Abstract: A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the bottle to a position within the stream of flushing water. The plate can be adjusted to accommodate different lavatories. To allow venting of the bottle, small vent holes are formed in the plate. The plate may have a number of raised holes or elongate slots. A vent system for the bottle is also provided.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing unit for a toilet bowl comprises a first container containing a first, liquid formulation, a second container containing a second formulation, which may be a solid tablet. The liquid from container flows onto a delivery surface from where it is washed into the toilet bowl by the flush water. Some flush water also washes over the second formulation to take components into solution and deliver them into the toilet bowl through aperture. The constituents of the two formulations are thus kept separate until they enter the toilet bowl. The second formulation may also be a liquid.

Abstract: A cleansing and freshening unit having a twofold purpose of spreading a fresh odor in a toilet room and introducing active substances into flushing water with each flush, the unit comprises a holder with unfoldable flexible suspension means for suspending the unit from the rim of a toilet bowl, a reservoir for active substance, such as liquid containing cleansing and air freshening agent, detachably connected to the holder, and a porous mass being arranged in the holder so as to be located in a path of the flushing water when the unit is suspended from the rim of the toilet bowl, said porous mass communicating with the active substance contained in the reservoir.

Abstract: Containers, in particular containers for cleaning and deodorizing products which are hung over the rim of a toilet bowl, have an outer container having an upper and a lower section. The upper section has a number of apertures, which enable flushing water to enter the container. Located within the outer container is an inner container for holding the composition in liquid or gel form. The flushing water dissolves a portion of the liquid or gel and washes back out of the apertures.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid from the rim of a toilet bowl such that a controlled, consistent amount of liquid is dispensed into each flush is disclosed. The liquid dispenser includes a bottle for holding the liquid, a base for holding the bottle and for providing a liquid feed conduit between the bottle and a dispensing plate, and a hook for suspending the base from the rim of the toilet bowl. The dispensing plate is integral with or attached to the base, and serves to distribute liquid from the feed conduit to a dispensing position on the upper surface of the dispensing plate where the liquid is contacted by flushing water from the toilet bowl. The dispensing plate has various configurations that assist in the distribution of the liquid to the dispensing position on the upper surface of the dispensing plate.

Abstract: The invention concerns 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.

Abstract: A toilet bowl rim mounted dispenser for receiving a block of product to be dispensed into the toilet is disclosed. The dispenser includes first and second body parts rotatable about a hinge, and a hook for suspending the dispenser from the rim. The body parts include at least one releasable catch which is engaged on rotation of the body parts from an open to a closed position. One body part is provided with a locking means which is biased towards a first position in which it acts on the catch to resist release of the catch but is movable by applied manual force to a second position in which the catch can be released. The locking means has block engaging means which engage with a toilet block when the block is present in the dispenser to prevent release of the locking member while the dispenser contains a new toilet block.

Abstract: A cleansing and freshening unit having a twofold purpose of spreading a fresh odour in a toilet room and introducing active substances into flushing water with each flush, the unit comprises a holder with unfoldable flexible suspension means for suspending the unit from the rim of a toilet bowl, a reservoir for active substance, such as liquid containing cleansing and air freshening agent, detachably connected to the holder, and a porous mass being arranged in the holder so as to be located in a path of the flushing water when the unit is suspended from the rim of the toilet bowl, said porous mass communicating with the active substance contained in the reservoir.

Abstract: A dispenser for sanitizing/deodorant surfactant liquids, particularly for toilet bowls, including a container, which is provided at an end thereof with a tray element having at least one cavity in continuous communication with the container; the cavity is provided with at least one outlet for the controlled dispensing of a surfactant liquid.

Abstract: A cleansing and freshening unit having a twofold purpose of spreading a fresh odour in a toilet room and introducing active substances into flushing water with each flush, the unit comprises a holder with unfoldable flexible suspension means for suspending the unit from the rim of a toilet bowl, a reservoir for active substance, such as liquid containing cleansing and air freshening agent, detachably connected to the holder, and a porous mass being arranged in the holder so as to be located in a path of the flushing water when the unit is suspended from the rim of the toilet bowl, said porous mass communicating with the active substance contained in the reservoir.

Abstract: A packaging configuration includes a lavatory basket and a refill bottle assembly interconnected for storage, shipping and sale. The refill bottle assembly includes a refill bottle containing a cleaning agent for refilling the container of the lavatory basket during use, and a closure cap for sealing attachment with the outlet of the refill bottle. The lavatory basket includes a container for holding and selectively dispensing the cleaning agent, and a securing element extending therefrom. The container is configured to be releasably attached to a concave upper surface of the closure cap of the refill bottle by means of a projection tab on the closure cap in locking engagement with a corresponding recess in a wall of the container. A releasable connection is provided between the securing element and the refill bottle assembly to further secure the container to the refill bottle assembly.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser for dispensing a liquid from the rim of a toilet bowl such that a controlled, consistent amount of liquid is dispensed into each flush is disclosed. The liquid dispenser includes a bottle for holding the liquid, a base for holding the bottle and for providing a liquid feed conduit between the bottle and a dispensing plate, and a hook for suspending the base from the rim of the toilet bowl. The dispensing plate is integral with or attached to the base, and serves to distribute liquid from the feed conduit to a dispensing position on the upper surface of the dispensing plate where the liquid is contacted by flushing water from the toilet bowl. The dispensing plate has various configurations that assist in the distribution of the liquid to the dispensing position on the upper surface of the dispensing plate.

Abstract: A water diverter for installation in a flush toilet bowl includes a cylindrical body having a cone-shaped end with a chain attached to the peak of the cone. The chain includes a clip that can be inserted into a water distribution port of a rim of the toilet. The body may be hollow to contain disinfectant and have inlet and outlet holes therein. Alternate embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A dispensing device for tablet detergent compositions for use in automatic washing machines. The dispensing device has an opening for the insertion of the tablet into the body of the dispensing device, wherein adjacent to the opening there is a restraint for substantially restricting the removal of the tablet after it has been inserted into the dispensing device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved urinal block composition comprised of fluid-soluble chemical components, and an improved dispenser to be used with that urinal block. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a unique combination of chemicals that when blended together to form a urinal block composition yields a stable product that is effective at deodorizing and cleaning urinals and toilets. The improvement of using an acid stable protease enzyme with the other fluid-soluble chemical components of the urinal block composition provides the advantage of dissolving and otherwise neutralizing odors associated with urinals and toilets. The urinal block is retained in and dispensable from a disposable dispenser assembly 10 for use in urinals and toilets.

Abstract: A device for dispensing a disinfectant, cleaning agent and/or scent into the interior of a toilet bowl includes a reservoir for the disinfectant, cleaning agent and/or scent. The reservoir has suspension elements fitted to the rim of the bowl or the outside of the bowl and a feed line passing over the rim and into the interior of the bowl. A dispenser element is fitted to the feed line in the interior of the bowl for dispensing a given quantity of the disinfectant, cleaning agent and/or scent into the interior of the bowl. An actuator is fitted to the reservoir, the feed line or the dispenser element and operated by the user of the toilet bowl to dispense a given quantity of disinfectant, cleaning agent and/or scent. The feed line has at least one non-return valve for preventing the disinfectant, cleaning agent and/or scent from flowing back into the reservoir.

Abstract: In a solid lavatory cleansing block containing a surfactant, a germicide agent or an oxidizing agent and fillers, the improvement which comprises said cleansing block having a polybutene compound in an amount from about 0.1 to 8% by weight of the composition to stabilize the bleaching agent, said polybutene compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein n can be varied to give an average molecular weight of 320 to 2,300.

Abstract: An toilet bowl flushing attachment is disclosed. The attachment has a central or main body section. Extending integrally and angularly from one side of the main body section is a first water deflecting fin. A second water deflecting fin extends integrally and angularly from an opposite side of the main body section. A channel-shaped bracket for mounting the attachment on the toilet bowl rim extends integrally and upwardly from a central portion of the main body at a top edge thereof. The bracket is dimensioned to snugly receive the rim within its channel defined by a base and a pair of parallel leg members so that the boy and the pair of fins extend into the bowl. The detachment may be detachably secured to the rim merely by the frictional engagement with the bracket, by suction cups attached to the bracket and pressed against the rim, or it may be permanently secured to the rim by discs glued to the bracket and the rim. The attachment is molded in one piece and composed of polymeric material.

Abstract: A drain sanitizing article (9) for reducing microbiological activity in drain runoff areas having a housing (10), the housing having an inner wall (16) defining an inner opening (18) in the housing, an outer wall (12), and a bottom wall (14) defining a central cavity (15) in the housing (10), a tear strip (20) for destructibly removing the housing outer wall and a portion of the bottom wall (14), a handle (30) spanning the inner opening (18) of the housing (10) and joined to the inner wall (16) of said housing (10); and a chemical sanitizing agent (40).

Abstract: A toilet deodorizer includes a deodorizer cake and a one-piece plastic framework having two leg portions with lower ends within the cake and extending upwardly therefrom to upper ends that merge with horizontal portions perpendicular to the leg portions. The framework also has a U-shaped portion depending from the horizontal portions. The framework is somewhat springy so that the U-shaped portion can be resiliently flexed away from the leg portions to allow the framework to straddle an upper rim of a toilet bowl with the U-shaped portion on one side of the rim and the leg portions and the cake on the other side of the rim within the toilet bowl. The framework is symmetrical with respect to a plane equidistant from the horizontal portions and parallel thereto. The framework has a top piece or strip member joining the horizontal portions and extending equally therebeyond to free ends. The length of the strip member is about 7 inches (17.8 cm) and the length of the leg portions is about 3 inches (7.6 cm).

Abstract: In a solid lavatory cleansing block or tablet containing a surfactant, a halogen release bleaching agent and fillers, the improvement which comprises said cleansing block having a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, silicone fluids and polybutene in an amount from about 0.1 to 8% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: In a cleaning system for toilet bowls comprising a cleaning container for accommodating a cleaning preparation which is designed to be mounted on the rim of the toilet bowl and which is provided with correspondingly arranged openings for part of the flushing water to pass through, the invention enables the cleaning container to be filled with granular active substance without spillage and/or granulate to come into contact with the skin. In addition, the cleaning container is designed so that in the in-use position, its contents are substantially inaccessible to young children despite the refill facility.

Abstract: A handle attachable to the underside of a toilet seat is disclosed herein for the purpose of manually lifting or lowering the seat in a sanitary manner. The handle includes an elongated member having an attachment portion securable to the edge marginal region of the seat and a handle portion centilevered outwardly in position for grasping by the fingers of the user. A deodorant cake is mountable from the attachment portion and the handle portion, including a display area for carrying alpha/numeric or graphic representations in either flat, relief or raised orientation. A cover or sleeve may be inserted over the handle portion which is of sanitary composition or a band of sanitary material may be wrapped around the handle portion.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a dissolvable product into a toilet bowl. The structure of the dispenser properly meters and times the flow of water therethrough to increase operational efficiency. The dispenser includes a substantially sealed container enclosing the product and having an entrance hole and an exit hole. Water flow interruptions are positioned to interrupt the flow of flush water and to channel the water to the entrance. A sufficient change of water is guaranteed by the deflectors while excess water is limited by the size of the entrance. A deflector is positioned to deflect water away from the product, and instead to cause the water to rise gently in the containers. The size of the exit hole ensures that water remains in the container after flushing has stopped, so that the dissolved product is efficiently infused into the water standing in the toilet bowl as the water level in the container recedes.

Abstract: A toilet bowl cleaner dispenser which automatically increases or decreases its liquid volume output respectively in response to an increase or decrease in the concentration of cleaning material dissolved in a liquid solution in a dispenser reservoir, and a method of manufacture thereof. The dispenser, which may be fixed in a toilet tank at a designated position relative to the quiescent water level in the tank, includes an enclosure having an internal cavity containing a solid block of water soluble cleaning agent, the cavity being sealed except for an upper air vent and a lower water inflow and solution outflow opening. The air vent communicates with the exterior of the dispenser through an air inflow and outflow passage having an air opening at a vertical level between the upper air vent and the lower opening. The lower opening communicates with the exterior of the dispenser through a passage having a liquid opening at a vertical level between the air opening and the lower opening.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved system for dispensing deodorant, disinfectant and cleaning materials into or around a toilet bowl and, particularly, to a U-shaped bracket for mounting a dispensing container onto the rim of the toilet bowl. The U-shaped bracket comprises a cross member which fits transversely over the top of the rim, a pair of depending legs, one of which has a means to hold a dispensing container and a pair of arms on the cross member which engage the underside of the toilet seat and support the seat without transmitting any turning or twisting motion to the bracket. One of the arms extends over the valve on the dispensing container and actuates the valve to dispense material when the toilet seat moves in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A basket for toilet bowl cleaning blocks consisting of a container designed to be arranged in the toilet bowl beneath its rim and attached to a fastening clip may be made in a closed, automatically fillable and child-proof design providing the container consists of two baskets held together solely by peripheral rings and each basket consists of several holding ribs integrally formed with the associated peripheral ring and extending substantially axially away from the peripheral ring and comprises an insertion funnel for the block of active material at its end face remote from the peripheral ring, this funnel being defined by the free ends of the holding ribs.

Abstract: A flexible arcuate shaped holder having an adjustable outside diameter for holding a rigid deodorant ring having a fixed outside diameter in a sink drain is described. The flexible holder is not continuous and has an open segment thereby allowing the outside diameter of the holder to vary from a minimum dimension determined by the outside diameter of the solid deodorant ring to a maximum diameter limited only by the inside diameter of the solid deodorant ring. The flexible outside diameter of the holder allows the deodorant ring to be placed within variable non-standard sink drain openings.

Abstract: Holder for toilet deodorants and other cleaning and active substances wherein the holder is made in a single piece from plastic by plastic shaping or forming as by injection molding. The holder comprises a basket for the replaceable reception of the active substance and means for hanging the basket over a toilet bowl to grip the edge of the same. The basket is provided with a variety of flexible arm constructions to make it mersatile for use under a plurality of conditions with a number of differently constructed bowls.

Abstract: A holder for the receipt of a stick of lavatory pan deodorizing product comprises a perforated cage formed of two half-cages which have end collars which are a snap-fit together and within the connecting ring portions of a suspending hook, the snap-fit of the connecting ring portion to one of the half-cages only being possible after breaking of at least one tearable attachment which had been integrally moulded with the end collar of said one half-cage and the connecting ring portion, the end collars of the two half-cages carrying male and female fixing members for their direct snap-fit connection.

Abstract: A device is described which, when inserted under the rim of a toilet bowl in contact with the side wall thereof, uniformly distributes water over the surface of the bowl walls. This aids flushing material from the toilet. In many types of toilets, this also reduces the quantity of water required for each flushing operation. The device is flexible whereby installation and removal are facilitated in any shape of conventional toilet bowl.

Abstract: A support for a cylindrical block of deodorizer product is in the form of a cylindrical cage formed of two identical parts each of which has a cylindrical shape with a closed end and an open end defined by an end collar, the end collars of the two parts being interengageable by means of male and female engagement means carried by both end collars for rendering the two cage parts integral as a single cylindrical cage.The suspension hook is integrally formed with a connection sleeve which has a larger diameter portion capable of engaging on the end collars of the two cage halves and a smaller diameter portion capable of engaging on and sliding along either cage half over a portion other than the said end collar thereof and the narrower diameter portion includes catch engagement means for permitting sliding engagement of the connecting sleeve along the cage in one direction only.

Abstract: A toilet flush water colorizer comprises a container adapted for receiving therein a flush water-coloring block and having at least one entry opening for admitting flush water thereinto, and outlet means for the discharge of colored flush water from the container, which colorizer further comprises suspending means for suspending the container at the inside of a toilet bowl, a diluting chamber in the interior of the container adapted for collecting drops of color concentrate dripping off a block after each flushing, the outlet means being located in the bottom of the diluting chamber.

Abstract: A support basket for holding a water soluble stick for toilet bowls. The support basket has two concave portions hinged to close against each other to form the basket. Hooks are hinged to the basket for mounting the basket on a toilet bowl. Each hook has a curved profile and is elastically deformable to enable the hook to conform to toilet rims of different thickness.

Abstract: An article for cleaning a toilet bowl including a plug member for positioning in the drain of a toilet bowl and a flexible tube with one end of the tube carried in the plug member providing a flow path through the plug member. The other end of the tube is adapted for mounting on the bowl above the normal water level, as by a wire bracket which clips over the rim of the bowl. The plug member is preferably made of a water soluble material carrying a cleanser. The upper end of the tube preferably is attached to the rim with a block of water soluble material carrying a cleanser.

Abstract: Improved dispenser assembly for controlled release of bactericidal, detergent and aromatic agents upon flushing, which dispenser clips onto the upper edge of a toilet bowl. The assembly is specially adapted to bring a solid type deodorant/disinfectant cake into position along the side wall of the bowl but below the rim so that upon flushing, the flush water is directed to the cake in a turbulent action that releases limited amount of the cake. The dispenser disposes the cake above the bowl water line, and shields it from urine or splash so that it does not dissolve too rapidly.

Abstract: A hanger for a toilet bowl deodorant block, the hanger comprising a unitary molded plastic frame having two downwardly converging arms with prongs and serrations at their ends embedded in the block. Above the block the arms extend forwardly, then upwardly and outwardly, and merge into horizontally-disposed bars that can rest across the top of the rim of the bowl. The rear ends of the cross bars merge into downwardly-converging arms joined in a rounded V-shaped web which is bent inwardly opposite the forwardly-sloping portion of the first-named arms to provide a clamping effect that can engage the bowl under the rim preventing accidental lifting of the hanger off the bowl rim and at the same time engaging the outside of the bowl in a single point contact with resilience that minimizes wobble of the hanger.

Abstract: Apparatus for disinfection and chemical purification of toilet bowls, comprising a storage container spaced from the bowl and containing a purifying and disinfecting liquid, and a valve capsule mounted in the cavity of the bowl edge near the water inlet opening of the bowl. The valve capsule is provided with a check valve and a flap actuated by the flush flow so as to open the check valve under the pressure of the flush flow. Fluid conveying means is provided for feeding the disinfecting and purifying liquid to the valve capsule from the storage container.

Abstract: .[.A toilet flush water colorizer comprises a container adapted for receiving therein a flush water-coloring block and having at least one entry opening for admitting flush water thereinto, and outlet means for the discharge of colored flush water from the container, which colorizer further comprises suspending means for suspending the container at the inside of a toilet bowl, a diluting chamber in the interior of the container adapted for collecting drops of color concentrate dripping off a block after each flushing, the outlet means being located in the bottom of the diluting chamber..]..Iadd.A toilet flush colorizer container is suspendable in a toilet bowl. The upper part of the container admits flush water and, after passing over a colorizer block, colored water collects in a diluting chamber. The colored water is transferred to the toilet bowl by means of a siphon in the bottom of the diluting chamber..Iaddend.