable to different WC bowls 2.
  • the support portion 4 is made at least partly of paper. Even more preferably, the support portion 4 is made of cardboard or of another rigid material.
  • the sealing edge 5 is made of a polymeric material, even more preferably cellophane.
  • the sealing edge 5 can adhere effectively to the outer edges 21 of the bowl 2.
  • the device 1 when the device 1 is arranged on a bowl 2 of a WC, the device 1 provides a covering of the inside of the WC bowl 2 so as to prevent any leakage of harmful liquids and/or vapours from the WC.
  • the support portion 4 comprises a safety valve 12 comprising a filter for filtering any harmful vapours accidentally formed inside the bowl 2 once the sanitising composition 20 has been released.
  • foaming products and/or drain cleaning products which generally comprise strong acids or strong bases.
  • the release system 3 has an openable area 7 positionable as facing inside the bowl 2 to allow the ejection of the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20.
  • the device 1 comprises release means 6.
  • the release means are actuatable to release the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 inside the bowl 2.
  • the release means 6 comprise, for example, a button or a knob located at the surface 42, in order to avoid coming into contact with the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 acting inside the bowl 2.
  • the release means 6 are opposite to the openable area 7 so as to be actuatable by a user.
  • This openable area 7 is, for example, a door that is unlocked by the release means 6 when a user actuates them.
  • the release system 3 comprises signalling means (not shown in the accompanying figures) configured to signal to a user the successful sanitising, cleaning and maintenance completion.
  • the signalling means are, for example, visual or sounds.
  • the signalling means are constituted by a LED lamp.
  • the LED lamp lights up for a predetermined time during the sanitising process, i.e., once the release means 6 have been actuated. After the predetermined time has elapsed, i.e., when the sanitising, cleaning and maintenance process has been completed, the LED lamp turns off or, alternatively, changes colour.
  • the signalling means are constituted by a timer which is actuated once the release means 6 have been actuated.
  • the signalling means can be set by a user according to the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 prepared in the release system 3.
  • a guide for the device 1 may be provided which suggests the suitable times necessary for the action of each sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20.
  • the support portion 4 has a plurality of folding lines 9 to allow folding the support portion 4.
  • the support portion 4 may be folded from the outside inwards.
  • the support portion 4 has a central area 8 and a frame 81.
  • the central area 8 houses the release system 3 and is separated from the frame 81 through the folding lines 9.
  • the folding lines 9 allow the frame 81 to be folded with respect to the central area 8, as shown in Figure 2 , in order to overlap the frame 81 on the central area 8.
  • the device 1 can be switched between a first configuration in which the support portion 4 is folded and a second configuration in which the support portion 4 is unfolded.
  • the device 1 occupies less space when the support portion 4 is folded.
  • the device 1 is preferably arranged in the first configuration during sale and storage so as to allow using a smaller and space-saving package.
  • a user switches the device 1 to the second configuration.
  • the support portion 4 has notches 10 couplable to the release system 3 such that the support portion 4 can be closed on the release system 3.
  • the notches have a shape and a dimension that is couplable to the release system 3.
  • the notches 10 are formed on the frame 81 at the release system 3 and are configured to mate with the release system 3 and to allow the frame 81 to overlap the central area 8.
  • the support portion 4 comprises a first surface 41 configured to be arranged in contact with the bowl 2 of a WC.
  • the support portion 4 further comprises a second surface 42 opposite to the first surface 41.
  • the first surface 41 is positioned as facing inside the WC bowl 2 while the second surface 42 is positioned as facing the bathroom environment.
  • the first surface 41 comprises a portion of non-woven mat 11 soaked with a sanitising composition.
  • this portion of non-woven mat 11 is made of microfibre.
  • This portion of non-woven mat 11 is conformed so as to act on the surface on which it is laid with a pressure and rubbing effect.
  • the portion of non-woven mat 11, when the device is installed, is conformed to disinfect the portion of the bowl 2 on which the support portion 4 is laid.
  • the support portion 4 can be re-used.
  • the support portion 4 and the container 3 of the device 1 can be re-used by inserting cartridges of sanitising, cleaning or descaling product 20 into the release device 3, as mentioned above.
  • the portion of non-woven mat 11 is separable from the first surface 41, for example by means of a tear-off adhesion system.
  • a spare part is provided for the portion of non-woven mat 11, which can be supplied separately or in conjunction with the device 1.
  • the portion of non-woven mat 11 can be of the reusable type and is therefore washable and sanitisable.
  • the portion of non-woven mat 11 is prepared for a new use by soaking it with a new sanitising substance.
  • the device 1 is for single use.
  • the device 1 will be identical but the materials used for the various components will have disposable characteristics. Accordingly, preferably, the release system 3, the support portion 4 and the sealing edge 5 can be easily separated to promote easy recycling of the device 1 itself.
  • Sanitising, cleaning and maintaining the WC involves the steps indicated below.
  • a user arranges a device 1, in which a sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 is inserted in the release system 3, on a WC bowl 2 and then actuates the release means 6 to release the sanitising, cleaning or descaling composition 20 inside the bowl 2.
  • the signalling means or the actuation and processing times of the product signal the successful sanitising, cleaning and maintenance completion, the user actuates the flush and removes the device 1 from the bowl 2.
  • the user separates the release system 3 from the support portion 4 and from the sealing edge 5 in order to dispose of them appropriately into the waste.
  • the user arranges in the container 3 a new cartridge of cleaning sanitising or descaling composition 20 and removes the portion of non-woven mat 11 for replacing or washing and sanitising it, so as to prepare the device 1 for a new use.

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US3491379A (en) * 1968-01-04 1970-01-27 Dennis Parrish Cleaning apparatus for water closets and the like
CN2296691Y (zh) * 1997-05-29 1998-11-11 喻元卿 可喷消毒液的座便器盖
WO2015074355A1 (fr) * 2013-11-22 2015-05-28 姜博仑 Couvercle pour siège de toilette doté d'une fonction d'auto-nettoyage

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3491379A (en) * 1968-01-04 1970-01-27 Dennis Parrish Cleaning apparatus for water closets and the like
CN2296691Y (zh) * 1997-05-29 1998-11-11 喻元卿 可喷消毒液的座便器盖
WO2015074355A1 (fr) * 2013-11-22 2015-05-28 姜博仑 Couvercle pour siège de toilette doté d'une fonction d'auto-nettoyage

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