Patent Application
20180255985
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The disclosure and prior art relates to toilet devices and more particularly pertains to a new toilet device for facilitating a disabled user to access a toilet without assistance.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a portable toilet that has a stand, a seat that is coupled to the stand and a container that is coupled to the seat. The seat is sat upon thereby facilitating the container to capture waste. A platform unit is provided and the platform unit is positioned on a support surface. The portable toilet is positioned on the platform unit. A rolling unit is provided and the rolling unit is coupled to the platform unit. Moreover, the rolling unit selectively rolls along the support surface. The rolling unit is selectively positioned in a raised position having the platform unit being spaced from the support surface. The rolling unit is selectively positioned in a lowered position having the platform unit resting on the support surface.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A platform unit 20 is provided and the platform is positioned on a support surface 21. The support surface 21 may be a floor or the like and the portable toilet 12 is positioned on the platform unit 20. The platform unit 20 comprises a panel 22 has a top surface 24, a bottom surface 26 and a peripheral edge 28 extending therebetween. The peripheral edge 28 has a first lateral side 30, a second lateral side 32, a front side 34 and a rear side 36. The portable toilet 12 is positioned on the top surface 24 and the bottom surface 26 selectively rests on the support surface 21. The top surface 24 is textured to enhance traction when the panel 22 is mounted.
A first wall 38 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top surface 24 of the panel 22. The first wall 38 is coextensive with the first lateral side 30 of the panel 22 and the first wall 38 has an upper edge 40 and an inwardly facing surface 42. A second wall 44 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top surface 24 of the panel 22. The second wall 44 is coextensive with the second lateral side 32 of the panel 22 and the second wall 44 has an upper edge 46 and an inwardly facing surface 48.
A third wall 50 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the top surface 24 of the panel 22. The third wall 50 is coextensive with the rear side 36 of the panel 22 and the third wall 50 has a rearwardly facing surface 52. A plurality of first supports 54 is provided and each of the first supports 54 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper edge of the first wall 38. Each of the first supports 54 has a distal end 56 with respect to the first wall 38.
A first handle 58 is coupled to the distal end 56 corresponding to each of the first supports 54. The first handle 58 is gripped when the portable toilet 12 is mounted and the first handle 58 extends forwardly beyond the first wall 38. A first pad 60 is coupled around the first handle 58 and the first pad 60 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. In this way the first pad 60 enhances grip 78 ping the first handle 58.
A plurality of second supports 62 is provided and each of the second supports 62 is coupled to and extends upwardly from the upper edge of the second wall 44. Each of the second supports 62 has a distal end 64 with respect to the second wall 44. A second handle 66 is coupled to the distal end 64 corresponding to each of the second supports 62. The second handle 66 is gripped when the portable toilet 12 is mounted and the second handle 66 extends forwardly beyond the second wall 44. A second pad 68 is coupled around the second handle 66 and the second pad 68 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material. In this way the second pad 68 enhances gripping the second handle 66.
A first leg 70 extends forwardly from the front side 34 of the panel 22 and the first leg 70 has a distal end 72 with respect to the panel 22. A second leg 74 extends forwardly from the front side 34 of the panel 22 and the second leg 74 has a distal end 76 with respect to the panel 22. A grip 78 is coupled to the rearwardly facing surface 52 of the third wall 50. The grip 78 is selectively manipulated thereby facilitating the platform unit 20 to be urged on the support surface 21.
A first light emitter 80 is coupled to the platform unit 20 and the first light emitter 80 selectively illuminates the platform unit 20. The first light emitter 80 is positioned to the inwardly facing surface 42 of the first wall 38. A second light emitter 82 is coupled to the platform unit 20 and the second light emitter 82 selectively illuminates the platform unit 20. The second light emitter 82 is positioned on the inwardly facing surface 48 of the second wall 44. Each of the first 80 and second 82 light emitters facilitates the portable toilet 12 to be mounted in a darkened environment. Additionally, each of the first 80 and second 82 light emitters may be an LED or the like. Moreover, each of the first 80 and second 82 light emitters may have self contained batteries.
A rolling unit 84 is provided and the rolling unit 84 is coupled to the platform unit 20 to roll along the support surface 21. The rolling unit 84 is selectively positioned in a raised position having the platform unit 20 being configured to be spaced from the support surface 21. In this way the platform unit 20 is positioned at a selected location on the support surface 21. The rolling unit 84 is selectively positioned in a lowered position having the platform unit 20 resting on the support surface 21. In this way the platform unit 20 is retained at the selected location on the support surface 21.
The rolling unit 84 comprises a pair of first rollers 86 and each of the first rollers 86 is coupled to the distal end 72,76 corresponding to an associated one of the first leg 70 and the second leg 74. Each of the first rollers 86 rolls along the support surface 21. Moreover, each of the first rollers 86 may be an offset caster such that each of said first rollers 86 is aligned with the bottom surface 26 of the panel 22.
An actuator 88 is coupled to the rearwardly facing surface 52 of the third wall 50. The actuator 88 may be a hydraulic piston or the like. Additionally, the actuator 88 may have a lifting capacity ranging between 180.0 kg and 225.0 kg. A member 90 is movably coupled to the rearwardly facing surface 52 of the third wall 50 and the member 90 has a downwardly facing surface 92. The member 90 is horizontally oriented and the member 90 is coupled to the actuator 88. Moreover, the actuator 88 selectively urges the member 90 upwardly and downwardly along the third wall 50 and the member 90 is aligned with the panel 22. A pedal 94 is hingedly coupled to the actuator 88 and the pedal 94 is selectively manipulated. The actuator 88 urges the member 90 downwardly along the third wall 50 when the pedal 94 is manipulated.
A pair of second rollers 96 is provided and each of the second rollers 96 is coupled to the downwardly facing surface 92 of the member 90. Each of the second rollers 96 engages the support surface 21 when the pedal 94 is manipulated thereby facilitating the platform unit 20 to be rolled along the support surface 21. Each of the second rollers 96 is spaced from the support surface 21 when the member 90 is urged upwardly. In this way the platform unit 20 rests on the support surface 21.
In use, the pedal 94 is manipulated thereby facilitating the actuator 88 to lift the panel 22 upwardly from the support surface 21. The platform unit 20 is subsequently positioned adjacent to a bed or other location to facilitate the physically disabled user to access the portable toilet 12 without assistance. The pedal 94 is manipulated to facilitate the actuator 88 to lower the panel 22 onto the support surface 21.
Each of the first 58 and second 66 handles is gripped and panel 22 is mounted when the panel 22 is resting on the support surface 21. The portable toilet 12 is mounted and the portable toilet 12 is employed for the purposes of defecation and urination. Each of the first 80 and second 82 light emitters is selectively turned on to illuminate the panel 22 at night. The container 18 is periodically removed from the portable toilet 12 and emptied.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
