Cleanser-sanitizer and timed cycle deodorizing spray attachment for toilets

Claim 2

In an apparatus located within the flush tank of a toilet for dispensing a measured amount of aerosol deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet and including: a pressurized spray can containing liquid deodorant and having a normally closed, tilt-actuated atomizing valve, a tube disposed within the can for delivering liquid deodorant to the valve, a sphere disposed within the tube and translatable thereinalong for a limited distance from a retainer through the tube to the valve; the improvement comprising in combination: a. valve actuating means for exerting a tilting force on the valve sufficient to actuate the valve, said valve actuating means comprising i. a receptacle displaceable upwardly and downwardly in response to changes in the water level in the flush tank; ii. lever means coupled to said receptacle and to said valve for actuating said valve when said receptacle moves downwardly and for converting the force derived from the downward movement of said receptacle to a tilting force for actuating the valve, said lever means including guide means in contact with the outer surface of the can for vertically aligning said receptacle with the outer surface of said can during the upward and downward displacement of said receptacle; b. a seat disposed at the lower portion of the valve for seating the sphere and, upon upward flow of deodorant through the tube causing corresponding movement of the sphere from the retainer to said seat, terminating the flow of the liquid deodorant into the valve; c. conduit means for transporting the aerosol deodorant spray from the valve into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet; whereby, the act of flushing the toilet causes the receptacle to be displaced downwardly to operate said valve actuating means and to dispense a measured amount of deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said lever means includes first and second pivotally connected lever arms, said first lever arm attached to said valve and said second lever arm attached to said guide means.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said receptacle includes a water soluble block of chemical cleanser-sanitizer and wherein said receptacle has at least one hole for permitting water to enter said receptacle and mix with said block and for permitting the resulting solution to leave said receptacle; whereby a chemical cleanser-sanitizer solution is produced with the water in the flush tank and discharged into the toilet bowl during the flushing cycle.

Claim 5

In an apparatus located within the flush tank of a toilet for dispensing a measured amount of aerosol deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet and including: a pressurized spray can containing liquid deodorant and having a normally closed, tilt-actuated atomizing valve, a tube disposed within the can for delivering liquid deodorant to the valve, a sphere disposed within the tube and translatable thereinalong for a limited distance from a retainer through the tube to the valve; the improvement comprising in combination: a. valve actuating means for exerting a tilting force on the valve sufficient to actuate the valve, said valve actuating means comprising i. a receptacle displaceable upwardly and downwardly in response to changes in the water level in the flush tank; ii. lever means coupled to said receptacle and to said valve for actuating said valve when said receptacle moves downwardly and for converting the force derived from the downward movement of said receptacle to a tilting force for actuating the valve, said lever means including guide means in contact with the outer surface of the can for vertically aligning said receptacle with the outer surface of said can during the upward and downward displacement of said receptacle; b. a seat disposed at the lower portion of the valve for seating the sphere and, upon upward flow of deodorant through the tube causing corresponding movement of the sphere from the retainer to said seat, terminating the flow of the liquid deodorant into the valve; c. conduit means for transporting the aerosol deodorant spray from the valve into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet; d. timing means for controlling the rate of return of the sphere from said seat to the retainer and for preventing the release of deodorant spray from said valve for a predetermined time after the termination of each actuation of said valve; whereby, the act of flushing the toilet causes the receptacle to be displaced downwardly to operate said valve actuating means and to dispense a measured amount of deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet.

Claim 6

In an apparatus located within the flush tank of a toilet for dispensing a measured amount of aerosol deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet and including: a pressurized spray can containing liquid deodorant and having a normally closed, tilt-actuated atomizing valve, a tube disposed within the can for delivering liquid deodorant to the valve, a sphere disposed within the tube and translatable thereinalong for a limited distance from a retainer through the tube to the valve; the improvement comprising in combination: a. valve actuating means for exerting a tilting force on the valve sufficient to actuate the valve, said valve actuating means comprising i. a receptacle displaceable upwardly and downwardly in response to changes in the water level in the flush tank; ii. lever means coupled to said receptacle and to said valve for actuating said valve when said receptacle moves downwardly and for converting the force derived from the downward movement of said receptacle to a tilting force for actuating the valve, said lever means including guide means in contact with the outer surface of the can for vertically aligning said receptacle with the outer surface of said can during the upward and downward displacement of said receptacle; b. a seat disposed at the lower portion of the valve for seating the sphere and, upon upward flow of deodorant through the tube causing corresponding movement of the sphere from the retainer to said seat, terminating the flow of the liquid deodorant into the valve; c. conduit means for transporting the aerosol deodorant spray from the valve into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet; d. timing means for controlling the rate of return of the sphere from said seat to the retainer and for preventing the release of deodorant spray from said valve for a predetermined time after the termination of each actuation of said valve; whereby, the act of flushing the toilet causes the receptacle to be displaced downwardly to operate said valve actuating means and to dispense a measured amount of deodorant spray into the atmosphere surrounding the toilet.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said lever means includes first and second pivotally connected lever arms, said first lever arm connected to said valve and said second lever arm connected to said guide means.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said receptacle includes a water soluble block of chemical cleanser-sanitizer and wherein said receptacle has at least one hole for permitting water to enter said receptacle and mix with said block and for permitting the resulting solution to leave said receptacle; whereby a chemical cleanser-sanitizer solution is produced with the water in the flush tank and discharged into the toilet bowl during the flushing cycle.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said timing means includes said sphere fabricated from rubber having a durometer rating between 50 to 95.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said timing means includes said sphere fabricated from rubber having a durometer rating between 60 to 80.