A TOILET BOWL WHICH WASHES

Abstract: A toilet bowl unit has a bowl (1), a turntable cover (2), water supplying element (4) in the interior of the bowl, and a foot pedal (14) outside the bowl. A rim of the bowl has a bevelled side (10). A bowl opening is longer than an opening in the cover. The water supplying element is hingedly mounted in a front part of the bowl.

Description: Description A Toilet Bowl Which Washes Technical Field This invention relates generally to a toilet bowl with attachement for washing lower parts of the body, feet,and administering an enema. Background Art For sanitary cleansing of the lower parts of the body a bidet is used. Though bidets meet the expectations put upon them, they require additional space and expenses. Bath¬ rooms in many countries are not designed for installation of a bidet in addition to the toilet bowl. Therefore if some¬ one is willing to spend a great deal of money to have the bidet installed, the space shortage in the bathroom will not permit this or will make the use of the bathroom very uncom¬ fortable. Disclorure of the Invention In accordance with the invention a toilet bowl unit is provided in which a rim of a bowl is wider than its main part a.id has a bevel for comfortable sitting on the bowl during washing. A cover opening is shorter while a bowl opening is longer so that comfortable sitting without sin¬ king is provided when a user sits on the cover during the use of the unit as a toilet, and at the same time a space is provided in a front part of the bowl for introducing the user's hands into the bowl when the user sits directly on the bowl and washes the lower parts of the body. A water outlet element is located in the front bowl part and is hingedly mounted to direct the water stream onto the loλv-er body parts and to adjust the direction for successive washing of the lower body parts. A foot pedal is arranged outside of the front bowl part and is pressable by the user's foot to adjust the quantity of issuing water without the use of hands which during adjustment can be used for washing the lower body parts. Brief Description of the Drawing The details of the invention will be described in con¬ nection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig.l is a top view of the inventive toilet bowl unit; Fig. 2 is a side of the unit with an open seat cover; Fig. 3 is a front view of the unit shown in Fig.2; Fig. 4 is a view corresponding to the view of Fig.2 but showing a cross section of the unit; Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to the view of Fig. 3 but - 3 - shoving a cross section of the unit; Fig. 6 is a cross section of the side view of the bowl unit provided with an additional screen; Fig. 7 is a cross section of the front vievr of the bowl unit with the additional screen; and Fig. 8 is a view showing the screen of Figs. 6 and 7. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention A bowl unit in accordance with the present invention has a bowl 1 with a rim which is considerably wider than the remaining portion of the bowl and than the rims of the existing bov.lS.The rim is provided with a slant or bevel 10. The bowl also has a deep concave bottom 11 which is deeper than the bottoms of the existing bowls. A seat cover 2 with an opening in its central part is pivotable so as to be located on the bcvl or withdrawn from the bowl. A closing seat cover 3 closes or opens the bowl 1. A water dispensing pipe 4 is located in the front region of the bowl 1 and in the interior of the same. It is provided with cold and hot water regulators 5. Metal pipes 6 which supply cold and hot water from the source of the same extend from the rear region of the bowl 1 to its from region and are connected there with the dispensing pipe 4. Λn ending pipe 7 connects the pipes 6 to a plum¬ bing system. The pipes 6 are attached to the bowl by a fas- tening device 8. The bowl unit is provided with a plastic screen 9 for washing of feet . The screen . is removable, and when in use is supported on the rim of the bowl and on the water dis¬ pensing pipe 4. The water outlet element can be formed as a nozzle 13. A hinge 12 is threadingly connected with the water dispensing pipe 4 and with the nozzle 13. The nozzle 13 and the hinge 12 are located in the front region of the bowl 1 inside the latter. A flow control foot pedal is also arran¬ ged in the front region of the bowl. It is fixable in three positions by a three level bolt 15. The use of the unit as a toilet bowl presents no questions and it is used as a conventional bowl with the open cover 3 and a user sitting on the cover 2. When the unit is to be used for washing, the seat cover 2 is moved to its vertical position and a user sits on the rim of the bowl. The back of the user can rest on the covers 2,3. In this position it is easy to regulate the regulators 5 for supply¬ ing of cold or hot water, .until a desired temperature is reached. The direction of water stream is adjusted by the hinge 12. While sitting on the rim, a user can regulate the quantity of water by pressing with the foot against the pe¬ dal 14. Hands are introduced in the front bowl region into the bowl for washing the loλver body parts. If the user does not want to keep the foot on the pedal, the bolt 15 can . be used, and the unit will operate automatically with pre¬ set water temperature and pressure. For washing the feet, the screen is placed onto the bowl and the user puts the feet on the screen. The invention is not limited to the details shown since various modifications and structural changes are pos¬ sible without departing in any way from the spirit of the invention.

Claims: Claims 1. Λ toilet bowl unit, comprising a bowl bounding an interior and having a main part with front and rear parts and an upper rim with an upper bowl opening; a cover having a cover opening and turnable relative to said bowl between an extended position in which it rests on said rim of said bowl and a retracted position in which it is withdrawn from said rim of said bowl; water supplying means extending into said in¬ terior of said bowl and having a water outlet element arrang¬ ed in said interior, said cover opening having a relatively small length in a horizontal plane so as to insure comfortable sitting of a user on said cover in its extended position for defecation and/or urination, without excessive sinking of the lower parts of the user's body into said bowl, said rim of said bowl being considerably wider than said main part and having an inner surface provided with a bevel to insure comfortable sitting of the user directly on said rim in the retracted position of said cover, for washing the lower parts of the user's body, said bowl opening being considerably longer in the horizontal plane than said cover opening so that when the user sits ditectly on said rim for washing,a sufficient space remains in said front part of said bowl for introducing the user's hands through said bowl opening into the interior of said bowl in said front part to reach by the user's hands the loλver parts of the body and said water outlet element, said water supplying means having said water outlet element hiαgedly arranged in said front ar of said bowl so as to issue water onto the lower parts of the user's bo¬ dy and also to enable the user to change the direction of a water stream issuing from said water outlet element so as to direct the water stream onto and successively wash the respective lover parts; and n foot pedal located outside ox said bowl in the region of said front part so as to be reachable by a user's foot during sitting on said rim and arranged to adjust under the action of the user's foot the quantity of water issuing from said water outlet element onto the lower parts of the user's bodv. 2. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1; and further comprising two manual water quantity regulating members arranged to regulate the quantity of cold and warm water supplied to said water outlet element and thereby to adjust the temperature of water exiting the latter. 3. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1 ; and further comprising a " 'water dispensing pipe connected with said water outlet element via a hinge which hingedly mounts said water outlet element on said water dispensing pipe. 4. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1, wherein said water outlet element is formed as a nozzle arranged in said front part of said bowl and hingedly turnable relative to said bowl. 5. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1, wherein said water outlet element is formed as a hose provided with interchangeable adapters for enemas and personal hygiene. 6. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1; and further comprising a bolt presettable at at least three levels so as to adjust the quantity of water exiting from said water outlet element. 7. The toilet bowl unit of claim 1; and further comprising a removable screen insertable into the interior of said bovl above said water supplying means to support the user's foot during washing the latter.

Inventors: GUREVICH ALEX, GUREVICH JOSEPH, GUREVICH, ALEX, GUREVICH, JOSEPH
Applicants: GUREVICH ALEX, GUREVICH JOSEPH, GUREVICH, ALEX, GUREVICH, JOSEPH
Application year: 1985
Main classification: A47K3
IPC codes: E03D9