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EP 2 676 589 A1 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication: |
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25.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/52 |
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Date of filing: 22.06.2012 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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BA ME |
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Applicant: Jukema, Saskia, J. |
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7591 JS Denekamp (NL) |
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Inventor: |
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- Jukema, Saskia, J.
7591 JS Denekamp (NL)
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(57) A product that is an innovation in toilet hygiene, it has it function for all toilet
visitors (from young children to old and disabled persons), when "unloading" their
faeces and for women also when having their period (menstruation blood loss). It can
be applied in all places where people make use of a toilet regardless the type of
toilet. The gain is that all waste will be flushed in one go. This saves water, makes
a toilet visit more hygienic, saves time and contributes to a more comfortable feeling
of the toilet visitor. The product can by adaptation of the paper also be used for
perceiving urine and faeces for medical examination in professional and home environment.
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Field of the invention
[0001] The invention is a product, it is an innovation at the field of toilet hygiene.
Description
[0002] Beside the use and availability of toilet paper, the toilet visitor can use this
product, for the purpose of making it possible to flush in one go menstruation blood
and faeces away. It overcomes that, another flush of the toilet is necessary when
a part of the menstruation blood or faeces is still at the bottom of the toilet. Another
purpose of the product is that at least the possible traces of faeces at the centre
of the toilet bowl, do not have to be brushed away after a toilet visit.
[0003] The shape and material choice of this product (see Picture 1-6 on page 4-5) which
need more development in co-operation with the industry, makes it to a perfect working
and reliable item. After that development industry makes the product affordable and
accesses able to the toilet visitor through divers sorts of packaging e.g. for home-use,
in a take away form ( e.g. the seize of paper napkins) beside the normal toilet paper
at bars and public places.
[0004] The product will be used as follows; A toilet visitor, from small children to elderly
and disabled persons, will bring the product in its position (Picture 7 and 8).
[0005] The visitor does his needs and uses normal toilet paper as usual (Picture 9).
[0006] When ready, the visitor will flush the toilet (Picture 10) and all waste will be
gone with the first flush of the toilet (Picture 11 and 12).
1. The product makes it possible to flush in one go menstruation blood and faeces away.
It overcomes that, another flush of the toilet is necessary when a part of the menstruation
blood or faeces is still at the bottom of the toilet.
2. Another purpose of the product is that, it overcomes at least the possible traces
of faeces at the centre of the toilet bowl, so those does not need to be brushed away
after a toilet visit.
3. It is characterized in that the shape of this product, it is applicable on different types of toilet (deep rinse
toilet and just rinse toilet).
4. It contributes to a better environment because again flushing of the toilet is not
necessary anymore (e.g. 8 million Citizens flush their toilet 1 time less per day,
this saves 72.000m3 water per day). The savings are the use of tap water by the citizens
and less burden for the water purification installations of waste water.
5. Another water saving contribution is that the flushing of the toilet can be done with
the water safe mode instead of full mode flush (e.g. 6 instead of 9 litre of water).
6. It contributes to a more hygienic toilet visit because no toilet water splashes up
when the faeces drops in the water.
7. It contributes to a more comfortable feeling of the toilet visitor:
a. the habit of toilet visitor of first laying down numerous sheets of toilet paper
in the toilet bowl is not necessary anymore;
b. brushing clean the toilet bowl is barely necessary anymore;
c. it is not needed to wait until the water reservoir is full again for another flush;
d. no water splashes to your back-end.
8. The product is also applicable (maybe some change in the sort of paper) to perceive
urine and faeces for medical examination more easily in professional and home environment.