WO2004009919A1 - Toilet rim mounted toilet cleaner with extension plate - Google Patents
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- E03D9/00—Sanitary or other accessories for lavatories ; Devices for cleaning or disinfecting the toilet room or the toilet bowl; Devices for eliminating smells
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- 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
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- This invention relates to liquid dispensers, and in particular to devices for dispensing cleaning and freshening liquids from under the rim of a toilet bowl.
- toilet bowls require care to prevent the buildup of unsightly deposits, to reduce odors and to prevent bacteria growth.
- toilet bowls have been cleaned, deodorized and disinfected by manual scrubbing with a liquid or powdered cleaning and sanitizing agent. This task has required manual labor to keep the toilet bowl clean.
- various automatic continuous cleaning toilet bowl cleaning products have been proposed.
- One type of product comprises a solid block or solid particles of a cleansing and freshening substance that is suspended from the rim of a toilet bowl in a container that is placed in the path of the flushing water.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,670 shows an example of this type of toilet bowl cleaning system.
- solid block toilet cleaning systems typically have certain disadvantages such as a short lifetime and a decline in the amount of cleaning and deodorizing agents released into the toilet bowl as the solid block deteriorates.
- the liquid active substances may include one of more of the following: surfactants (such as a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant), solvents, sequesterants, pH controllers, thickeners, preservatives, fragrances, and dyes.
- surfactants such as a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant
- solvents such as a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant
- sequesterants such as a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant
- pH controllers such as a mixture of an anionic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant
- thickeners e.g., a wicking device that is supported by a base that is suspended from the toilet rim.
- the device is suspended from the toilet rim such that the flow of flush water from the toilet contacts the wicking device during a flush.
- the flush water carries the liquid active substances that are on the wicking
- the under the toilet rim cleansing and freshening device includes a movable wicking device that can slide out such that the wicking device is positioned in the path of the flush water when the device is mounted in a toilet having a wide rim.
- U.S. Patent No. 6,230,334 B1 proposes another solution wherein the mounting structure of the under the toilet rim cleansing and freshening device includes a foldable plate-like element that extends outward from the mounting structure. When the device is suspended from the toilet rim, the foldable plate-like element is supported by the inner wall of the toilet bowl.
- this device provides advantages when used with toilet bowls having a wide rim, the extra foldable plate-like element cannot be removed or moved into a non-obtrusive position when used on narrower toilet rims that do not require an extension element. As a result, this device may misdirect flush water away from the wicking device (and the liquid active substances contained thereon) when used with narrower toilet rims. In addition, it has been discovered that the performance of under the toilet rim liquid cleansing and/or freshening devices can be improved when the wicking device is inclined downward toward the toilet bowl.
- a dispensing device in which a flow of water during a toilet flush is used to dispense toilet bowl treatment liquids into a toilet bowl.
- the dispensing device includes a bottle, a base, means for suspending the base from a rim of a toilet bowl, a wicking device, and an extension plate.
- the bottle holds a liquid, and has a mouth and a closure for covering the mouth.
- the base holds the bottle, and has a piercing post that is suitable for opening the closure of the bottle.
- the wicking device is supported by the base, and is suitable to convey the liquid from the piercing post to a dispensing position on the wicking device.
- the extension plate is removably secured to the wicking device, and is dimensioned such that the extension plate is positioned within the flow of water during a toilet flush and such that at least a portion of the flow of water is directed onto the dispensing position of the wicking device during a toilet flush.
- the extension plate is removably secured to the base, and is dimensioned such that the extension plate is positioned within the flow of water during a toilet flush and such that at least a portion of the flow of water is directed onto the dispensing position of the wicking device during a toilet flush.
- the wicking device of a dispensing device according to the invention may comprise any number of different wicking structures including a dispensing plate having an upper surface including at least one feed channel in fluid communication with the piercing post of the base, a plate with holes formed therein, or a porous pad.
- the removable extension plate can be secured to the wicking device or the base by a snap fit engagement.
- the removable extension plate can also be secured to the wicking device or the base by inserting an edge of the wicking device or an edge of the base in a channel in an inner wall of the extension plate.
- the removable extension plate is dimensioned and secured to the wicking device or the base such that the wicking device is inclined downwardly with respect to an inner wall of the toilet bowl when the dispenser is installed on the rim of the toilet bowl.
- the removable extension plate may include an upwardly extending rim at a perimeter thereof to assist in the collection and distribution of toilet flush water.
- the extension plate is fixed against rotational movement with respect to the wicking device or the base when secured to the wicking device or base. Most preferably, the extension plate is fixedly positioned in the same plane as the wicking device.
- the removable extension plate provides the design flexibility such that an existing under the toilet rim liquid cleansing and freshening device can be modified in order to fit the wide variety of toilet types and sizes on the worldwide market. This allows for under the rim cleaning of differing toilet types and sizes without the need for numerous specialized under the toilet rim liquid cleaning device configurations for each toilet.
- the removable extension plate can be secured to an existing under the toilet rim liquid cleansing device in order to expand the fit of the existing device into the vast majority of toilets in the market globally. By adding the removable extension plate, the toilet flush water can be collected and directed over the wicking device thereby effectively washing the cleaning/freshening liquid off the wicking device.
- the removable extension plate also provides additional structure to the overall under the toilet rim liquid cleansing and/or freshening device thereby inducing a tilt (or downward inclination) to the wicking device when installed on certain toilets. This tilt improves the fluid delivery performance of the device when installed on a toilet.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a dispenser in accordance with the invention.
- Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the dispenser shown in
- Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the dispenser shown in
- Figure 4 is a rear view of the dispenser shown in Figure 1.
- Figure 5 is a front view of the dispenser shown in Figure 1.
- Figure 6 is a top plan view of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 .
- Figure 7 is a side view of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 , the other side view being a mirror image.
- Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in Figure 7 showing the means for attaching the extension plate to the wicking device of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 .
- Figure 9 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a dispenser according to the invention having an alternative extension plate.
- Figure 10 is a side view of the dispenser shown in Figure 9, the other side view being a mirror image.
- Figure 11 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 in Figure 10 showing the means for attaching the alternative extension plate to the wicking device of the dispenser shown in Figure 10.
- Figure 12 illustrates schematically the manner in which a wicking device may be inserted into the base of the first embodiment of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 and in which an extension plate may be attached to the wicking device.
- Figure 13 illustrates schematically the manner in which the alternative extension plate may be attached to the base of the second embodiment of the dispenser shown in Figure 9.
- Figure 14 is a side view showing the first embodiment of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 installed on an open rim type toilet bowl.
- Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 14, but with the first embodiment of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 installed on a box rim type toilet bowl.
- Figure 16 is a side view showing the second embodiment of the dispenser shown in Figure 9 installed on an open rim type toilet bowl.
- Figure 17 is a view similar to Figure 16, but with the second embodiment of the dispenser installed on a box rim type toilet bowl.
- Figure 18 is a perspective view of a wicking device that may be inserted into the base of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 or Figure 9.
- Figure 19 is a perspective view of another version of a wicking device that may be inserted into the base of the dispenser shown in Figure 1 or Figure 9.
- Like reference numerals will be used to refer to like or similar parts from Figure to Figure in the following description of the invention.
- a liquid dispenser 10 for dispensing liquid toilet bowl treatment preparations from the rim of a toilet bowl.
- the dispenser 10 includes a base 20, a sprung suspension hook 40 for suspending the base 20 from the rim of a toilet bowl (as shown in Figures 14 and 15), a reservoir bottle 50 containing a liquid 58, a wicking device 60 that is supported by the base 20, and a removable extension plate 80 that is secured to the wicking device 60.
- the liquid 58 used in the bottle 50 may be any liquid formula having the cleaning, foaming, disinfecting and fragrancing characteristics required for the specific toilet cleaning application.
- One example liquid 58 comprises an anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, a solvent, a sequesterant, a base to control pH, a thickener, a preservative, a fragrance, and a dye.
- Another example liquid is disclosed in European patent application no. EP 775,741 and comprises 1-25 wt.% perfume, 10-50 wt.% anionic or non-ionic surfactant, 1-20 wt.% evaporation regulator, and balance solvent.
- a wicking device 60 which may be in the form of a dispensing plate or a porous pad, is located within the base 20, and this wicking device 60 conveys by capillary action the liquid 58 from the reservoir bottle 50 to a position within the stream of flushing water within the toilet bowl.
- a thermoplastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the base 20, the suspension hook 40 and the extension plate 80 comprise an opaque thermoplastic material such as pigmented polyethylene or polypropylene
- the bottle 50 comprises a transparent thermoplastic material such as clear polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the suspension hook 40 is formed as a separate component from the base 20, and the base 20 is formed with an integral guide channel 21 (see Figure 2) of rectangular cross-section into which the lower end of the suspension hook 40 is inserted during assembly.
- the lower end of the suspension hook 40 comprises a raised, chamfered portion 42, such that, upon insertion, the hook 40 remains engaged within the channel 21 by a snap-fitting arrangement.
- the base 20 includes a side wall 24 that terminates at an upper edge 25.
- the side wall 24 and the upper edge 25 create a mounting structure that holds the bottle 50 when the bottle 50 is installed on the base 20.
- the inner surface of the side wall 24 may also include ribs to further retain the bottle 50 in the base 20.
- annular channel 27 that runs adjacent a piercing post 30 that is used to carry fluids from the bottle 50 when the liquid dispensing device 10 is installed on a toilet rim.
- the base 20 is also formed with a series of drain slots 28 (best shown in Figure 5) at the bottom of the front side which allow the flushing water to drain away from above the wicking device 60.
- the installation of the bottle 50 on the base 20 is best shown in Figures 2 and 3.
- the piercing post 30 of the base 20 comprises a cylindrical tubular section 32 that defines a feed conduit 34.
- An upper end 33 of the tubular section 32 terminates obliquely to form an elliptical mouth.
- the bottle 50 includes a circular mouth 52 that is covered by a closure 54 that seals the liquid 58 in the bottle 50 for shipment and storage.
- the closure 54 is a thermoplastic cap with a channel that engages a circular flange at the mouth 52 of the bottle 50.
- Other closures, such as foil or plastic film, would also be suitable for sealing the mouth 52 of the bottle 50.
- the central portion of the closure 54 shown in Figure 3 has a frangible seal with a circular area of reduced thickness.
- the inverted bottle 50 is oriented over the piercing post 30 of the base 20 such that the circular inner wall of the closure 54 approximately lines up with the circular outer surface of the piercing post 30, and the bottle is moved in a downward direction until the upper end 33 of the piercing post 30 causes the circular area of the frangible seal to fracture.
- the feed conduit 34 of the base 20 is then placed in fluid communication with the mouth 52 of the bottle 50 and liquid 58 may flow from the bottle 50 through the feed conduit 34 and out of a dispensing hole 36 at the bottom of the piercing post 30 by way of gravity.
- the base 20 further comprises an outlet portion 38 in the form of a cylinder which bears against the wicking device 60.
- the manner in which the wicking device 60 is installed in the base 20 and the manner in which the extension plate 80 is secured to the wicking device 60 are illustrated in Figures 8 and 12.
- the wicking device 60 is provided with two elongate guide slots 61 which are engaged by two corresponding spring fingers 22 in the base 20.
- the wicking device 60 in moved in the direction of arrow I in Figure 12 until the guide slots 61 are engaged by the spring fingers 22.
- the guide slots 61 serve to define the two extreme positions of the range of possible positions of the wicking device 60 within the base 20.
- the extension plate 80 is provided with a channel 81 in an inner wall 82 of the extension plate 80.
- the extension plate 80 is moved in the direction of arrow E in Figure 12 until an edge 65 of the wicking device 60 is inserted in the channel 81 in the inner wall 82 of the extension plate 80.
- An interference fit between the edge 65 of the wicking device 60 and the channel 81 in the inner wall 82 of the extension plate 80 (best shown in
- Figure 8 serves to keep the extension plate 80 secured to the wicking device 60.
- the extension plate 80 may be removed from the wicking device 60 by pulling the extension plate 80 in direction O in Figure 12.
- the inner wall 82 of the extension plate 80 includes projections 86 (best shown in Figure 8) that provide a snap fit engagement between the wicking device 60 and the extension plate 80.
- additional projections may be provided on the extension plate 80 such that a snap fit engagement between the extension plate 80 and the base 20 occurs.
- the extension plate 80 may also include an upwardly extending rim 84 at a perimeter thereof.
- the wicking device 60 may be a dispensing plate including capillary feed channels 62a that are arranged in radiating fashion in the top surface of a non-porous plate 64.
- the wicking device 60 may be also be a dispensing plate including capillary feed channels 62b that are arranged in parallel fashion in the top surface of the non-porous plate 64.
- a recess 63 is formed within the wicking device 60 to accommodate fluid from the inverted reservoir bottle 50.
- the wicking device 60 is attached to the base 20 such that the recess 63 of the wicking device 60 is placed in fluid communication with the feed conduit 34 of the base 20.
- the outlet portion 38 at the bottom of the piercing post 30 is used to provide a fluid path between feed conduit 34 and the recess 63 of the wicking device 60.
- Liquid 58 then flows from the recess 63 of the wicking device 60 into the capillary feed channels 62a or 62b in the upper surface of the wicking device 60. The liquid then continues to move toward the outer end of the capillary feed channels 62a or 62b where the liquid is mixed with flush water.
- Various means can be used to move the liquid from the recess 63 of the wicking device 60 into the capillary feed channels 62a or 62b.
- FIG. 14 illustrates the configuration of the dispensing device 10 when used with a toilet 140 with an open rim. With the dispensing device 10 suspended from the rim 160 of such a toilet 140, it can be seen that the stream of flushing water, indicated by the arrow W, contacts the extension plate 80.
- the stream of flushing water When used with a toilet 14b of the boxed-rim configuration, as shown in Figure 15, the stream of flushing water, indicated by the arrow W, also contacts the extension plate 80.
- the extension plate 80 is dimensioned such that the extension plate 80 is positioned within the flow of water during a toilet flush.
- the operation of the dispenser 10 can be explained further.
- the dispenser 10 is ready for operation.
- the liquid 58 flows out of the bottle 50, into the feed conduit 34 of the base 20, through the outlet portion 38 and onto the wicking device 60.
- Liquid 58 then flows toward the outer end of the wicking device 60 by way of capillary action of the capillary channels 62a or 62b as described above.
- the flow of flush water contacts the extension plate 80, and the flush water is directed onto the outer end of the 5 wicking device 60.
- the liquid 58 on the wicking device 60 is mixed with flush water, and a mixture including flush water and liquid 58 is then distributed into the toilet. After the flushing water washes liquid 58 from the wicking device 60 into the toilet water, a fresh supply of liquid 58 is distributed from the bottle to the wicking device 60 as described above. The fresh supply of liquid 58 is then o available for the next toilet flush.
- FIG. 9-11 a second embodiment of a liquid dispenser 10a for dispensing liquid toilet bowl treatment preparations from the rim of a toilet bowl.
- the dispenser 10a includes a base 20 (as described above), a sprung suspension hook 40 (as described above) for 5 suspending the base 20 from the rim of a toilet bowl (as shown in Figures 16 and
- a reservoir bottle 50 (as described above) containing a liquid 58 (as described above), a wicking device 60 (as described above) that is supported by the base 20, and a removable extension plate 80a that is secured to a support structure 39 that is integral with the base 20.
- the bottle 50 is installed on the base 20 of the 0 dispenser 10a as described above for the first embodiment of the dispenser 10.
- extension plate 80a is secured to the support structure 39 of the base 20.
- the extension plate 80a is provided with a channel 81a in an inner wall 82a of the extension plate 80a.
- the extension plate 80a is moved in the direction of arrows X in Figure 13 until an 5 edge 39a of the support structure 39 of the base 20 is inserted in the channel 81 a in the inner wall 82a of the extension plate 80a.
- An interference fit between the edge 39a of the support structure 39 of the base 20 and the channel 81a in the inner wall 82a of the extension plate 80a serves to keep the extension plate 80a secured to the edge 39a of the support structure 39 of the 0 base 20.
- the extension plate 80a may be removed from the edge 39a of the support structure 39 of the base 20 by pulling the extension plate 80a in -In ⁇
- the inner wall 82a of the extension plate 80a includes projections that provide a snap fit engagement between the edge 39a of the support structure 39 of the base 20 and the extension plate 80a.
- the extension plate 80a may also include an upwardly extending rim 84a at a perimeter thereof.
- Figure 16 illustrates the configuration of the dispensing device 10a when used with a toilet 140 with an open rim.
- the dispensing device 10a suspended from the rim 160 of such a toilet 140, it can be seen that the stream of flushing water, indicated by the arrow W, contacts the extension plate 80a.
- the stream of flushing water indicated by the arrow W
- the extension plate 80a is dimensioned such that the extension plate 80a is positioned within the flow of water during a toilet flush.
- the dispenser 10a is ready for operation.
- the liquid 58 flows out of the bottle 50, into the feed conduit 34 of the base 20, through the outlet portion 38 and onto the wicking device 60.
- Liquid 58 then flows toward the outer end of the wicking device 60 by way of capillary action of the capillary channels 62a or 62b as described above.
- the flow of flush water contacts the extension plate 80a, and the flush water is directed onto the outer end of the wicking device 60.
- the liquid 58 on the wicking device 60 is mixed with flush water, and a mixture including flush water and liquid 58 is then distributed into the toilet. After the flushing water washes liquid 58 from the wicking device 60 into the toilet water, a fresh supply of liquid 58 is distributed from the bottle to the wicking device 60 as described above. The fresh supply of liquid 58 is available for the next toilet flush.
- FIG 19 there is shown a perspective view of an alternative structure of the wicking device.
- the wicking device is in the form of a dispensing plate 70 having the same overall shape as the wicking device 60 that is illustrated in Figures 1-18, with elongate guide slots 72 that provide adjustability of position of the plate 70.
- the plate 70 is solid apart from a number of raised through-holes 73 formed in the plate.
- liquid 58 flows out of the bottle 58, into the feed conduit 34 of the base 20, through the outlet portion 38 and onto the plate 70.
- the liquid 58 is mixed with flush water as described above.
- a mixture including flush water and liquid is then distributed into the toilet through through-holes 73 in the plate 70.
- the through-holes 73 are sufficiently small to prevent the undiluted liquid 58 from passing through.
- a fresh supply of liquid 58 is distributed from the bottle 50 to the plate 70 as described above.
- a second alternative structure of the wicking device is a porous pad that is used to provide a fluid path between the bottle 50 and a dispensing position within the stream of flush water.
- the porous pad has the same overall shape as the wicking device 60 that is illustrated in Figures 1-18, with elongate guide slots that provide adjustability of position of the pad.
- liquid 58 flows out of the bottle 58, into the feed conduit 34 of the base 20, through the outlet portion 38 and onto the porous pad. The liquid then continues to move toward the outer end of the porous pad by capillary action where the liquid is mixed with flush water as described above.
- the dispenser 10 and the dispenser 10a have many advantages.
- One advantage can be understood by looking at Figure 15 which shows dispenser 10 installed on a toilet rim 16b. It can be seen that the stream of flushing water, indicated by the arrow W, will contact the extension plate 80 of the dispenser 10 during a toilet flush because the extension plate 80 is dimensioned such that the extension plate 80 is positioned within the flow of water during a toilet flush, and in this example, is positioned in contact with an inner wall 17 of the toilet bowl 14b.
- the extension plate 80 then directs the flush water onto the outer end of the wicking device 60.
- the liquid 58 on the wicking device 60 is mixed with flush water, and a mixture including flush water and liquid 58 is then distributed into the toilet.
- the extension plates 80 and 80a may include an upwardly extending rim at a perimeter thereof to further optimize the flush water collection and distribution functions of the extension plates 80 and 80a.
- the extension plate 80 is dimensioned and secured to the wicking device 60 such that the wicking device 60 is inclined downwardly with respect to an inner wall 15 of the toilet bowl 140 when the dispenser 10 is installed on the rim 160 of the toilet bowl 140.
- One way the inclination of the wicking device 60 can be achieved is by configuring the extension plate 80 such that the extension plate 80 is fixed against rotational movement with respect to the wicking device 60 when the extension plate 80 is secured to the wicking device 60.
- the channel 81 in the extension plate 80 described above is one such configuration. In this configuration of the extension plate 80, the extension plate 80 is fixedly positioned in the same plane as the wicking device 60 and is removable from the wicking device 60 by movement in the same plane as the wicking device 60.
- the downward inclination of the wicking device 60 serves to improve the fluid delivery performance of the dispenser 10 when installed on a toilet rim.
- Figure 16 shows that the wicking device 60 is inclined downwardly with respect to the inner wall 15 of the toilet bowl 140 when the dispenser 10a is installed on the rim 160 of the toilet bowl 140.
- the downward inclination of the wicking device 60 serves to improve the fluid delivery performance of the dispenser 10a when installed on a toilet rim.
- the removable aspect of the extension plates 80 and 80a also provides advantages. When installing the dispenser 10 on certain toilets, the wicking device 60 will be in the flow of flush water during a toilet flush, and preferably will even be downwardly inclined with respect to the inner wall of the toilet rim.
- the extension plate 80 can be removed from the dispenser 10 and the dispenser 10 can be used without any water flow alteration such as that which may occur with prior under the toilet rim liquid cleansing and/or freshening devices that include non-removable water deflection elements.
- the extension plate 80 can be installed on the dispenser 10 to direct flush water on the wicking device 60 as described above.
- the extension plate 80 can be installed on the dispenser 10 to provide a downward inclination to the wicking device 60, if desired.
- the installation of the extension plate 80a on the dispenser 10a provides identical results.
- the dispensing device includes an extension plate that may be added to the device such that the toilet flush water may be collected and directed over a dispensing plate regardless of the toilet configuration thereby effectively washing the cleaning and freshening liquids off the dispensing plate and into the toilet bowl.
- the extension plate may be added to the device such that the dispensing plate is inclined downwardly toward the inner wall of the toilet bowl when installed on the toilet rim thereby optimizing the fluid delivery performance of the device.
- the under the toilet rim liquid cleansing and/or freshening device includes an extension plate that may be added to the device such that the device may work effectively in the vast majority of toilets marketed worldwide.
- the invention may be used for dispensing liquids, such as cleaning and freshening liquids, from under the rim of a toilet bowl by way of the flow of water during a toilet flush.
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