The present invention concerns that of a new and improved health apparatus to be used in conjunction with toilets.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,910,815, issued to Kelley, discloses a sanitary toilet seat device comprised of a concave member for attachment to a seat to prevent the user from contacting the inner surface of the commode.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,289,537, issued to Granger, discloses a sanitary toilet device comprised of an accurate piece extending downward from the seat to prevent urine from squirting out of the gap between the seat and the bowl.
U.S. Pat. No. D45,168, issued to Henry, discloses an ornamental design for a urine deflector device.
The present invention concerns that of a new and improved health apparatus to be used in conjunction with toilets. The apparatus works to prevent contact from men's or women's genitals with either the toilet bowl itself or the water within the toilet bowl.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of a health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets 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, of course, additional features of the health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets in detail, it is to be understood that the health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets is capable of other embodiments and being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets. It is important, therefore, 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.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets which has all of the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets which is of durable and reliable construction.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a health apparatus used in conjunction with toilets which is economically affordable and available for relevant market segment of the purchasing public.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment when considered with the attached drawings and appended claims.
Toilet bowl 4, as seen in
Outer elbow 12 has two ends, a first end and a second end. The first end of the outer elbow 12 is designed to secure around the outer surface 7 of the rim 6 of the toilet bowl 4. Outer elbow 12 curves around and over the rim 6 of the toilet bowl 4, with outer elbow 12 having a ninety-degree curve. The second end of the outer elbow 12 rests over the toilet bowl 4 itself.
Connector piece 14 has two ends, a first end and a second end. The first end of the connector piece 14 is fixedly attached to the second end of the outer elbow 12.
The inner portion 10 itself comprises two portions which are a receiver portion 20 and a splash guard 22. Receiver portion has two ends, a first end and a second end, with the first end of the receiver portion 20 designed to receive the second end of the connector piece 14 of the outer portion 8.
Splash guard 22 has two ends, an upper end and a lower end, and has a concave shape. The upper end of splash guard 22 is attached to the second end of the receiver portion 20 at a ninety degree angle. Splash guard 22 also has two surfaces, an inner surface and an outer surface, with a back lip 30 attached to the inner surface of the splash guard 22. The back lip 30 is designed to be pressed against the inner surface 5 of the toilet bowl 4 when the health apparatus is in use.
Splash guard 22 also has a plurality of holes 40 in it, which are designed to allow any captured urine or toilet bowl water to easily fall through the splash guard 22 back into the confines of the toilet bowl 4.
In the alternative embodiment, splash guard 22 is attached to the inner attachment piece 60 via a connector piece 64, which can be adjusted within a hole 66 located on the inner attachment piece 60. Splash guard 22 can essentially be adjusted to any position in between essentially a vertical position to essentially a horizontal position.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/611,096 filed Sep. 16, 2004.
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1857328 | Piper | May 1932 | A |
4198716 | Hollyday, III | Apr 1980 | A |
4910815 | Kelley | Mar 1990 | A |
D405168 | Henry | Feb 1999 | S |
6289527 | Truettner | Sep 2001 | B1 |
6408447 | Burbank et al. | Jun 2002 | B1 |
6708350 | Devereux | Mar 2004 | B1 |
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60611096 | Sep 2004 | US |