DK181427B1 - Transportable toilet seat for mobility inhibited persons - Google Patents

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DK181427B1
DK181427B1 DKPA202200601A DKPA202200601A DK181427B1 DK 181427 B1 DK181427 B1 DK 181427B1 DK PA202200601 A DKPA202200601 A DK PA202200601A DK PA202200601 A DKPA202200601 A DK PA202200601A DK 181427 B1 DK181427 B1 DK 181427B1
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Worm Saust Loui
Degn Sørensen Michael
Olesen Tørring Philip
Andrzej Thøgersen Tais
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/005—Auxiliary or portable seats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/10—Devices for raising and lowering, e.g. tilting or lifting mechanisms; Collapsible or rotating seats or covers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
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Abstract

A toilet seat comprising an exoskeleton which is designed for assisting motion inhibited persons e.g. elderly or infirm persons to stand up from an ordinary toilet seat. A top body comprising two sets each of a top plate and a link plate, and a base body comprising two base plates. A hinge connects a link plate and a top plate. Another hinge connects a link plate to a base plate. The two top plates are connected in the rear portion by a third hinge. Inflatable cushions are provided between the base plates and the two sets of link and top plates. A pump inflates the cushions so that a person may be lifted and thus assisted to stand up again.

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DK 181427 B1 1
Transportable toilet seat for mobility inhibited persons
Description
The present invention relates to a transportable toilet seat.
More specifically the invention relates to a transportable toilet seat for mobility inhibited people such as e.g. elderly or infirm persons.
Mobility inhibited persons are unable to rise up after having sit on a traditionally toilet seat. It requires strong enough leg muscles to rise themselves from a traditionally toilet seat. Thus, e.g. elderly and infirm persons will upon travelling require assistance to rise themselves from a traditional toilet seat.
One disadvantage of the toilet seats of prior art are that they are, although designed for elderly or disabled persons, not foldable and not transportable.
A further problem to solve is that mobility inhibited persons e.g. the group of elderly or infirm people cannot obtain a balanced position before they are simply tilted off from toilet seats by the type which are designed to simply bring people into an inclined position by aid of an inflatable cushion between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat. Further, such solutions are not transportable.
The known examples on toilet seats which are transportable include
WO2021015394 A1. The toilet seat is transportable because the toilet seat has four plates which are connectable/detachable by special hinges. However, the toilet seat cannot assist in rising a person.
DE 102013213691 A1 discloses a toilet seat suitable to assist mobility inhibited persons to rise themselves from the toilet seat, if the person can press down
DK 181427 B1 2 a left and a right lifting arm her/himself. It describes a toilet seat comprising an exoskeleton comprising a top body and a base body to be placed on the hinged seat, on the planar rims or on the toilet bowl, where the top body and the base body have a horse shoe design or any other design which may allow a person to defecate where the base body and top body are connected together by connection means, and where the toilet seat further comprising lifting means for lifting the top body up relative to the base body.
The toilet seat is not especially designed for transportation by a single mobility inhibited person, nor does it assist persons with week arms.
Thus, the objective problem is to provide a toilet seat which is also . adjustable and foldable, and thus adapted to be transported..
Summary of the invention.
The above problem has surprisingly been solved by providing a toilet seat of the preamble of claim 1 , the base body further comprising two base plates, the top body comprising two plate sets each plate set comprising a link plate and a top plate connected together by first connection means, each link plate connected to a base plate each connected together by second connection means connected in the front end, where the top plates are connected together by third connection means, wherein the first connection means limits the angle between the link plate and the top plate to an angle interval of 110 to 180 degrees, preferably 140 to 160 degrees.
The lifting means of the preamble is for lifting the top body up relative to the base body.
Each set of top plates are connected together by third connection means, to make it even more stable when used on a toilet bowl and to make the toilet
DK 181427 B1 3 seat still foldable for transportation.
An anticipated embodiment of the invention has one or more of the connections means which are non-detachable or detachable hinges (claim 2).
An anticipated embodiment of the invention has one or more of the connections means as part of the terminus of a plate such as a base plate, a link plate or a top plate formed as one half of a hinge (claim 3). Then, the opposing plate is formed with a matching half part of the named hinge.
A yet other anticipated embodiment has lifting means which comprises air tubes and one or more inflatable cushions if two at least one attached to a first top plate or a first link plate and to a first base plate or another inflatable cushion and at least one attached to a second top plate or a second link plate and to a second base plate or another inflatable cushion (claim 4).
An anticipated embodiment has inflatable cushions attached to a top plate or a base plate by means flexible along the longer side of a cushion such as e.g. a dovetail joints or boom-in a rail joints (claim 5).
An anticipated embodiment has a base plate which is formed with a downward arc, which fixes the base body to any toilet seat or bowl of oval shape (claim 6).
In claim 7 an embodiment of a toilet seat comprising further a washable cover is anticipated.
In claim 8 a toilet seat comprising further plates which are made from fibre reinforced polyethylene is anticipated.
In claim 9 a toilet seat bag is anticipated.
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In order that the invention may be well understood, some non-limiting examples will now be described in which:
Fig. 1 shows a drawing of a toilet seat of the invention showing its exoskeleton without a cover but with inflated cushions, and tubes.
Fig. 2 shows a drawing of the exoskeleton of Fig. 1 without the inflatable cushions and tubes in a non-collapsed state.
Fig. 3 shows a limited angle of the joint between the link plate and top plate of the exoskeleton of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows a drawing of the exoskeleton of Fig. 2 in the collapsed state.
Fig. 5 shows the toilet set without a cover that is the exoskeleton of Fig. 1 in the folded state.
Fig. 1 shows a toilet seat of the invention without a cover so that its exoskeleton (1), cushions (2) and air tubes (3) are visible. The shown tubes (3) are fixed to a first cushion (2), which is fixed to a second cushion (2).
The cushions may be built up in one or more chambers preferable wedge shaped and the individual chambers are filled with atmospheric air as an air source inflates the toilet seat. The air source may be a gas cartridge.
The exoskeleton (1) of the toilet seat is designed of plastic plates flexibly connected to be strong and easy to use.
Fig. 2 shows the exoskeleton of Fig. 1, without the inflatable cushions (2) and tubes (3), in a non-collapsed state.
The exoskeleton comprises a top body (4) and a base body (5), which both
DK 181427 B1 has a horse shoe form. The top body is divided into two halves (6, 6) which can be folded together at the hinge (7). The base body (5) comprises also two symmetric plates, but they are not connected.
The two halves of the top body (4) comprises each a link plate (8) and a top 5 plate (9). The base body (5) comprises two base plates (10). Each link plate (8) is flexibly connected with a hinge (11) to the base body (5) at the front end of a base plate (10).
The link plate (8) and top plate (9) is flexibly connected at the hinge (12).
The figure illustrates the limited angle of the hinge (12) between the link plate (8) and top plate (9) of the exoskeleton of Fig. 1. The state here is where the cushions (2) have been inflated. The rear body of the toilet seat, the top plate (9), has been elevated together with the link plate (8) up to where the hinge (12) is limited to deflect more so that a further inflation of the cushions (2) causes the top plate (9) to incline forward against the users” legs. This inclination is the aim only after the user have been risen sufficiently and is able to rise fully and stand up again. The elevation and following inclination allow an optimal assistance to the user. The toilet seat has been tested to assist properly persons weighting up to 125 kg.
The hinges allow the toilet seat to be foldable. The solution enables persons who are otherwise dependable on permanently installed rising / lowering toilets, to use ordinary toilets independently, provided that they have the aid with them. The aid can also be used to relieve staff in the care sector so that they no longer have to perform strenuous lifts when assisting people in getting up from the toilet.
Fig. 3 shows the exoskeleton (1) of Fig. 2 in the collapsed state. The link plates (8) and top plates (9) lie on top of the base plates (10). The top plates (9) are foldable about the hinge (13). The base plates (10) are folded simultaneously with the folding of the top plates because the base plates are each linked to a link plate (8) at the hinge (12) and the link plate is linked to a top plate (9).
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Fig. 4 shows the angle of the hinge (12) between the link plate (8) and top plate (9) when the exoskeleton is in the maximally open position as in the collapsed state.
Fig. 5 shows the angle of the hinge (12) between the link plate (8) and top plate (9) when the exoskeleton is in the non-collapsed state. The angle is limited to 30 degrees less than in the maximally open position.
Fig. 6 shows the toilet seat of Fig. 1 without a cover showing the exoskeleton (1) in the collapsed and folded state. The compact state shows that the toilet seat is designed to be packed into a bag for transportation. The base plate (10) is formed with a downward arc (14), which fixes the base body (5) to any toilet seat which is fixed, or if attached by hinges in the rear end, which may or may not, preferably may not, be lifted up from the toilet bowl.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show how each of the cushions (2) may be detachably attached on its other side facing a link/top plate with a sliding attachment device, which allows the surface of a cushions (2) when inflated more and more to slide along the underside of the top plate (9). It may be a boom-rail joint where the boom can be engaged into the rail and the boom thereby locked by the locking allowing only a free tangential movement on the underside of the top plate (9) in the rail, the rail is e.g. glued to the cushion (2) along a longer side of the top plate (9). Other cushions (2) or attachment solutions may also be possible, for example a dovetail joint or simple strips.
Fig. 7 shows the male part of a dovetail joint (15).
Fig. 8 shows the female part of the same dovetail joint as in Fig. 7 (16).

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DK 181427 B1 7 PATENTKRAVDK 181427 B1 7 PATENT CLAIM 1. Et toiletsæde til et toilet, som har et hængslet sæde, et sæt plane sædedele til at sidde på, eller intet toiletsæde, og en toiletkumme, omfattende et exoskelet (1) omfattende en overdel (4) og en underdel (5), der er konfigureret til at blive anbragt på det hængslede sæde, på plane sædedele eller på toiletkummen, hvor overdelen (4) og underdelen (5) har en hesteskokonstruktion eller en hvilken som helst anden konstruktion, der kan muliggøre, at en person kan defækere, hvor underdelen (5) og overdelen (4) er forbundet med hinanden ved hjælp af et andet forbindelsesmiddel (11), og hvor toiletsædet yderligere omfatter løftemidler til løft af overdelen (4) op i forhold til underdelen (5) kendetegnet ved underdelen (5) omfattende to bundplader (10), overdelen (4) omfattende to pladesæt hvert pladesæt omfattende en forbindelsesplade (8) og en topplade (9) forbundet til hinanden ved hjælp af første forbindelsesmiddel (12), hver forbindelsesplade (8) forbundet til en bundplade (10) hver forbundet til hinanden ved hjælp af et andet forbindelsesmiddel (11) hver forbundet i en forende, hvor toppladerne (9,9) er forbundet til hinanden ved hjælp af et tredje forbindelsesmiddel (7), hvor det første forbindelsesmiddel (12) begrænser vinklen mellem forbindelsespladen og toppladen til et vinkelinterval på 110-180 grader fortrinsvist 140 til 160 grader.1. A toilet seat for a toilet having a hinged seat, a set of flat seat parts to sit on, or no toilet seat, and a toilet bowl, comprising an exoskeleton (1) comprising an upper part (4) and a lower part (5), that is configured to be placed on the hinged seat, on flat seat parts or on the toilet bowl, where the upper part (4) and the lower part (5) have a horseshoe construction or any other construction that may enable a person to defecate, where the lower part (5) and the upper part (4) are connected to each other by means of another connecting means (11), and where the toilet seat further comprises lifting means for lifting the upper part (4) up in relation to the lower part (5) characterized by the lower part (5 ) comprising two bottom plates (10), the upper part (4) comprising two plate sets each plate set comprising a connecting plate (8) and a top plate (9) connected to each other by means of first connecting means (12), each connecting plate (8) connected to a base plate (10) each connected to each other by means of a second connecting means (11) each connected at a front end, where the top plates (9,9) are connected to each other by means of a third connecting means (7), where the first connecting means (12) limits the angle between the connecting plate and the top plate to an angle range of 110-180 degrees, preferably 140 to 160 degrees. 2. Et toiletsæde ifølge krav 1, hvor mindst ét af forbindelsesmidlerne (7, 11, 12) er et ikke-aftageligt eller aftageligt hængsel.2. A toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the connecting means (7, 11, 12) is a non-removable or removable hinge. 3. Et toiletsæde ifølge krav 1 eller 2, hvor et eller flere af forbindelsesmidlerne hver er et sæt af to halvdele lavet af slutningen af to plader, såsom en bundplade (10) og dens modsatte forbindelsesplade (8) eller en forbindelsesplade og dens modsatte topplade (9) eller en topplade (9) og dens modsatte topplade (9), hvorA toilet seat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one or more of the connecting means is each a set of two halves made from the end of two plates, such as a base plate (10) and its opposite connecting plate (8) or a connecting plate and its opposite top plate (9) or a top plate (9) and its opposite top plate (9), where DK 181427 B1 8 hver af de halvdele er lavet som et halvt hængsel.DK 181427 B1 8 each of the halves is made as a half hinge. 4. Et toiletsæde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1 til 3 hvor løftemidlet omfatter luftrør og en eller flere oppustelige puder (2), hvis mindst to, mindst én oppustelig pude (2), fastgjort til en første topplade (9) eller en første forbindelsesplade (8) og til en første bundplade (10) eller en anden oppustelig pude (2), og mindst én til en anden topplade (9) eller en anden forbindelsesplade (8) og til en anden bundplade (10) eller en anden oppustelig pude (2).4. A toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lifting means comprises air tubes and one or more inflatable cushions (2), if at least two, at least one inflatable cushion (2), attached to a first top plate (9) or a first connecting plate (8) and to a first bottom plate (10) or another inflatable cushion (2), and at least one to a second top plate (9) or a second connecting plate (8) and to a second bottom plate (10) or another inflatable pillow (2). 5. Et toiletsæde ifølge krav 4 hvor de oppustelige puder (2) er fastgjort ved hjælp af svalehaleled eller bom-i-skinneled eller andre midler, der er fleksible langs en længere side af en pude (2), så en fastgjort pude (2) kan glide.5. A toilet seat according to claim 4 wherein the inflatable cushions (2) are attached by means of dovetail joints or boom-in-rail joints or other means which are flexible along a longer side of a cushion (2) so that an attached cushion (2 ) can slide. 6. Et toiletsæde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1 til 5 hvor bundpladen (10) er lavet med en nedadgående bue, som kan fastgøre bunddelen (5) til ethvert toiletsæde eller -kumme, der har en oval form.A toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the base plate (10) is made with a downward arc which can attach the base part (5) to any toilet seat or basin having an oval shape. 7. Et toiletsæde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1 til 6, hvor toiletsædet har et vaskbart betræk til at dække exoskelettet (1) og, hvis puder forefindes ifølge krav 4 eller krav 5 afhængigt af krav 4, de oppustelige puder (2).A toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the toilet seat has a washable cover to cover the exoskeleton (1) and, if pads are provided according to claim 4 or claim 5 depending on claim 4, the inflatable pads (2) . 8. Et toiletsæde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1 til 7, hvor mindst én af bundpladerne (10), forbindelsespladerne (8) eller toppladerne (9) er fremstillet af fiberforstærket polyethylen.8. A toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the bottom plates (10), the connecting plates (8) or the top plates (9) is made of fiber-reinforced polyethylene. 9. En toilettaske omfattende et toiletsæde ifølge et hvilket som helst af kravene 1 til 8 og en pumpe.A toilet bag comprising a toilet seat according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and a pump.
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