TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a toilet cleaning utensil set holder and a toilet cleaning utensil set, and in particular to a releasable toilet cleaning utensil set holder and a toilet cleaning utensil set which comprises the toilet cleaning utensil set holder and is easy to carry.
BACKGROUND
In the process of toilet daily cleaning, it is often encountered that a toilet plunger and a toilet brush both need to be used, and thus a consumer usually purchases and uses both the toilet plunger and the toilet brush.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
It has been observed that a consumer often takes turns to use a toilet brush and a toilet plunger. If the toilet plunger and the toilet brush are placed in different locations, not only do they take up more space, but the toilet plunger and the toilet brush may not be easy to find at the same time. Moreover, a washroom does not look tidy if the toilet plunger and the toilet brush are placed separately.
In addition, it has been observed that consumers have a tendency to purchase the toilet plunger and the toilet brush at the same time when they shop in a brick-and-mortar store or online. Consumers requires that the combination of the toilet plunger, the toilet brush and their holders is easy to be transported and carried if the toilet plunger, the toilet brush and their holders are purchased at the same time.
In order to solve the above requirements for transporting and carrying the combination of the toilet plunger, the toilet brush and their holders in daily life and consumption, according to the present disclosure, a toilet cleaning utensil set, makes it more convenient and easier to put the toilet plunger and the toilet brush in order through the integrated design of the holders of the toilet plunger and the toilet brush. Meanwhile, the releasable design of the holders of the toilet plunger and the toilet brush makes it easier to clean the holders of the toilet plunger and the toilet brush. The toilet plunger and the toilet brush are releasably assembled from smaller-sized components, which makes it convenient and easy to transport and carry the toilet plunger, the toilet brush and their holders.
Thus, according to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a toilet cleaning utensil set holder comprises an upper seat, a lower seat and a connecting structure. The upper seat is provided with an upper seat panel. The upper seat panel is provided with a first cleaning utensil accommodating portion for carrying a first cleaning utensil. The lower seat is provided with a lower seat panel. A second cleaning utensil holding space is provided between the upper seat and the lower seat for accommodating a second cleaning utensil. The lower seat panel is provided with a second cleaning utensil resting portion for resting a head of the second cleaning utensil. The connecting structure is configured to connect the upper seat to the lower seat, and a reinforcing rib is provided on a rear side of a junction of the connecting structure and the upper seat.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the connecting structure is disposed between the upper seat and the lower seat, wherein the connecting structure comprises an upper seat connector and a lower seat connector. The upper seat connector is fixedly connected to the upper seat and the lower seat connector is fixedly connected to the lower seat.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the connecting structure is configured to releasably connect the upper seat to the lower seat.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat panel is provided with a recess indenting rearwardly from a front portion of the upper seat panel for leaning against a rod portion of the second cleaning utensil.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the first cleaning utensil accommodating portion is formed by recessing downwardly from the upper seat panel, wherein the first cleaning utensil accommodating portion has a recessed spherical bottom that protrudes downwardly and a recessed annular wall.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat is further provided with an upper seat annular wall which is formed by extending downwardly from an outer edge of a rear side of the upper seat panel, and a cavity is provided between the upper seat annular wall and a rear side of the recessed annular wall.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat connector is formed by protruding downwardly from a spherical lower surface of the recessed spherical bottom.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the lower seat connector is formed by protruding upwardly from the lower seat panel for releasably connecting to the upper seat connector.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat connector is releasably connected to the lower seat connector by means of an interference fit.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat annular wall has front edges of the upper seat annular wall and a lower edge of the upper seat annular wall. Upper seat mating notches are provided at junctions between the front edges of the upper seat annular wall and the lower edge of the upper seat annular wall. The upper seat mating notches are indented rearwardly from the front edges of the upper seat annular wall and indented upwardly from the lower edge of the upper seat annular wall.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the lower seat panel is provided with a lower seat edge formed by extending upwardly by a certain height from an outer edge of the lower seat panel for stably accommodating the second cleaning utensil, wherein the lower seat edge is provided with lower seat edge projections that are in shaped fit with the upper seat mating notches, and the lower seat edge projections and the upper seat mating notches are in mating contact with each other when the upper seat is assembled with the lower seat.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat connector comprises two cylindrical upper seat connectors formed by protruding downwardly from the spherical lower surface.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the lower seat connector comprises two cylindrical lower seat connectors formed by protruding upwardly from a rear side of the lower seat panel for connecting to the two cylindrical upper seat connectors, respectively.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the first cleaning utensil has a first head, a first rod portion and a first handle, wherein the first head, the first rod portion and the first handle are releasably connected to each other in sequence; and the second cleaning utensil has a second head, a second rod portion and a second handle, wherein the second head, the second rod portion and the second handle are releasably connected to each other in sequence.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the second cleaning utensil further has an extension rod disposed between the second rod portion and the second handle.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the first cleaning utensil accommodating portion is configured to accommodate a first head of the first cleaning utensil; and the lower seat edge of the lower seat panel is configured to stably accommodate a second head of the second cleaning utensil.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, the first cleaning utensil is a toilet brush; and the second cleaning utensil is a toilet plunger.
According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, each of the two cylindrical upper seat connectors is provided with the reinforcing rib having a substantially sector structure on the rear side. The reinforcing ribs are fixedly connected between the rear side of the upper seat connectors and the spherical lower surface of the recessed spherical bottom.
According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a toilet cleaning utensil set comprises a toilet brush, a toilet plunger, an upper seat, a lower seat, and a connecting structure. The toilet brush has a toilet brush head, a toilet brush rod portion and a toilet brush handle, and the toilet brush head, the toilet brush rod portion and the toilet brush handle are releasably connected to each other in sequence. The toilet plunger has a toilet plunger head, a toilet plunger rod portion, a toilet plunger handle and a toilet plunger extension rod, and the toilet plunger head, the toilet plunger rod portion, the toilet plunger extension rod and the toilet plunger handle are releasably connected to each other in sequence. The upper seat is provided with an upper seat panel. The upper seat panel is provided with a toilet brush accommodating portion for carrying the toilet brush head of the toilet brush. The lower seat is provided with a lower seat panel. The lower seat panel is provided with a toilet plunger resting portion for resting the toilet plunger head of the toilet plunger; the connecting structure is provided between the upper seat and the lower seat for connecting the upper seat and the lower seat.
According to the second aspect of the present disclosure, the upper seat panel is provided with a recess indenting rearwardly from a front portion of the upper seat panel for leaning against the toilet plunger rod portion of the toilet plunger.
According to the second aspect of the present disclosure, the connecting structure comprises an upper seat connector and a lower seat connector, wherein the upper seat connector is fixedly connected to the upper seat and the lower seat connector is fixedly connected to the lower seat, and the upper seat connector is releasably connected to the lower seat connector by means of an interference fit.
Some of the additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the following description, and some will become apparent from the following description, or be learned by practice of the present disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a toilet cleaning utensil set holder in an assembled state.
FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a toilet cleaning utensil set in an assembled state and a toilet cleaning utensil in a rest state.
FIG. 1C is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set in a disassembled state and the toilet cleaning utensil not in the rest state.
FIG. 1D is an exploded view of all components of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set.
FIG. 2A is a perspective view from the top of an upper seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 2B is a perspective view from the bottom of the upper seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view as taken along line 2C-2C of FIGS. 2A, showing of the upper seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a lower seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 4A is a side view of the upper seat and the lower seat in an assembly fit relationship of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 4B is an enlarged view B of the upper seat and the lower seat in the assembly fit relationship as shown in FIG. 4A.
FIG. 5A is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder in a disassembled state.
FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder from another top perspective.
FIG. 5C is a side view of the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional side view taken along line 5D-5D of FIG. 5C, showing the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
Various specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings which constitute part of the present disclosure, but the embodiments would not limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood that although the terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “rear” and so on indicating directions are used in the present disclosure to describe orientations of various illustrative structural parts and elements in the present disclosure, the terms used herein are merely used for ease of description and are determined based on the illustrative orientation shown in the accompanying drawings. Since the embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure can be arranged in different orientations, the terms indicating directions are merely illustrative and should not be considered as limitations.
In order to facilitate the understanding of the viewing perspective of the drawings, the lower right direction, the upper left direction, the lower left direction, and the upper right direction as shown in FIG. 1A to FIG. 2A and FIGS. 3 and 5A are defined as the front direction, the rear direction, the left direction, and the right direction, respectively; the upper right direction, the lower left direction, the upper left direction, the lower right direction as shown in FIGS. 2B and 5B are defined as the front direction, the rear direction, the left direction, and the right direction, respectively; and the left direction and the right direction as shown in FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B and FIG. 5D are defined as the rear direction and the front direction, respectively.
The term “comprise/include” and derivatives thereof mean inclusion without limitation. Unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms “mount”, “couple” and “connect” should be understood broadly. For example, they may be mechanical or electrical connection, internal communication between two elements, or direct connection or indirect connection via an intermediate medium. For those of at least ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms can be understood according to specific cases. If possible, the same or similar reference numerals used in the present disclosure refer to the same components.
FIG. 1A to FIG. 1D illustrate perspective views and exploded views of a first embodiment of a toilet cleaning utensil set holder and a toilet cleaning utensil set in assembled and disassembled states to show an assembly relationship and a positional relationship of each component of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder and the toilet cleaning utensil set. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder in the assembled state, FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set in the assembled state and a toilet cleaning utensil in a rest state, FIG. 1C is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set in the disassembled state and the toilet cleaning utensil not in the rest state, and FIG. 1D is an exploded view of all components of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the first embodiment of the present disclosure provides a toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 for accommodating toilet cleaning utensils, such as a toilet brush (a first type of toilet cleaning utensil) and a toilet plunger (a second type of toilet cleaning utensil). The holder 100 can be made from a polymer material, such as polypropylene, and comprises an upper seat 104 and a lower seat 102. Both the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 can be manufactured by, for example, an injection molding process. Specifically, the upper seat 104 is provided with a toilet brush accommodating portion 105 for accommodating the head of the toilet brush, and the lower seat 102 is provided with a toilet plunger resting portion 103 for resting the head of the toilet plunger. A toilet plunger holding space 110 is provided between the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 for accommodating the toilet plunger. The lateral side of the upper seat 104 is also provided with a recess 107 that is indented rearwardly from a front portion of the upper seat 104 for leaning against the rod portion of the toilet plunger, so that the toilet plunger can be placed more stably and thus is less likely to fall down.
With continued reference to FIG. 1A, the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 further includes a connecting structure for connecting the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102, which is provided between the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 for releasably connecting the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102. Specifically, the connecting structure comprises two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 and two cylindrical lower seat connectors 142. The upper seat connectors 132 are securely connected with the upper seat 104 or integrally manufactured with the upper seat 104. The lower seat connectors 142 are securely connected with the lower seat 102 or integrally manufactured with the lower seat 102. The two cylindrical lower seat connectors 142 each is of a cylindrical hollow structure. The interior of the hollow structure is capable of accommodating the cylindrical upper seat connector 132 so as to connect the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 as one piece. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, in some use situations, the hollow structure may have an inner diameter that is substantially equal to or slightly smaller than the cylindrical outer diameters of the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 so as to be connected to the cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 by means of an interference fit.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art, that the method of connection, the manufacturing method, and the specific shape of the upper seat connector 132 and the upper seat 104 are not limited to those described in the present disclosure, as long as the upper seat connector 132 can be fixed at a corresponding position of the upper seat 104 and connected to the lower seat connector 142. Similarly, the method of connection, the manufacturing method, and the specific shape of the lower seat connector 142 and the lower seat 102 are not limited to those described in the present disclosure, as long as the lower seat connection portion 142 can be fixed at a corresponding position of the lower seat 102 and connected to the upper seat connector 132.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the first embodiment of the present disclosure provides a toilet cleaning utensil set comprising a toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 as shown in FIG. 1A, and a toilet brush 108 and a toilet plunger 106 which are used as a set with the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100. The toilet brush 108 has a toilet brush rod 127 and a toilet brush head 126, and the toilet brush head 126 can be accommodated or placed in the toilet brush accommodating portion 105. The toilet plunger 106 has a toilet plunger rod 117 and a toilet plunger head 118. The toilet plunger head 118 can be accommodated or placed in the toilet plunger resting portion 103. The toilet plunger rod 117 can lean against the recess 107 of the upper seat 104. The lower seat 102 is provided with a lower seat edge 109 on the periphery for stably accommodating the toilet plunger head 118 and also for preventing water stains in the toilet plunger resting portion 103 from spilling out from the toilet plunger resting portion 103 and thereby contaminating the room.
FIG. 1C is a perspective view of the toilet cleaning utensil set in the disassembled state and the toilet brush 108 and toilet plunger 106 not in the rest state, and FIG. 1D is an exploded view of all the components of the toilet cleaning utensil set. Each component of the toilet brush 108 and toilet plunger 106 are completely disassembled based on the state as shown in FIG. 1C.
As shown in FIG. 1C to FIG. 1D, in the assembled state of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 (upper seat 104 and lower seat 102), the upper seat connectors 132 a and the lower seat connectors 142 can be disassembled by applying a tensile force to the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 and the two cylindrical lower seat connectors 142 in the opposite directions with respect to each other, thereby disassembling the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102. This will facilitate cleaning of the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102.
As shown in FIG. 1D, the toilet brush rod 127 and the toilet plunger rod 117 can be further disassembled into components of shorter length. The toilet brush rod 127 includes a toilet brush rod portion 124 and a toilet brush handle 122. The toilet brush rod portion 124 has external threads at the upper end 162 of the toilet brush rod portion and the lower end 164 of the toilet brush rod portion. The lower end 161 of the toilet brush handle 122 and a top protruding portion 155 of the toilet brush head 126 have threaded holes for respectively connecting to the external threads of the upper end 162 of the toilet brush rod portion and the lower end 164 of the toilet brush rod portion in a threaded fit manner, so that these components can be assembled into a usable toilet brush 108.
Further as shown in FIG. 1D, the toilet plunger rod 117 includes a toilet plunger rod portion 116, a toilet plunger extension rod 114, and a toilet plunger handle 112. The toilet plunger rod portion 116 has external threads at the upper end 154 of the toilet plunger rod portion and the lower end 156 of the toilet plunger rod portion. The upper end 152 of the toilet plunger extension rod 114 has external threads, and the lower end 153 of the toilet plunger extension rod 114 has a threaded hole. The lower end 151 of the toilet plunger handle 112 and the top protruding portion 165 of the toilet plunger head 118 have threaded holes. During the assembling process, the external threads of the upper end 154 of the toilet plunger rod portion and the lower end 156 of the toilet plunger rod portion are respectively connected with the lower end 153 of the toilet plunger extension rod and the top protruding portion 165 of the toilet plunger head 118 in a threaded fit manner and the external threads of the upper end 152 of the toilet plunger extension rod are connected with the threaded hole in the lower end 151 of the toilet plunger handle in a threaded fit manner, so that these components can be assembled into a usable toilet plunger 106.
Those of ordinary skill will appreciate, depending on different usage scenarios, it is also possible not to use the toilet plunger extension rod 114, for example, by directly connecting the external threads of the upper end 154 of the toilet plunger rod portion with the threaded hole of the lower end 151 of the toilet plunger handle in a threaded fit manner.
Those of ordinary skill will also appreciate that depending on different usage scenarios, multiple toilet plunger extension rods 114 can be assembled and used, thereby increasing the length of the rod of the toilet plunger 106.
Those of ordinary skill will further appreciate that depending on different usage scenarios, one or more extension rods can be provided between the toilet brush rod portion 124 and the toilet brush handle 122 of the toilet brush 108, thereby increasing the length of the rod of the toilet brush 108.
Those of ordinary skill will appreciate still further that the components of the toilet brush 108 and the toilet plunger 106 can be assembled in different ways including an interference fit connection, but not limited to the above-mentioned threaded fit connection.
With the assembling manner as described above, the toilet brush 108 and toilet plunger 106 can be disassembled into components of smaller length, respectively, and the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 can also be disassembled into the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102, which take up less space. These components of shorter length and smaller volume are easier to pack, carry, and transport compared to the toilet cleaning utensil set as shown in FIG. 1B, thus can reduce storage space for transportation and carrying.
FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C are respectively the perspective views of the upper seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder in top view and bottom view, and an interior cross-sectional view A-A of the upper seat for showing structural features of the upper seat panel as well as the structural features of the interior of the upper seat.
As shown in FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B, the upper seat 104 is provided with an upper seat panel 202 having an upper seat panel front side 204 and an upper seat panel rear side 206. A recess 107 is formed by indenting rearwardly from a protruding foremost end of the upper seat panel front side 204. The toilet brush accommodating portion 105 is formed by recessing downwardly from the middle rearward side of the upper surface of the upper seat panel 202, and the toilet brush accommodating portion 105 has a recessed spherical bottom 212 that protrudes downwardly and a recessed annular wall 214. The two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 are formed by protruding downwardly from a spherical lower surface 213 of the recessed spherical bottom 212. The two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance. A transverse reinforcing rib 224 is provided between the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 for increasing the rigidity and stability of the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132 so as to prevent the upper seat connectors 132 from being deflected in the left-right direction. In addition, rear reinforcing ribs 225, 226 having a substantially sector configuration are provided at the rear side of each of the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132, with one side of the sector configuration fixedly connected to the rear side of the cylindrical surface of the cylindrical upper seat connector 132, and the other side of the sector structure fixedly connected to the spherical lower surface 213 of recessed spherical bottom 212, for ensuring the stability of the upper seat connectors 132 during the manufacturing process, and preventing the upper seat connectors 132 from shifting or deforming in the front-rear direction during the manufacturing process due to insufficient cooling, sudden temperature changes, or force changes.
With continued reference to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B, the upper seat 104 is further provided with an upper seat annular wall 216. The upper seat annular wall 216 is formed by extending downwardly from the rear side 206 of the upper seat panel or the periphery of the upper seat panel 202. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the upper seat annular wall 216 extends from the rear side 206 of the upper seat panel to the front side 204 of the upper seat panel, and the height of the upper seat annular wall 216 extending downwardly decreases from the middle of the upper seat panel 202 to the front side 204 of the upper seat panel, so that the upper seat annular wall 216 would not interfere with the toilet plunger resting portion 103 of the lower seat 102 that accommodates the toilet plunger head 118 in the assembled state.
The upper seat annular wall 216 has upper seat annular wall front edges 217, 218 respectively on the left side and right side. The upper seat annular wall 216 also has an upper seat annular wall lower edge 219 at the bottom. Upper seat mating notches 221, 222 are respectively provided at the junctions between each of the two upper seat annular wall front edges 217, 218 and the upper seat annular wall lower edge 219. The two upper seat mating notches 221, 222 are respectively indented rearwardly from the upper seat annular wall front edges 217, 218 at the left and right sides and indented upwardly from the upper seat annular wall lower edge 219, for contacting the corresponding two lower seat edge projections 321, 322 on the lower seat 102 (see FIG. 3).
FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view of the upper seat 104 of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder, which is obtained by cutting the upper seat 104 to the right along the section line A-A in FIG. 2A to show the internal structure of the upper seat 104.
With reference to FIG. 2B to FIG. 2C, a cavity 232 is formed between the upper seat annular wall 216 and the rear side of the recessed annular wall 214, as both the upper seat annular wall 216 and the recessed annular wall 214 are formed by extending downwardly from the upper seat panel 202. In the assembled state of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 as shown in FIG. 1A, the cavity 232 is hidden by the upper seat connectors 132 and the lower seat connectors 142 which are connected to each other, and the lower portion of the cavity 232 is blocked by the lower seat 102. Therefore, when the interior space of the cavity 232 needs to be cleaned, it is difficult for a cleaning tool to reach the cavity 232 from the outside of the holder 100 to clean the interior space of the cavity 232. Therefore, the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 100 need to be disassembled from each other to open the lower part of the cavity 232 to the outside, so that the cleaning tool can easily reach the cavity 232 from the bottom of the upper seat 104, and thus it is possible to clean the interior of the cavity 232.
With further reference to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B, an uneven Roman column pattern is provided on the outer side of the upper seat annular wall 216 along the longitudinal direction, which can not only increase the surface roughness of the upper seat annular wall 216 to facilitate handholding, but also increase the overall aesthetics of the upper seat 104.
FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective view of a lower seat of the first embodiment of a toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower seat 102 is provided with a lower seat panel 302 having a lower seat panel front side 304 and a lower seat panel rear side 306. The two cylindrical lower seat connectors 142 are formed by protruding upwardly from the lower seat panel rear side 306 for releasably connecting with the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 132, respectively.
With continued reference to FIG. 3, the toilet plunger resting portion 103 is positioned on the lower seat panel 302 closer to the lower seat panel front side 304 and is recessed downwardly by a depth relative to the horizontal height of the lower seat panel 302. A lower seat edge 109 is provided at the periphery of the lower seat panel 302, and the lower seat edge 109 is formed by extending upwardly by a certain height from the outer edge of the lower seat panel 302, so that the upper end of the lower seat edge 109 is higher than the plane where the toilet plunger resting portion 103 is located, for stably accommodating the toilet plunger head 118, and also for preventing water stains in the toilet plunger resting portion 103 from spilling out of the toilet plunger resting portion 103, thereby contaminating the room.
With continued reference to FIG. 3, each of the left side 311 and right side 312 of the lower seat edge 109 is provided with a lower seat edge projection 321, 322, and the two lower seat edge projections 321, 322 protrude outwardly from the left and right sides 311,312 of the lower seat edge 109, respectively. The shapes of the two lower seat edge projections 321, 322 match the shapes of the two upper seat mating notches 221, 222, respectively. The two upper seat mating notches 221, 222 and the two lower seat edge projections 321, 322 are in sufficiently close contact with each other when the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 are assembled together, thereby increasing the fit degree between the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102.
FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B illustrate the assembly fit relationship of the upper seat and the lower seat of the first embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder. FIG. 4A is a side view of the upper seat and lower seat in assembly fit relationship, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view B of the upper seat and lower seat in assembly fit relationship as shown in FIG. 4A.
As shown in FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B, an upper seat mating notch 221 is provided on the upper seat annular wall 216 of the upper seat 104 (the notch 222 on the right side is symmetrically with the notch 221 on the left side, which will not be described herein). A lower seat edge projection 321 is provided on the lower seat edge 109 of the lower seat 102 at the position corresponding to the notch 221 (the lower seat edge projection 321 on the right side is symmetrically with the lower seat edge projection 322 on the left side, which will not be described herein).
As shown in FIG. 4B, the upper seat mating notch 221 is of a generally rectangular shape and has a notched top surface 404 and a notched side surface 406. In order to increase the fit degree, the transition portion between the notched top surface 404 and the notched side surface 406 is configured as a notched fillet 402. The lower seat edge projection 321 also is of generally rectangular shape and has a protruded top surface 414 and a protruded side surface 416. In order to fit with the upper seat mating notch 221, the transition portion between the protruded top surface 414 and the protruded side surface 416 is configured as a protruded fillet 412. The notched top surface 404 contacts the protruded top surface 414, the notched side surface 406 contacts the protruded side surface 416, and the notched fillet 402 contacts the protruded fillet 412; and the inner edge close to the lower edge 219 of the upper seat annular wall of the upper seat 104 closely contacts the rear region of the lower seat edge 109 of the lower seat 102, such that the upper seat 104 and the lower seat 102 closely contact each other.
FIGS. 5A-5D show a second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder. FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder in the disassembled state. FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder from another top perspective. FIG. 5C is a side view of the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder. FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional side view C-C of the lower seat of the second embodiment of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder.
The main difference between the second embodiment of the present disclosure and the first embodiment of the present disclosure is that the connecting structure of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 500 is different, and the upper seat mating notches 221, 222 of the upper seat 104 of the first embodiment and the lower seat edge projections 321, 322 of the lower seat 102 in relation to the position of the notch 221 are omitted, so that other same parts will not be described again.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the connecting structure comprises two cylindrical upper seat connectors 532 and two cylindrical lower seat connectors 542. The upper seat connectors 532 are securely connected with the upper seat 504 or integrally manufactured with the upper seat 504. The lower seat connectors 542 are securely connected with the lower seat 502 or integrally manufactured with the lower seat 502. The upper seat connector 532 and the lower seat connector 542 are fixedly connected by a snap-fit structure.
Specifically, the two cylindrical upper seat connectors 532 and the two cylindrical lower seat connectors 542 are hollow structures and have cavities. The cylindrical outer diameter of the upper seat connector 532 is slightly smaller than the cylindrical outer diameter of the lower seat connector 542, so that the cavity of the hollow structure of the lower seat connector 542 can accommodate the upper seat connector 532. The front side of each of the two upper seat connectors 532 is provided with a notch 552 extending radially inward from a front side outer surface of the upper seat connector 532 and extending through into the cavity of the hollow structure.
As shown in FIGS. 5B-5D, taking one of the two cylindrical lower seat connectors 542 as an example, a snap fastener 564 is provided in the cavity 562 of the hollow structure of the lower seat connector 542. As shown in FIG. 5D, the snap fastener 564 has an extension portion 566 and a snap-fitting portion 568, the extension portion 566 is formed by extending from the rear side to the front side of the lower seat connector 542 and then extending upwardly, and the snap-fitting portion 568 is provided at an extending end of the extension portion 566 and protrudes forward by a distance relative to the end of extension portion 566. The front side of the snap-fitting portion 568 of the snap fastener 564 has a snap-fitting ramp 572 that slopes forwardly and downwardly so that the snap-fitting portion 568 of the snap fastener 564 is snapped into the notch 552 of the upper seat connector 532.
If the upper seat connector and the lower seat connector are fixedly connected, the two upper seat connectors 532 are first inserted into the cavities 562 of the two respective lower seat connectors 542, and when a bottom end of the upper seat connector 532 contacts the snap-fitting ramp 572 of the snap-fitting portion 568, the upper seat connector 532 continues to be pressed to move same further downwardly relative to the lower seat connector 542. Since the toilet cleaning utensil set holder 500 is made of an elastic material, the snap-fitting ramp 572 will elastically deform the extension portion 566 rearwardly under a downward pressing force, thereby the snap-fitting portion 568 is moved rearwardly. When the notch 552 of the upper seat connector 532 moves to the position of the snap-fitting ramp 572, the snap-fitting portion 568 returns to an original position under the action of an elastic force, so as to extend and snap into the notch 552 of the upper seat connector 532, so that the upper seat connector 532 and the lower seat connector 542 are fixedly connected together, and thus the upper seat 504 and the lower seat 502 can be connected integrally.
The toilet cleaning utensil set holder and toilet cleaning utensil set of the present disclosure have, but are not limited to, the following advantageous features: (1) the toilet cleaning utensil set holder of the present disclosure makes it more convenient and easier to put the toilet plunger and the toilet brush in order due to the integrated design of the holders of the toilet plunger and the toilet brush; (2) the releasable assembly of the upper seat and lower seat by means of a connecting structure makes it more convenient to clean the holders of the toilet plunger and toilet brush; (3) the front side of the upper seat is provided with a recess for leaning against the toilet plunger rod portion, which makes the placement of the toilet plunger more stable and less likely to fall down; (4) the upper seat and the lower seat of the toilet cleaning utensil set holder contacts with each other at the edges through the notches and projections, which increases the contact area of the upper seat and the lower seat and enables a closer contact between the upper seat and the lower seat; (5) the toilet plunger and the toilet brush can be disassembled into and assembled from the components of smaller size, making it easier for consumers to pack and carry and transport a toilet cleaning utensil set comprising a toilet plunger, a toilet brush and a toilet cleaning utensil set holder after purchasing.
Although the present disclosure is described with respect to the examples of the embodiments outlined above, various alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements, and/or substantial equivalents that are known or current or to be anticipated later may be apparent to those of at least ordinary skill in the art. In addition, the technical effects and/or technical problems described in the present disclosure are illustrative rather than restrictive. Therefore, the disclosed description in the present disclosure may be used for solving other technical problems and have other technical effects and/or can solve other technical problems. Accordingly, the examples of the embodiments of the present disclosure as set forth above are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting. Various changes can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure is intended to include all known or earlier developed alternatives, modifications, variations, improvements and/or substantial equivalents.
Patent Application
20250228418
