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| Patent Claims A hygiene kit for washing water-closet bowls, consisting of a separate container and a brush, is characterised by its featuring a con- 1 tainer (1) equipped at the top with a pipe (3) connecting it to a water source. Its diameter should be smaller than that of the pipe (7) which carries water away; additionally, the ratio of the pipes' di^ ameters ought to be such that the volume of the water supplied to the container (1) during flushing is not larger than a quarter of the volume supplied to flush the water-closet bowl. At the bottom the container is equipped with a siphon (6) linked to an active discharge pipe (7) which goes into a pipe of the water-closet bowl behind the siphon of the bowl. The container (1) for the brush must be located above the water level in the siphon (2) of the bowl. A hygiene kit for washing water-closet bowls according to claim 2 one is characterised by its being supplied directly with water from the main water system. A hygiene kit for washing water-closet bowls according to claim 3 one is characterised by its being supplied with water from the tank used to flush the bowl. A hygiene kit for washing water-closet bowls according to claim 4 one is characterised by the possibility of connecting the container (1) at the right or at the left side of a bowl. |
A hygiene kit for cleaning water-closet bowls is the subject invention, which consists of a brush and a container for it.
The most common device for removing waste residues from the surface of a water-closet bowl is a brush held in a container, which cov- ers the bristle with the handle projecting over the upper edge of the container. Containers have varied shapes and very often feature a cut in the wall, but its height always ensures that the water and sometimes waste residues left on the brush stay in the bottom. All containers constitute a separate element of the equipment of a lavatory.
A container that enables the user to clean it with water and flush waste residues from the brush down to the sewage system was designed in order to ensure a high level of hygiene during cleaning the inside of a water-closet bowl by means of a brush.
The main idea behind the invention is a container equipped at the top with a pipe connecting it to a source to which water is supplied directly from the main water system or to a tank with water for flushing the bowl. The diameter of the pipe supplying water to the container of the brush should be smaller than that of the pipe carrying water away, and. additionally, the ratio of the diameters of these pipes should be such that the volume of the water supplied to the container during flushing is not larger than a quarter of the volume used to flush the water-closet bowl. At the bottom the container is equipped with a siphon linked to an active discharge pipe which goes into the pipe of the water-closet bowl behind the siphon of the bowl. The container for a brush must be located above the water level in the siphon of the bowl in order to prevent the water in the siphon of the container from receding while the bowl is being flushed, and in order not to allow waste to be deposited in the container.
Depending on the needs, it is possible to connect the container at the right or at the left side of a water-closet bowl.
The hygiene kit for washing a water-closet bowl guarantees, as is presupposed by the invention, hygienic conditions of the brush used to remove waste from a water-closet bowl as well as cleanses the container of any waste that is deposited in its bottom.
A model of the hygiene kit is presented in the picture, where fig.l shows the version to which water is supplied directly from the main wa- ter system, and fig.2 the version to which water is supplied from the tank of a water-closet bowl.
The first version of the hygiene kit consists of a cylindrical container (1), located near a water-closet bowl, namely in its siphon (2) above the water level, to which water is supplied by a 25mm diameter pipe (3) directly from the pipe (4) supplying water to the water-closet bowl. Pipe 3 is equipped with an elbow (5), allowing the pipe to be positioned at an angle of 90° so as to connect it to the container from above (1). Behind siphon 2 the container (1) is connected from the bottom via siphon 6 and discharge pipe 7 50mm in diameter to the discharge pipe (8), carrying waste to the sewage system, a solution which enables the brush and the container (1) to be flushed without water running out it or receding from the bowl to the container (1). The second version of the hygiene kit consists of a cylindrical container (1), located above the water level in the bowl's siphon (2), to which water is supplied by a 25mm diameter pipe (3) directly from the tank (4) of the flush. Pipe 3 is connected to the container (1) from above via an elbow (5). Behind 2 siphon the container (1) is connected from the bottom via siphon 6 and discharge pipe 7 50mm in diameter to the discharge pipe (8), carrying waste to the sewage system, a solution which enables the brush and the container (1) to be flushed without water running out it or receding from the bowl to the container (1 )