Patent ID: 6240572
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
A toilet bowl sanitizing apparatus for mounting in a toilet, the toilet having a tank with an interior for selectively holding flushing water, a fill valve for controlling water flow from a water supply to the tank, the fill valve being controlled by a lever coupled to a float, an upstanding overflow conduit which empties into a tank outlet, a trickle conduit is in communication with the fill valve for squirting water into the overflow conduit, the tank outlet being in fluid connection with a toilet bowl, the apparatus comprising:a container, said container having a first end, a second end and a substantially hollow peripheral extending wall therebetween, said first end of said container having an opening therein, said second end being closed;a cap, said cap being adapted for mounting over said opening in said container;an intake pipe for bringing water into said container, said intake pipe being fluidly connected to said container;wherein said trickle conduit has end adapted for connecting to said intake pipe;an outlet pipe, said outlet pipe being fluidly connected to said container;a plurality of sanitizing tablets for sanitizing water flowing through said container;wherein said outlet pipe is adapted for being placed in said overflow conduit; andsaid outlet pipe being located generally adjacent to said first end of said container, said outlet pipe having a first portion extending in a direction generally opposite to said intake pipe, said outlet pipe bending toward said second end of said container such that a second portion of said outlet pipe is generally oriented parallel with said longitudinal axis of said container such that an end of said outlet pipe is insertable into the upstanding overflow conduit and supports said container in the interior of said tank.