US 11,808,021 B2
Toilet plunger with self-cleaning mechanism
Elaine Augusta Steele, Arlington, VA (US); and Pierre Malko, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by Elaine Augusta Steele, Arlington, VA (US); and Pierre Malko, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/301,947.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/704,117, filed on Apr. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0332577 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. E03C 1/308 (2006.01); B08B 3/02 (2006.01); E03D 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC E03C 1/308 (2013.01) [B08B 3/02 (2013.01); B08B 2203/027 (2013.01); E03D 9/00 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plunger with a self-cleaning mechanism, comprising:
a) an elongate cylindrical handle having a first end and a second end;
b) a grip formed around the first end;
c) a fluid reservoir clamped to the elongate cylindrical handle;
d) a pump housed within the elongate cylindrical handle in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir;
e) a fluid dispersing assembly coupled to the second end in fluid communication with the pump; and
f) a resilient plunger cup coupled to the fluid dispersing assembly;
wherein the fluid dispersing assembly comprises an upper sprayer assembly operative to spray an upper surface of the resilient plunger cup and a lower sprayer assembly operative to spray a lower surface of the resilient plunger cup and wherein the lower sprayer assembly comprises a plurality of ports in fluid communication with the upper sprayer assembly and a plurality of spray orifices.