Patent Application
20200165806
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This is a new invention in which no patents or ideas already exist. The invention relates to the field of children's toys or tools for potty training. In particular, the invention relates to toilet training devices for children and is considered a potty-training slide. This patent is for a potty training slide where boys aim into and through a target (target can be defined as any ornamental object or design such as a hole, shape, animal face, sports themed hoop or anything that can be used as a target that amuses boys) and the target is clipped onto the front of the toilet seat and the backside of the target is connected to something that looks like a kids waterslide or a kids slide that can be found at any typical playground. The target is provided either for the amusement and for the training purposes for young boys. The target creates an incentive to use the toilet while standing and also acts as a teaching means to improve aim. The boys stand in front of the toilet, aim and pee into and through the target and the pee goes down the slide to the toilet water. The potty-training device may also be painted with a color changing paint that changes color upon heat activation (heat source is the urine). This paint is commercially available and used in the market today in many plastic kids' products. This element is not critical to the patent, however it provides for a nice feature for kids when using this toilet training device.
There is no related art or information needed to be disclosed pursuant to 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 that is like this patent application. This invention is unique and through market research nothing similar was discovered. In addition, a prior USPTO search was conducted on www.uspto.gov and no similar patents were found. There are toilet training devices that offers a target, but nothing like a target attached to an ornamental slide for the amusement of boys.
Various prior art patents describe targets of various sorts that are used to direct a male in where to urinate. Kreiss, U.S. Pat. No. 4,044,405, teaches a target that is designed to be fixedly attached on a rigid arm, to a urinal or toilet. Lauer, U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,850, teaches a water-dispersible foam polymer target that floats in a toilet or rests in a urinal. Henoch et al., U.S. Pat. No. 2,703,407, teaches a spinner-target that is attached to a toilet with a rigid mounting structure; and includes a swing arm that supports the target.
As mentioned above, there is a huge market and need for this product. The invention is considered a potty-training slide which is a potty-training tool for boys. According to a first aspect of the invention, a toilet training device includes a target that is ornamental in nature and used to attract boys to aim and pee through the target; the target has a complete opening that allows urine to reach the slide and the target is ornamental in nature and used to attract the attention of boys; an ornamental slide is attached to the back side of the target and carries the pee from the entry point of the target down to the toilet water. The present invention is developed to aid non-potty-trained children to urinate in a toilet directly. In this regard, this toilet training device is a target device that will provide the child with a focal point in the toilet to target when the child urinates. The back side of the target is connected to a waterslide or slide that empties into the toilet water.
01=This is the part of the boy's toilet training potty seat that clips onto the toilet seat. It is a simple clip that clips onto the lid of the toilet seat. A 3-year-old can clip it on and off when needed. When the boy needs to use the toilet, he clips the toilet potty training slide onto the toilet seat and uses it. When not in use, he stores the toilet potty training slide until future use.
02=This is the target of the slide. It can be a round hole that has designs, or a face of an animal, or any target that boys pee through. It is mean to mimic an attractive target that boys think is cool that they pee through. It will be designed to attract young boys and anything ornamental can be used as the target.
03=This is the slide which mimics a true commercially available slide found at most kids parks or water parks. Mimics a smaller version of a real-life kids slide found at playgrounds or waterparks.
01=This is the part of the boy's toilet training potty seat that clips onto the toilet seat. It is a simple clip that clips onto the lid of the toilet seat. A 3-year-old can clip it on and off when needed. When the boy needs to use the toilet, he clips the toilet potty training slide onto the toilet seat and uses it. When not in use, he stores the toilet potty training slide until future use.
02=This is the target of the slide. It can be a round hole that has designs, or a face of an animal, or any target that boys pee through. It is mean to mimic an attractive target that boys think is cool that they pee through. It will be designed to attract young boys and anything ornamental can be used as the target.
03=This is the slide which mimics a true commercially available slide found at most kids parks or water parks. Mimics a smaller version of a real-life kids slide found at playgrounds or waterparks.
