EP0897279B1 - Device for mounting above a toilet pot, and a toilet assembly - Google Patents
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- EP0897279B1 EP0897279B1 EP97918427A EP97918427A EP0897279B1 EP 0897279 B1 EP0897279 B1 EP 0897279B1 EP 97918427 A EP97918427 A EP 97918427A EP 97918427 A EP97918427 A EP 97918427A EP 0897279 B1 EP0897279 B1 EP 0897279B1
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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
- A47K13/24—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
- A47K13/28—Adjustably-mounted seats or covers
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- Such toilets can have a raised or lowered toilet pot and/or a raised or lowered toilet seat.
- a problem with such toilets is that the sitting height is not adjustable, which causes inconvenience by users with differing needs, such as by the above mentioned handicapped people, and members of the same family with greatly differing heights who all make use of the same toilet.
- a toilet having two seats, one arranged above the other, for children and adults respectively, is taught in CH 360472, which forms the basis for the present claim division.
- the upper toilet seat however interferes with the user when this is folded away, which leads to a decrease in user comfort, when sitting on the lower seat.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an improved toilet device.
- a device for mounting above a toilet pot comprising two or more toilet seats, wherein one toilet seat is mounted above the other and wherein the upper toilet seat is displaceable between a folded down sitting position and a folded away position, wherein, in the folded down sitting position a user can sit on the upper toilet seat and wherein in the folded away position, the user can sit on the lower seat, as defined in cl. 1.
- the device according to the present invention may provide at least two varying sitting heights, it is very easy for a user to effect the desired sitting height by either folding down the upper seat, whereby the user can sit thereon, or by folding away the upper seat, whereby the user can take his or her place on the lower seat, which has a lower sitting position than the upper seat.
- the toilet seats are preferably arranged on a bearing element, which can be secured to the toilet pot, in order to provide a stable and secure sitting position.
- the device preferably comprises support means for the upper seat, which project between the upper and lower seats when the upper seat occupies its folded down sitting position. In this way, extra support is provided for the upper seat when the user is sitting thereon.
- Folding away means are preferably connected with these. support means so that in the folded away position of the upper seat, the support means are also folded away, so that these do not interfere with the user.
- the bearing element extends, in side view, preferably from a broad base to a narrow top, whereby the lower seat is secured to the base hereof and whereby the upper seat is secured on the bearing element above the lower seat in order to provide optimal space for folding away of the seats and for the user when sitting on the lower seat.
- the seats are preferably secured to the bearing element, by means of hingeable arms, whereby an arm of the upper seat is longer than an arm of the lower seat, so that the toilet seats are positioned substantially directly one above the other, when the user takes his or her place on the upper seat.
- a splash screen is preferably arranged on the upper seat arranged to fold down, on lowering the upper seat into its sitting position, to fall into the gap between the upper and lower seats and over the edge of the lower seat opening. This in order to prevent urine from splashing out onto the lower seat and beyond.
- the present invention also relates to a toilet assembly comprising the above mentioned device and a toilet pot.
- the device 1 has an upper toilet seat 2, a lower toilet seat 4 which are both mounted on a bearing 6.
- This bearing 6 is mounted on a toilet pot 18.
- Hinge rods 8,9 of the two seats extend between two upstanding, triangular side pieces 10 of the bearing 6, which, in side view, extend from a broad base to a narrow top.
- the upper seat 2 is joined with the upper hingeable rod 9 by means of hinging arms 12 which are longer than hinging arms 14 of the lower seat 4.
- Two foldable supports 16 are arranged under the upper seat 2, in order to provide extra support to the upper seat 2, when this is folded down as is shown in figure 2.
- Two folding arms 20 are joined on one side with the side pieces 10 of the bearing 6 and on the other side to the supports 16 in order to displace the latter between the support position (figure 2) and the folded away position (figure 1).
- a user can accordingly choose between two sitting heights, namely a first sitting position wherein the user sits on the upper seat 2 (figure 2) and a second lower sitting position wherein the user sits on the lower seat 4 (figure 1).
- a splash screen 22 (figure 3, 4), preferably being made of a plastic sheet, is joined to the supports 16 and fixed to the inner rim of the upper seat 2 (figure 4), so that on folding down of the upper seat 2 into its sitting position, this screen 22 folds out to hang between the seats 2, 4 to prevent urine from splashing out over the lower seat 4 (see figure 3).
- This sheet 16 is also folded away by the supports 16 when the upper seat 2 is displaced into its folded away position (see figure 4).
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NL1003048 | 1996-05-07 | ||
NL1003048A NL1003048C2 (nl) | 1996-05-07 | 1996-05-07 | Inrichting aan te brengen boven een toiletpot en toiletsamenstel. |
PCT/NL1997/000259 WO1997041765A1 (en) | 1996-05-07 | 1997-05-07 | Device for mounting above a toilet pot, and a toilet assembly |
Publications (2)
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EP0897279A1 EP0897279A1 (en) | 1999-02-24 |
EP0897279B1 true EP0897279B1 (en) | 2001-09-26 |
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EP97918427A Expired - Lifetime EP0897279B1 (en) | 1996-05-07 | 1997-05-07 | Device for mounting above a toilet pot, and a toilet assembly |
Country Status (9)
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EP (1) | EP0897279B1 (es) |
AT (1) | ATE206027T1 (es) |
AU (1) | AU2653397A (es) |
DE (1) | DE69706975T2 (es) |
DK (1) | DK0897279T3 (es) |
ES (1) | ES2160944T3 (es) |
NL (1) | NL1003048C2 (es) |
PT (1) | PT897279E (es) |
WO (1) | WO1997041765A1 (es) |
Families Citing this family (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE19810858C2 (de) * | 1998-03-13 | 2002-10-24 | Michael Otto | Klobrille |
KR100439336B1 (ko) * | 2002-03-28 | 2004-07-07 | 성정민 | 좌변기의 위생보조장치 |
US7240377B2 (en) * | 2004-06-23 | 2007-07-10 | Robert Jerome Vanden Heuvel | Dual mode seat system |
FR2924320B1 (fr) * | 2007-05-03 | 2016-12-30 | Julien Fizet | Ensemble de w-c |
SE538551C2 (sv) * | 2012-03-20 | 2016-09-13 | Kälkerön Ab | Höj- och sänkbar toalettsits |
CN107684392A (zh) * | 2017-11-19 | 2018-02-13 | 刘燕飞 | 一种便于收纳的折叠式幼儿坐便圈 |
US11324363B2 (en) | 2018-09-10 | 2022-05-10 | Bemis Manufacturing Company | Elevated toilet seat assembly |
USD880665S1 (en) | 2018-09-10 | 2020-04-07 | Bemis Manufacturing Company | Toilet seat apparatus |
GB201817068D0 (en) * | 2018-10-19 | 2018-12-05 | Versus Arthritis | Seat riser apparatus |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CH360472A (fr) * | 1960-03-15 | 1962-02-28 | Luciani Romano | Siège de W.-C. pour enfants et adultes |
IT216898Z2 (it) * | 1989-09-13 | 1991-10-08 | Giorgetti Antonio | Anello riduttore di corpi water per bambino da inserire nel copri water preesistente tramite degli adattatori di tipo universale. |
US5182818A (en) * | 1991-08-06 | 1993-02-02 | Nawoj John P | Child commode seat apparatus |
DE9215634U1 (es) * | 1992-11-17 | 1993-01-07 | Schlichting, Kai, 3000 Hannover, De |
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1996
- 1996-05-07 NL NL1003048A patent/NL1003048C2/nl not_active IP Right Cessation
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1997
- 1997-05-07 AT AT97918427T patent/ATE206027T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1997-05-07 WO PCT/NL1997/000259 patent/WO1997041765A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1997-05-07 DE DE69706975T patent/DE69706975T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-05-07 DK DK97918427T patent/DK0897279T3/da active
- 1997-05-07 AU AU26533/97A patent/AU2653397A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-05-07 PT PT97918427T patent/PT897279E/pt unknown
- 1997-05-07 ES ES97918427T patent/ES2160944T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-05-07 EP EP97918427A patent/EP0897279B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Publication number | Publication date |
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DE69706975T2 (de) | 2002-05-29 |
NL1003048C2 (nl) | 1997-11-10 |
DE69706975D1 (de) | 2001-10-31 |
EP0897279A1 (en) | 1999-02-24 |
WO1997041765A1 (en) | 1997-11-13 |
PT897279E (pt) | 2002-03-28 |
AU2653397A (en) | 1997-11-26 |
ES2160944T3 (es) | 2001-11-16 |
DK0897279T3 (da) | 2002-01-07 |
ATE206027T1 (de) | 2001-10-15 |
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