Patent Application
20220133103
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The disclosure relates to toilet devices and more particularly pertains to a new toilet device for accommodating an obese user on a toilet.
The prior art relates to toilet devices including a contoured toilet seat for aiding in defecation. The prior art discloses a variety of toilet seats that each has a pair of rings which each have different sized openings for adults or children. The prior art discloses a toilet seat that includes a pair of rings. The prior art discloses a toilet for obese users that is constructed with an increased width as compared to traditional toilets.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a cover that is formed into a closed loop thereby facilitating the cover to be positioned on a rim of a toilet bowl. The cover has an outer diameter is greater than an outer diameter of the toilet bowl such that the cover extends outwardly beyond an outer edge of the rim. A first ring is hingedly coupled to the cover for having a user sit thereon. The first ring has an outside diameter equivalent to the outside diameter of the cover to accommodate an obese user. A second ring is hingedly coupled to the first ring for having the user sit thereon. A lid is hingedly coupled to the cover and the lid is positionable in a lowered position when the second ring is in the lowered position.
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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The cover 12 has a top surface 20, a bottom surface 22, an inner edge 24 and an outer edge 26. The inner edge 24 defines an opening 28 extending through the cover 12 and the bottom surface 22 rests on the rim 14 of the toilet bowl 16. The cover 12 may be longitudinally elongated such that the cover 12 has an ovoid shape that conforms to ovoid toilet bowls. Additionally, the cover 12 may be attached to the toilet bowl 16 at an existing hinge point on the toilet bowl 16 with fasteners such as bolts or the like.
The top surface 20 has a pair of prominences 30 each sloping upwardly from the top surface 20. Each of the prominences 30 has a vertical face 32 that is aligned with the inner edge 24 of the cover 12. The prominences 30 are positioned on opposite sides of the opening 28 defined by the inner edge 24. Each of the prominences 30 has a sloped face 34 which slopes upwardly between the top surface 20 of the cover 12 and the vertical face 32. Moreover, the vertical face 32 of each of the prominences 30 increases in height between a front side 36 of the opening 28 and a back side 38 of the opening 28. A hinge 40 is coupled to the top surface 20 of the cover 12, and the hinge 40 has a first portion 42 and a second portion 44. Each of the first portion 42 and the second portion 44 are rotatable independently of each other.
A first ring 46 is provided and the first ring 46 is hingedly coupled to the cover 12. The first ring 46 is positionable in a lowered position having the first ring 46 lying on the cover 12 for a user to sit upon. The first ring 46 is positionable in a raised position having the first ring 46 extending upwardly from the cover 12. The first ring 46 has an outside diameter that is equivalent to the outside diameter of the cover 12. In this way the first ring 46 can accommodate an obese user thereby enhancing comfort for the obese user as compared to traditional toilet seats. The first ring 46 may be longitudinally elongated such that the first ring 46 has an ovoid shape that conforms to the shape of the cover 12.
The first ring 46 has a lower surface 48, an upper surface 50 and an inside edge 52. Additionally, the inside edge 52 defines an opening 54 extending through the first ring 46. The lower surface 48 is hingedly coupled to the first portion 42 of the hinge and the lower surface 48 has a lip 56 extending downwardly therefrom. The lip 56 is aligned with and is coextensive with the inside edge 52 to inhibit water from splashing between the first ring 46 and the cover 12 when the first ring 46 is in the lowered position.
A second ring 58 is provided that is hingedly coupled to the first ring 46. The second ring 58 is positionable in a lowered position when the first ring 46 is in the lowered position having the second ring 58 lying on the first ring 46. In this way the user can sit on the second ring 58. The second ring 58 is positionable in a raised position having the second ring 58 extending upwardly from the cover 12. The second ring 58 has a lower surface 60 and an upper surface 62, and the lower surface 60 of the second ring 58 is coupled to the second portion 44 of the hinge 40. Moreover, the lower surface 48 of the second ring 58 lies on the upper surface 50 of the first ring 46 when the second ring 58 is in the lowered position. The second ring 58 may be longitudinally elongated such that the second ring 58 has an ovoid shape that conforms to the shape of the first ring 46.
A lid 64 is provided and the lid 64 is hingedly coupled to the cover 12. The lid 64 is positionable in a lowered position when the second ring 58 is in the lowered position. Conversely, the lid 64 is positionable in a raised position having the lid 64 extending upwardly from the cover 12. The lid 64 has a bottom side 66 and an outer edge 68, and the outer edge 68 is hingedly coupled to the hinge 40. The bottom side 66 lies on the upper surface 50 of the second ring 58 when the lid 64 is in the lowered position.
In use, the cover 12 is attached to the rim 14 of the toilet bowl 16 for retaining the first ring 46, the second ring 58 and the lid 64 on the toilet bowl 16. The first ring 46 is positioned in the lowered position to inhibit water from splashing out of the toilet bowl 16. The second ring 58 is positioned in the lowered position to facilitate an obese user to sit on the toilet bowl 16. The second ring 46 has a large diameter that enhances comfort for the obese user as compared to existing toilet seats. Additionally, the lid 64 can be positioned in the lowered position when the toilet bowl 16 is not being used.
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, assembly 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.
