Method and device for the automatic cleaning of a toilet seat
CA 1268904 C · Owner: Vogeli, Ernst · Inventors: Zurcher, Erwin; Schnyder, Erika; Vogeli, Ernst
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A toilet seat is provided with a slide housing comprising nozzles for spraying and/or applying water and/or a disinfecting liquid. It comprises at least one wiper for drying the surface of the seat. The slide housing is placed over a segment of the seat, which then while being sprayed, by the nozzles, is driven in the circumferential direction by at least one electric motor. The entire operation is started up manually by actuating the lever of the flushing water cistern, and subsequently is controlled by the control electronics until the cleaning of the seat has been completed. The energy is obtained by a turbine which is, mechanically connected to a low-voltage direct-current generator, …
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- Granted May 15, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 15, 2007.
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