US 11,773,579 B2
Washing toilet seat
Norman Giertz, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US); and Robert Davis, Valders, WI (US)
Assigned to Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US)
Filed by Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,773.
Application 17/859,773 is a continuation of application No. 16/721,359, filed on Dec. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,421,411.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/782,240, filed on Dec. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0341145 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03D 9/08 (2006.01); A47K 13/24 (2006.01)
CPC E03D 9/08 (2013.01) [A47K 13/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A washing toilet seat assembly comprising:
a toilet seat;
a housing configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl to support the toilet seat about a pivot axis, the housing including a cartridge interface and a cover moveable between an open position allowing access to the cartridge interface and a closed position blocking access to the cartridge interface;
a cartridge removably coupled to the cartridge interface, the cartridge including a dispensable solution; and
a spray wand moveably supported by at least one of the toilet seat or the housing, the spray wand in fluid communication with the cartridge to dispense the dispensable solution, the spray wand configured to dispense the dispensable solution during operation of the washing toilet seat assembly as a user sits on the toilet seat.
 
10. A washing toilet seat assembly comprising:
a toilet seat;
a housing configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl to support the toilet seat relative to the toilet bowl, the housing including a cavity and a cartridge interface positioned within the cavity, the cartridge interface configured to selectively receive a removable cartridge; and
a spray wand supported by at least one of the toilet seat or the housing, the spray wand configured to dispense a solution from within the removable cartridge during operation of the washing toilet seat assembly as a user sits on the toilet seat.
 
16. A washing toilet seat assembly comprising:
a toilet seat;
a housing configured to be coupled to a toilet bowl to support the toilet seat about a pivot axis, the housing including a cavity, a cartridge interface positioned within the cavity, and a cover positioned between portions of the toilet seat that enable the toilet seat to pivot relative to the housing, the cover moveable between an open position allowing access to the cartridge interface and a closed position blocking access to the cartridge interface;
a cartridge selectively coupled to the cartridge interface, the cartridge containing a dispensable solution configured to be dispensed during operation of the washing toilet seat assembly as a user sits on the toilet seat;
a first dispenser selectively movable relative to the toilet seat, the first dispenser configured to be in fluid communication with a water supply source to dispense water from the water supply source; and
a spray wand selectively movable relative to the toilet seat, the spray wand in communication with the cartridge to dispense the dispensable solution.