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Automatic hygienic washing machine

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-02-22
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Granted: 1978-06-06
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Expires: 1997-02-22
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Abstract

Abstract An apparatus mountable on a toilet so to wash and clean an individual's private parts; the apparatus including a rotatable brush powered by water, and the brush additionally spraying water so to wash while the brush gently scrubs; the brush being fully adjustable in position by a handle located alongside the toilet, the brush being movable into a stored, out-of-the-way position between the toilet seat and the bowl when not in use so to allow the toilet for other uses, and the apparatus including a water tank containing an electric heater so to heat the water that washes the person.

Inventors

  • 👤 Aristotel Butoi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 04:47
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K7/00; A47K7/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20201

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 336 words
An automatic hygenic washing machine, comprising in combination, a bracket mounted under a toilet seat, spherical ball retained freely rotatable in said bracket, a rod slidable through said ball, one end of a shank being pivotally connected to one end of said rod, a power unit being detachably supported by one of opposite end of said shank, a rotating brush detachably being supported on said power unit; said brush comprising a hollow flat, circular base having bristle tufts on a periphery thereof and openings on said periphery communication with an interior chamber of said base; said power unit including a case having a first chamber, a tubular shaft rotated in bearings of said case extending through said first chamber, a plurality of radials fins formed around an outer side of said shaft first chamber, an entry port and an outlet port from a cold water supply being connected to said entry port so that flow of said water through said first chamber cause said shaft to rotate, a second chamber inside said power unit case communicating with one end of a central opening through said shaft, said brush mounted upon an opposite end of said shaft, an interior of said base communicating with an opposite end of said shaft central opening, a plurality of perforated openings through a peripheral wall of said extending brush bristle tufts around said base; an entry port on said second chamber, a flexible hose from a heated water supply being connected to said second chamber entry; a first link pivoted at one end to said toilet seat, a control lever adjacent a side of a toilet being tethered to an opposite end of said link, a lower end of said lever being rotatable in an opening on an opposite end of said rod, a sideward spur near a lower end of said lever, and a second link being pivotally connected to said spur, said second link being also connected to a sideward spur formed along an intermediate portion of said shank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 336 words
An automatic hygenic washing machine, comprising in combination, a bracket mounted under a toilet seat, spherical ball retained freely rotatable in said bracket, a rod slidable through said ball, one end of a shank being pivotally connected to one end of said rod, a power unit being detachably supported by one of opposite end of said shank, a rotating brush detachably being supported on said power unit; said brush comprising a hollow flat, circular base having bristle tufts on a periphery thereof and openings on said periphery communication with an interior chamber of said base; said power unit including a case having a first chamber, a tubular shaft rotated in bearings of said case extending through said first chamber, a plurality of radials fins formed around an outer side of said shaft first chamber, an entry port and an outlet port from a cold water supply being connected to said entry port so that flow of said water through said first chamber cause said shaft to rotate, a second chamber inside said power unit case communicating with one end of a central opening through said shaft, said brush mounted upon an opposite end of said shaft, an interior of said base communicating with an opposite end of said shaft central opening, a plurality of perforated openings through a peripheral wall of said extending brush bristle tufts around said base; an entry port on said second chamber, a flexible hose from a heated water supply being connected to said second chamber entry; a first link pivoted at one end to said toilet seat, a control lever adjacent a side of a toilet being tethered to an opposite end of said link, a lower end of said lever being rotatable in an opening on an opposite end of said rod, a sideward spur near a lower end of said lever, and a second link being pivotally connected to said spur, said second link being also connected to a sideward spur formed along an intermediate portion of said shank.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein a valve is provided along each water line of said hoses leading to said first and second chambers, and a pair of switch push buttons on an upper handle portion of said lever, said valves and said switch push buttons being in electrical circuits for opening or closing said valves.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-06-05 1981-12-05 1982-06-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-06-05 1985-12-05 1986-06-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-06-05 1989-12-05 1990-06-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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