Patent · US Expired

Toilet/bidet seat

US6105179A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 22, 1999
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03D9/08
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toilet/bidet device connected to a seat of a toilet for cleaning a users genitals and posterior side. The toilet/bidet device including a water supply pipe connected to a main water line supplying water to the toilet, a valve positioned on an underside of the seat of the toilet and being connected to an end of the water supply pipe opposite the connection to the main water line and a water conduit wand positioned on the underside of the seat and having a first end connected to extend from the valve and a second end having a recess extending therethrough. The water conduit wand is pivotal within the valve. A handle is positioned on a side of the seat and connected to the water conduit wand for pivoting the water conduit wand between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the water conduit wand is not in alignment with the water pipe and in the second position the water conduit pipe is rotated to extend below a recess in the seat and in alignment with the water pipe thereby receiving water from the water pipe. The water received from the water pipe is caused to flow through the water conduit wand and out of the recess towards the genitals and posterior end o…

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