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Portable bidet

Assignee: DOMINGUEZ ARMADA PEDRO
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Filing: 1973-11-28
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Granted: 1975-11-04
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Expires: 1993-11-28
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Abstract

Abstract A portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprises an open container formed by side and bottom walls. One of the side walls is slightly tapered and has a rounded top edge. The bottom wall has an orifice which is covered by a plate including a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a slot for drainage. Located on the bottom wall a valve is also included next to the plate with the section of small holes and slot for drainage. The valve is operated by a sliding lever placed laterally in the open container. The portable bidet also comprises a pump which is connected to the open container by means of a flexible tube, and which pump is also connected to a water tap by a coupling duct.

Inventors

  • 👤 Pedro Dominguez-Armada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 14:05
CPC Classifications
E; E03; E03D; E03D9/00; E03D9/08; E03D9/085; A; A61; A61M; A61M3/00; A61M3/02; A61M3/0225; A61M3/06; E03D11/00; E03D11/02; E03D11/025; A61M3/0204; A61M3/0208; A61M3/0212; A61M3/022

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls, one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said bottom wall including an orifice for providing and draining water into and from said open container; a plate comprising a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot, which plate covers said orifice of said bottom wall; a valve coupled to said open container fixed to said bottom wall registering with said plate comprising a perforated section and a drainage slot; a sliding lever coupled to one of said side walls of said open container, which sliding lever is also coupled to said valve; a pump attached to said open container for establishing a flow of water from a water tap into said open container; and flexible connections for coupling said pump to said open container and said pump to said water tap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls, one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said bottom wall including an orifice for providing and draining water into and from said open container; a plate comprising a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot, which plate covers said orifice of said bottom wall; a valve coupled to said open container fixed to said bottom wall registering with said plate comprising a perforated section and a drainage slot; a sliding lever coupled to one of said side walls of said open container, which sliding lever is also coupled to said valve; a pump attached to said open container for establishing a flow of water from a water tap into said open container; and flexible connections for coupling said pump to said open container and said pump to said water tap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The portable bidet of claim 1, further including an overflow registering with said tapered side wall to said open container.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
The portable bidet of claim 2, further including a connecting cable fixed by one of its ends to said sliding lever and by the other of its ends to said valve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 157 words
The portable bidet of claim 3, wherein said valve comprises a valve body divided into two side-line cylindrical and square angular in shape chambers including open upper and lower ends, said open upper ends registering respectively with said section with a multiplicity of small openings and said drainage slot, and said open lower ends emptying one next to the other through conical perforations to a joint drainage opening; a movablE throttle included in said valve body, said movable throttle having one end portion inside said cylindrical chamber and having other end portions opposite to said one end portion, registering with said joint drainage opening; a sliding elevating plate attached to said valve body and coupled by one of its ends to said connecting cable; a supporting ring fixed to said joint drainage opening, said ring supporting said sliding elevating plate; and a water inlet groove included in said cylindrical chamber for providing water into said valve body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 72 words
The portable bidet of claim 4, wherein said movable throttle has its said end portion opposite to said end portion of same included in said cylindrical chamber, as an irregularly shaped portion formed by two truncated cones joined by their largest diameter bases; and wherein said movable throttle interiorly includes a spring and a bolt, which bolt has a portion protruding from said movable throttle being slightly introduced in said supporting ring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
The portable bidet of claim 5, wherein said sliding elevating plate includes its portion nearer to the coupling with said connecting cable, as a beveled portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 36 words
The portable bidet of claim 3, further including a water inlet tube fixed to said open container and coupled by one end to one of said flexible connections and by the other end to said valve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 103 words
The portable bidet of claim 3, wherein said pump comprises a housing; a pivoting pedal supported by said housing; bellows coupled by one of their ends to the ends of said pivoting pedal; parallel tubes coupled to the ends of said bellows opposite to those ends coupled to said pivoting pedal, one of which parallel tubes is coupled to said flexible connection attached to said water tap and other of which parallel tubes is coupled to said flexible connection attached to said open container; and an air chamber fixed to said parallel tube coupled to said flexible connection attached to said water tap.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 34 words
The portable bidet of claim 8, wherein said pump further includes an inlet water flow regulating valve fixed in the coupling of said parallel tube with said flexible connection attached to said water tap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 243 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls, one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said bottom wall including an orifice for providing and draining water into and from said open container; an overflow registering with said tapered side wall; a plate comprising a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot, which plate covers said orifice of said bottom wall; a pump attached to said open container for establishing a flow of water from a water tap into said open container, said pump comprising a housing; a pivoting pedal supported by said housing; bellows coupled by one of their ends to the ends of said pivoting pedal; parallel tubes coupled to the ends of said bellows opposite to those ends coupled to said pivoting pedal; an air chamber and an inlet water flow regulating valve fixed to one of said parallel tubes; flexible connections for coupling said parallel tube including the air chamber and the inlet flow regulating valve to said water tap and for coupling another of said parallel tubes to said open container; and a water inlet tube fixed to said open container coupled by one end to said one flexible connection coupling said open container to said parallel tube and by the other end to said plate with a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 243 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls, one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said bottom wall including an orifice for providing and draining water into and from said open container; an overflow registering with said tapered side wall; a plate comprising a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot, which plate covers said orifice of said bottom wall; a pump attached to said open container for establishing a flow of water from a water tap into said open container, said pump comprising a housing; a pivoting pedal supported by said housing; bellows coupled by one of their ends to the ends of said pivoting pedal; parallel tubes coupled to the ends of said bellows opposite to those ends coupled to said pivoting pedal; an air chamber and an inlet water flow regulating valve fixed to one of said parallel tubes; flexible connections for coupling said parallel tube including the air chamber and the inlet flow regulating valve to said water tap and for coupling another of said parallel tubes to said open container; and a water inlet tube fixed to said open container coupled by one end to said one flexible connection coupling said open container to said parallel tube and by the other end to said plate with a section with a multiplicity of small openings and a drainage slot.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 86 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls; one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said side walls including an inner step forming a support portion to rest over the top edge of said toilet bowls and said bottom wall including an orifice for draining water from said open container; an overflow registering wiTh said tapered side wall; and a removable plug located in said orifice of said bottom wall.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 86 words
Portable bidet adaptable to toilet bowls comprising an open container constituted by side and bottom walls; one of said side walls being slightly tapered and having a rounded top edge and said side walls including an inner step forming a support portion to rest over the top edge of said toilet bowls and said bottom wall including an orifice for draining water from said open container; an overflow registering wiTh said tapered side wall; and a removable plug located in said orifice of said bottom wall.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 92 words
A portable bidet adaptable to toilet seats, as described in claim 1, wherein the water is supplied directly from the faucet of a washbowl through an automatic discharge valve having one inlet directly connected to said faucet and two outlets, one of said outlets discharged into the said washbowl when the faucet is open but the bidet water regulating valve is closed, and the second outlet which opens when the first said outlet closes, upon opening the bidet water regulating valve, thus permitting water to flow from the faucet to the bidet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 207 words
A portable bidet adaptable to toilet seats as according to claim 12, wherein the automatic discharge valve comprises a hollow tubular element in which a double piston travels, one piston being of larger diameter than the other, each working in a cylinder of its own diameter, the two said pistons being joined by a rod which reciprocates through a circular aperture which communicates the two chambers; the chamber which is of smaller diameter ends in a conical section against into which said smaller piston seats in its closed position; the smaller diameter chamber contains an outlet passage in its lower sidewall so disposed that when the corresponding piston is in its full open position there is direct communication through the valve inlet, an inlet chamber which communicates with the larger diameter cylinder, and the smaller diameter cylinder, to the outlet; this condition occurs when the bidet water regulating valve is closed, when the said bidet water regulating valve is opened, the water flow from the faucet which is connected to the inlet of the automatic discharge valve will push said larger diameter piston of the said automatic discharge valve in its passage toward the bidet, and hence will draw the smaller diameter piston to its closed position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 123 words
A portable bidet adaptable to toilet seats, according to claim 1, wherein said larger diameter piston comprises a pair of peripheral annular shoulders integral with said piston, and on the shoulder nearer to the smaller diameter piston has a plurality of holes parallel to the axis of the piston and distributed around same, as well as a pair of stop pins which prevent the piston from reaching the backwall of its chamber; the other ring likewise includes holes; and in its farthest forward position said piston does not reach the inner end of the valve body, which body or valve end wall is provided with an outlet orifice connected to the hose leading to said bidet through the aforementioned bidet water regulating valve.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-11-03 1979-05-05 1979-11-04 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-11-03 1983-05-05 1983-11-04 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-11-03 1987-05-05 1987-11-04 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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