CN1966877A

CN1966877A - Toilet bowl attachment

Info

Publication number: CN1966877A
Application number: CNA2005101294978A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 约瑟夫·拉利卡塔
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2005-11-18
Filing date: 2005-12-09
Publication date: 2007-05-23
Also published as: ZA200509522B; EP1787558A2; US20060130230A1; CA2528078A1; AR056258A1; AU2005237126A1; BRPI0505632A; SG132545A1; JP2007146557A

Abstract

A toilet training system is installed upon a conventional toilet. The system includes a decorative form containing a cartoon or a design, and a related cartoon or design on the underside of the lid of the toilet. The form comprises a first upstanding part such as cartoon head, and a second part defining, for example, a depending related face. The first part of the decorative form is seated upon the upper surface of the toilet tank projecting upwardly above the toilet tank, while the second part or face of the character depends downwardly over the front face of the toilet tank. The full extent of the form is visible when the lid is closed. A face, similar to the second part is secured to the underside of the lid seat. Consequently, when the lid is raised, visual continuity of the cartoon character is maintained, so that the child being trained focuses on the decorative form and responds more readily to toilet training instructions. The base of the toilet may be decorated in a manner to coordinate it with the form.

Description

Toilet bowl attachment

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of ornamental body that is used to be connected on the flush toilet, this body helps child's toilet training.

Background technology

In the past few years, used multiple diverse ways to come the defecation of training child, but just obtained medium success at the most.In addition, the method that a certain children is had a good result but proves inefficacy for another children, and these methods make original just very difficult task become complicated in addition.

A kind of method depends on the bedpan chair, needs simultaneously to cooperate to ring a bell, whistle and the specific sound effect, to attract child's notice, it is rested on the bedpan chair, till finished required body function, promptly discharging behind the refuse.The example of this bedpan chair is disclosed in following United States Patent (USP): the United States Patent (USP) 5652975 of authorizing Glory S.Hoskin on August 5th, 1997; And the United States Patent (USP) 6038711 of authorizing WilliamA.Clarke on March 21st, 2000.

Hoskin discloses a kind of automatic sounding bedpan device, and it comprises a container support assembly 12 and a container 14 that is being supported by this container support assembly.Above container, arranged one with regard to seating face 16, and when children be landed in this with regard to seating face on the time, children's seating sensor assembly 24 detects this situation.Control Component (timer 2 0) is connected to these children with regard to holder assembly, and sex selection switch 22 is connected to this Control Component.Along with timer is covered its timing circulation, chip 25 or chip 26 provide the information that matches with sex by loudspeaker 27 to the child who uses this bedpan.

Clarke discloses a kind of bedpan chair 20, and it is similar to the flush toilet of a micro, and it has a handle 26, is used to send the bath sound of simulation to attract the child.One two interim award system comprises displayable prize 42 and a storage shelf 32 that is used to deposit prize, and prize is candy, sticker (sticker) and toy for example, uses this device to encourage children, and promotes the grasp to toilet training.As shown in Figure 2, can on the bottom surface of seat covers, apply the pinup picture pattern, and available transparent plastics make the back back component, so that can see the thing of water tank the inside.The bedpan chair is heavy, and is difficult to deposit.In addition, all must clear up after the each use of this bedpan chair.

Another kind method depends on the ornament that is used for common toilet bowl and is connected to annex on the toilet, and this method can be used in combination with the bedpan chair, or replaces this bedpan chair.Described annex can bring aesthstic joyful sense to the people, and children's notice can be concentrated on the toilet and in the relevant with it toilet training.U.S.'s design patent 438940 of authorizing EyonN.Christmas March 13 calendar year 2001 discloses a kind of ornamental toilet, and the United States Patent (USP) 6037871 of authorizing Stephen K.Babylon on March 14th, 2000 discloses a kind of annex that is used for toilet.

Christmas has described a kind of flush toilet, and it comprises water tank, water closet and toilet seat, and toilet seat has a seat covers of installing pivotly.Fig. 1 of this patent has expressed picture or the pinup picture on the bottom surface that is positioned at seat covers, and what this picture showed is the row's of going up tooth, and this picture has also been expressed picture or the pinup picture of arranging tooth under the performance.The ear that Fig. 2 has expressed the eyes pattern on the front that is positioned at water tank and has been positioned at the relative both sides of eyes.When seat covers was upwards pivoted and exposes the toilet water closet, described lid had just covered the eyes on the water tank.

Babylon discloses a kind of sanitation of bath-room training system, and it comprises a

flush toilet

12,14,15,18.The sensing housing 20 that goes to toilet detachably is connected to water tank; The shape of this housing is designed to a monkey shape, so that the moulding that invites the people to like is provided, the children that trained will like this moulding.In the sensing housing that goes to toilet, be provided with sound playback assembly 28 (see figure 3)s that go to toilet.Seating sensor 34 is connected with the sensing housing that goes to toilet, and the sensing housing that goes to toilet also is connected with grip sensor 36.

There are following one or more defectives in above-mentioned toilet training device.For some device, the disclosed device of Christmas for example, known water-closet tank must be transformed, and for example transforms by setting up the ear that laterally stretches out from the opposite sides of water tank.For the other device, the disclosed device of Babylon for example, the housing of a uniqueness is shaped as the monkey shape, is wherein holding electronic device, for example sound playback assembly, digital playback controller etc.These devices must be powered by several sensors that are arranged in around toilet seat, toilet handle, the step stool etc., wherein, these sensors all be positioned at toilet near.Thereby hope can have a kind of simple but effectively toilet training system or device, and it can be suitable with common flush toilet, and the required workload of installation and final dismounting is minimum, but remains not satisfied at present.

Summary of the invention

Thereby, an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of toilet training system, it comprises ornamental body, it can be installed on the common flush toilet simply, and after toilet training is successfully finished, can easily be removed.

Another object of the present invention is that an ornamental cartoon, pattern or their certain combination are fixed on the top and front of water tank of toilet, thereby makes the child who carries out toilet training the toilet that is positioned at its place ahead can be regarded as " object " of a friendliness.

Another purpose of the present invention is that caricature or pattern identical or that match are being set on the bottom surface of the seat covers of toilet and on the parts that dangle of the ornamental body spare of the downward extension of the front of the water tank of toilet.The caricature that is positioned on the front of the bottom surface of seat covers and water-closet tank visually matches with cartoon figure's moulding that the top of ornamental body is showed, wherein, described ornamental body is fixed to tank top.

A further object of the present invention is to utilize picture or pinup picture to decorate the base of toilet, and to show the casper on the ornamental body or the bottom of pattern, wherein, described ornamental body is fixed on the water tank of toilet.

By separating accompanying drawing, can easily recognize other purpose of the present invention and advantage in conjunction with describing in detail hereinafter.

In order to realize described each purpose, a kind of toilet training system is provided, it comprises ornamental body.Described body comprises that upwardly extending first parts and second parts that dangle, first parts wherein for example are one to have the head of ear, and second parts for example are faces.First parts of described body are set on the water tank of toilet, so that two parts of described body form the image of a completion.Second parts contact with the front of water tank, and water tank and toilet water closet keep working relation.Lid is fixed on the toilet water closet, so that can move pivotally with respect to water-closet tank.The bottom surface of lid is decorated by an image, and this image is consistent with the image on the parts that dangle that are illustrated in body.Thereby when lid was pivoted to the position of the image on the parts that dangle that shelter from body, the image on the bottom surface of lid can replace the image identical with it, thereby kept the continuity of visual effect.

In addition, first parts of described body can be disposed on the water tank of toilet, and/or are fixed on the water tank of toilet.Shown in first parts of body can be rendered as the shape of the dog head that has the projection ear, second parts then can be rendered as the dog face that has eyes, nose and face.First parts of body can form with plastics are molded, to show 3-D view, perhaps can be printed on the cardboard of rigidity, and showing two-dimensional pattern, and second parts can be pinup picture or the pictures that is applied on the water-closet tank front.The image that is positioned on the bottom surface of lid can be pinup picture or picture, and its second parts with ornamental body are corresponding.

At last, can come the toilet water closet is decorated according to the form consistent with the image that illustrates on the ornamental body.Thereby, can be on the water closet of toilet drawn picture, or adopt other decorative means, to disguise as the health of dog.Spot on the dog health and the claw of dog can drawn, to promote the toilet training success of practice on the outside of toilet water closet.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the phantom drawing that is fixed to an embodiment of the toilet training device on the conventional toilet, and the seat covers of the toilet shown in the figure is in its make position or the position of turning down;

Fig. 2 is and the similar phantom drawing of Fig. 1, but expression is that seat covers is in its enable possition or digs the position;

Fig. 3 is the elevation that is fixed to an alternative of the toilet training device on the toilet, and the seat covers of the toilet shown in the figure is in its make position or the position of turning down;

Fig. 4 is the elevation that is fixed to another alternative of the toilet training device on the toilet, and the seat covers of the toilet shown in the figure is in its make position or the position of turning down; And

Fig. 5 is the elevation of the alternative of Fig. 4, and the seat covers of the toilet shown in the figure is in its enable possition or digs the position.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 have represented a kind of toilet training device of the present invention or system.This toilet training device is generally by Reference numeral 10 expression, and it comprises ornamental body 12, defines casper on it; This moulding can be an intimate animal, and for example doggie or cat perhaps can be from the character moulding in children stories or the children's folk rhymes, perhaps can be a width of cloth patterns, can also be athletic images.

Body 12 comprises two parts that separate, and these two parts are complementary in vision.Body 12 comprises first parts 14 and the parts 16 that separate, and described first parts comprise upstanding part, and this upstanding part for example can be an ear, and described parts 16 have whole relation with first parts 14 on the whole.In the illustrated herein example, total image is the image of a cartoon face.Second parts 16 can be decorated with eyes 17, nose 19 and face 21, and these patterns are arranged to the form of pleasant.Can open in closely-spaced 18 minutes by one between first parts 14 and second parts 16, or separate by the side 19 of the lid 20 of water-closet tank 22.

Handle 24 is being controlled water from flow through 23 flow of toilet water closet 26 of water tank 22, and handle 24 can be common shape, and perhaps its shape can be designed to match with casper.Herein, casper is a doggie, and then the shape of handle 24 can be designed to be similar to the shape of bone.In Fig. 1, show seat covers 28 well known in the art and be in and turn down the position, expose upper surface 29, thereby laminated and covered in toilet seat 30.Inside at water-closet tank 22 is provided with valve, for example float valve and flapper valve (not shown), its role is to respond to pushing of handle 24 and controlled water flow through the path of toilet, these contents are known.

Can decorate some spots 32 on toilet water closet 26, the spot pattern of the layout pattern of these spots and the head 14 of cartoon body 12 and face 16 matches; Similarly, can apply some and decorate on toilet water closet 26, these decorative patterns are similar to or with reference to the health 34 that can comprise the cartoon dog of claw 36.These decorative patterns can be plotted on the water closet 26, perhaps can utilize pressure-sensitive pinup picture to be applied on the water closet 26.

As known in the art, lid 28 for example is fixed on the rear portion of seat ring 30 (Fig. 2) pivotly by hinge 38.Dug it when lid 28 and made progress the position or during the position of digging, the upper surface 29 of lid 28 will abut against the front of water-closet tank 22, and shelter from the face 16 of casper.As known in the art, by covering 28 pivoting action, just can be open go out the opening 40 of toilet toilet seat 26.

The downside surface 31 of lid 28 shows a width of cloth picture, pinup picture or similar pattern 42, and this pattern is corresponding with the surface 16 that the lid 28 that the quilt of ornamental body 12 is dug shelters from.The structure of the body 42 on the downside surface 31 is consistent substantially with image 16, and thereby can match with first parts 14 and the further feature of body 12.Like this, body 42 has just kept the continuity and the vision integrality of the pairing figure of ornamental body 12, and child's notice can be concentrated on the opening 40 in the toilet water closet 26.When the practice or the course of toilet training are finished, just can pivot and closed seat rings 30 around axis 38 by lid 28, and can show the second initial parts 16 of body 12 again.

Fig. 3 has represented another embodiment of the present invention; Adopt prefix " 100 " to identify those and the similar member of composition member that before in the description of first embodiment, is identified.System 110 comprises ornamental body 112, and this body is a casper, and what ornamental body 12 was represented then is lovely doggie.But although be to carry out according to the forms of replenishing mutually with ornamental body 12 to the decoration of toilet water closet 26 in first embodiment, in the embodiments of figure 3, toilet water closet 126 is common structure but, and does not have decorated.Ornamental body 112 comprises first parts 114 and second parts 116, described first parts 114 are rendered as the shape of a head, in this design, this head has extended bowknot, shown in second parts 116 show as the form of a pattern, this pattern for example can be adhered on the water tank 122 by picture or pinup picture.In addition, the edge 121 of the downward extension of tank lid 120 does not have any pattern that extends through the there.Or rather, the connection of casper can be inferred according to approaching mutually between two parts 114,116.

Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 disclose another embodiment of the present invention, in this embodiment, adopt prefix " 200 " to identify those and the similar assembly of assembly that is before identified in the description of other embodiment.System 210 comprises the ornamental body 212 of another casper.Yet although be to replenish mutually with ornamental body 12,112 to the decoration mode of toilet toilet seat 226 in the above-described embodiment, toilet water closet 226 utilizes to be decorated with reference to the symbolic pattern of casper 233.Thereby in illustrated example, casper 212 can be a cow.Available have the things of the symbol reference of casper 212 is decorated water closet 226.Thereby, in this example, all-purpose card can be set draw, drawn the partial view of cow neck bell and rope 235 on it, the rope representative is arranged on the rope around the cow neck usually, thereby, this rope be set at cartoon ox face the front under central authorities.Also be provided with several typical ox body speckle patterns 237, and on the pedestal 239 of the toilet water closet that exposes, be provided with symbolic cartoon with reference to the hoof 241 of cow.Equally, in other remodeling of the present invention, also can select similar symbolic pattern with reference to selected cartoon figure's face.Ornamental body 212 comprises first parts 214 and second parts 216, described first parts are rendered as the form of upright head, have the ox horn of extension on the current head, with consistent with the cartoon figure, described second parts are rendered as the form of the face pattern that is adhered to by picture or pinup picture.Also can adopt common bath handle 224.

In this embodiment, the face 212 (Fig. 5) of casper does not extend to 229 places, edge of covering 228 bottom surface 231.But there is one without the edge of decorating 243.By means of arrange and with the similarity of the face 212 in water tank front 222, can point out positive 212 and head 214 between have annexation.In addition, when lid 228 was closed, the eyes 245 of casper were (Fig. 4) that opens, and when seat covers 228 was dug, eyes will be closed (Fig. 5).When eyes 245 are opened, the child is just meaned welcome, when closing, then mean privacy.

First parts 14,114,214 can erectly be landed on the upper surface 23,223 (invisible in Fig. 3) of lid 20,120,220 of water-closet tank 22,122,222.First parts 14,114,214 can by Velcro (Velcro), bonding agent (not shown) or similarly device be fixed on the upper surface 23,233, perhaps can be used to improve stable support member and be fixed by means of clip or other.First parts 14,114,214 can be two dimensional images, perhaps can be molded or form the plastic relief or the three-dimensional portion of casper.

In use, when seat covers 28 (Fig. 1,2), 128 (Fig. 3) and 228 (Fig. 4-5) are closed or are in when turning down the position, the face 12,112,212 and the head 14,114,214 of casper are aligned, thus show a goodwill to the child with attracting cartoon or similarly facial.When lid 28,128,228 was dug, same face 12,112,212 alignd with head 14,114,214.Because casper still can be in sight, so toilet seat remains close and friendly to the child.In addition, when flap 228 was closed, eyes 245 were opened to welcome, and when flap 228 was dug, eyes 245 are closed, and will be understood that: this systematic contact can be inculcated the consciousness of privacy sense to the child.

Those of ordinary skills can make multiple change and modification to the applicant's invention after having studied detailed description above.For example,

ornamental body

12 and 112 head 14,114 can be opened or cardboard constitutes by the cardboard of suitable decoration, perhaps can be molded plastic articles.Pinup picture or applique can be used to replace picture 42 or with picture 42 applied in any combination.Image on the ornamental body 12,112 can be geometry, pattern, story-book or cartoon figure's moulding image etc.Thereby claim should go up be constituted by literal, but should not be limited to they literal meaning.

Claims

1. toilet training system, its flush toilet that is used for one type uses, and the flush toilet of the type has water closet, toilet seat, seat covers, water tank and tank lid, and described toilet training system comprises:

A) comprise the body of upwardly extending first parts and second parts that dangle;

B) described first parts of described body and second parts have formed the complete basically image of a width of cloth;

C) described first parts of described body are set on the top of water box of water closet;

D) described second parts are disposed on the front of water tank; And

E) the 3rd body, it is fixed on the bottom surface of seat covers, described the 3rd body comprises image, this image is consistent with the described image of described second parts that dangle of described body, thereby, when described flap was pivoted to described second position component that shelters from described body, the described image on the bottom surface of flap replaced described second parts, and keeps visual continuity with described first parts.

2. toilet training according to claim 1 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are set on the top of described water tank, and separate with described second parts of described body.

3. toilet training according to claim 2 system, it is characterized in that: described image comprises casper or caricature; Described first parts of described body have represented at least a portion of the head of described casper or caricature, and the described picture showing on described second parts of described body goes out the described casper that matches with described head or the face of caricature.

4. toilet training according to claim 3 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are made up of the stiffening member of two dimension, and described stiffening member is disposed on the end face of tank lid.

5. toilet training according to claim 4 system is characterized in that: described two-dimensional rigid member shows and the image of the described second parts complementation that described second parts are fixed on the front of water-closet tank.

6. toilet training according to claim 1 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are made up of the stiffening member of two dimension, and described stiffening member is disposed on the end face of tank lid.

7. toilet training according to claim 5 system is characterized in that: described two-dimensional rigid member shows and the image of the described second parts complementation that described second parts are fixed on the front of water-closet tank.

8. toilet training according to claim 3 system, it is characterized in that: the described face that is arranged in the described body on the described water-closet tank comprises the image with the face of opening eyes, and the described image that is positioned on the bottom surface of seat covers has substantially similar face, but eyes that should face are closed.

9. toilet training according to claim 7 system, it is characterized in that: the eyes that are arranged in the described face of the described body on the described water-closet tank are opened, and the eyes that are positioned at the described image on the bottom surface of seat covers are closed.

10. toilet training according to claim 3 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are to be made of upright plastic relief, and described plastic relief is disposed on the end face of tank lid.

11. toilet training according to claim 10 system, it is characterized in that: described plastic relief has constituted described first parts, and replenishes mutually with described second parts, thereby, two parts have constituted complete image together, and described second parts are fixed on the front of water-closet tank.

12. toilet training according to claim 3 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are made of upright stiffening member, and this member has the exploded view picture of two dimension, and is disposed on the end face of tank lid.

13. toilet training according to claim 10 system is characterized in that: described two-dimentional exploded view picture and described second parts replenish mutually, thereby two parts have constituted complete image together, and described second parts are fixed on the front of water-closet tank.

14. toilet training according to claim 1 system, it is characterized in that: described first parts of described body are made of upright plastic relief.