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Granted Patent B2
US 10,119,261 · App. 15/165,810 · Granted Nov 6, 2018

Adjustable hinge fasteners for use with a bidet washing apparatus

Inventor: Anjum Gupta (San Diego, CA)
E03D9/08F16C11/045F16M13/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,119,261
App. No.
15/165,810
Granted
Nov 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

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

Claims (19)

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 grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners, each comprising:

a connector having an arch and two arms;

a longitudinal bar and brackets; and

a grasping plate with a top hook,

wherein the arch of the connector and the longitudinal bar are pivotally attached,

wherein the grasping plate with a top hook and longitudinal bar are pivotally attached, and

wherein the bidet washing apparatus secured to the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners pivots in a vertical direction about the longitudinal bar;

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 longitudinal bar are pivotally 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 longitudinal bar and brackets are adjustably attached to the bidet washing apparatus.

4. The bidet washing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each grasping plate with a top hook slides independently in a horizontal direction along the bidet washing apparatus, thus facilitating attaching the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl.

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

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

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

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners each move independently in a horizontal direction, thus facilitating attaching the bidet washing apparatus to the toilet bowl.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more grasping slidably adjustable hinge fasteners each move independently in a vertical direction, thus facilitating cleaning of the toilet bowl.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: GUPTA, ANJUM, MR
To: 2GO PRODUCTS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060463/0116 →
Continuity (2)
Division 14261605 · Apr 25, 2014
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