Global Patent Index - EP 0528073 A1

EP 0528073 A1 19930224 - A dispensing device for a toilet cistern.

Title (en)

A dispensing device for a toilet cistern.

Title (de)

Dosiervorrichtung für einen Toiletten-Wasserkasten.

Title (fr)

Dispositif de distribution pour un réservoir d'eau de toilette.

Publication

EP 0528073 A1 19930224 (EN)

Application

EP 91201164 A 19910515

Priority

  • AU 6672190 A 19901119
  • AU PJ764789 A 19891130

Abstract (en)

A passive dispensing device (10) for use in dosing a toilet bowl (19) with water treatment material comprising: a housing (11) forming a chamber (14) which is adapted to hold water treatment material means (34), reservoir means (12) within the housing (11) for holding a reservoir (25) of water containing said water treatment material (34), water flow path means (17) between the chamber (14) and said reservoir means (25), water flow passageway means (21) extending upwardly away from said reservoir means (12), said passageway means (21) having its lower end (22) in communication with said reservoir means (12) at or adjacent its bottom wall (13), and its open upper end in flow communication with the cistern interior, said upper end being located (Y-Y) below the upper edge of the housing (11) (and below the level of the water within the cistern when full), whereby water, during the filling of the cistern (19) will flow into the reservoir means (12) upwardly along said water flow path means (17) and into the chamber (14), via said passageway means (21), whilst, when the cistern (19) is flushed, a portion only of the water within the device (10) (and containing said water treatment material) will be discharged into the cistern (19) via said passageway means (21). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

E03D 9/02

IPC 8 full level

E03D 9/02 (2006.01); E03D 9/03 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E03D 9/038 (2013.01); E03D 2009/024 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0528073 A1 19930224; EP 0528073 B1 19940928; AT E112349 T1 19941015; AU 621010 B2 19920227; AU 6672190 A 19910606; DE 69104355 D1 19941103; DE 69104355 T2 19950216; DK 0528073 T3 19941024; ES 2064883 T3 19950201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91201164 A 19910515; AT 91201164 T 19910515; AU 6672190 A 19901119; DE 69104355 T 19910515; DK 91201164 T 19910515; ES 91201164 T 19910515