Honey Bucket For Collapsible Chair

Abstract

A collapsible honey bucket chair is provided. The collapsible honey bucket chair includes a seat with back support connected to frame legs, a coupled structure, a zipped compartment for manual opening and closing, privacy cape, and carrying bag. The honey bucket chair is aimed to support a user's weight while containing a disposable plastic bag for receiving and accommodating excreta for short term storage and use.

Description

PRIOR ART

The patent application (s) U.S. Pat. No. 9,622,628B2 date Aug. 12, 2014, U.S. Pat. No. 6,079,058A date Apr. 16, 1999, and D840166 date Nov. 22, 2017 describe (s) a known folding toilet made of a layered material with sidewalls and an inner space to form a toilet seat, using an unfolding or inflatable mechanism to transform into the invention of a toilet.

This invention does not transform into a folding chair for extended sitting, while providing privacy while releasing excreta during public use, and cannot be reduced in size to be easily packed up and transported into a bag for carrying. Some manufacturers have created collapsing chairs that fold into very small sizes in response to the difficulty of carrying rigid chairs.

The honey bucket chair recognizes this issue and can be packed up and transported in a bag as well as providing privacy while releasing excreta into a short-term storage compartment.

The patent application(s) U.S. Pat. No. 9,808,089B2 date Mar. 4, 2017 U.S. Pat. No. 6,540,290B2 date Jul. 31, 2001, D662425 date Sep. 5, 2018, D911057 date Feb. 23, 2021, U.S. Pat. No. 5,984,406 date Nov. 16, 1999, U.S. Pat. No. 6,247,749 Jun. 19, 2001, and U.S. Pat. No. 7,967,374B2 date Aug. 20, 2009 all describe (s) known conventional foldable chairs constructed to provide a tensional seat support for being folded into a compact unit for carriage and storage.

There also exists a British invention described in application PCT/GB2008/002132 (GB2448945B) with a complex folding method that is not a chair. There is a US invention described as a folding chair but cannot contain excreta for manual disposal. There are other known solutions on the market which are called collapsible chairs or disposable potties. In these types of solutions, some are firm main constructions, or not collapsible, re-usable, transportable, or provide a seat with back support, or that can receive and contain excreta. There does not exist an invention as a personal portable restroom chair as the collapsible Honey Bucket chair.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A honey bucket for a collapsible chair that offers the user of the collapsible chair a toilet which does not use water and has to be emptied manually is the focus of the current invention, which applies to a collapsible chair in general.

A collapsible honey bucket chair is provided. A honey bucket is a toilet which does not use water and has to be emptied manually. The honey bucket chair includes a means for manually converting a collapsible chair into a holding compartment of excreta while avoiding exposure of the honey bucket user from public view.

We all have our own method of using the bathroom in public places, which may not be as clean as the ones used at home. Having a transportable personal honey bucket that zips into a chair is the most comfortable hygienic way to discreetly release excreta while outdoors or during travel, with cape usage to provide privacy.

The lightweight collapsible honey bucket chair can be carried everywhere. The collapsible honey bucket chair is a folding chair that has a flexible seat with back support connected to framed legs pivotally connected together, a zipped compartment for manual opening and closing, closeable waste bag, privacy cape, and carrying bag. The honey bucket chair is aimed to support a user's weight while containing a disposable plastic bag for receiving and accommodating excreta for use, short term storage and until proper disposal is available.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following is intended to be a brief summary of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present solution is an application for a collapsible honey bucket chair reconfigurable between a folded configuration for storage in a carrying bag, an unfolded configuration to support an individual, a cape that ties about the neck, and a small compartment for containment of a disposable bag for short-term storing of fecal matter.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a honey bucket chair comfortable and capable for sitting. Sitting is performed on top of a flexible seat arrangement, which is attached to a tubular metal frame and comprises of a heavy-duty zipper concealing a compartment. The zipper has an opening mimicking the standard opening of a toilet seat. When the zipper is manually moved to an opened position, the flap from the flexible seat arrangement folds forward to reveal a flexible containment compartment, an area made of polypropylene, a lightweight material that is easy to clean. This compartment is used for storing excreta that is relinquished in a normal disposable plastic bag for a delayed proper hygienic disposal.

The honey bucket chair is constructed to collapse in a bag by grabbing both hand rests and pulling them together as levers. This collapses the honey bucket chair in a closed position to slide in the carrying bag. Another purpose of the hand rest is to provide support, to make sitting easy. When preparing to sit, grabbing both hand rests aid in equally distributing the weight of the user. The hand rests are located at the front of the chair and connected to the front portion of the frame. The left handrest has a gliding joint surrounded with ¼ inch material to support holding a standard toilet paper roll.

The honey bucket chair also provides back support. The back support is attached to the frame of the honey bucket chair and is the rear portion of the flexible seat arrangement. When the hand rests are used to collapse or open the honey bucket chair, the back support automatically easily folds and unfolds into and out of the carrying bag.

The honey bucket chair has a foldable frame that has a pair of legs crossed at the front, back, and side pivotally connected to promote ease when collapsing. Connector pads are used throughout the frame, underneath the flexible seat arrangement, and at the bottoms of each leg to foster support, gliding joints, and minimize surface slippage when sitting.

The honey bucket chair is sturdy yet lightweight providing a tensional support using the downward pulling force of the user's weight to sit comfortably and safely.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

A cape is attached by the user around the neck, tying the ends securely, for the garment to drape about the shoulders, throughout the body, covering the entire honey bucket chair to the ground. The user can discreetly perform duties unseen while in public. The cape easily folds and unfolds into and out of the carrying bag. The cape and the bag are objects apparent from other patents but embodiments of the present invention and are illustrated by figures of the accompanying drawings.

The following description is intended to illustrate the applicability of the invention without limiting its scope to which will be apparent to one skilled in the art. In the drawings like reference numerals refer to like parts;

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective front view of the invention in an expanded position displaying the honey bucket chair frame with the flexible zipped seat arrangement closed and compartment concealed;

FIG. 2 illustrates a perspective front view of the invention in an expanded position at a 45-degree angle displaying the honey bucket chair frame with the flexible zipped seat arrangement closed and compartment concealed;

FIG. 3 illustrates a perspective rear view of the invention in an expanded position displaying the honey bucket chair frame with the flexible unzipped seat arrangement open and compartment revealed, a portion of front and rear frame legs, and connector pad;

FIG. 4 illustrates a perspective side view of the invention in an expanded position displaying the honey bucket chair frame with the flexible unzipped seat arrangement open, side view of compartment revealed, and flap in a forward position;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective front view of the frame in a collapsed position;

FIG. 6 illustrates a perspective front view of the invention in a collapsed position at a 45-degree angle with the flexible zipped seat arrangement closed and compartment concealed, all of which is inside the carrying bag;

FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective front view of the invention in an expanded position at a 45-degree angle with the flexible zipped seat arrangement closed and compartment concealed, all of which are underneath the cape;

FIG. 8 illustrates a perspective view of the top front connector pad at a 45-degree angle;

FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective top and bottom view of the bottom and rear connector pad at a 45-degree angle;

FIG. 10 illustrates a perspective front view of the flexible zipped seat arrangement closed and compartment concealed at a 45-degree angle;

FIG. 11 illustrates a perspective front view of the cape affixed to the user at a 45-degree angle masking the entire honey bucket chair;

FIG. 12 illustrates a perspective top, side, 45-degree angle, and front view of the compartment;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description includes references to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of the detailed description. It should be clear that the present invention embraces all embodiments that fall within the purview of the following claims rather than just the one described.

The creation of a honey bucket chair 2 with an unfolding frame 4 that uses front upper connector pads 26, bottom connectors pads 24, back upper connector pads 24, and folds of a flexible seat arrangement 98 transforms, using a small zippered flap 105, into a stable opened structure able to support the weight of the user while sitting, releasing excreta, making quick movements, and getting up is one advantageous effect of the invention.

The honey bucket chair 2, the main object of the present invention, as seen in FIGS. 1 through 3, has a frame 4 constructed from tubes to create the legs. The frame 4 features four crossed leg pairs: two front crossed legs 6, 8, two rear crossed legs 10, 12, and two side crossed legs 14, 16, and 18, 20. A pivot pin 22 connects each pair of crossed legs around their approximate midpoint.

Connector pads 24, 26 are used to join the upper and lower ends of the pairs of crossed legs 14, 16, 18, 20. The honey bucket chair 2 unfolded, there are six connecting pads 24 and two connector pads 26 available, one at each of the honey bucket chair frame 4 bottom corners 24 one at each of its higher, back corners 24, and two more at the higher front corners 26. The lower end 28 of the front leg 6 is connected to the lower front end 30 of one of the side legs 14 of one side pair via one of the lower, front connector pads 24.

The lower end 32 of the other front leg 8 is connected to the lower front end 34 of one of the side legs 18 of the other side pair by one more of the lower, front connector pads 24. A lower, back connector pad 24 joins the lower end 36 of a back leg 12 to the lower, back end 38 of the other side leg 16 of the one side pair.

The lower end 40 of the other back leg 10 is linked to the lower end 42 of the other side leg 20 of the other side pair via a second lower, back connector pad 24. The upper end 48 of the one side leg 14 of the one side pair is connected to the upper end 50 of the other back leg by a top, back connector pad 24, and the upper end 52 of the one back leg 12 is connected to the upper end 54 of the one leg 18 of the other side pair by a second top, back connector pad 24. Pivot connections 22 are used in every join.

The upper portion of the other front leg 8 and the upper, front end 58 of the other side leg 16 of the one side pair is connected by a top, front connector pad 26. The upper portion of the one front leg 6 is connected to the upper front end 60 of the other side leg 20 of the other side pair by a second top, front connector pad 26.

As seen in FIG. 8, each of the six connector pads 24 are identical and made up of a pair of parallel main quadratic surfaces 62, 64 connected by four side surfaces 66, 68, 70, and 72 that are serially connected. The side surfaces 66, 68, 70, and 72 are rectangular with rounded corners where the side surfaces connect one another, while the main surfaces 62, 64 are preferably square in shape.

One of the main surfaces 62 and one of the side surfaces 66 of each pad 24 extend into the pad to form a first slot 76. The side surface 68 that is immediately next to the one side surface 66 is where this first slot 76 is situated.

From the one main surface 62 and the other side surface 72 next to the one main surface 62, a second slot 78 also extends into the pad 24. Located in the middle of the other side surface 72 between the one side surface 66 and the other side surface 70 next to the other side surface 72, this second slot 78 is transverse to the first slot 76. In addition, the pad 24 contains a through hole 80 that runs between the two major surfaces, 62 and 64. The corner of the pad 24 that is formed by the sides 68 and 70 is just next to the hole 80.

One of the legs from 6 to 20 can fit snuggly into each of the slots 76 and 78. A pin 82 is used to pivotally join the leg to the pad 24 by passing it through the pad 24 from one side wall and through the leg.

The leg fits into the slot 76 or 78. The slots 76 and 78 are sized so that the leg can swing into them and enable the folding and unfolding of the honey bucket chair 2. The through hole 80 has enough room for any leg 6 to 20 to slide into it.

The top pads 24 are mounted in the legs with the main surface 62 facing down, whereas the bottom pads 24 are put on the legs with the main surface 62 with the slots 76, 78 facing up. The offset slot 76 near one of the side surfaces is distanced the width of one leg from the centered slot 78 when the slots face each other in adjacent pads because the sides of the pads 24 are about three times as long as the diameter of the legs.

The crossed leg pairs are accommodated by having one of the slots 76 displaced laterally on its side face and the other slot 78 centered in its side face. In FIGS. 1 through 3, for instance, the lower end 28 of the crossed leg 6 is mounted in the offset slot 76 of its pad 24, while the lower end 32 of the crossed leg is mounted in the centered slot 78 of its pad 24.

In order to create a square base made up of tubes and pads in the unfolded state of the honey bucket chairs frame 4, the legs 6, 8 and hence do not need to be bent. It is possible to attach a seat arrangement 98 made of flexible material to the frame 4.

The flexible fabric, made of polypropene material, provides a lightweight honey bucket chair 2 comfortable and capable for sitting. According to FIG. 9, the flexible seat arrangement 98 has a generally square shape and is attached at its rear corners 99, 100 using suitable pins 82 that pass through guiding holders 102, 104.

The heads of the pins 84 are expanded so they can't fit through any of the guiding holders 102, 104. The top, rear connecting pads 24 have holes 80 that the pin shank fits through. Connect the pins 82 to the pads 24 using appropriate techniques, not specifically illustrated or described.

Guiding holders 110, 111 are placed in the seat's front corners 106, 108 so that the seat's front corners 106, 108 can be slid over the extensions 88 of the front legs 6, 8 with the guiding holders resting on the upper, front connector pads 26. The honey bucket chair's frame 4 unfolding is restricted by the flexible seat arrangement 98, which also folds when the chair is put away in the travel bag 117.

The flexible seat arrangement 98 contains a 28 inch heavy duty zipper 109 that attaches to the flexible seat arrangement 98, 1.5 inches from the edge 115 of the seat fabric. The #10 one-way separating plastic heavy weight zipper 109 has an elongated shape mimicking the opening of the standard toilet, 7 inches in width and 27 inches to form an elongated “U” shaped construction that meets the human anatomical needs wherein exposes an open area, the collapsible compartment, a containment structure with a single opening to receive excreta.

The opened flap displays a polypropylene material firmly affixed on the bottom surface of the flexible seat arrangement 98 with stitching, so as to form a circular holding, defining an interior space within the honey bucket chair frame 4. The zipper 109 opens to create a flap 105 revealing an open space containing a polypropene compartment 103.

The compartment 103 is a flexible sheeting comprised of a polypropene non-woven material to contain the normal plastic disposable bag, not specifically illustrated or described, for the user to release excreta discreetly in. In FIG. 10, the user can be sitting in a public place with a cape 116 covering the entire honey bucket chair 2, privacy is capable.

When the zipper 109 is in the open position, the seat 98 has an opened elongated shaped flap 105 to mimic the hole of a standard toilet lid's opening. The honey bucket chair 2 is functional as is, but ideally, the honey bucket chair 2 also features a backrest 112 wherein the flexible seat arrangement.

As shown in FIGS. 1 through 3, the back rest 112 is defined by two additional back legs 113, 114 that are part of the frame 4 of the honey bucket chair 2 in this embodiment. These back legs 113, 114 protrude vertically from the back of the chair 2 and are longer than the crossed pairs of legs 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20. The lower back pads 24 via holes 80 receive the back legs 113, 114, which slip through the holes 80 in the upper back pads 24. The pads 24 are fixed to the legs 113, 114.

As seen in FIG. 9, the seat 98 has been modified to include a flexible zipped flap 105 that produces an open space revealing compartment 103 from the bottom of the seat 98 underneath knee area to the mid of the seat fabric that supports the buttocks.

The compartment 103 is for the containment of a normal disposable bag after each excreta use. The compartment 103 is made to fit a typical disposable bag and hold feces from the entire inside of the disposable bag, which can vary in physiological makeup and consistency. A normal disposable bag can be moved to a suitable disposal site while maintaining a sufficient level of sanitation.

Also, its design prevents the potential spread of the offensive odor. The compartment 103 produces a point pressure transfer onto the surface on which the tensional seat 98 and heavy duty zipper 109 are placed and are supported by crossed pairs of legs 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20. The upper ends 132, 134 of the legs 113, 114 are put into a pair of pockets 124, 126 that run along the top half of the back flap 122 sides 128, 130 to secure it in place to support the back.

The back rest 112 of the chair 2 is made up of the upper parts of the back vertical legs 113, 114, and 122, as well as the back flap 122 on the seat 98. The back rest 112 is supported firmly by the legs 113, 114 that are fastened to the lower back and upper back pads 24. The upper back pads 24 glide up on the legs as the sides, front, and back of the chair come together, but the back legs 113, 114 remain parallel to reach and move toward each other.

Shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10, the cape 116 is a re-usable sheeting that forms a privacy garment configured to cover the neck, shoulders, and body portion of the user while in a seated position on the honey bucket chair. The cape extends outwardly at the upper end of the neck and positional over the shoulders of the user to the floor of the seated honey bucket chair. The lightweight flexible material is configured to conceal any activity and easily applied by the user.

The collar of the cape is comprised of end ties that are tightly adhered to each other by the user tying the ends 118 about the neck. The collar of the cape does not require fasteners to secure the ends together, and adjusting to fit the user's neck of any size is feasible to form a tight, secure comfortable wear.

The cape 116 flows freely about the honey bucket chair 2. The cape 116 is made of a nylon material to be affixed and removed by the user tied around the neck, shoulder width, and permits the wearer freedom of movement providing privacy as the cape 116 hangs to the ground.

In FIG. 5, for transport, the chair can be fitted into a flexible, tubular carrying bag 117. This is a receptacle fabricated from a flexible, durable material with a shoulder strap 119 disposed on one of two side surfaces and contains the collapsed honey bucket chair 2 for storage into small spaces.

While preferred materials and measurements for embodiments have been described; the invention is not limited by these materials or specifications. Other materials that have not been disclosed may comprise some or all of the components of the invention. Other measurements may comprise of the seat in various embodiments of the present invention.

Although preferred embodiments and specific examples of the present invention have been used to illustrate and describe the invention, individuals with general skill in the art will recognize that other embodiments and examples may perform comparable functions and achieve like results. The following claims are meant to encompass all such equivalent instances and embodiments that fall within the parameters of the present invention.

Claims

1. A honey bucket chair made up of: a chair frame, which each side of the frame has two tubular crossed legs that are pivotally connected at midpoint to form a “X” structure, a pair of back tubular crossed legs, and a front pair of tubular crossed legs coupled with each other in a “X” formation,the lower front end cross legs attached to front lower connector pads,the lower rear end cross legs attached to back lower connector pads,the upper rear end cross legs attached to back upper connector pads,the upper front end cross legs attached to front upper connector pads,the lower ends of the front, side, and rear crossed legs are all pivotally attached to the first and second lower back connector pads, respectively,the lower front and lower back pads on the ground for support and stability,the rear legs that are nearly parallel to one another, with the bottoms of the legs connected inside an aperture made through the upper surface of the lower back connector pads and the rear legs pass through the upper back connector pads,the upper front ends of the side legs are hinge attached to the first and second upper front pads, as are the upper, rear ends of the side legs and the upper, back ends of the back legs,the upper ends of the lower front legs were bent to create hand rests above the upper front pads, with the front legs extending continuously from the lower front pads and passing through the first and second upper front connector pads,connector pads with parallel main faces connected by four side faces, the lower front connector pads, lower back connector pads, and upper back connector pads are alike,connector pads with the first slot parallel to a second side face next to the one side face that extends inward from the main face and one side face,a hole running within each connector pad between the main faces,and a second slot passing through to the first slot from a third side face adjacent to the one main face, the second slot extending inward from the main face, and the slots being just wide enough to accommodate the frame legsa tensional flexible seat arrangement made up of:a flexible fabricated material connected to the chair frame by mounting on the back upper frame legs with the corners of the seat fabric at the four upper pads,a flap that protrudes from the back of the flexible seat fabric, and the flexible seat fabric having two pockets that serve as hooks for attaching the flap to the frame over the top ends of the back legs,a pair of flexible connectors to aid in guiding the said back supporting flap on the back frame legs,a heavy duty zipper adjoining the said flap with the seat fabric at the pressure point of the buttocks,a flexible compartment connected to the flexible seat arrangement by means of a said zipper to hang centered between a pair of back tubular crossed legs, two pairs of side tubular crossed legs, and a front pair of tubular crossed legs coupled as the said chair frame.

2. The honey bucket chair as mentioned in claim 1, wherein each of said connector pads includes a sliding action on each of the back frame legs below the joint of the back frame.

3. The honey bucket chair, as mentioned in claim 1, wherein each of the hand rest is a tubular extended leg with a first elongated portion that forms the front part, the front end of which is pivotally connected to the respective front joint, and a second bent part that forms the guiding portion and is inclined to the front portion and can slide using the connector pad by entering each connector hole.

4. The honey bucket chair as mentioned in claim 1, wherein each of the hand rest is a tubular extended leg with a first elongated portion that forms the front part, the front end of which is pivotally connected to the respective front joint, and a second bent part that forms the guiding portion and is inclined to the front portion and can slide using the connector pad by entering each connector hole. When the hand rest is supported by the guiding holder between the collapsed position and opened out, When the tensional flexible seat arrangement is collapsed, the two front and rear frames are moved toward one another, and the hand rests are closed in towards each other. At this point,the two rear ends of the guiding portions of the hand rests are each moved away from the respective guiding holders as each moved towards the hand rests, which are angled vertically and extended between the guiding positions.When the tensional flexible seat arrangement is unfolded, the two front and rear frames are moved away from one another, and the hand rests are opened up away from each other. At this point, the two rear ends of the guiding portions of the hand rests are each moved towards the respective guiding holders as each moved away from the hand rests, which are angled horizontally and extended between the guiding positions.

5. The honey bucket chair, as mentioned in claim 1, wherein said two hand rests are placed at the ends of two separate side frames, and the support section of each hand rest is biased against the corresponding second frame limb of each hand rests from moving inward or outward relative to the chair frame.

6. The honey bucket chair, as mentioned in claim 1, wherein said the tensional flexible seat arrangement further includes a pair of stoppers attached to the respective extremities of the hand rests' guiding sections for restricting the movement of the hand rest, guiding holder, and preventing both hand rest and guiding holder from slipping off of the chairs frame.

7. The honey bucket chair, as mentioned in claim 1, wherein said tensional flexible seat arrangement further comprises a heavy duty zipper comprising of left and right flexible carriers, and a pull. The flexible carriers with pull form interlocking components that create a chain. It is an opening and closing device comprising of flexible carriers securely attached to the respective seat fabric for binding together two ends of the tensional flexible seat arrangement, the tensional pressure point and the flap, respectively.

8. The heavy duty zipper, as mentioned in claim 7, wherein said tensional flexible seat arrangement comprises a manually controlled opening and closing device, the said zipper. When the said zipper is moved in a forward direction to close, stopping means are placed at one end of the flexible carriers of the zipper to restrict movement during closing, and stopping members are placed at the opposite end of the flexible carriers of the zipper and are designed to abut against each other. The manually operated opener is equipped with indents to facilitate opening and closing the zipper.

9. The heavy duty zipper, as mentioned in claim 7, wherein said tensional flexible seat arrangement comprises a manually controlled opener and closing device, the said zipper. When the said zipper is moved in the opposite direction to open, stopping means are placed at one end of the flexible carriers of the zipper to restrict movement during opening, and stopping members are placed at the opposite end of the flexible carriers of the zipper and are designed to abut against each other. The manually operated opener is equipped with indents to facilitate opening and closing the zipper.

10. The heavy duty zipper, as mentioned in claim 7, wherein said tensional flexible seat arrangement comprises of a heavy duty zipper affixed in a “U” shaped that meets the human anatomical needs wherein exposes an open area, the compartment. Flexible carriers of the said zipper are moved away as the said zipper is moved to the open position transitioning the said tensional flexible seat arrangement into a flexible seat arrangement with said flap of the seat fabric opened to reveal the compartment.

11. The compartment, as mentioned in claim 10, wherein said collapsible compartment is a containment structure with a single opening to receive items to be contained. Comprises a circular reinforcing polypropylene material firmly affixed on said respective tensional flexible seat arrangement of said bottom surface of seat fabric by stitching, so as to form a circular holding, defining an interior space between the pair of back tubular crossed legs, two side tubular crossed legs, and front pair of tubular crossed legs.

12. The cape is a garment comprising of an outer edge and end ties to adjust the size of user's main opening. It is to be worn as a cape, draped means to cover the surface of the drape body and honey bucket chair with sheeting flowing to a solid supporting surface. Wherein the said cape is bound about the neck of the user, covering the entire being from the neck to the ground while in a seated position wherein the said honey bucket chair. The said cape is comprised of a lightweight nylon material.