EP3868267A1 - Raised toilet seat and fitting method - Google Patents

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EP3868267A1
EP3868267A1 EP21156074.3A EP21156074A EP3868267A1 EP 3868267 A1 EP3868267 A1 EP 3868267A1 EP 21156074 A EP21156074 A EP 21156074A EP 3868267 A1 EP3868267 A1 EP 3868267A1
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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
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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
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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
    • A47K13/26—Mounting devices for 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
    • A47K13/02—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets of plastic materials

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  • the invention relates to a WC booster and a method for fitting it.
  • a WC booster is generally made up of two plastic shells, injected and assembled, or of a plastic part obtained by rotational molding.
  • the document KR 2012 0081854 describes a booster seat for WC comprising a front part and two wings the ends of which are separated by a free space, the wings carrying at their free end, one a gutter provided with notches, the other an opening to receive the gutter, and ridges to retain the notches.
  • the booster For fixing the booster on the toilet bowl, it is known to use screws which come to bear on the bowl from the outside. These screws, usually three in number, are placed on the front and sides of the bowl. According to another embodiment, the booster is equipped with fixing lugs, for example four in number, which are removable, and each include a tongue guided manually for its installation.
  • All of these exemplary embodiments include accessory parts which must be handled for the installation of the booster and its removal for cleaning.
  • the shape of the booster does not generally correspond exactly to the shape of the bowl, which reinforces the role of the accessory parts, increases the cost of the booster, and makes its installation more complex, which increases the risk of error and accident.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to provide a booster which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks and which ensures rapid and easy installation and certain stability on the bowl.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a booster having a simplification of the constituent parts and a reduction in their number.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an enhancer that is easy to remove and to clean, thus reducing the bacteriological risks.
  • the object of the invention is a WC booster comprising a front part and two wings, the ends of which are, before the booster seat is fitted, separated by a free space, the wings carrying at their free end one, a gutter provided with notches, the other, an opening to receive the gutter, and ridges to retain the notches, characterized in that the gutter has a flat bottom and side walls parallel to each other and bearing on their outer face and in the vicinity of their edge free, the notches, and in that the gutter comprises, articulated on the free edge of the flat bottom, a plate adapted to be housed between the side walls to block them in a position parallel to one another.
  • the booster comprises a front lip and two lateral lips, respective lateral support on the front part and the sides of the toilet bowl.
  • the notches have an oblique front face to facilitate crossing the edges, and a rear face substantially perpendicular to the respective side wall to ensure their maintenance by the edges.
  • the invention relates to a booster 1 made of molded plastic material, intended to be placed and fixed on a toilet bowl, of generally oval shape, and having, before installation, a free space at its rear part.
  • the booster 1 has a front part 2, and between this front part 2 and the rear free space, two wings 3, 4, symmetrical to each other, in the form of an arc.
  • the first 3 of these wings carries at its free end a gutter 5 consisting of a flat upper bottom 6 and two side walls 7, 8.
  • the flat bottom 6 of the gutter 5 bears a visible mark 28 on its upper face.
  • the side walls 7, 8 are mutually parallel and substantially perpendicular to the flat bottom 6.
  • the side walls 7, 8 and the flat bottom 6 have substantially the same width, so that the gutter 5 has a substantially square cross section.
  • Each of the side walls 7, 8 carries in the vicinity of its free edge, and on its outer face, a series of notches 9, 10, regularly spaced.
  • the side walls 7, 8 and the flat bottom 6 have a certain elasticity and the free edges of the side walls 7, 8 can be brought together by manual pressure.
  • a plate 11 of substantially square shape suitable for being housed between the side walls 7, 8 to block them in a position parallel to one another, in preventing them from coming together so as to prevent accidental opening of the booster and ensure its position.
  • the side walls 7, 8 each carry on their inner face, a support stop 29 for the plate 11. In this position, resting on the stops 29, the plate 11 acts as a lock.
  • the plate 11 can also be tilted towards the outside of the gutter 5 and leave the side walls 7, 8, free to be brought together manually.
  • the second 4 of the wings of the booster ends with an opening 12 of substantially square shape, capable of receiving the gutter 5. Behind this opening 12, the wing 4 has, on each side, two lateral ridges 13, 14; 15, 16, spaced at the same pitch as the notches 9, 10 of the gutter 5, and in its central part of the ribs 17, 18 supporting the flat bottom 6.
  • the opening 12 comprises a cross member 19 for guiding the free edge of the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5.
  • the booster 1 comprises, to ensure its stable hold on the toilet bowl, bearing lips on the outer lateral surface of the toilet bowl: a front lip 20 for lateral support on the front part of the bowl, and two lateral lips 21, 22 for lateral support on the sides of the bowl.
  • the booster 1 is a hollow structure which comprises partitions supporting the toilet bowl, arranged symmetrically under the two wings 3, 4 of the booster, towards the front 23 and under the widest part towards the rear 24, 25.
  • the booster 1 is molded in one piece.
  • the installation of the booster 1 on a toilet bowl takes place in a simple manner.
  • the plate 11 is tilted outside the gutter 5, and the gutter 5 is inserted into the opening 10 up to the visible mark 28.
  • the plate 20 is then tilted towards the inside of the gutter 5 to ensure the locking in relative position of the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5.
  • the booster 1 is placed on the bowl, with its front lip 20 resting on the part lateral side of the bowl.
  • the wings 3, 4, which are spaced from each other at the rear free space of the booster protrude laterally from the bowl.
  • the wings 3, 4 are then brought together by manual pressure.
  • the lateral pressure applied to the wings 3, 4 causes the gutter 5 to advance in the opening 12 until the lateral lips 21, 22 come to bear laterally on the sides of the bowl.
  • the notches 9, 10 carried by the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5 cross the ridges 13, 14, 15, 16 by bringing the side walls 7, 8 together at each edge crossing.
  • the notches 9, 10 have an oblique front face 26, and to ensure their retention after crossing, they have a rear face 27, substantially perpendicular to the respective wall 7, 8.
  • the entire structure of the booster is elastically deformed.
  • the booster is in a stable position on the bowl, held by the front 20 and lateral lips 21, 22 resting on the sides of the bowl.
  • the bowl riser is removed by vertical pull.
  • the plate 11 is manually tilted out of the gutter 5, then the two side walls 7, 8 are gripped manually near their free edge and brought together to release the notches 9, 10 ridges 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • the elasticity of the booster ensures the separation of the ends of the wings 3, 4 and the establishment of a free space at the rear part of the booster.
  • the assembly of the booster by simply snapping the notches 9, 10 on the edges 13, 14, 15, 16 ensures the adaptation of the booster to the dimensions of the bowl.
  • the elasticity of the structure of the booster ensures on the one hand its adaptation to the bowl, and on the other hand its ease of removal, in particular for cleaning.

Abstract

Rehausseur de WC comportant une partie avant (2) et deux ailes (3, 4) dont les extrémités sont, avant mise en place, séparées par un espace libre, les ailes (3, 4) portant à leur extrémité libre, l'une (3) une gouttière munie de crans (9, 10), l'autre (4) une ouverture (12) pour recevoir la gouttière, et des arêtes (13, 14, 15, 16) pour retenir les crans (9, 10)WC booster comprising a front part (2) and two wings (3, 4) whose ends are, before fitting, separated by a free space, the wings (3, 4) carrying at their free end, one (3) a gutter provided with notches (9, 10), the other (4) an opening (12) to receive the gutter, and ridges (13, 14, 15, 16) to retain the notches (9, 10 )

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L'invention concerne un rehausseur de WC et son procédé de mise en place.The invention relates to a WC booster and a method for fitting it.

Un rehausseur de WC est en général composé de deux coques en matière plastique, injectées et assemblées, ou d'une pièce en matière plastique obtenue par rotomoulage.A WC booster is generally made up of two plastic shells, injected and assembled, or of a plastic part obtained by rotational molding.

Le document KR 2012 0081854 décrit un réhausseur pour WC comportant une partie avant et deux ailes dont les extrémités sont séparées par un espace libre, les ailes portant à leur extrémité libre, l'une une gouttière munie de crans, l'autre une ouverture pour recevoir la gouttière, et des arêtes pour retenir les crans.The document KR 2012 0081854 describes a booster seat for WC comprising a front part and two wings the ends of which are separated by a free space, the wings carrying at their free end, one a gutter provided with notches, the other an opening to receive the gutter, and ridges to retain the notches.

Pour la fixation du rehausseur sur la cuvette de WC il est connu d'utiliser des vis qui viennent appuyer de l'extérieur sur la cuvette. Ces vis, en général au nombre de trois sont placées sur l'avant et les côtés de la cuvette. Selon un autre mode de réalisation, le rehausseur est équipé de pattes de fixation, par exemple au nombre de quatre, qui sont amovibles, et comportent chacune une languette guidée manuellement pour sa mise en place.For fixing the booster on the toilet bowl, it is known to use screws which come to bear on the bowl from the outside. These screws, usually three in number, are placed on the front and sides of the bowl. According to another embodiment, the booster is equipped with fixing lugs, for example four in number, which are removable, and each include a tongue guided manually for its installation.

Tous ces exemples de réalisation comportent des pièces accessoires qui doivent être manipulées pour la mise en place du rehausseur et son enlèvement en vue de son nettoyage. De plus, la forme du rehausseur ne correspond pas exactement, en général, à la forme de la cuvette, ce qui renforce le rôle des pièces accessoires, augmente le coût du rehausseur, et rend plus complexe sa mise en place, ce qui accroît les risques d'erreur et d'accident.All of these exemplary embodiments include accessory parts which must be handled for the installation of the booster and its removal for cleaning. In addition, the shape of the booster does not generally correspond exactly to the shape of the bowl, which reinforces the role of the accessory parts, increases the cost of the booster, and makes its installation more complex, which increases the risk of error and accident.

L'un des buts de l'invention est de proposer un rehausseur ne présentant pas les inconvénients précités et assurant une mise en place rapide et aisée, et une stabilité certaine sur la cuvette.One of the aims of the invention is to provide a booster which does not have the aforementioned drawbacks and which ensures rapid and easy installation and certain stability on the bowl.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un rehausseur présentant une simplification des pièces constitutives et une réduction de leur nombre.Another object of the invention is to provide a booster having a simplification of the constituent parts and a reduction in their number.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un rehausseur facile à enlever et à nettoyer, réduisant ainsi les risques bactériologiques.Another object of the invention is to provide an enhancer that is easy to remove and to clean, thus reducing the bacteriological risks.

L'invention a pour objet un rehausseur de WC comportant une partie avant et deux ailes dont les extrémités sont, avant mise en place du rehausseur, séparées par un espace libre, les ailes portant à leur extrémité libre l'une, une gouttière munie de crans, l'autre, une ouverture pour recevoir la gouttière, et des arêtes pour retenir les crans, caractérisé en ce que la gouttière comporte un fond plat et des parois latérales parallèles entre elles et portant sur leur face extérieure et au voisinage de leur bord libre, les crans, et en ce que la gouttière comporte, articulée sur le bord libre du fond plat, une plaquette apte à être logée entre les parois latérales pour les bloquer en position parallèle l'une à l'autre.The object of the invention is a WC booster comprising a front part and two wings, the ends of which are, before the booster seat is fitted, separated by a free space, the wings carrying at their free end one, a gutter provided with notches, the other, an opening to receive the gutter, and ridges to retain the notches, characterized in that the gutter has a flat bottom and side walls parallel to each other and bearing on their outer face and in the vicinity of their edge free, the notches, and in that the gutter comprises, articulated on the free edge of the flat bottom, a plate adapted to be housed between the side walls to block them in a position parallel to one another.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le rehausseur comporte une lèvre antérieure et deux lèvres latérales, d'appui latéral respectif sur la partie antérieure et les côtés de la cuvette de WC.According to one embodiment, the booster comprises a front lip and two lateral lips, respective lateral support on the front part and the sides of the toilet bowl.

Selon un mode de réalisation, les crans présentent une face avant oblique pour faciliter le franchissement des arêtes, et une face arrière sensiblement perpendiculaire à la paroi latérale respective pour assurer leur maintien par les arêtes.According to one embodiment, the notches have an oblique front face to facilitate crossing the edges, and a rear face substantially perpendicular to the respective side wall to ensure their maintenance by the edges.

L'invention a aussi pour objet un procédé de mise en place du rehausseur précité, caractérisé par les étapes de :

  • basculer la plaquette vers l'extérieur de la gouttière ;
  • insérer la gouttière portée par l'une des ailes de rehausseur dans l'ouverture portée par l'autre aile du rehausseur, jusqu'à une marque apparente ;
  • basculer la plaquette vers l'intérieur de la gouttière pour assurer le blocage en position relative des parois latérales de la gouttière ;
  • placer le rehausseur sur la cuvette de WC avec la lèvre antérieure en appui sur la partie latérale antérieure de la cuvette ;
  • rapprocher par pression manuelle les ailes du rehausseur en faisant progresser la gouttière dans l'ouverture et les crans devant les arêtes jusqu'à ce que les lèvres latérales soient en appui sur les côtés de la cuvette.
The subject of the invention is also a method for fitting the abovementioned booster, characterized by the steps of:
  • tilt the plate towards the outside of the gutter;
  • insert the gutter carried by one of the booster wings into the opening carried by the other wing of the booster, up to an apparent mark;
  • tilt the plate towards the inside of the gutter to ensure the locking in relative position of the side walls of the gutter;
  • place the booster on the toilet bowl with the anterior lip resting on the anterior lateral part of the bowl;
  • bring the wings of the booster by manual pressure, advancing the gutter in the opening and the notches in front of the ridges until the side lips are in contact with the sides of the bowl.

L'invention a encore pour objet un procédé d'enlèvement du rehausseur précité, caractérisé par les étapes de :

  • enlever le rehausseur de la cuvette par traction verticale ;
  • retourner le rehausseur ;
  • basculer la plaquette vers l'extérieur de la gouttière ;
  • saisir les parois latérales de la gouttière entre les deux ailes du rehausseur et les rapprocher l'une de l'autre pour faire échapper les crans des arêtes ;
  • laisser l'élasticité du rehausseur assurer l'écartement des extrémités des ailes.
A further subject of the invention is a method for removing the abovementioned booster, characterized by the steps of:
  • remove the booster from the bowl by pulling vertically;
  • turn the booster over;
  • tilt the plate towards the outside of the gutter;
  • grasp the side walls of the gutter between the two wings of the booster and bring them closer to each other to release the notches of the ridges;
  • let the elasticity of the booster ensure the spacing of the ends of the wings.

L'invention est décrite avec référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • [Fig. 1] représente une vue en perspective d'un exemple de réalisation d'un rehausseur selon l'invention avant sa mise en place ;
  • [Fig. 2] représente une vue de dessus d'un exemple de réalisation d'un rehausseur, selon l'invention avant sa mise en place ;
  • [Fig. 3] représente une vue de dessous du rehausseur de la Fig. 2 ;
  • [Fig. 4] représente une vue partielle en perspective de dessous de la gouttière d'accrochage du rehausseur avant sa mise en place ;
  • [Fig. 5] représente une vue partielle en perspective de dessous de la gouttière d'accrochage après l'insertion initiale de la gouttière ;
  • [Fig. 6] représente une vue partielle en perspective de dessous de la gouttière d'accrochage du rehausseur après blocage en position relative des parois latérales de la gouttière par la plaquette.
The invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • [ Fig. 1 ] shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a booster according to the invention before it is put in place;
  • [ Fig. 2 ] shows a top view of an embodiment of a booster, according to the invention before it is put in place;
  • [ Fig. 3 ] is a bottom view of the booster of the Fig. 2 ;
  • [ Fig. 4 ] shows a partial perspective view from below of the attachment gutter of the booster before it is put in place;
  • [ Fig. 5 ] shows a partial perspective view from below of the attachment gutter after the initial insertion of the gutter;
  • [ Fig. 6 ] shows a partial perspective view from below of the attachment gutter of the booster after blocking in relative position of the side walls of the gutter by the plate.

L'invention concerne un rehausseur 1 en matière plastique moulée, destiné à être posé et fixé sur une cuvette de WC, de forme générale ovale, et présentant avant mise en place, un espace libre à sa partie arrière. Le rehausseur 1 présente une partie avant 2, et entre cette partie avant 2 et l'espace libre arrière, deux ailes 3, 4, symétriques l'une de l'autre, en forme d'arc.The invention relates to a booster 1 made of molded plastic material, intended to be placed and fixed on a toilet bowl, of generally oval shape, and having, before installation, a free space at its rear part. The booster 1 has a front part 2, and between this front part 2 and the rear free space, two wings 3, 4, symmetrical to each other, in the form of an arc.

La première 3 de ces ailes porte à son extrémité libre une gouttière 5 constituée d'un fond supérieur 6 plat et de deux parois latérales 7, 8.The first 3 of these wings carries at its free end a gutter 5 consisting of a flat upper bottom 6 and two side walls 7, 8.

Le fond plat 6 de la gouttière 5 porte, sur sa face supérieure une marque apparente 28.The flat bottom 6 of the gutter 5 bears a visible mark 28 on its upper face.

Les parois latérales 7, 8 sont parallèles entre elles et sensiblement perpendiculaires au fond plat 6. Les parois latérales 7, 8 et le fond plat 6 ont sensiblement la même largeur, de sorte que la gouttière 5 a une section droite sensiblement carrée. Chacune des parois latérales 7, 8, porte au voisinage de son bord libre, et sur sa face extérieure, une série de crans 9, 10, régulièrement espacés. Les parois latérales 7, 8 et le fond plat 6 présentent une certaine élasticité et les bords libres des parois latérales 7, 8 peuvent être rapprochés par pression manuelle.The side walls 7, 8 are mutually parallel and substantially perpendicular to the flat bottom 6. The side walls 7, 8 and the flat bottom 6 have substantially the same width, so that the gutter 5 has a substantially square cross section. Each of the side walls 7, 8 carries in the vicinity of its free edge, and on its outer face, a series of notches 9, 10, regularly spaced. The side walls 7, 8 and the flat bottom 6 have a certain elasticity and the free edges of the side walls 7, 8 can be brought together by manual pressure.

Sur le bord libre situé à l'extrémité du fond plat 6, est articulée une plaquette 11 de forme sensiblement carrée, apte à être logée entre les parois latérales 7, 8 pour les bloquer en position parallèle l'une à l'autre, en interdisant leur rapprochement de façon à empêcher l'ouverture accidentelle du rehausseur et assurer sa position. Avantageusement, les parois latérales 7, 8 portent chacune sur leur face intérieure, une butée 29 d'appui pour la plaquette 11. Dans cette position, en appui sur les butées 29, la plaquette 11 joue le rôle de verrou. La plaquette 11 peut aussi être basculée vers l'extérieur de la gouttière 5 et laisser les parois latérales 7, 8, libres d'être rapprochées manuellement.On the free edge located at the end of the flat bottom 6, is articulated a plate 11 of substantially square shape, suitable for being housed between the side walls 7, 8 to block them in a position parallel to one another, in preventing them from coming together so as to prevent accidental opening of the booster and ensure its position. Advantageously, the side walls 7, 8 each carry on their inner face, a support stop 29 for the plate 11. In this position, resting on the stops 29, the plate 11 acts as a lock. The plate 11 can also be tilted towards the outside of the gutter 5 and leave the side walls 7, 8, free to be brought together manually.

La deuxième 4 des ailes du rehausseur se termine par une ouverture 12 de forme sensiblement carrée, apte à recevoir la gouttière 5. Derrière cette ouverture 12, l'aile 4 présente, de chaque côté, deux arêtes latérales 13, 14 ; 15, 16, espacées du même pas que les crans 9, 10 de la gouttière 5, et dans sa partie centrale des nervures 17, 18 d'appui pour le fond plat 6. L'ouverture 12 comporte une traverse 19 de guidage pour le bord libre des parois latérales 7, 8 de la gouttière 5.The second 4 of the wings of the booster ends with an opening 12 of substantially square shape, capable of receiving the gutter 5. Behind this opening 12, the wing 4 has, on each side, two lateral ridges 13, 14; 15, 16, spaced at the same pitch as the notches 9, 10 of the gutter 5, and in its central part of the ribs 17, 18 supporting the flat bottom 6. The opening 12 comprises a cross member 19 for guiding the free edge of the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5.

Le rehausseur 1 comporte, pour assurer son maintien stable sur la cuvette de WC, des lèvres d'appui sur la surface latérale extérieure de la cuvette de WC : une lèvre antérieure 20 pour l'appui latéral sur la partie antérieure de la cuvette, et deux lèvres latérales 21, 22 d'appui latéral sur les côtés de la cuvette.The booster 1 comprises, to ensure its stable hold on the toilet bowl, bearing lips on the outer lateral surface of the toilet bowl: a front lip 20 for lateral support on the front part of the bowl, and two lateral lips 21, 22 for lateral support on the sides of the bowl.

Le rehausseur 1 est une structure creuse qui comporte des cloisons d'appui sur la cuvette de WC, disposées symétriquement sous les deux ailes 3, 4 du rehausseur, vers l'avant 23 et sous la partie la plus large vers l'arrière 24, 25.The booster 1 is a hollow structure which comprises partitions supporting the toilet bowl, arranged symmetrically under the two wings 3, 4 of the booster, towards the front 23 and under the widest part towards the rear 24, 25.

Le rehausseur 1 est moulé d'une seule pièce.The booster 1 is molded in one piece.

La mise en place du rehausseur 1 sur une cuvette de WC se déroule de manière simple.The installation of the booster 1 on a toilet bowl takes place in a simple manner.

Tout d'abord, la plaquette 11 est basculée à l'extérieur de la gouttière 5, et la gouttière 5 est insérée dans l'ouverture 10 jusqu'à la marque apparente 28. La plaquette 20 est alors basculée vers l'intérieur de la gouttière 5 pour assurer le blocage en position relative des parois latérales 7, 8 de la gouttière 5. Le rehausseur 1 est posé sur la cuvette, avec sa lèvre antérieure 20 en appui sur la partie latérale antérieure de la cuvette. Les ailes 3, 4, qui sont écartées l'une de l'autre au niveau de l'espace libre arrière du rehausseur débordent latéralement de la cuvette.First, the plate 11 is tilted outside the gutter 5, and the gutter 5 is inserted into the opening 10 up to the visible mark 28. The plate 20 is then tilted towards the inside of the gutter 5 to ensure the locking in relative position of the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5. The booster 1 is placed on the bowl, with its front lip 20 resting on the part lateral side of the bowl. The wings 3, 4, which are spaced from each other at the rear free space of the booster protrude laterally from the bowl.

Les ailes 3, 4 sont alors rapprochées par pression manuelle. La pression latérale appliquée sur les ailes 3, 4 fait progresser la gouttière 5 dans l'ouverture 12 jusqu'à ce que les lèvres latérales 21, 22 viennent en appui latéral sur les côtés de la cuvette. Au cours de cette progression, les crans 9, 10 portés par les parois latérales 7, 8 de la gouttière 5 franchissent les arêtes 13, 14, 15, 16 en rapprochant les parois latérales 7, 8 à chaque franchissement d'arête. Pour faciliter ce franchissement, les crans 9, 10 présentent une face avant 26 oblique, et pour assurer leur maintien après franchissement, ils présentent une face arrière 27, sensiblement perpendiculaire à la paroi 7, 8 respective. Au cours de cette progression, l'ensemble de la structure du rehausseur se déforme élastiquement. Au terme de la progression, le rehausseur est en position stable sur la cuvette, maintenu par les lèvres antérieure 20 et latérales 21, 22 en appui sur les côtés de la cuvette.The wings 3, 4 are then brought together by manual pressure. The lateral pressure applied to the wings 3, 4 causes the gutter 5 to advance in the opening 12 until the lateral lips 21, 22 come to bear laterally on the sides of the bowl. During this progression, the notches 9, 10 carried by the side walls 7, 8 of the gutter 5 cross the ridges 13, 14, 15, 16 by bringing the side walls 7, 8 together at each edge crossing. To facilitate this crossing, the notches 9, 10 have an oblique front face 26, and to ensure their retention after crossing, they have a rear face 27, substantially perpendicular to the respective wall 7, 8. During this progression, the entire structure of the booster is elastically deformed. At the end of the progression, the booster is in a stable position on the bowl, held by the front 20 and lateral lips 21, 22 resting on the sides of the bowl.

L'enlèvement du rehausseur de la cuvette est assuré par traction verticale. Après retournement du rehausseur, la plaquette 11 est basculée manuellement hors de la gouttière 5, puis les deux parois latérales 7, 8 sont saisies manuellement près de leur bord libre et rapprochées l'une de l'autre pour faire échapper les crans 9, 10 des arêtes 13, 14, 15, 16. L'élasticité du rehausseur assure l'écartement des extrémités des ailes 3, 4 et la mise en place d'un espace libre à la partie arrière du rehausseur.The bowl riser is removed by vertical pull. After turning over the booster, the plate 11 is manually tilted out of the gutter 5, then the two side walls 7, 8 are gripped manually near their free edge and brought together to release the notches 9, 10 ridges 13, 14, 15, 16. The elasticity of the booster ensures the separation of the ends of the wings 3, 4 and the establishment of a free space at the rear part of the booster.

L'assemblage du rehausseur par simple encliquetage des crans 9, 10 sur les arêtes 13, 14, 15, 16 assure l'adaptation du rehausseur aux dimensions de la cuvette. L'élasticité de la structure du rehausseur assure d'une part son adaptation à la cuvette, et d'autre part sa facilité d'enlèvement, notamment en vue de son nettoyage.The assembly of the booster by simply snapping the notches 9, 10 on the edges 13, 14, 15, 16 ensures the adaptation of the booster to the dimensions of the bowl. The elasticity of the structure of the booster ensures on the one hand its adaptation to the bowl, and on the other hand its ease of removal, in particular for cleaning.

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Rehausseur de WC comportant une partie avant (2) et deux ailes (3, 4) dont les extrémités sont, avant mise en place du rehausseur, séparées par un espace libre, les ailes (3, 4) portant à leur extrémité libre l'une (3) une gouttière (5) munie de crans (9, 10), l'autre (4) une ouverture (12) pour recevoir la gouttière, et des arêtes (13, 14, 15, 16) pour retenir les crans (9, 10), caractérisé en ce que la gouttière (5) comporte un fond plat (6) et des parois latérales (7, 8) parallèles entre elles et portant sur leur face extérieure et au voisinage de leur bord libre, les crans (9, 10), et en ce que la gouttière (5) comporte, articulée sur le bord libre du fond plat (6), une plaquette (11) apte à être logée entre les parois latérales (7, 8) pour les bloquer en position parallèle l'une à l'autre.WC booster comprising a front part (2) and two wings (3, 4) whose ends are, before fitting the booster seat, separated by a free space, the wings (3, 4) carrying at their free end the one (3) a gutter (5) provided with notches (9, 10), the other (4) an opening (12) to receive the gutter, and ridges (13, 14, 15, 16) to retain the notches (9, 10), characterized in that the gutter (5) comprises a flat bottom (6) and side walls (7, 8) parallel to each other and bearing on their outer face and in the vicinity of their free edge, the notches (9, 10), and in that the gutter (5) comprises, articulated on the free edge of the flat bottom (6), a plate (11) capable of being housed between the side walls (7, 8) to block them in a position parallel to each other. Rehausseur selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte une lèvre antérieure (20) et deux lèvres latérales (21, 22), d'appui latéral respectif sur la partie antérieure et les côtés de la cuvette de WC.Booster seat according to Claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a front lip (20) and two lateral lips (21, 22), respective lateral support on the front part and the sides of the toilet bowl. Rehausseur selon la revendication 1 caractérisé en ce que les crans (9, 10) présentent une face avant (26) oblique pour faciliter le franchissement des arêtes (13, 14, 15, 16), et une face arrière (27) sensiblement perpendiculaire à la paroi latérale (7, 8) respective pour assurer leur maintien par les arêtes.Booster according to Claim 1, characterized in that the notches (9, 10) have an oblique front face (26) to facilitate crossing the edges (13, 14, 15, 16), and a rear face (27) substantially perpendicular to the respective side wall (7, 8) to ensure their maintenance by the ridges. Procédé de mise en place du rehausseur selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3 caractérisé par les étapes de : - basculer la plaquette (11) vers l'extérieur de la gouttière (5) ; - insérer la gouttière (5) portée par l'une (3) des ailes (3, 4) du rehausseur (1) dans l'ouverture (12) portée par l'autre (4) aile du rehausseur (1), jusqu'à une marque (28) apparente ; - basculer la plaquette (11) vers l'intérieur de la gouttière (5) pour assurer le blocage en position relative des parois latérales (7, 8) de la gouttière (5) ; - placer le rehausseur (1) sur la cuvette de WC avec la lèvre antérieure (20) en appui sur la partie latérale antérieure de la cuvette ; - rapprocher par pression manuelle les ailes (3, 4) du rehausseur en faisant progresser la gouttière (5) dans l'ouverture (12) et les crans (9, 10) devant les arêtes (13, 14, 15, 16) jusqu'à ce que les lèvres latérales (21, 22) soient en appui sur les côtés de la cuvette. Method for fitting the booster according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized by the steps of: - tilt the plate (11) towards the outside of the gutter (5); - insert the gutter (5) carried by one (3) of the wings (3, 4) of the booster (1) into the opening (12) carried by the other (4) wing of the booster (1), until 'to an apparent mark (28); - tilt the plate (11) towards the inside of the gutter (5) to ensure the locking in relative position of the side walls (7, 8) of the gutter (5); - place the booster (1) on the toilet bowl with the front lip (20) resting on the front side part of the toilet bowl; - move the wings (3, 4) of the booster by manual pressure by moving the gutter (5) into the opening (12) and the notches (9, 10) in front of the ridges (13, 14, 15, 16) until the lateral lips (21, 22) are in contact with the sides of the bowl. Procédé d'enlèvement du rehausseur mis en place selon la revendication 4 caractérisé par les étapes de : - enlever le rehausseur (1) de la cuvette par traction verticale ; - retourner le rehausseur (1) ; - basculer la plaquette (11) vers l'extérieur de la gouttière (5) ; - saisir les parois latérales (7, 8) de la gouttière (5) entre les deux ailes (3, 4) du rehausseur (1) et les rapprocher l'une de l'autre pour faire échapper les crans (9, 10) des arêtes (13, 14, 15, 16) ; - laisser l'élasticité du rehausseur (1) assurer l'écartement des extrémités des ailes (3, 4) Method for removing the booster installed according to claim 4, characterized by the steps of: - remove the booster (1) from the bowl by pulling vertically; - turn over the booster (1); - tilt the plate (11) towards the outside of the gutter (5); - grasp the side walls (7, 8) of the gutter (5) between the two wings (3, 4) of the booster (1) and bring them together to release the notches (9, 10) ridges (13, 14, 15, 16); - let the elasticity of the booster (1) ensure the spacing of the ends of the wings (3, 4)
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