EP2719314B1 - Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé - Google Patents

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EP2719314B1
EP2719314B1 EP13187187.3A EP13187187A EP2719314B1 EP 2719314 B1 EP2719314 B1 EP 2719314B1 EP 13187187 A EP13187187 A EP 13187187A EP 2719314 B1 EP2719314 B1 EP 2719314B1
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toilet seat
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Duane Richard Wagner
Shane Henry Walz
David Donovan Fravel
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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
    • A47K13/02—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets of plastic materials
    • 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
    • A47K13/24—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
    • A47K13/26—Mounting devices for seats or covers

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  • the present invention relates generally to raised toilet seats, and in particular, to a raised toilet seat assembly with improved coupling features to the underlying standard toilet seat.
  • Certain people may experience difficulty in bending, sitting and/or standing for various reasons. Often elderly people start to experience symptoms of arthritis or general muscle atrophy as they age. Youthful people may have injuries, or side effects from surgery (e.g., hip surgery) that make it difficult to sit and stand. For example, it may be difficult for such persons to sit on, and/or stand up from, a toilet seat that is low to the ground.
  • surgery e.g., hip surgery
  • Raised toilet seats work by increasing the height of the toilet seat above the ground, and providing an inclined contour to the top of the raised toilet seat, making it easier for people to sit without extreme bending, and likewise making it easier for them to return to a standing position.
  • FR 2612390 discloses a fixing device for the seat hinge of a toilet bowl.
  • the fixing device comprises a monobloc base plate, two fixing screws, two nuts and possibly rigid and elastic washers.
  • the base plate has two inseparable guiding protuberances in the grooves of a counter-plate, a stop spring and two holes for receiving the fixing screws.
  • CA 1220901 discloses a raised superimposed toilet seat and securing clamp.
  • a raised toilet seat is superimposed upon the bowl of a conventional toilet.
  • a clamp has a section which fits into a space provided when the lid and the seat of the conventional toilet are lifted and has another section which engages the back of the raised superimposed toilet seat, whereby the raised superimposed toilet seat is secured to the conventional toilet.
  • CA2027760 discloses a raised toilet seat which is superimposed upon the bowl of a conventional toilet.
  • a clamp has a section which includes pins that engage holes in a recess on the underside of the seat at the rear thereof to secure the clamp to the seat.
  • the clamp has another section which extends from the rear of and beyond the seat and which fits into a space provided when the lid and the seat of the conventional toilet are lifted.
  • the clamp has end sections which extend beyond the sides of the seat at the rear thereof, and which end sections support user support members or the like, for enhancing the use of the seat for those who have need for same.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly may comprise an adapter plate configured to couple to an existing toilet, a shoe configured to couple to the adapter plate, and a raised toilet seat configured to couple to the shoe thereby forming a fully assembled raised toilet seat assembly.
  • a raised toilet seat assembly comprising: an adapter plate configured to couple to a toilet seat attachment point; a shoe comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the shoe configured to couple to the adapter plate; and a raised toilet seat having a forward portion and a rear portion, the raised toilet seat configured to couple to the second portion of the shoe at the rear portion of the raised toilet seat.
  • a raised toilet seat assembly comprising: a raised toilet seat configured to rest on a toilet bowl of a toilet, the raised toilet seat comprising an upper surface having an inclined contour and a rear portion including a recess on an underside of the rear portion; an adapter plate configured to couple to the toilet at a seat attachment point of the toilet; and a shoe comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the shoe configured to couple to the adapter plate via a sliding engagement between the first portion and the adapter plate, the second portion of the shoe configured to couple to the raised toilet seat via a sliding engagement between the second portion of the shoe and the recess on the underside of the rear portion.
  • a raised toilet seat assembly comprising: means for providing a raised seating surface configured to rest on a toilet bowl of a toilet; an adapter means for coupling to a toilet seat attachment point; and means for coupling the adapter means to the means for providing the raised seating surface.
  • the adapter plate comprises a main body portion and end sections extending beyond the main body portion to define associated passages in the adapter plate for coupling to a toilet.
  • the passages of the adapter plate may be positioned over holes on the rear portion of the toilet and may fit about fasteners such that the fasteners pass through the passages and into the holes in the rear portion of the toilet.
  • the adapter plate further comprises a slot configured to receive a first portion of the shoe when the adapter plate is coupled to the toilet and oriented such that the slot is facing downward.
  • the shoe may further comprise a second portion configured to couple with a rear portion of the raised toilet seat.
  • the coupling between the adapter plate and shoe include an interference fit relation without the need for additional fastening components, and may include an interference fit relation between the shoe and the raised toilet seat.
  • the adapter plate, the shoe and the raised toilet seat may be assembled with ease.
  • the improved coupling features of the raised toilet seat allow each component of the assembly to be easily separated, or detached, from the other component parts of the assembly, allowing for quick interchangeability which may be useful for preparing the toilet for guests who do not require a raised toilet seat.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly of the present invention does not require additional fastening elements beyond the adapter plate, the shoe and the raised toilet seat in order to fully assemble the raised toilet seat assembly onto an existing toilet.
  • the embodiments disclosed herein provide improved convenience to a user as a consequence.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly 100 is shown from a perspective, exploded view and is intended for use with a toilet 102, such as a conventional toilet.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly 100 comprises an adapter plate 104 configured to removably couple to the toilet 102 at a rear portion of the toilet 106, a shoe 108 configured to removably couple to the adapter plate 104, and a raised toilet seat 110 configured to removably couple to the shoe 108 at a rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112.
  • the toilet 102 may be any standard toilet with fasteners to couple a standard lid to the toilet 102, the fasteners including, but not limited to screws, bolts with corresponding nuts, etc.
  • the toilet 102 is shown and described herein in only as much detail as necessary to understand the present invention.
  • the shoe 108 engages the adapter plate 104 by slidably coupling with the adapter plate 104 via an interference fit relation.
  • the shoe 108 also engages with the raised toilet seat 110 by slidably coupling with the raised toilet seat 110 via an interference fit relation. That is, portions of the shoe 108 may each be slidably coupled to the adapter plate 104 and the raised toilet seat 110, respectively, in a manner of an interference fit relation whereby the coupled components are securely coupled by the force of friction without the need for additional fastening elements.
  • This coupling allows for assembling/disassembling the raised toilet seat assembly 100 with greater ease, allowing for each component part of the assembly to be easily separated or detached from the other component parts of the assembly, and therefore enabling quick interchangeability which may be useful for preparing the toilet for guests who do not require the raised toilet seat assembly 100.
  • the illustrated examples herein show coupling between the component parts of the raised toilet seat assembly 100 via an interference fit relation, it is to be appreciated that other means of coupling the shoe 108 to the adapter plate 104 and/or to the raised toilet seat 110 will be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly 100 of the present invention does not require additional fastening elements beyond the component parts (i.e., the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110) in order to fully assemble the raised toilet seat assembly 100 and attach it to the toilet 102.
  • each of the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110 are not specific to the present invention.
  • the raised toilet seat 110 may be shaped or contoured in various ways to provide a suitably inclined top surface, and the raised toilet seat 110 may be of various sizes, or heights, for a particular toilet configurations such that the adapter plate 104 and the shoe 108 may be of a suitable size to accommodate the coupling of the raised toilet seat 110 to the shoe 108 and to accommodate the coupling of the adapter plate 104 to the toilet 102.
  • one or more of the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110 may be made of plastic, such as molded plastic, or any other suitable material known in the art. Specifically, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), or a suitable polymer, such as polyethylene, and the like, may be used in the manufacturing of the component parts of the raised toilet seat assembly 100. Suitable materials may be rigid or semi-rigid, waterproof, and/or resistant to chemicals, heat and stress. Additionally, the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110 are preferably separate units that are operably interconnected.
  • one or more of the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110 may be manufactured using an injection molding technique, the process for which should be apparent to a person having ordinary skill in the art.
  • an injection molding method to manufacture the adapter plate 104, the shoe 108 and/or the raised toilet seat 110, minimal material is used for the manufacture of the component parts, thereby preventing excess waste of material.
  • injection molding techniques allow for easily forming the open cavity, or recess, on the underside, rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112, as will be explained in more detail, below.
  • the adapter plate 104 comprises a predominantly flat, rectangular main body portion 202.
  • the main body portion 202 includes a slot 204 configured to receive a portion of the shoe 108 shown in Fig. 1 when coupled thereto.
  • the slot 204 is shown in Fig. 2 as a recess, or cutout, of the main body portion 202 and is shown in an open configuration.
  • the slot 204 may be an enclosed slot with openings on one or both ends of the main body portion 202 where the shoe 108 slides into the adapter plate 104.
  • the open configuration allows for more flexibility in tolerances between the adapter plate 104 and the shoe 108, and allows for multiple orientations of the adapter plate 104 when coupled with the other components of the raised toilet seat assembly 100 of Fig. 1 .
  • the width of the slot 204 is designed to establish an interference fit relation with the shoe 108 when coupled thereto. Accordingly, the width of the respective portion of the shoe 108 that is to be received in the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104 may be slightly wider than the width of the slot 204 to establish the interference fit relation between the adapter plate 104 and the shoe 108.
  • the adapter plate 104 further comprises two end sections 206a and 206b extending outward from the main body portion 202 and defining associated passages 208a and 208b, the passages 208a/b each configured to receive a screw, or similar fastener, typically found on a conventional toilet, such as the toilet 102 of Fig. 1 .
  • the configuration of the adapter plate 104 shown in Fig. 2 allows for the adapter plate 104 to be securely coupled to the toilet 102 via the fasteners, as further illustrated in Figs. 3A and 3B .
  • the adapter plate 104 may be positioned in a flat orientation at the rear portion of the toilet 106, and at a toilet seat attachment point, with the slot 204 facing downward toward the ground, and with each passage 208a and 208b positioned over holes 302a and 302b on the rear portion of the toilet 106.
  • the rear portion of the toilet 106 includes the area of the toilet that connects the toilet bowl to the water tank of the toilet 102.
  • the standard lid of the toilet may be removed permanently, or alternatively, the standard lid may replaced onto the toilet 102 after coupling the adapter plate 104 to the toilet 102 where it may remain in a lifted position in order to make room for the raised toilet seat 110.
  • the adapter plate 104 may be oriented with the tips of the end sections 206a/b pointing toward the back (i.e., the water tank) of the toilet 102 as shown in Fig. 3A , or toward the front of the toilet as shown in Fig. 3B . In either orientation, the passages 208a/b are to be positioned over the respective holes 302a/b such that each passage 208a/b may receive, or otherwise fit about, a respective fastener 304a and 304b, such as a screw.
  • each of the fasteners 304a/b may pass through the passages 208a/b and into the holes 302a/b where they may be fastened to the toilet 102 in the conventional manner known to a person having ordinary skill in the art.
  • the adapter plate 104 may be coupled to the toilet 102 by simply sliding the adapter plate 104 between the standard toilet seat and the toilet bowl when the standard toilet seat is in a raised position such that the passages 208a/b fit about the fasteners 304a/b. In this way, the adapter plate 104 may be securely coupled to the toilet 102 to ensure stability of the raised toilet seat assembly 100 when in use.
  • the holes 302a/b and the fasteners 304a/b are typically found on a conventional toilet, and are intended for use in attaching a standard, hinged toilet seat thereto.
  • the specific size and shape of the adapter plate 104 is not specific to the present invention, and it may therefore have any suitable shape.
  • the adapter plate 104 may have a shape other than a predominantly rectangular shape, as shown in Fig. 2 , such as, but not limited to, a triangular, circular, elliptical, oblong shape, etc. So long as the adapter plate 104 is configured to receive a portion of the shoe 108 to couple thereto, and is further configured to couple to the toilet 102 in the manner described hereto, the adapter plate 104 may be of any suitable size and shape to enable this functionality. Additionally, although the adapter plate 104 is shown with two end sections 206a/b and two passages 208a/b, the adapter plate 104 may include a single end section and associated passage, or it may include more than two passages and associated end sections.
  • FIG. 4A an shoe 108 according to an example embodiment is shown in further detail, with Fig. 4A showing a perspective view of the shoe 108, and Fig. 4B showing a side view of the shoe 108.
  • the shoe 108 comprises a flange member 402, or a first portion, configured to slide into the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104.
  • the flange member 402 is shown in Fig. 4A to have a rectangular shape with a v-shaped cutout, but it is to be appreciated that the flange member 402 can be designed to have any suitable shape, such as rectangular, triangular, semicircular, etc.
  • the flange member 402 is of a thickness such that it may be slid within the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104 when the adapter plate 104 is securely coupled to the toilet 102, as will be described further with reference to Fig. 5 .
  • the flange member 402 further comprises a tapered end 404 (shown in Fig. 4B ) toward the end of the flange member 402.
  • the tapered end 404 facilitates the engagement of the flange member 402 when it is slid into the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104 after the adapter plate 104 has been securely coupled to the toilet 102.
  • the shoe 108 further comprises a main body member 406, or a second portion, which is configured to slide into the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112 (shown in Fig. 1 ) such that the shoe 108 acts as a connection point between the adapter plate 104 and the raised toilet seat 110.
  • the main body member 406 is shown in Fig. 4A to have an arcuate curved side 408 which allows for a proper mating engagement between the shoe 108 and the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112, the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112 having the same, or similar, radius of curvature as that of the arcuate curved side 408.
  • the shoe 108 is shown to be coupled to the adapter plate 104.
  • a space is provided between the rear portion of the toilet 106 and the adapter plate 104 by virtue of the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104.
  • the shoe 108 may be slid into the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104 such that the flange member 402 of the shoe 108 slides within the slot 204 and into the space between the adapter plate 104 and the rear portion of the toilet 106.
  • the shoe 108 is securely coupled to the adapter plate 104, but is also detachable from the adapter plate 104 by applying an opposing force to slide the flange member 402 out from within the slot 204 of the adapter plate 104.
  • the coupling between the adapter plate 104 and the shoe 108 is described in example embodiments as being an interference fit relation by sliding the flange member 402 within the slot 204, it is to be appreciated that other suitable coupling means comprising two complimentary components, according to the claims, may be utilized without changing the basic characteristics of the system, such as, but not limited to, a tooth and groove mechanism, dovetail coupling, snaps, a hook-and-loop mechanism such as Velcro®, etc., or any other detachable coupling known in the art.
  • the raised toilet seat 110 is configured to rest on the toilet bowl of toilet 102 and comprises a rear portion 112 configured to receive the shoe 108 from the underside of the raised toilet seat 110, as will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 7 and 8 .
  • the raised toilet seat 110 further comprises a top surface 602 which is contoured such that it provides a slightly inclined surface where a portion of the top surface 602 near the rear portion 112 is raised higher than the remainder of the top surface 602.
  • the raised toilet seat 110 further comprises a bottom portion 604 that is smaller in diameter relative to the remaining portion of the raised toilet seat 110 such that the bottom portion 604 is configured to fit within the toilet bowl of the toilet 102.
  • the raised toilet seat assembly 100 is illustrated in its fully assembled form.
  • the raised toilet seat 110 may be coupled to the shoe 108, the details of which will be described in further detail with reference to Fig. 8 .
  • the raised toilet seat 110 is easily detachable from the shoe 108 by lifting upward on the raised toilet seat 110. While in use, however, the components of the raised toilet seat assembly 100 are securely coupled in fully assembled form and thereby provide a stable raised toilet seat assembly 100 for use by patrons.
  • FIG. 8 the fully assembled raised toilet seat assembly 100 of Fig. 7 is shown from a side elevation view along section line A-A (illustrated in Fig. 7 ).
  • Section line A-A bisects the toilet 102 and the raised toilet seat assembly 100.
  • the adapter plate 104 is coupled to the toilet 102 for example by tightening the fasteners 304a/b while the adapter plate 104 is positioned flat on the rear portion of the toilet 106 with the slot 204 facing downward and the passages 208a/b positioned over the holes 302a/b.
  • the shoe 108 is shown to be coupled to the adapter plate 104 by sliding the flange member 402 into the slot 204 and into the space between the adapter plate 104 and the rear portion of the toilet 106, as shown in the zoomed view of Fig. 8 .
  • Fig. 8 illustrates how the shoe 108 is coupled to the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112 by sliding the main body member 406 of the shoe 108 within a cavity 802, or recess, in the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112 which is openly configured and accessible from the underside of the raised toilet seat 110.
  • the shoe 108 securely mates with the raised toilet seat 110 since the rear portion of the raised toilet seat 112 has a curvature at least similar to that of the arcuate curved side 408 of the shoe 108.
  • the coupling between the shoe 108 and the raised toilet seat 110 is by interference fit relation.

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  1. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé destiné à être utilisé avec des toilettes, comprenant :
    un siège de toilettes surélevé (110) ayant une partie avant et une partie arrière, une plaque d'adaptation (104) configurée pour se coupler à un point de fixation de siège de toilettes et qui fournit une fente orientée vers le bas (204) entre la plaque d'adaptation (104) et les toilettes (102) ; et
    un patin (108) comprenant une première partie (402) et une seconde partie (406), la première partie (402) du patin (108) étant configurée pour se coupler à la fente orientée vers le bas (204) fournie par la plaque d'adaptation (104) par le biais d'un raccordement par emmanchement, caractérisé en ce que :
    la partie arrière (112) comporte un évidement (802) sur une face inférieure de la partie arrière (112),
    et la seconde partie (406) du patin (108) est configurée pour se coupler au siège de toilettes surélevé (110) par l'intermédiaire d'un engagement par coulissement entre la seconde partie (406) du patin (108) et l'évidement (802) sur la face inférieure de la partie arrière (112) du siège de toilettes surélevé (110).
  2. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la plaque d'adaptation (104) comprend en outre une pluralité de passages (208), chaque passage (208) étant configuré pour s'adapter autour d'un dispositif de fixation (304).
  3. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la plaque d'adaptation (104) comprend en outre une pluralité de sections d'extrémité (206) s'étendant vers l'extérieur à partir de la plaque d'adaptation (104), chaque section d'extrémité (206) étant adjacente à au moins un passage de la pluralité de passages (208).
  4. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la seconde partie (406) du patin (108) comprend un côté en forme d'arc (408) ayant un rayon de courbure correspondant à un rayon de courbure d'un côté de l'évidement (802).
  5. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la première partie (402) du patin (108) est configurée pour se coupler de manière coulissante dans la fente orientée vers le bas (204) de la plaque d'adaptation (104).
  6. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le couplage entre le patin (108) et le siège de toilettes surélevé (110) se fait au moyen d'un raccordement par emmanchement.
  7. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la première partie (402) du patin (108) comprend une bride ayant une extrémité effilée.
  8. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la fente orientée vers le bas (204) est une fente configurée de façon ouverte.
  9. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 8, dans lequel une largeur de la fente orientée vers le bas (204) est inférieure à une largeur de la première partie (402) du patin (108).
  10. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel au moins une de la plaque d'adaptation (104), le patin (108) ou du siège de toilettes surélevé (110) est fabriqué en utilisant une technique de moulage par injection.
  11. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la plaque d'adaptation (104), le patin (108) et le siège de toilettes surélevé (110) sont réalisés en matière plastique.
  12. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le siège de toilettes surélevé (110) est configuré pour reposer sur une cuvette de de toilettes (102).
  13. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le siège de toilettes surélevé (110) comprend en outre une surface supérieure ayant un contour incliné (602).
  14. Ensemble de siège de toilettes surélevé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la première partie (402) du patin (108) et la fente orientée vers le bas (204) sont configurés pour se coupler solidement au moyen d'une force de frottement sans avoir besoin d'éléments de fixation supplémentaires.
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