Classifications

• • 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
  • A47K17/00—Other equipment, e.g. separate apparatus for deodorising, disinfecting or cleaning devices without flushing for toilet bowls, seats or covers; Holders for toilet brushes
  • A47K17/02—Body supports, other than seats, for closets, e.g. handles, back-rests, foot-rests; Accessories for closets, e.g. reading tables
  • A47K17/026—Armrests mounted on or around the toilet

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a new armrest system intended to equip toilet bowls.
• a system essentially aims to improve the comfort of the users of the bowls thus equipped, by allowing in particular that the disabled, in a seated position, find it as in an armchair, or that people suffering for example from the back can sit or stand up by leaning on side armrests safely.
• REPLACEMENT SHEET cantilevered from the bowl.
• This lack of stability which represents a significant inconvenience for the user, especially in the case of disabled people, also has the disadvantage of making the whole fragile, because in general, support in door-to-door false on the armrests is likely to exert on the armrest system itself as a whole, and on the other hand on the seat, mechanical forces which they do not resist, their construction is not designed for it.
• the present invention therefore aims mainly to solve these difficulties through an appropriate design of the armrest system, while allowing a simple and inexpensive construc ⁇ tion, as well as an easy assembly avoiding having to resort to a fixing on the bowl itself, other than at the back of it.
• a system of armrests to be mounted on a toilet bowl, characterized in that it comprises two armrests connected together by a rigid tube forming in one piece rear uprights for said armrests, oriented perpendicularly to a rectilinear central part where said tube has fixing lugs at the rear of said bowl, and, for each armrest, at least one front upright which has an upper end secured to said tube, opposite a lower part forming a support said bowl.
• the armrests themselves are made of a flexible material, for example by an envelope containing a padding, and they are fixed by a rigid bottom on two end lateral parts of the above tube which constitute armrest support sections.
• REPLACEMENT SHEET advantageously the following secondary characteristics, individually or in any feasible combination:
• the rigid tube is folded essentially in the shape of a "U", the base of which is constituted by said central part, arranged horizontally across the seat of the bowl at the rear thereof, and the sides of which rise from both sides. 'other of the bowl, either in the vertical direction, or in the direction inclined towards the front of the bowl, or even, and preferably, first in the vertical direction to then tilt and thus form the said uprights posterior to the comfortable position of the armrests.
• said tube is bent and extended to end on each side of the bowl by two lateral support armrest sections, preferably oriented horizontally and perpendicular to the central part.
• the fixing lugs are welded laterally on the tube, towards the front of the bowl, substantially flush with the lower edge of the tube.
• each fixing lug is associated a seal which is placed under the corresponding lug, extending under the tube and which has on the side faces of the flanges . support, framing the paw.
• the structure formed by the rigid tube is completed by two vertical tubular uprights which do not have to be as strong and which are butt welded laterally under the lateral parts forming armrest supports in the vicinity of the ends of the tube, in the appropriate position. to form said anterior uprights.
• the lower part of the front uprights is oriented horizontally from the outside to the inside of the bowl.
• REPLACEMENT SHEET support which is placed between the periphery of the bowl and a flap seat mounted on hinges at the rear of the bowl.
• the hinges of the folding seat are mounted at the rear of the bowl by legs flat on the legs of the armrest system, by the same screws or bolts.
• FIG. 1 partially shows in perspective a system of armrests according to the invention mounted on a toilet bowl;
• FIG. 2 shows a partially sectional and elevation view showing the assembly of the armrest system according to the invention fixed with a flip-down seat on a toilet bowl;
• FIG. 3 shows a partial section at the support means of the armrest system according to the invention on a toilet bowl.
• the armrest system 1 according to the invention shown in FIG. 1, is mounted in the position of use on a bowl of W., C in a resistant structure, it
• REPLACEMENT SHEET essentially comprises a rigid metal tube 3 bent in the shape of a "U".
• the base of the "U” is occupied by a central part 4 of the rectilinear tube, which is arranged across the bowl 2, protruding on either side of the latter.
• Each side of the "U” forms an upright 7 or 8, first oriented vertically, then inclined towards the front of the bowl in its section 31 or 32, until reaching the appropriate position for an armrest.
• the tube 3 " thus connecting the two armrests comprises in symmetrical positions in its base 4, two lugs 5 which are welded laterally on it, at its lower edge, and which serve as lugs for fixing the system to the rear 6 of the bowl as will be explained later.
• the two vertical uprights 7 and 8 respectively of the tube 3 are again bent in their part opposite the base 4 towards the end of the bowl 2 opposite the rear 6 of the latter, so as to form sections d 'horizontal supports 9 intended for two armrests 10 and 11.
• the vertical uprights 7 and 8 thus constitute rear uprights for the armrests 10 and 11.
• Two rigid "L" shaped tubes 12 and 13 constitute anterior uprights for the armrests 10 and 11.
• the upright of each "L” shaped tube 12 or 13 is fixed to a horizontal support section 9 by welding from its end laterally in the latter and the base of each of these uprights 12 or 13 is supported by means of a plastic sleeve 15 which envelops its end around the periphery 14 of the bowl 2 on either side other of it.
• FIG. 2 In FIG. 2 are shown the means for assembling and fixing the system of armrests and of a flip-down seat on the rear 6 of the toilet bowl.
• the part to the right of the oblique line AA ′ represents a view in section and the part to the left of this line represents an elevation view.
• REPLACEMENT SHEET From the armrest system, one can see in this figure only the base 4 of the tube in the shape of a "U" 3 as well as a fixing lug 5 assembled by welding 16 to it.
• the fixing lug 5 has two holes 17 intended for the passage of fixing screws 18 at the rear 6 of the bowl. These two holes have an elongated shape parallel to the base of the U-shaped tube so that an adjustment clearance can be obtained when positioning the armrest system.
• a plastic angle iron 19 having in cross-section the shape of a "U”, and closed at an end opposite the base 4, is inserted between each fixing lug 5 and the rear of the bowl 6 so as to produce a plastic seal between the legs 5, the base 4 and the bowl, thus avoiding areas where dirt accumulates.
• the angle iron 19 has in its end close to the base 4, a cut in the form of a quarter of a circle of each of its lateral faces, so as to allow the passage of the base which is perpendicular to them.
• the lateral faces 26 and 27 of the angle 19 in the shape of a "U" which surround the tab 5, have been shown projecting from the tab 5 for reasons of clarity, but they preferably come close to the edge of the tab 5.
• the partial section shown in Figure 3 shows the positioning of an anterior upright 12 of the "L" shaped armrest system relative to the periphery 14 of the bowl and to the seat 20 of the flap.
• the base 28 of the "L" 12 has near the periphery 14 an undulation so as to form a hollow 29, avoiding the outer edge of the bezel 20, so that the latter is free relative to the base 28.
• the plastic sleeve 15 which envelops the end of the base 28 having in this zone a flat 30, is dimensioned so that the bezel 20 does not rest on the sleeve, this in order not to create an overhang between hinges of r flap and two buffer pads (not
• REPLACEMENT SHEET shown) which serve as support means for the bezel 20 on the periphery 14, and which maintain between the periphery 14 and the bezel 20 a spacing imposed by the hinges 22.
• the lid 21 of the flap rests on the bezel by means of pads 33 maintaining an identical spacing between the bezel and the lid at the spacing imposed by the hinges 23.
• the folding seat has a seat 20 and a cover 0 which are mounted articulated in their part close to the rear of the bowl opposite the fixing lugs 4.
• the hinges 22 and 23 used, respectively for the articulation of the bezel of the flap relative to the bowl and that of the cover 21 relative to the flap of the flap 20, are conventional hinges riveted in the bezel and in the flap.
• the part 24 of the hinge 22 which, in the absence of a dormitory system, is intended to be fixed directly to the rear 6 of the toilet bowl has two orifices 25 elongated like the orifices of the legs 5 , and placing itself at the right of it. It is placed on the latter before the affixing of the screws 18.

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