Abstract: A device for mixing chemical products with running water. It is characterized in that the tubular pipes for the supply of running water are situated in a different plane from the inlet plane of the mixing chamber disintegration zone.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing which incorporates a jacketed compressed pellet of soluble material provided with an effective mixing chamber having a restricted opening to a surrounding ambient fluid to serve as a device to control the rate of dissolution of the chemical into the ambient fluid so that the dispensing apparatus has a service life substantially greater than the devices of the prior art.

Abstract: An apparatus for controllably dispersing material into a fluid stream with the apparatus having a housing with a bottom section that attaches to a pipe line and a top section having a cylindrical sleeve with a porous container therein to support a solid fluid soluble material. The porous container can be controllably inserted into a fluid stream through coaction of a spring and cap to control the amount of soluble material entering the fluid stream. A sealing surface on the porous container and the cylindrical sleeve prevents fluid from escaping from the line when the porous container is in the up position and an upper seal prevents leakage past the cap when the valve is in operation.

Abstract: A toilet bowl cleaner containing a water soluble disinfectant, comprising a round container and a closure mountable there over, the closure being encircled by two rows of apertures and provided with a cylinder, of a smaller diameter than the container, extending downwardly from the underside of the top of the closure and protruding within the container; said cylinder is provided, at its upper end, with apertures, coinciding with the upper row of apertures of the closure, and a plurality of holes at its lower end to initiate a siphoning action when the water of the toilet tank has dissolved the disinfectant at the level of said lower holes.

Abstract: A device for supplying a detergent to a liquid dispenser such as a showerhead or the like includes a body having a hollow interior, a housing attached to the body and a valve support member including a flap valve mounted on said support member in the chamber, the flap valve being manually controlled to divert flow from the body's inlet into the housing where a solid detergent cake is stored; the housing is oriented so as to drain through a second aperture to the outlet of the device.

Abstract: An apparatus for controllably dispersing material into a fluid stream with the apparatus having a housing with a bottom section that attaches to a pipe line and a top section having a recess for a porous container to support a solid fluid soluble material. The porous container can be controllably inserted into a fluid stream through coaction of a spring and cap to control the amount of soluble material entering the fluid stream. A lower seal on the porous container prevents fluid from escaping from the line when the porous container is in the up position and an upper seal prevents leakage past the cap when the valve is in operation and a pair of cam action retractable stops that permit the porous container to be secured to or releasably mounted in the housing.

Abstract: Toilet deodorant holder comprising an elongated open basket to receive the deodorant or replacement deodorant having a plastic suspension bracket produced by integral deformation of the plastic with the basket and engaging over and beyond the mouth as the basket. The present arrangement makes it possible to simplify the production and use of the holder and to refill the basket automatically with deodorant as required.

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: An apparatus for controllably dispersing material into a fluid stream with the apparatus having a housing with a bottom section that attaches to a pipe line and a top section having a recess for a porous container to support a solid fluid soluble material. The porous container can be controllably inserted into a fluid stream through coaction of a spring and cap to control the amount of soluble material entering the fluid stream. A lower seal on the porous container prevents fluid from escaping from the line when the porous container is in the up position and an uper seal prevents leakage past the cap when the valve is in operation.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser for a flush tank includes a dispensing closure in engagement with an open top container for axial movement relative thereto, the closure having discharge ports therein defining flow passages between the interior and exterior of the container and capable of being opened and closed during such axial movement. The closure includes a hollow cap having air vents therein, and a sleeve extending inwardly of the container so that liquid may flow during a tank refill operation through the ports and beneath the sleeve for thoroughly mixing with concentrated soluble material within the container before flowing into the cap while forcing the air through the vents. And, during a tank flushing operation, the mixed liquid is dispensed through the ports after it again mixes with the soluble material below the sleeve, the mixed liquid in the cap then being replaced by air through the vents during the discharge operation.

Abstract: A chlorinator of the floating type includes a cannister (1) having oppositely disposed side walls (3 and 4) and a pair of oppositely disposed end walls (5 and 6) is provided with coupling means in the form of ribs (21) disposed on the outer surfaces of the end walls and float means (2) having a central aperture (13) therein whose axis is vertical includes a generally circular central part (13, 14) and a pair of diametrically opposed segments (15 and 16) each of which includes a peripheral part (15a and 16a) each of which in turn includes clearance portions and coupling portions on which a plurality of coupling ribs are formed so that the cannister may be inserted into the aperture formed in the float means with its coupling means adjacent the clearance portions and which then may be rotated about its vertical axis to cause its coupling ribs to engage the coupling ribs (17 and 20) formed on the peripheral portions (15a and 16a) of the segments (15 and 16), an inwardly projecting protrusion (11, 12) is provided

Abstract: A chemical pellet dispensing device for wells includes a housing defining a pellet chamber and having an inclined bottom wall. A pellet dispensing tube which opens through the bottom wall communicates with the well. A false bottom wall maintains the level of pellets within the chamber below the open end of the pellet dispensing tube. A pellet conveying member is movable along the bottom wall between a position below the level of pellets in the chamber for receiving a pellet to a position in registration with the pellet dispensing tube for depositing a pellet therein. The pellet conveying member is driven by a power source actuated in response to fluid flow from the well. A pellet dislodging slip clutch is interposed between the power source and pellet conveying member. A mechanism is provided for adjusting the rate at which pellets are dispensed into the well.

Abstract: A fluoridation system including a venturi capable of being inserted into a water line along the length thereof, the venturi including a throughbore having a diminishing tapered section followed by an increasing tapered section in the direction of liquid flow, a passage intersecting the throughbore and extending substantially perpendicularly thereto, mechanism associated with the venturi for withdrawing water from the water line, a first conduit for transferring water from the withdrawing mechanism, a flow rate measurer in the first conduit, a flow control in the first conduit, a fluoride chamber connected to the outlet end of the first conduit, and a second conduit connecting the fluoride chamber with the passage of the venturi which is substantially perpendicular to the throughbore thereof.

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 chlorinator and filter for treating water during the filling of a swimming pool includes a hollow cylindrical tube and a first cap member over one end of the tube, with an opening therein. A nozzle cooperates with the cap member and extends through the opening for directing a stream of water axially through the tube. A second cap member is included over the other end of the tube, with an outlet extending substantially transverse to the access of the tube. A generally cylindrical stick of chlorine is positioned in the tube, the stick being supported by the second cap member against the flow of water from the nozzle. The stick has an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the tube, such that a substantial surface area of the stick is present for erosion at a relatively high rate, caused by a relatively high water pressure with respect to the pressure of the nozzle.