The present disclosure generally relates to a toilet flushing device and, in particular relates to an apparatus for transforming an existing hand operated toilet flush to a foot flushed toilet.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art. [0003] A flush toilet is a toilet used to dispose liquid and solid waste of human, by using water which flows the waste through a drainpipe to another location such as tank. Conventional toilets include a seat, bowl, tank and a hand actuated flushing mechanism such as lever, handle, push buttons and the likes. The design of toilets have changed with time, but the hand flushing mechanism still remains. To flush the toilet, a user must actuate the flushing mechanism by the hand thereby an internal system within the tank is activated for flushing the toilet. Hand operated toilets are a major source of bacteria, viruses, and fungus, which spread disease and contaminants, as shared by many person in public rest rooms and residential bathrooms. Therefore a new design of toilet is required which reduce the chances of getting disinfected from the flushing mechanism. [0004] To install a new toilet by removing existing toilet could be very expensive, and the increase in cost may not catch on with the general public. Existing prior arts are disclosing toilets with foot operated flushing device. However, conventional foot operated flushing apparatus are often expensive and difficult to install, as many changes are required to add the foot operated device with the existing toilets. The existing prior arts can be used with lever or handle only not with push buttons. These include foot operated apparatus that are attached to the toilet lever for actuation thereof by adding on a foot operated flushing mechanism to the front of the toilet, and in particular, to the flushing lever or handle at the front of the toilet tank.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need to overcome above mentioned problems of prior art by bringing a solution that is cost efficient, and easy to assemble with existing hand operated toilet to convert that into a foot flushed toilet to flush hands-free to reduce the spread of bacteria, viruses, and fungus,
OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus to
facilitate safe flushing of a toilet.
[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
which limits the hand-spread germs, disease and contaminants.
[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
which enables a user to actuate flushing of a toilet through foot.
[0009] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus to be
retrofitted with existing toilets easily.
[0010] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
which is easily affixed with any type of toilet.
[0011] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
which is fully external to an existing toilet.
[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus
which converts an existing hand actuated toilet to a foot actuated toilet without the
need of tools.
[0013] Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus
which is easy and economically efficient to manufacture.
[0014] The other objects and preferred embodiments and advantages of the
present invention will become more apparent from the following description of
the present invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying examples
and figures, which are not intended to limit scope of the present invention in any
manner.

SUMMARY
[0015] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a
simplified form that are further described below in detailed description section.
This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the
claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in determining the
scope of the claimed subject matter.
[0016] The present disclosure generally relates to a toilet flushing device and,
in particular relates to an apparatus for transforming an existing hand operated
toilet flush to a foot flushed toilet.
[0017] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains to a foot actuated toilet
flushing apparatus having an elongated member, a first section configured at a
bottom end of the elongated member, a second section configured at a top end of
the elongated member, and adapted to activate a flushing element of a toilet.
[0018] In an aspect, said second section may include a housing and a movable
part movably configured within the housing and an actuating unit may be
operatively configured in between said first section and said movable part of the
second section, where upon actuation of said actuating unit by a user, said
movable part may be moved from a first position to a second position along a first
direction, and correspondingly exerts a predefined force on the flushing element
to facilitate flushing.
[0019] In an aspect, the first direction may be along an axis perpendicular to a
longitudinal axis of the elongated member, and where at the first position the
movable part may be within the housing, and at the second position the movable
part may at least partially outside the housing.
[0020] In an aspect, the first direction may be along an axis parallel to a
longitudinal axis of the elongated member, and where at the first position the
second section may be at a top end of the elongated member, and at the second
position the second section may be at a pre-defined distance below the first
position.
[0021] In an aspect, the first section may include a foot pedal and a base pate,
where at least one compression spring may be configured in between the foot

pedal and the base plate, such that said at least one compression spring may be
adapted to be compressed upon application of force by a user.
[0022] In an aspect, the foot pedal may be moved with a compression motion
of the at least one compression spring.
[0023] In an embodiment, the flushing element may be any or a combination
of lever, push button, and switch associated with the toilet.
[0024] In an embodiment, the elongated member may include an upper part
and a lower part, such that the upper part may be movably coupled with the lower
part, and upon actuation of the actuating unit said upper part may be moved from
a third position to a fourth position, consequently the movable part may be moved
to facilitate flushing.
[0025] In an embodiment, the actuating unit may include any or a
combination of one or more hinges, shaft, fitting, joint, pulley, cord, spring and
combination thereof.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further
understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a
part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the
present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the
principles of the present disclosure.
[0027] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of
the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0028] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a foot actuated toilet flushing apparatus
installed on a conventional toilet, in accordance with an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 2A-2B are exemplary views of a second section of the proposed
apparatus for showing a non-actuated and an actuated second section, in
accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0030] FIG. 3A-3B are exemplary views of the proposed apparatus to
illustrate its overall working with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 4 is an exemplary view of a first section of the present invention, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0032] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. [0033] The present disclosure generally relates to a toilet flushing device and, in particular relates to an apparatus for transforming an existing hand operated toilet flush to a foot flushed toilet.
[0034] A foot actuated toilet flushing apparatus is disclosed that can be attached with a toilet to enables a user to flush a toilet with a hands-free operation. The foot actuated toilet flushing apparatus is a supplement that can be retrofitted to an existing toilets, and the apparatus is designed to reduce the spreading of germs received by the user's hand, upon flushing the existing toilet. Upon actuation of the flushing element by the user, a flushing element located inside the toilet tank can be activated for flushing the toilet.
[0035] Referring to FIG. 1, a foot actuated flushing apparatus 100 (interchangeably referred as apparatus 100, hereinafter) is disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated member 102, where a first section 104 can be configured at a bottom end of the elongated member 102, and a second section 106 can be configured at a top end of the elongated member 102. The first section 104 and the second section 106 can be configured at a pre-defined distance from each other. In another embodiment, the second section 106 can be adapted to activate a flushing element 108 of a toilet after using the toilet. [0036] In an embodiment, the flushing element (108) can be any or a combination of lever, push button, switch and the likes associated with the toilet. [0037] In an exemplary embodiment, the height of the elongated member 102 can be such that which can be retrofitted with the existing toilet of various type. In another exemplary embodiment, the second section 106 can be fastened at a

position on the elongated member 102 according to the position of the flushing element 108 of the existing toilet.
[0038] In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 can include an actuating unit 202, the actuating unit 202 can be configured in between the first section 104 and the second section 106. The actuating unit 202 can be coupled to said first section 104 such that upon applying a force on the first section 104, the second section 106 can be moved from a first position to a second position along a first direction, and correspondingly exerts a predefined force on the flushing element 108 to facilitate flushing.
[0039] In an embodiment, upon applying a force on the first section 104, the second section 106 can be moved from a first position to a second position along a first direction, and correspondingly exerts a predefined force on the flushing element 108 to facilitate flushing, where the first direction can be along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member 102. [0040] In an embodiment, the second section 106 can include a housing 106-A and a movable part 106-B as shown in FIG. 2A, where the movable part 106-B can be within the housing 106-A in the first position, and upon applying the force on the first section 104, the movable part 106-B can be moved to the second position in the first direction, where in the second position the movable part 106-B can be at least partially outside from the housing 106-A as shown in FIG. 2B. [0041] In an embodiment, the flushing element 108 of the toilet can be pressed by the predefined force exerted by the movable part 106-B, when the movable part 106-B is partially outside from the housing 106-A. In an exemplary embodiment, when the flushing element 108 is a push button mounted on a wall of a bathroom, and upon applying the force on the first section 104, the movable part 106-B of the second section 106 can be partially out from the housing 106-B, consequently the push button can be actuated which supply water to flush the toilet.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 3A, the flushing element 108 can be attached to a tank 110, at that time the second section 106 can be moved in the first direction along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member, where at the

first position the second section 106 can be at a top end of the elongated member
102, and at the second position the second section 106 can be at a pre-defined
distance below the first position.
[0043] In an exemplary embodiment, conventional toilet can have the handle
108 also for actuate the flushing, and the handle can be placed at a fix position at
the tank. Upon actuation of the actuating unit 202, the second section 106 can be
moved downwards to the handle 108, and correspondingly the predefined force
can be exerted on the handle 108 to facilitate flushing.
[0044] Referring to FIG. 3B, the elongated member 102 can include a lower
part 102-A and an upper part 102-B, where the first section 104 can be configured
to the bottom end of the lower part 102-A, and the second section 106 can be
configured to the top end of the upper part 102-B. The lower part 102-A and the
upper part 102-B can be movably attached with one or more attaching means.
[0045] In an embodiment, the second part 102-B can be moved towards the
tank 110, upon applying the force on the first section 104, and actuate the
actuation element 108 positioned at a top surface of the tank 110 in conventional
toilets.
[0046] In an exemplary embodiment, upon actuation of the actuating unit 202,
the upper part 102-B of the elongated member can be moved towards the tank
110, and the movable part 106-B can be partially out from the housing 106-A and
exert the pre-defined force on the push button 108 positioned on the tank 110 to
facilitate flushing.
[0047] Referring to FIG.4, the first section 104 can include a foot pedal 112, a
base plate 114, and at least compression string 116 can be configured in between
the foot pedal 112 and the base plate 114. The at least one compression string 116
can be adapted to be compressed upon applying force by the user, where the foot
pedal 112 can be moved with a compression motion of the at least one
compression spring 116.
[0048] In an exemplary embodiment, the user can apply the downward force
to the foot pedal 112 by the foot, stick and the likes, which can actuate the

actuating unit 202 to move the second section 106, consequently the flushing
element 108 can be actuated for flushing the toilet without using hands.
[0049] In an embodiment, upon releasing the force applied on the foot pedal
112, the flushing element 108 can be returned to the original non-actuated mode,
and the toilet tank 110 can be refilled with water for reuse automatically. In
another embodiment, the downward force can cause the actuation of the actuating
unit 202 to be moved form a rest position to a fully actuated mode for flushing the
toilet.
[0050] In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 can be used for transforming the
existing toilet into a dual-operated, i.e., the hand-actuated flushing element 108
can remain in its original form for flushing and the foot operated flushing
apparatus 100 can be added onto the existing toilet.
[0051] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention,
other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing
from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the
claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments,
versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill
in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and
knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0052] The present disclosure provides an apparatus for facilitating safe flushing of a toilet.
[0053] The present disclosure provides an apparatus for limiting the hand-spread germs, disease and contaminants.
[0054] The present disclosure provides an apparatus to enable a user to actuate flushing of a toilet through foot.
[0055] The present disclosure provides an apparatus to be retrofitted with existing toilets easily.
[0056] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which is easily affixed with any type of toilet.

[0057] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which is fully external to an existing toilet.
[0058] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which converts an existing hand actuated toilet to a foot actuated toilet without the need of tools. [0059] The present disclosure provides an apparatus which is easy and economically efficient to manufacture.

We Claim:

1. A foot actuated toilet flushing apparatus comprising:
an elongated member;
a first section configured at a bottom end of the elongated member; a second section configured at a top end of the elongated member, and adapted to activate a flushing element of a toilet, wherein said second section comprising:
a housing; and
a movable part movably configured within the housing; and an actuating unit operatively configured in between said first section and said movable part of the second section;
wherein upon actuation of said actuating unit by a user, said movable part moves from a first position to a second position along a first direction, and correspondingly exerts a predefined force on the flushing element to facilitate flushing.
2. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first direction is along an axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member, and wherein at the first position the movable part is within the housing, and at the second position the movable part is at least partially outside the housing.
3. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first direction is along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the elongated member, and wherein at the first position the second section is at a top end of the elongated member, and at the second position the second section is at a pre-defined distance below the first position.
4. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first section comprises a foot pedal and a base pate, wherein at least one compression spring is configured in between the foot pedal and the base plate, wherein said at least one compression spring is adapted to be compressed upon application of force by a user.
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5. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the foot pedal moves with a compression motion of the at least one compression spring.
6. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flushing elements is any or a combination of lever, push button, and switch associated with the toilet.
7. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elongated member comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part is movably coupled with the lower part such that upon actuation of the actuating unit said upper part moves from a third position to a fourth position, consequently the movable part moves to facilitate flushing.
8. The toilet flushing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuating unit comprises any or a combination of one or more hinges, shaft, fitting, joint, pulley, cord, spring and combination thereof.