Patent Application
20240306864
This invention was not federally sponsored.
Leonard D. Dodge, Marianne Siciliano, both residents of Silverdale, Washington, and citizens of USA.
This invention relates to the general field of mechanical outdoor equipment, and more specifically to a portable toilet is collapsible and can be compacted into a small product and carried easily with a car's glove compartment or on a person's belt loop.
The present invention is a portable lightweight toilet system. SHTR is designed to allow the outdoors person to relax and comfortably go to the bathroom while outdoors. This product will give major confidence to those who would normally fear being outdoors for an extended period of time or even stay home out of fear of having to go at all. This product is highly portable and weighs approximately 1 pound. It can be collapsed into a carrying bag that can be conveniently hung from a belt loop or in a vehicle's glove compartment.
Many outdoorspeople have problems going to the bathroom outdoors. While there are some “camping toilets”, most are either too large, too heavy, too bulky or difficult to store. They are generally the size of a 5 gallon bucket and, based upon that size, can be used only for tent- or car-camping as it is not reasonable to expect a hiker to carry a 5 gallon bucket just for using as a bathroom. Another problem with the prior art is that once a person uses the bucket, he/she still has to dispose of the waste, leaving the options of either bringing along a separate shovel to dig holes for human waste, or to pack it out. Neither is a desirable option as no hiker is going to want to haul along a 5-gallon bucket and a separate shovel, and packing out human waste would not be a pleasant, or sanitary, option for a hiker or backpacker.
The current invention provides just such a solution by having a portable lightweight toilet system that can be collapsed into a small bag. The bag is easily stored in the glove compartment of a vehicle or carried on a belt loop of an outdoor person. The toilet assembly has a built-in shovel to dig cat holes and an LED to provide nighttime illumination. It allows outdoors people to go to the bathroom in relative comfort when they are out in the wilderness.
The seat top is designed for comfortability and gives the user a secure feeling. It is designed to be sat on using one thigh and butt cheek. This allows the user to sit comfortably for an extended time and relax while going. The LED can be, optionally, powered by batteries and/or solar systems, and has an off and on switch. The seat has a pivot point that makes the seat adjustable for both the user and for rotating the seat into an upright configuration for each storage. The single stand allows are easy positioning on uneven terrain, as opposed to a tripod stand that would work only on even terrain.
The invention is a lightweight toilet system that is both portable and collapsible into the small pouch that is easily stored in the glove compartment of a vehicle or carried on a belt loop of an outdoor person. The device has a built-in shovel to dig cat holes and an LED to provide nighttime illumination It allows outdoors people to go to the bathroom in relative comfort. The device can be collapsed into a carrying bag and is easily carried in a backpack on a belt loop or in the glove compartment of the vehicle.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. The features listed herein and other features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following description and appended claims. The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
It should be understood the while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.
One preferred form of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The present invention is portable lightweight toilet system is collapsible into the small pouch that is easily stored in the glove compartment of a vehicle or carried on a belt loop of an outdoor person. The device has a built-in shovel to dig cat holes and an LED to provide nighttime illumination It allows outdoors people to go to the bathroom in relative comfort. The device can be collapsed into a carrying bag and is easily carried in a backpack on a belt loop or in the glove compartment of the vehicle.
As a basic summary, the invention has two basic parts: a seat portion, 1 generally, and a stand portion, 2 generally, rotably attached to each other by a turning knob 3. The stand portion, 2 generally, has a stand top half 5 and a stand bottom half 7, where the stand bottom half 7 telescopically fits into the stand top half 5, and is adjustable via a button 6 which allows a user to adjust to stand to different heights through lining up the button with a variety of holes 15. At the bottom of the stand bottom half 7 is a removable rubber foot 8. The rubber foot 8 can be removed, and it has on its other end, a trowel 9 and a section of trowel threads 13 which can mate with with another section of threads on the inside of the lower stand, which are referred to as lower stand portion threads 14. On the bottom of the seat is at least one LED light 11 which provide illumination when using the device at night.
The device can be collapsed and stored into a small bag, generally referenced as 20. The bag 20 has a bag body 29 with a bag top 25. Draw strings 21 are used to open and close the bed top 25. On sides of the bag body 29 are a belt loop 22, an extra pocket 23, and a tissue pocket/dispenser 24.
While the foregoing written description of the invention enables one of ordinary skill to make and use what is considered presently to be the best mode thereof, those of ordinary skill will understand and appreciate the existence of variations, combinations, and equivalents of the specific embodiment, method, and examples herein. The invention should therefore not be limited by the above described embodiment, method, and examples, but by all embodiments and methods within the scope and spirit of the invention.
Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with references made to the drawings below. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Instead, emphasis is placed upon clearly illustrating the components of the present invention. Moreover, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts through the several views in the drawings. Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the embodiments of the invention are not limited in their application to the details of construction and to the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The embodiments of the invention are capable of being practiced and carried out in various ways. In addition, the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
It should be understood that while the preferred embodiments of the invention are described in some detail herein, the present disclosure is made by way of example only and that variations and changes thereto are possible without departing from the subject matter coming within the scope of the following claims, and a reasonable equivalency thereof, which claims I regard as my invention.
All of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in official governmental records but, otherwise, all other copyright rights whatsoever are reserved.
This application claims priority back to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/308,661, filed Feb. 10, 2022, the contents of which are incorporated into this Utility Patent Application.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63308661 | Feb 2022 | US |
