Patent Application
20190014959
The present invention relates to toilet seat covers, and more particularly to disposable sanitary toilet seat covers.
Public restrooms and toilets are not always maintained in satisfactory sanitary conditions. The toilet seats may contain disease-causing bacteria and viruses. That's why it's important to provide sanitary measures for protecting people who use such facilities.
Some restrooms are supplied with toilet seat covers that may be placed on the toilet seat. Examples of several patented toilet seat covers exist.
For example one teaches: “The present invention discloses a sanitary paper that is designed to be appropriate for dual functions: (1) as a tissue paper for wiping and cleaning by a user, and (2) as a toilet seat-cover. The sanitary paper is a folded continuous sanitary paper strip comprising detachable sections of tissue paper, where some sections are toilet seat-covers which are defined by appropriate transverse seat-cover perforation lines. Various embodiments are described regarding the folding of the sanitary paper strip. A precut bowl flap, in each of the detachable seat-covers, is provided as well. The sanitary paper strip can be made of a single or multi-ply paper. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sanitary paper is made of a duplex paper, where each surface best serves the intended function of that surface. Additionally, the sanitary paper strip can be impregnated with various chemicals.”
Another teaches: “A sanitary toilet seat cover is formed of a nonporous, nondisintegratable material, such as plastic sheet material, for protecting a user from disease-causing micro-organisms. The toilet seat cover of the present invention has integrally formed therewith a protective flap portion which ensures against contact by any part of the anatomy of the user with the inside of the front of either the commode or the toilet seat itself. In accordance with a manufacturing method aspect of the invention, a plurality of toilet seat covers is produced from a continuous sleeve of the nonporous material. After perforation lines are made in the sleeve to facilitate separation of the individual toilet seat covers, as well as removing a blank central portion and producing the protective flap, the continuous sleeve may be folded so that, after rolling, it can be accommodated on the axle of a dispenser having the dimensions of conventional bathroom tissue.”
Though the related art contains numerous designs of toilet seat covers, many of them possess certain disadvantages, such as being complicated to assemble, don't fit many sizes and shapes of toilets leaving exposed areas of the toilet rings, require tools, require adhesive tapes being use between seat covers and toilet rings/bowls and exposing people hands being subject of unsanitary contacts with toilets rings/bowls, in manufacturing, having difficulties in mounting, having unsatisfactory convenience for the user, etc. The authors of the instant invention have identified area's in need of improvement and the present invention has incorporated improvements including:
A toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: a toilet seat cover is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and cover the top of a toilet seat; said toilet seat including: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising: at least one mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of the said internal edge of the said toilet seat; at least one mark line predetermindly drawn on the said toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat; and wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward to extend the aperture to the proper size to fit that particular toilet ring, bowl, seat, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward.
In at least one embodiment, the invention is a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from a direct contact with a toilet seat comprising; a toilet seat cover that is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and cover a toilet seat; said toilet seat including: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising: a mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap; a mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line is located inwardly to the front portion of said internal edge; at least one mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear and front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user to correctly line up the seat cover correctly with the seat cover and toilet inner ring the cover having a narrower aperture then the seat cover and toilet inner ring and different shape and being a different size then toilet inner ring; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover; wherein said elongated aperture: is located within the opening of said toilet seat because of providing said rear gap and said front gap; said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap forward at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended to correctly line up the seat cover correctly with the seat cover and toilet inner ring the cover having a narrower aperture then the seat cover and toilet inner ring and different shape and being a different size then toilet inner ring, providing an additional convenience to the user.
In at least one embodiment, the invention is a method for using a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from a direct contact with a toilet seat wherein: said toilet seat including: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge denies a rear portion and a front portion thereof; said toilet seat cover is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover includes: a mark line predertminedly drawn on said toilet seat cover; a mark line predeterminedly drawn on said toilet seat cover; a mark line predeterminedly drawn on said toilet seat cover; the elongated aperture includes two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; and said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture; said method comprising the steps of: placing by the user of the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat or placing by the user of the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat and seating down on cover; aligning by the user of said at least one mark line outwardly to the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap; aligning by the user of said at least one mark line inwardly to the front portion of said internal edge; aligning by the user of said at least mark line outwardly to the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; placing by the user of said elongated aperture within the opening of said toilet seat; tearing by the user of the two lateral perforated lines whereby the flop is used by user to adjust length of the toilet seat cover gap opening to the toilet bowl by using users hands, fingers, or fingertips only, without added tool devices. And moving by the user of the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or forward at a desirable length and upward, extending said elongated aperture, and thereby providing an additional convenience to the user; or: adjusting aperture by tearing by the user of the two lateral perforated lines whereby the flop is used by user to adjust length of the toilet seat cover gap opening to the toilet bowl by using user's hands, fingers, or fingertips only, without added tool devices such as scissors and/or adhesive tape; and moving by the user of the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or forward at a desirable length and upward, extending said elongated aperture and then placing by the user of the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat or placing by the user of the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat and seating down on cover; aligning by the user of said at least one mark line outwardly to the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap; aligning by the user of said at least one mark line inwardly to the front portion of said internal edge; aligning by the user of said at least mark line outwardly to the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; placing by the user of said elongated aperture within the opening of said toilet seat.
The said opening can be elongated and narrow for reduced splashing hitting user or toile which allows for less exposure to splashes.
The invention may at least two sets of dotted lines and at least one solid line which helps the user easily following these patterns to correctly line up the cover and center the cover with gap opening centered above toilet bowl.
The invention in at least one embodiment is a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: a toilet seat cover that is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and cover the top of a toilet seat; said toilet seat includes: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion and a front portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising: at least one mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap; at least one mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat because of providing said rear gap and said front gap; and wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward; the said opening is elongated and narrow for reduced splashing hitting user or toilette and to reduce exposure to upward splashes from below.
At least one embodiment is a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: a toilet seat cover that is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and cover the top of a toilet seat; said toilet seat including: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion and a front portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising: a mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap; a mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat because of providing said rear gap and said front gap; and wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward; at least two sets of dotted lines and at least one solid line which all further help in the user easily following these patterns to correctly line up the cover and help center the cover.
At least one embodiment is a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: a toilet seat cover that is made of an essentially transparent elastic material;
said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on the toilet seat; said toilet seat including:
an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion and a front portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising:
a mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of said internal edge with a rear gap;
a mark line predetermindly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat because of providing said rear gap and said front gap; and wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward; the said opening is elongated and narrow for reduced splashing hitting user or toilette—less exposure to splashes;
two sets of dotted lines numbers m3 and m2 and m1 solid line which all further help in the user easily following these patterns to correctly line up the cover and help center the cover.
In at least one embodiment a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: said toilet seat cover is made of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and covering the top said toilet seat;
said toilet seat including: an external edge, and an internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion thereof; said toilet seat cover additionally comprising:
a mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of the said internal edge of the said toilet seat; a mark line predetermindly drawn on the said toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat; and
wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on the toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward.
In at least one embodiment a toilet seat cover for preventing a user from direct contact with a toilet seat comprising: said toilet seat cover is manufactured of an essentially transparent elastic material; said toilet seat cover is capable of being placed by the user on and cover the top of said toilet seat; said toilet seat including: An external edge, and An internal edge defining an opening of said toilet seat; said internal edge defines a rear portion thereof; said toilet seat cover comprising:
a mark line predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the rear portion of the said internal edge of the said toilet seat; a mark line predetermindly drawn on the said toilet seat cover and capable of being aligned by the user such that said mark line outwardly encircles the front portion of said internal edge with a front gap predetermined by the user; and an elongated aperture provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover wherein said elongated aperture is located within the opening of said toilet seat; and wherein said elongated aperture further including two lateral edges and a frontal portion; and said toilet seat cover further comprising a flap located in front of the frontal portion of said elongated aperture; and wherein: the flap is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting said flap to corresponding parts of said toilet seat cover before the user starts using the toilet seat cover; said two lateral perforated lines are extensions of said two lateral edges of the elongated aperture, such that when the user places the toilet seat cover on said toilet seat, tears the two lateral perforated lines, and moves the flap forward at a desirable length and downward, or moves the flap at a desirable length and upward, said elongated aperture is effectively extended, providing an additional convenience to the user forward.
In at least one embodiment when the rear straight-line markings of the toilet seat cover and the front dotted line markings of the toilet seat cover are in line with the corresponding inner portion of the toilet seat the toilet seat cover opening is in in the proper place centered in the open ambient and wherein said front dotted line markings are at least two dotted lines each for fitting and lining up to a different size toilet bowl seat.
In at least one embodiment the flop is used by user to extend aperture to adjust the length of the toilet seat cover gap opening to the toilet bowl by using user's hands, fingers, or fingertips, only without the use of added tool devices such as scissors and the said flap user tears and moves forward until it is at a desirable length and then downward, or user moves the flap to a desirable length and upward expanding the aperture which provides an additional convenience to the user. Neither of these adjustments are required to be used by user to operate the invention and thus the use of the said flap is optional.
For some toilets where seat cover fits without adjustment and seat cover drawing markings outline inner portion of toilet ring and will be placed in propercenter position of toilet ring and no portions of toilet ring will be expose for any contact with user skin located on top of it there is no need to modify or expend the gap or aperture or adjust flap.
The aperture in the toilet seat cover is designed to fit various sizes such as smaller and rounded sizes of toilets for hygienic purposes so that the cover minimizes contact between the toilet seat, ring, and human skin during users use of toilets in a moment of need and wherein the flap is an easy open flap providing and allowing the user to make aperture longer to fit other size toilets such as oval size and shape toilet and/or toilet ring with user adjusting opening as much for as long as needed and also provide the user with more piece of mind and convenience in use of toilet seat cover.
All toilets and toilet rings on top of it are very in style, shape and size. They come in rounded, oval and square shapes and styles, as well as very in sizes from one manufacturer to another. Our seat cover can accommodate all of them regardless of those qualities mentioned above. Drawn set of marks to be placed against inner portion of toilet ring that centers gap/aperture opening and extension of gap/aperture by using flap provided if needed and if needed by user for their comfort, giving this seat cover universal abilities. Seat cover drawing markings M1 with M2 outline smaller/rounded in size and shape of toilet rings. By placing it on top of toilet ring user insures that aperture that is narrow that toilet ring is centered and placed away from edges of toilet ring. It provides user with confidence that his or her skin would not touch toilet ring in any way. Seat cover drawing markings M1 with M3 outline larger/oval in size and shape of toilet rings. To expend gap/aperture to fit longer size ring, extension provided by flap (5) provided like gap/aperture extender. Flap located at the front of gap/aperture and can be broken by user when and if needed in their convenience. Opening of flap could be done by tearing off two lateral perforated lines in a length needed. Tearing of flap could be done by pulling or pushing of it up or down. If user feels comfortable with smaller gap/aperture they don't need use of flap at all. In seat cover (2) width of gap/aperture (4) and width of flap (5) are the same. When user extends flap (5) gap/aperture (4) doesn't lose it shape or appearance in any way, but becoming longer in size. Drawn marks cannot be exact curve as specific size and shape of inner portion of every toilet ring, but centered within that inner portion of toilet ring will insure a proper placement of seat cover for universal fit.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized a s a basis for the designing of other structures and methods for carrying out several purposes of the present invention. It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. As opposed to the claims, the abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the instant application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
While the instant invention has been shown and described in accordance with preferred and practical embodiments thereof, it is recognized that departures from the instant disclosure are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true scope of the invention should not be limited since other modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a study of the claims, drawings, descriptions, explanations, and specifications herein. It is understood that various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
While the invention may be susceptible to embodiment in different forms, there is shown in the drawings, and will be described in detail herein, specific embodiments of the present invention, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein.
A first preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated on
According to a first embodiment of the present invention (
The toilet seat cover (2) comprises:—a mark line (M1) predetermined drawn on the toilet seat cover (2) and capable of being aligned by the user such that the mark line (M1) outwardly encircles the rear portion of the internal edge (31) with a rear gap;—a mark line (M3) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2) and capable of being aligned by the user such that the mark line (M3) outwardly encircles the front portion of the internal edge (31) with a front gap predetermined by the user; and—an elongated aperture (4) provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover (2). The elongated aperture (4) is located within the opening of the toilet seat (3) because of providing the rear gap and the front gap.
According to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention (
The toilet seat cover (2) comprises:—a mark line (M1) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2) and capable of being aligned by the user such that the mark line (M1) outwardly encircles the rear portion of said internal edge (31) with a rear gap;—a mark line (M2) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2) and capable of being aligned by the user such that the mark line (M2) is located inwardly to the front portion of the internal edge (31);—a mark line (M3) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2) and capable of being aligned by the user such that the mark line (M3) outwardly encircles the front portion of the internal edge (31) with a front gap predetermined by the user; and—an elongated aperture (4) provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover (2). The elongated aperture (4) is located within the opening of the toilet seat (3) because of providing the rear gap and said front gap. The markings M1 and M2 represent shorter size toilets, and markings M1 and M3 represent longer size toilets.
Furthermore, according to the second embodiment of the present invention (
According to a third embodiment of the present invention (
The toilet seat cover (2) is manufactured of an essentially transparent elastic material. The toilet seat cover (2) includes: a mark line (M1) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2); a mark line (M2) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2); a mark line (M3) predeterminedly drawn on the toilet seat cover (2); and an elongated aperture (4) provided in a central region of the toilet seat cover (2). The elongated aperture (4) includes two lateral edges and a frontal portion. The toilet seat cover (2) includes a flap (5) located in front of the frontal portion of the elongated aperture (4). The flap (5) is formed by two lateral perforated lines connecting the flap (5) to corresponding parts of the toilet seat cover (2) before the user starts using the toilet seat cover (2). The two lateral perforated lines are extensions of the two lateral edges of the elongated aperture (4).
According to a third embodiment of the present invention, a method for using a toilet seat cover comprises the steps of—placing by the user of the toilet seat cover (2) on the toilet seat (3);—aligning by the user of the mark line (M1) outwardly to the rear portion of the internal edge (31) with a rear gap;—aligning by the user of the mark line (M2) inwardly to the front portion of the internal edge (31);—aligning by the user of the mark line (M3) outwardly to the front portion of the internal edge (31) with a front gap predetermined by the user;—placing by the user of the elongated aperture (4) within the opening of the toilet seat (3) as a result of providing the rear gap and the front gap;—tearing by the user of the two lateral perforated lines; and—moving by the user of the flap (5) forward at a desirable length and downward, or forward at a desirable length and upward, extending the elongated aperture (4), and thereby providing an additional convenience to the user.
According to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention, the toilet seat covers of the first embodiment or of the second embodiment can be compactly arranged in a roll (shown in
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Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized a s a basis for the designing of other structures and methods for carrying out several purposes of the present invention. It is therefore important that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention. As opposed to the claims, the abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the instant application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
While the instant invention has been shown and described in accordance with preferred and practical embodiments thereof, it is recognized that departures from the instant disclosure are contemplated within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true scope of the invention should not be limited since other modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a study of the claims, drawings, descriptions, explanations, and specifications herein. It is understood that various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Key Points
This application is a continuation in part and claims the benefit and priority of application Ser. No. 14/323,355 filed on Jul. 3, 2014. The above application is incorporated herein by this reference in its entirety.
