US2466144A - Toilet attachment - Google Patents

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April 5, 1949.

H. R. ADAMS TOILET ATTACHMENT Filed July 28, 1947 Patented Apr. 5, 1949 UNITED STA-TES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

1 This invention relates to a toilet attachment and more particularly to a liquid receptacle adapted for use in conjunction with a toilet having a reservoir tank.

It is an object of the invention to provide such y a receptacle which will supply a separate body of' water for cleansing purposes to the user of the toilet each time the same is flushed.

Another purpose is to provide such an attachment which is automatically and simultaneously filling and self emptying upon each flushing of the toilet. Y

A further object resides in the provision of such an attachment which is operable from the Water inlet line used to refill the toilet bowl thru the overflow pipe of the reservoir after each flushing of the toilet.

Yet another purpose is to provide an attachment of the character described which is of simple and eliicient construction and may be readily connected to existing toilet facilities so as to require no additional water inlet or drain lines.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and claims, the novelty consisting in the features of construction, combination of parts, the unique relations of the members and the relative proportioning, disposition and operation thereof, all as more completely outlined herein and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

By the present invention there is provided a liquid receptacle disposed in a convenient position adjacent the toilet, which receptacle automatically fills with fresh water each time the toilet is flushed so that the water may be readily available to the user for moistening tissue paper for cleansing purposes. The water continues to run thru the receptacle during the time in which the toilet bowl is being relled and after this it slowly drains out so that it is accessible during the period required by the user and the receptacle is at the same time flushed and subsequently left dry after each use.

In the drawings, which form part of the present specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of a toilet and reservoir tank showing my receptacle attached thereto;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the toilet, reservoir, and attached receptacle; and

Figure 3 is a vertical, sectional view taken thru the attached receptacle.

As here illustrated, there is shown a conventional toilet bowl I'0 attached by a conduit I2 to a reservoir tank I4 having the customary ioat valve I6 and overflow pipe I8 mounted therein. According to-well known construction, when the operating lever 2li is tripped, the water standing in the tank I4 passes thru the conduit I2 to flush out the bowl I0. When the tank has emptied,

` the exit therefrom closes and the tank is then relled from a water line (not shown) until the float rises to a predetermined level, at which point it shuts off the water. During the time in which the waterin the tank is rising, a secondary water inlet 22 is also open in order to furnish water to fill the flushed bowl thru a nozzle 24 which is directed toward the open top of the overflow pipe I8. Thus, while the main water line is iilling the reservoir, the secondary line is iilling the lbowl thru the stand pipe I8 which latter is also connected at its base to the conduit I2. When the iioat I6 reaches the desired elevation, both water inlets are then shut ofi by suitable valve means.

By the present invention there is now provided an open-topped, generally rectangular receptacle 26 conveniently formed of flat upright side walls 28 and a horizontal bottom 3B and having its back wall secured to a vertically disposed flat hanger 32 provided with an upper curved terminus or hook 34 adapted to be hung over the top edge of the reservoir tank.

A water supply line 36 is attached to the secondary inlet line 22 adjacent the nozzle 24 so that a minor part of the flow of line 22 is carried oi by the line 36 while the major amount is still conveyed by the nozzle 24 thru the overow pipe I8 to ll the bowl I'El after each flushing. The line 36 terminates at a nozzle 38 secured adjacent an inner side of the receptacle 26 so that, as will be seen, each time the toilet is flushed and water moves thru the secondary inlet 22, the line 36 simultaneously furnishes a stream of water to the receptacle 26.

The receptacle 26 is provided with an overflow tube 40 which drains into the toilet bowl by means of a line 42. It will be seen that the capacity of the overflow tube 40 and the nozzle 38 is similar, so that when the receptacle is lled to the level of the overflow tube 4U, further liquid passing thru the line 36 is automatically carried away by the line 42. However, provision is also made to drain the receptacle after the secondary inlet 22 has been shut off and for this purpose there is provided a line of small diameter 44 opening into the receptacle thru its bottom wall 3U and emptying at its other end into the drain line 42. The capacity of this restricted tube is such that the contents of the receptacle 26 are only slowly emptied, for example, on the order of 2-3 minutes. Accordingly it will be seen that as long as water is required in the receptacle, that is, immediately upon flushing the toilet, water will continuously ow thru the same, while on the other hand after the receptacle is no longer in use it will be slowly drained dry and such result will be accomplished in an automatic or selfeiectuating manner without positive effort upon the part of the user.

It is thus evident that I have produced a highly effective and useful self-filling and emptying res-y ervoir which is simultaneously and automatically filled and flushed each time the toilet reservoir is emptied.

'4 which drains into said toilet; and a restricted outlet disposed adjacent the bottom of said receptacle and connected to said receptacle overflow line so as to slowly empty the receptacle after its water supply has been cut off.

2. In combination with a toilet having a reservoir tank, an overflow p ipe in said tank and a water inlet line adapted to supply water to the toilet thru said overflow pipe after the toilet has been flushed with the kcontents of the reservoir, the improvement comprising: a receptacle; an upright hanger secured to said receptacle and having an upper terminal hook adapted to be att tached to the top edge of the reservoir tank so as While I have shown and described in some del tail a presently preferred embodiment of my toilet attachment it is to be understood that various modications may be made in the construction and operation thereof within the spirit and scope of the subsequently claimed invention which is to be construed broadly and limited only by the prior art.

I claim:

1. In combination with `a toilet having a reservoir tank, an overflow pipe in said tank and a water inlet line adapted to supply water to the toilet thru said overflow pipe after the toilet has vbeen iiushed with the contents of the reservoir, the improvement comprising: a receptacle; a conduit adapted to supply water from said inlet line to said receptacle while the toilet is being filled after iiushing; an overow tube in said receptacle disposed to maintain a constant height of water therein during operation of said supply conduit, said tube being connected to a line to dispose the receptacle adjacent the outer face of the' tank; a conduit adapted to supply water from said inlet line to said receptacle while the toilet is being filled after iiushing; an overfiow `tube' in said receptacle disposed to maintain a tacle overow line so as to slowly empty the receptacle after its water supply has been cut off.

HARRY R. ADAMS.

Y REFERENCES CITED l The following references are of record in Y.the file of this patent:

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date v 1,740 Great Britain Apr. 25, 1876 8,871 Great Britain Apr. 27, 1905

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