Patent · US Expired

Device to dispense active substances into rinse water, especially in toilet bowls

US6591431B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
5References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 2002
Grant dateJul 15, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03D9/032
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device to dispense active substances into rinse water, especially in toilet bowls, with a container for the active substance, wherein the container has an opening that connects with an essentially plate-shaped distributor, and with a device to hold the distributor on or close to the toilet bowl wall. The distributor consists of two essentially plate-shaped elements. There are intersecting grooves, channels or the like between the plate-shaped elements, and a first group of grooves runs outward from the distributor while the other second group of grooves only runs within the distributor.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.