JP3136254U - Toilet seat closure - Google Patents

Abstract

A toilet seat opening / closing tool that can be easily and inexpensively attached to an existing toilet.
A toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A includes an attachment portion 1 that can be bonded to the bottom surface of a toilet seat 20 by an adhesive layer 1a, and a grip portion 2 that extends from the attachment portion 1. Then, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A is affixed to a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20 so that the grip portion 2 of the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A protrudes from the peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20, and the user can The gripper 2 of the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A attached to the toilet seat 20 is gripped so that the toilet seat 20 can be opened and closed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument used for opening and closing a toilet seat of a Western-style toilet, and more particularly to a toilet seat opening and closing tool that allows a user to open and close the toilet seat without touching the toilet seat directly.

  In general, a Western-style toilet is provided with a toilet seat for a user to sit on the toilet bowl, and further provided with a toilet lid covering the upper surface of the toilet bowl above the toilet seat. Each of the toilet seat and the toilet lid is one end of the toilet bowl. It is configured to be openable and closable in the up and down direction via a hinge provided on the. And according to the application, the user uses the toilet with only the toilet lid raised upward and is seated on the toilet seat, or the user stands both in front of the toilet with both the toilet lid and toilet seat raised upward Use a toilet bowl.

  In this type of Western-style toilet, when the toilet lid and toilet seat are opened and closed in the vertical direction, it is necessary for the user to directly grip these peripheral edges. Here, since the bottom surface of the toilet seat is directly overlaid on the top surface of the toilet bowl, there is a high possibility that excrement and sewage after excretion will adhere to the toilet seat. there were. Such a problem has been regarded as a problem particularly in public toilets and restrooms of restaurants used by an unspecified number of people.

  For this reason, Patent Document 1 proposes a toilet seat in which a part of the peripheral surface of the toilet seat projects in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the peripheral surface and is provided with a protruding portion positioned outside the toilet. In the toilet seat described in Patent Document 1, since the excrement and the sewage after excretion are less likely to adhere to the bottom surface of the protrusion provided on the peripheral surface of the toilet seat, it is possible to eliminate the problem related to hygiene when opening and closing the toilet seat. It becomes possible.

  Moreover, in patent document 2, the axis | shaft to which the pedal was connected is penetrated by the hinge which supports opening and closing of the toilet lid and the toilet seat, so that the user does not directly grip the toilet lid or the toilet seat with the hand. Technologies that can be opened and closed by operation have been proposed.

Further, Patent Document 3 proposes a technique that includes a motor drive device that opens and closes a toilet lid and a toilet seat, and that can be opened and closed by the motor drive device without the user directly holding the toilet lid and the toilet seat by hand. .
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-76395 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-14628 JP 2007-111343 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above, since the toilet seat itself is provided with a protrusion, the problem cannot be solved unless the toilet seat itself of the existing toilet bowl is replaced, and manufacturing costs and installation costs are reduced. There was room for further improvement.

  Moreover, in the technique described in Patent Document 2 described above, the problem can be solved by replacing the hinge of the existing toilet seat with a hinge connected to the pedal without replacing the toilet seat itself, but for opening and closing the toilet seat. Therefore, there was room for further improvement in terms of securing the installation location and installation costs.

  Furthermore, in the technique described in Patent Document 3 described above, since it is necessary to include a motor drive device for opening and closing the toilet lid and toilet seat, further in terms of securing the installation location, installation cost, and maintenance cost. There was room for improvement.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and makes it the subject to provide the toilet seat opening / closing tool which can be attached to the existing toilet bowl simply and at low cost.

  In order to solve such a problem, a toilet seat opening / closing tool according to the present invention includes an attachment portion attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, and a grip portion extending from the attachment portion, and the attachment portion is provided on the periphery of the toilet seat. It is set as the structure used in order to open and close the said toilet seat by hold | gripping the said holding part in the attached state.

Further, in the toilet seat opening and closing device according to the present invention, the attachment portion is attached to the belt-like member that is attached by being wound around the periphery of the toilet seat, an adsorption member that is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, and is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat. You may comprise either the adhesive member which can be fixed, and the fixing member fixed to the through-hole provided in the periphery of the said toilet seat.
Furthermore, in the toilet seat opening / closing tool according to the present invention, the gripping portion may be configured in any one of a flat plate shape, a cylindrical shape, and a ring shape.

  According to the present invention, a toilet seat opening / closing tool that allows a user to open and close a toilet seat without directly gripping the toilet seat can be attached to an existing toilet bowl easily and at low cost, and it is possible for a blind person or an arm to be disturbed. There is an excellent effect that a certain person can open / close / check the toilet seat with a knee etc. without using hands.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First embodiment>
FIG. 1: shows 1st embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A according to the present embodiment is formed of a rectangular synthetic resin flat plate, and an attachment portion 1 that can be bonded to the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20 at one longitudinal end of the flat plate. The grip portion 2 is formed at the other longitudinal end of the flat plate. Here, the attachment part 1 is comprised by the adhesion layer 1a provided in the surface of the flat plate, and the peeling layer 1b which covers this adhesion layer 1a.

  In the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A, as shown in FIG. 1B, first, the peeling layer 1b provided on the mounting portion 1 is peeled off, and the grip portion 2 of the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A projects from the peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20. As described above, the adhesive layer 1 a of the attachment portion 1 is attached to a predetermined position on the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20. At this time, in order to efficiently open and close the toilet seat 20, it is preferable to attach the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> A to the peripheral portion on the front side of the toilet seat 20. The user opens and closes the toilet seat 20 installed on the upper surface of the toilet 30 by holding the grip portion 1 of the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> A attached to the toilet seat 20.

According to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A in the present embodiment, the toilet seat 20 can be opened and closed without being directly gripped by the user by being attached to an arbitrary position of the existing toilet seat 20. Therefore, even when excrement or sewage after excretion adheres to the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20, it is not necessary to directly touch the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20. The problem can be solved.
Moreover, according to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A in this embodiment, since it becomes the structure fixed to the toilet seat 20 with the adhesion layer 1a provided in the attaching part 1, it can be attached to the existing toilet seat 20 simply and at low cost. .

  In the first embodiment, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A is formed of a synthetic resin flat plate, but is not limited thereto as long as the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A has a strength that can be attached to the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20 and can open and close the toilet seat 20. Further, it may be composed of a material such as metal or wood, or may be composed of a circular shape or a polygonal shape. Moreover, in 1st embodiment, although toilet seat opening / closing tool 10A was set as the structure adhere | attached on the toilet seat 20 with the adhesion layer 1a, it is good also as a structure attached to the toilet seat 20 with an adsorbing member etc. not only this.

<Second embodiment>
2A and 2B show a second embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool according to the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a perspective view, and FIGS. 2B and 2C are perspective views showing an attached state to the toilet seat.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in the present embodiment is formed of a synthetic resin cylinder, and an attachment portion 1 that can be fixed to the periphery of the toilet seat 20 is formed at one end of the cylinder. The other end of the cylinder is the grip portion 2. Here, the mounting portion 1 is constituted by a female screw groove provided on one end surface of the cylinder, a male screw 12 screwed into the female screw groove, and a ring-shaped washer penetrating the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder. 11 can be attached to the toilet seat 20.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> B first has a through hole H provided in the peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20 after the attachment portion 1 passes through the washer 11 from the outer peripheral edge side of the toilet seat 20. The male screw 12 is screwed into a female screw groove provided at one end forming the attachment portion 1 from the inner peripheral edge side of the toilet seat 20 and fixed to the toilet seat 20. Then, the user opens and closes the toilet seat 20 installed on the upper surface of the toilet 30 by holding the grip portion 2 of the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> B protruding to the outer peripheral edge side of the toilet seat 20.

According to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in the present embodiment, the toilet seat 20 can be fixed without being gripped directly by the user by fixing the toilet seat 20 with a screw mechanism in a state of being penetrated through the through hole H provided in the existing toilet seat 20. Can be opened and closed. Therefore, even when excrement or sewage after excretion adheres to the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20, it is not necessary to directly touch the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20. The problem can be solved.
Further, according to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in the present embodiment, it can be firmly fixed to the toilet seat 20 by being fixed to the toilet seat 20 by a screw mechanism.

In addition, although the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in the second embodiment has been described as being provided in a cylindrical shape made of synthetic resin, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B is capable of penetrating through the through hole H provided in the peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20 and can be gripped by the user. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, metal, wood, or the like may be used as a material, or the cross-sectional view may be a triangular or quadrangular polygonal shape, or the cross-sectional view may be a semicircular shape.
Moreover, although the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in 2nd embodiment demonstrated the structure fixed to the through-hole H provided in one place of the periphery of the toilet seat 20 with a screw mechanism, a fixed place is not restricted to one place, FIG. As shown in the figure, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> C having a substantially U-shape and the mounting portion 1 including the screw groove portion at two locations is configured, and the nuts are fixed to the through holes H provided at the two locations on the peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20. Good.

  Furthermore, although toilet seat opening / closing tool 10B in 2nd embodiment was set as the structure fixed by providing the through-hole H in the periphery of the toilet seat 20, not only this but without providing the through-hole H in the toilet seat 20 by a screw mechanism. It is good also as a structure fixed. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> D can be fixed to the two positions on the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20 with screws 12 while supporting the cylindrical gripping portion 2 and the peripheral surface of the gripping portion 2. It is good also as a structure provided with the C-shaped attachment part 1. FIG. At this time, the grip portion 2 is fixed to the toilet seat 20 by the attachment portion 1, but it is preferable to provide a protruding portion 2 a on the peripheral surface of the grip portion 2 for preventing the attachment portion 1 from falling off.

<Third embodiment>
FIG. 5: shows 3rd embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a top view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat, (c) is the attachment state to a toilet seat. It is a perspective view shown.
As shown in FIG. 5A, the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E according to the present embodiment is formed of a silicone rubber belt, and has a substantially square through-hole having one side smaller than the belt width at one end of the belt. 14 is formed, and a ring-shaped grip portion 2 having a diameter larger than the belt width is formed at the other end of the belt.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (b) and 5 (c), this toilet seat opening / closing tool 10 </ b> E first wraps one end of the belt provided with the ring-shaped grip portion 2 around the periphery of the toilet seat 20 from below. After that, it is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat 20 by penetrating from below through the through-hole 14 provided on the other end side of the belt and pulling it upward. Then, the user opens and closes the toilet seat 20 by holding the ring-shaped grip 2 that protrudes toward the outer peripheral edge of the toilet seat 20.
That is, in the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E according to the present embodiment, the ring portion R that can be passed by passing the ring-shaped grip portion 2 provided on one end side of the belt through the through-hole 14 provided on the other end side of the belt. Is configured to function as

According to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E in the present embodiment, the toilet seat 20 can be opened and closed without being directly gripped by the user by being wrapped around and attached to the existing toilet seat 20. Therefore, even when excrement or sewage after excretion adheres to the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20, it is not necessary to directly touch the bottom surface of the toilet seat 20. The problem can be solved.
Further, according to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E according to the present embodiment, since the periphery of the toilet seat 20 can be freely moved in the left-right direction while attached to the toilet seat 20, the toilet seat 20 can be opened and closed more easily.

Furthermore, according to the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E in the present embodiment, it can be attached to various toilet seats 20 having different peripheral widths by adjusting the tension of the belt.
The toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E according to the third embodiment has been described with respect to the case where the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E is formed of a silicone rubber belt. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a material such as cloth or leather may be used.
Moreover, although the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E in the third embodiment has been described with respect to the case where the grip portion 2 is provided in a ring shape, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the toilet seat opening / closing tool 10E may be configured to be opened in a polygonal shape such as a square or a triangle. It is good also as a structure which hold | grips the edge part of a belt, without providing opening.

An example of 1st embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat. An example of 2nd embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b), (c) is a top view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat. The other example of 2nd embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat. The other example of 2nd embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b), (c) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat. An example of 3rd embodiment of the toilet seat opening / closing tool which concerns on this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat, (c) is a plane which shows the attachment state to a toilet seat FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Attachment part 2 Grip part 10A-10E Toilet seat opening / closing tool 20 Toilet seat 30 Toilet bowl

Claims (3)

  In order to open and close the toilet seat by gripping the grip portion in a state where the attachment portion is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, and a grip portion extending from the attachment portion. A toilet seat opening and closing device characterized by being used.   The attachment portion is a belt-like member that is wound around and attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, an adsorption member that is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, an adhesive member that is attached to the periphery of the toilet seat, and a through-hole provided in the periphery of the toilet seat 2. The toilet seat opening / closing tool according to claim 1, wherein the toilet seat opening / closing tool is composed of any one of fixing members fixed to the toilet seat.   The toilet seat opening / closing tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gripping part is configured in any one of a flat plate shape, a cylindrical shape, and a ring shape.

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