Toilet plunger having disinfectant dispenser

Abstract

A toilet bowl plunger includes a fluid reservoir for containing a disinfectant fluid and a fluid dispensing mechanism for dispensing the disinfectant fluid from the reservoir out from the toilet bowl plunger upon activation by a user.

1 . A toilet bowl plunger, comprising:
 a plunger handle having first and second end regions;   an inverted cup-shaped plunger portion connected to said second end region of said handle portion;   a fluid reservoir associated with said toilet bowl plunger for containing a disinfectant fluid or the like; and   a fluid dispensing mechanism associated with said toilet bowl plunger for dispensing said disinfectant fluid from said reservoir out from said toilet bowl plunger upon activation by a user.   
   
   
       2 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said fluid reservoir is situated in an interior space within said handle.   
   
   
       3 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 2  wherein:
 said fluid dispensing mechanism comprises a fluid dispensing part including a first one-way valve situated within said second end region of said plunger handle portion.   
   
   
       4 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 3  wherein:
 said fluid dispensing mechanism comprises an activating part including a second one-way valve situated in said plunger handle.   
   
   
       5 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 4  wherein:
 said activating part further includes an activating handle coupled to said second one-way valve.   
   
   
       6 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 1 , wherein:
 said fluid dispensing mechanism comprises a valve situated at said second end region of said plunger handle.   
   
   
       7 . A toilet bowl plunger as recited in  claim 1  wherein:
 said fluid dispensing mechanism comprises a valve adapted to dispense the disinfectant fluid into a space defined by an inner concave surface of said inverted cup-shaped plunger portion.