ES1161143U - Self-cleaning toilet brush for toilet (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Improved toilet brush for toilet, consisting of a brush similar to the traditional installed on a container that allows cleaning after each use, characterized to have a pair of containers and a cleaning set materializing the first in an external container (1), watertight, in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, open on the upper part and an internal container (2), also in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, of lower height, concentric with the previous one and joined to it by the base, with the feature of presenting a perforated surface (3), of stainless sheet, with a plurality of small holes that, optionally, can be replaced by a rigid mesh of stainless steel cross-linked wires or similar corrosión-resistant material. The cleaning assembly comprises, a manipulation rod (4) at one end of which is mounted a head (5) provided with multiple prongs, bristles with flexible filaments, a tube (6) with ends topped by a frustoconical cap (7) and a plug (8) both provided with a perforation through which the manipulation rod (4) and, finally, a spring (10) can be slid with a small slack. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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DESCRIPTION

Improved self-cleaning toilet brush.

Sector of the technique to which the invention relates

The invention presented affects the Sector of Current Needs of Life, chapter of Personal or Domestic Objects in relation to domestic appliances, also being related to the supply and disposal of domestic waters, affecting, from the industrial point of view , in the manufacture of articles specialized in cleaning sanitary ware of bathrooms.

Background of the invention

Modern life is characterized by facilitating all repetitive day-to-day operations to the fullest and in that sense what is done manually, usually tends to be simplified for the user's convenience.

With regard to the equipment of bathrooms, it is clear that there have been innumerable improvements that have made personal hygiene something pleasant and pleasant that has nothing to do with those times when there was no running water. The sanitary ware of the bathroom offer innumerable advantages with respect to those that existed only a few years ago and specifically in relation to toilets every day new designs with undoubted technical and aesthetic advantages arise.

In the case of toilets, it is well known that they have serious inconveniences to keep them clean in general and in particular in hard-to-reach areas, with the aggravating fact that the most inaccessible areas remain hidden from view so that the dirt leaves gradually accumulating with noticeable decrease of basic hygienic conditions.

The most common cleaning is done with brushes of various types knowing some models that have been registered in the Patent and Trademark Office.

As an example we can cite the following:

- ES-1038424_U Toilet brush for self-cleaning toilets with water supply and drain.

- ES-1064951_ U Oscillating toilet brush.

- ES-1135557_U Toilet brush holder with cleaning product dosing system.

- ES-1021625_U Toilet brush holder with cleaning device.

In all cases, these are brushes with some type of advantage, such as water, gel, cleaning product, etc., compared to the most elementary ones, which, in a way, complicate and make the article that concerns us more expensive. In view of this background, the inventor focuses on a solution of great simplicity with which you can clean the brush immediately after each use, leaving it ready for the next time you will find it clean and dry everything which is described in the following sections.

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Description of the invention

The present invention, as outlined above, refers to a toilet cleaning brush of the usual type consisting of an outer container, an inner container, a handling rod associated with the cleaning head and a thrust bushing, in whose rod is concentrically installed a guide tube terminated by its lower part in a conical trunk and by its upper part in a cap being both the cap and the cap perforated with a hole that allows free passage, adjusted with a small clearance , of the handling rod.

Inside the guide tube and mounted externally to the manipulation rod, a helical spring is installed which, in its resting position, extends from the thrust sleeve, integral with the manipulation rod, to the conical trunk.

The outer container is waterproof and allows a small amount of water to be accumulated with any type of cleaning additive. The inner container, concentric to the previous one and fixed to its base, is of a lower height and has the peculiarity of being perforated with a plurality of holes and can also be presented in the form of a fairly dense rigid mesh.

In the upper part of the outer container, the truncated conical lid with all the elements associated with it can be adjusted exactly, so that in that position the device is arranged for normal use.

The cleaning head, integral with the handling rod, is equipped with a series of bristles, spikes or filaments that form a substantially cylindrical volume that can be introduced, exerting some pressure, into the inner container. If, once introduced, it is subjected to a series of alternative movements up and down, the mentioned filaments are introduced through the holes in said inner container causing the detachment of the dirt that has adhered.

The operation of the brush of the invention can be clearly seen in the figures that are included as an inseparable part of this document.

Brief description of the drawings

Figures 1 and 2

It shows the views in plan (Fig. 1) and in elevation (Fig. 2) (in section), of the set of the two containers.

The following elements have been indicated:

1. - External container

2. - Internal container

3. - Perforated surface Figure 3

It shows, in a schematic way, the set of the remaining parts that make up the self-cleaning brush, indicating the following:

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4. - Handling rod

5. - Head

6. - Tube

7. - Trunk cone cover

8. - Cap Figure 4

This figure shows the resting position of the complete device with the sectioned detail of all its components.

9. - Cap

10. - Spring

11. - Cleaning liquid Figure 5

It is the same device in its cleaning position.

Description of a preferred embodiment

Improved self-cleaning toilet brush, (Figs. 1 to 5) consisting of a brush similar to the traditional ones installed on containers that allow cleaning after each use. In a preferred embodiment by its inventor it consists of two main parts; on the one hand the containers and on the other the cleaning set.

With regard to the former, represented in (Figs. 1 and 2), it comprises an external container (1), sealed, in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, opened by the upper part and an internal container (2), also in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, of smaller height, concentric with the previous one and in solidarity with it by the base, having the particularity of presenting a perforated surface (3), made of stainless steel, with a plurality of small holes. Alternatively, it may consist of a rigid mesh of cross-linked wires of stainless steel or similar corrosion-resistant material.

As for the cleaning assembly, schematically represented in (Fig. 3), it consists of a manipulation rod (4) at one of whose ends a head (5) is fitted with multiple spikes, bristles or flexible filaments that form a kind straight cylinder with a diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the inner container (2).

The manipulation rod (4) is inserted into a tube (6) whose ends are topped by a conical cap (7) and a plug (8) both provided with a perforation through which the manipulation rod can slide, with a small clearance. (4) which is imprisoned in the tube (6) because it is equipped with a bushing (9) (Figs. 4 and 5) that stops, in its upper part with the cap (8). In addition, between the bushing (9) and the truncated conical cover (7) there is a

spring (10) that occupies this entire section, in its relaxed state, as shown in (Fig. 4).

This arrangement obliges the manipulation rod (4) with its head (5), to remain in its highest position.

However, it is possible to bring the head (5) to a low position, as shown in (Fig. 5), by pressing down on the manipulation rod (4) for which the elastic resistance offered by the spring (10) which decreases its length by being trapped between the bushing (9) and the conical trunk cover (7). When the position of the (Fig. 5) is reached, the head (5), with its filaments, is fully inserted in the internal container (2) and if it is subjected to the manipulation rod (4) to alternative upward movements and downwards, the filaments are introduced in the holes of the perforated surface (3) which causes the detachment of the dirt particles adhered to the 15 filaments of the head (5) that pass to the cleaning liquid (11) contained in the outer container (1).

As soon as the pressure on the handling rod (4) ceases, the spring (10) recovers its distended position by passing the head assembly to the position represented in (Fig. 4), 20 drying the filaments and remaining waiting until the next use

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description more extensive so that a person skilled in the art can understand the scope and advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and implement the object thereof. However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, so it may be subject to modifications without affecting or implying any alteration of the basis of said invention. That is to say, the terms in which this preferred description of the invention has been exposed should always be taken in a broad and non-limiting manner.

Claims (4)

1. Improved self-cleaning toilet brush, consisting of a brush similar to the traditional ones installed on containers that allow cleaning after each use, characterized by having a pair of containers and a cleaning set 5 the former materializing in an external container (1), sealed, in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, opened by the upper part and an internal container (2), also in the form of a straight cylinder of revolution, of smaller height, concentric with the former and in solidarity with it by the base, with the particularity of presenting a perforated surface (3), of stainless steel, with a plurality of small holes that, optionally, can be replaced by a rigid mesh 10 of interlocking stainless steel wires or similar corrosion resistant material. The cleaning assembly comprises, a manipulation rod (4) at one of whose ends a head (5) equipped with multiple spikes, bristles or flexible filaments, a tube (6) with ends topped by a conical cap (7) and a plug (8) both provided with a perforation through which the manipulation rod (4) and, finally, a spring (10) can slide, with a small clearance. 2. Improved self-cleaning toilet brush, according to claim one, characterized in that the set of the head filaments (5) form a straight cylinder with a diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the inner container (2). twenty 3. Improved self-cleaning toilet brush, according to claim one, characterized in that the manipulation rod (4) incorporates a bushing (9) so that the distended spring (10) abuts the aforementioned bushing (9) and the Conical trunk cover (7). In turn, the bushing (9), for its high part, stops with the plug (8). 25 4. Improved self-cleaning toilet brush, according to previous claims, characterized in that, in its lowest position, the head (5) with its filaments is fully inserted into the inner container (2) and immersed in the cleaning liquid (11) contained in the outer container (1).