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US 9,637,903 · App. 14/261,605 · Granted May 2, 2017

Adjustable hinge fasteners for use with a bidet apparatus

Inventor: Anjum Gupta (San Diego, CA)
E03D9/08A47K13/26
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Patent No.
US 9,637,903
App. No.
14/261,605
Granted
May 2, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides adjustable hinge fasteners and methods thereof, for securing a bidet washing apparatus to a toilet.

Claims (16)

1. A bidet washing apparatus adjustably attachable to a toilet bowl for cleaning one or more body parts of a user, comprising:

one or more adjustable hinge fasteners configured for adjustably securing the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl, wherein the one or more adjustable hinge fasteners is one or more rotationally adjustable hinge fasteners, each comprising:

a connector having an arch and two arms; and

a T-shaped bar having a base and a cylindrical top, wherein the arch of the connector and the base of the T-shaped bar are rotationally attached,

one or more water inlets configured to supply water;

a control unit, housing one or more valves connected to the one or more water inlets, including one or more control switches configured to operate the one or more valves, wherein the one or more valves control water flow from the one or more water inlets; and

a nozzle assembly including at least one washing nozzle, connected to at least one of the one or more valves with one or more water tubes, wherein the at least one washing nozzle is positioned for directing water to the one or more body parts of the user.

2. The bidet washing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the arch of the connector and the base of the T-shaped bar are rotationally attached by an adjustable screw.

3. The bidet washing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the two arms of the connector are adjustably attachable to securing holes in the toilet bowl; and

the cylindrical top of the T-shaped bar is adjustably attached to the bidet washing apparatus.

4. The bidet washing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each connector rotates independently in a horizontal direction about the adjustable screw, thus facilitating attaching the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl.

5. The bidet washing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the bidet washing apparatus pivots in a vertical direction about the cylindrical top of the T-shaped bar, thus facilitating cleaning of the toilet bowl.

6. A method of attaching the bidet washing apparatus of claim 1 to a toilet bowl, comprising:

attaching a first end of the one or more adjustable hinge fasteners to securing holes in the toilet bowl; and

attaching a second end of the one or more adjustable hinge fasteners to the bidet washing apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2016
From: GUPTA, ANJUM
To: 2GO PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 038688/0347 →
Continuity (1)
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