US1122258A - Water-closet seat for infants. - Google Patents

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B. E. UULLEN. WATER CLOSET SEAT FOR INFANTS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT 22. 1913.

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ERNEST E. CULLEN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN; ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO BERTHA E. OSCAR, OF DETRDIT, MICHIGAN.

WATER-CLOSET SEAT FOP. INFANTS.

Application filed September 512, 1913.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERNEST E. CULLEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful ater-Closet Seat for Infants, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for water closets so as to adapt them for use by infants, and its object is to provide an attachment which will be strong and simple, which can be quickly attached and detached, and which can be produced at low cost.

This invention consists of a proper seat, preferablv in the form of a fiat apertured board, and a series of fingers extending down from the board, one of the fingers being movable so that the seat can be locked to the upper edge of the water closet hopper.

It also consists in adjustably mounting the movable fingers so as to adapt this attachment to hoppers of different sizes.

It further consists in providing the seat with a frame to secure the infant in position.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a rear view of this improved seat mounted on a hopper, the back of the hopper being broken away to show the fingers. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of the seat. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of the device. Fig. 4: is a rear elevation of this modified form. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the same.

Fig. 6 is a view of one form of guide for the movable finger.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The seat 1 of this device may be of wood or any other proper material and has an aperture 2, and to the lower side are secured the bases 3 and 4 of two fingers 6, on which may be mounted the sleeves 5 of rubber or other yielding substance. The hoppers 11 of water closets are often of enameled steel, which enamel is in danger of chipping if engaged directly by steel fingers 6.

In order to rapidly and easily attach and detach this seat to and from the hopper, a movable finger 7 is mounted on the seat, together with any desirable means for pressing this finger against the inner side of the edge of the hopper 11. This is particularly Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23 1314.

Serial No. 790,933.

desirable for the reason that if the fingers merely fit loosely within the hopper, a wiggling child is liable to not only shift the seat, but to disengage it entirely, resulting in a bad fall.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the base 8 of the .finger 7 is shown to have a slot 9 to receive the screw 10. The sleeve 5 of rubber is also preferably placed over this finger. Secured to the base 8 is a pin 12, that extends through the cam slot 13 in the flat end 14: of the lever 15, pivoted on the screw 16. It will be seen that to release the seat, the lever 15 will be swung to the left, in Fig. 1, and that to secure the seat, the lever will be swung to the right. As hoppers are of different sizes, extra holes 17 and 18 for the screws 10 and 16 respectively may be drilled in the seat while this device is being made.

Instead of a cam, the construction shown in Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive may be employed. A nut 20 is secured to the seat 21 to receive the screw-threaded portion 22 of the rod 23, having a crank 24 at its opposite end. The bearing 25 for this rod is secured to the seat. A guide 26 prevents the finger 27 from swinging out on its pivot, which is the reduced end of the rod 23. The fingers 2? and 28 will preferably have the usual coverings 29.

To hold the child in place on the seat, a back may be provided consisting of the brace 31, and the rail 32 which extends in both directions from the brace and turns down to where its ends are secured to the seat by means of the screws 33. A leather strap 34, having hooks 35 at its ends, may extend across the front of this seat back.

In place of the guide 26, a wire staple 36 may be driven into the edge of the seat.

When it is desired to secure this second form of seat to the hopper, the crank 24- is turned to the left until the fingers can be all inserted in the opening of the hopper, after which the rod 23 is turned to the right until the finger 27 is pressed against the hopper sufiiciently firmly to hold the seat in position. \Vhen the seat has been secured to any hopper, itwill be a matter of but few seconds to detach of attach it again.

Any other desired type of adjusting mechanism for the movable finger may be employed, but the structures shown are preferred. The number and arrangement of the fingers may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. An attachment for a water-closet hopper comprising an apertured seat, a plurality of downwardly extending fingers rigidly secured to the lower side of the seat and adapted to contact with the edge of a Watercloset hopper at points spaced apart from one another a considerable angular distance, another finger slidably mounted on the lower side of said seat and adapted to e11- gage with the periphery of the hopper at a point spaced a considerable angular distance from the points at which the first-mentioned fingers engage with it, a plate pivotally mounted on the edge of said seat and having acam slot, a pin on the slidable finger extending into said slot, and a lever connected to said plate to actuate the finger.

2. An auxiliary seat for water closets comprising an apertured seat, a downwardly extendingengaging member rigidly secured to the lower side of the seat, a movable engaging member also mounted on the lower side of the seat at a point spaced a considerable angular distance from the other engaging member, an operating member mounted on the seat adjacent the movable engaging member and having a cam slot to receive a projection on the movable engaging member to move the same as said operating member is actuated to lock the auxiliary seat in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERNEST E. CULLEN.

\Vitnesses EDWARD N. PAGELSEN, HUGO W. KREINBRING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for time cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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