US20220178127A1

US20220178127A1 - Toilet backsplash guard device

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Publication number: US20220178127A1
Application number: US17/450,809
Authority: US
Inventors: Michael Herasimtschuk
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-12-08
Filing date: 2021-10-13
Publication date: 2022-06-09

Abstract

A device that is mounted on the back underside of a toilet seat to serve as a Toilet Backsplash Guard by accommodating a protective, replaceable tissue paper barrier for the back area of the toilet porcelain and toilet seat from the majority of backsplash soiling.

Description

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. ¶119(e) of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 63/122,608 filed 8 Dec. 2020, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
All references cited in this specification, and their references, are incorporated by reference herein where appropriate for teachings of additional or alternative details, features, and/or technical background.

BACKGROUND

The contents of the subject matter of the present disclosure has been searched against the following prior art and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that the teachings of the present disclosure are new and novel as described further below.
U.S. Pat. No. 10,337,182 entitled “Toilet Splash Guard Systems” describes with 3 claims and 6 drawing sheets, toilet splash guard systems for preventing splashing of fluids from a toilet bowl to a surrounding floor area. The systems can be used with any common or pre-existing toilet seats, or to replace said toilet seats. Splash guards are disposed on a toilet seat such that a toilet bowl is disposed between panels of the splash guards. The panels capture the splashing fluids from the toilet bowl, thereby preventing the fluids from contaminating the floor area near the toilet.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,032,302 entitled “Toilet Guard System” described by inventor Donna M. Eckert shows with 4 claims and three drawing sheets a toilet guard system including a plurality of side segments. Each side segment having a lower edge and an upwardly extending trapezoidal shaped component including a plurality on each side in overlapping relationship to form two sets. A horizontal coupling member is positioned on the inner surface of the toilet bowl with a vertical element in contact with the interior vertical face of a toilet bowl for proper positioning therebetween. The coupling member also has spaced horizontal ledges positionable above and below the toilet for securement purposes. The coupling member and side segments are in a generally circular orientation with an opening at the forward region of the toilet for urination therebetween and an opening at the rearward region for receipt of the upper component. A plurality of hinges interconnect the coupling component and the side segment components to allow the upward extension of the shielding components for operation and use and to allow the pivoting downwardly thereof for storage purposes.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,921,478 entitled “Pivotal Splash Guard For A Toilet” describes a splash guard includes a shield that helps deflect and drain misdirected urine into a toilet bowl. When not needed, the shield can pivot 180 degrees from an operative, raised position down to tuck underneath the front end of the toilet bowl at a stored, lowered position. In the lowered position, the shield is generally inverted. To prevent residual urine on the inverted shield from dripping onto the floor, the shield includes a drip lip that temporarily collects the residual urine. When returned to the upright, raised position, urine in the drip lip is free to drain back into the toilet. The shield is pivotally connected to the toilet bowl at a point below the upper rim of the bowl so that when the shield pivots to the lowered position, the shield is completely out of the way.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,797,768 entitled “Toilet splash guard” is directed a splash guard for containing the contents of a toilet during plunging, comprising: a substantially ovular pliable shield having a top side, a bottom side, a peripheral edge and a blunted posterior end, the pliable shield having a size from 5-20% greater than the size of said toilet seat; a drape member having an upper edge, a bottom edge, and a distance between the upper edge and said bottom edge of 3 to 8 inches; and a resilient element; the top edge of the drape member circumferentially affixed to the peripheral edge of the pliable shield at a seam, the resilient element being tensioned and operatively affixed along the length of the seam but optionally the elastic element not being affixed to the seam at the blunted end; the pliable shield further having a minor opening sized and positioned for slideably receiving a plunger handle, whereby when the splash guard is positioned on the underside of the toilet seat and the resilient element is stretched outwardly, and then upwardly to engage the top of the toilet seat, the top of the pliable shield covers the bottom of the toilet seat and is held in position by the tension in the resilient member, and when the toilet seat is in the down position, the drape member drapes down sufficiently into the toilet bowl and in proximity to the rim so as to shield the rim from receiving splashes or waste during plunging with the plunger.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,594,831 shows an “Anti-Splash Guard” to enclose the open upper portion of a toilet bowl to shield and contain liquid and matter splashing from the interior thereof when attempting to unclog or dislodge debris from the plumbing when using a plunger including an upper elongated handle and a lower plunger member, the anti-splash guard comprising a cover with or without an upper opening to receive a portion of the upper elongated handle therethrough and a lower opening to receive a portion of the toilet bowl such that when the anti-splash guard is operatively mounted on the toilet with the lower plunger member disposed therein liquid and matter is shielded and contained when splashed therefrom when the plunger is used to dislodge debris from the plumbing.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,357,055 entitled “Toilet Overspray Shield For Males” Describes with 9 claims and 1 drawing sheet, a removable urine overspray shield especially suited to young boys which is provided with upstanding semi-elliptical walls which removably engage with the lower portion of the inner rim of a toilet bowl when the toilet seat is upstanding. The rear of the device is provided with fastening means of a curved flange which sits and bears upon the lower portion of the inner toilet seat when in use, although other commonly known fastening means, such as a clip or Velcro strips may be used. In such a fashion, the device may be easily lifted onto and away from the toilet bowl rim. To facilitate insertion and removal on a toilet, a handle may be provided at the rear or top portion of the device. The device is intended to promote proper toileting in young boys and prevent urine from spraying on the walls and floors adjacent the toilet.

REFERENCES

The following have been used as references in delineating the present disclosure apart from the prior art.
As is well-known, toilet 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a piece of sanitary hardware used for the collection and disposal of human 13 urine and feces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet. Toilets can be with or without flushing water. Water is usually desirable for flushing the materials that are left behind after performing the bodily function of going to the bathroom. Usually, there is often the desire on the part of toilet users to protect the insides of a toilet bowl from splashes that may occur during performing a bodily function when solid or liquid objects drop into a pool of water in the bowl below the seat of the bowl. Sometimes, as in the case of having diarrhea, the dropping materials may splash onto the insides of the bowl, especially towards the underside and back of a toilet seat cover of toilet bowl. In order to be able to catch and discard such Backsplash materials, there have been several approaches advanced by several inventors.
One such invention is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,564,135 described by Clifford D. Jones as follows:
A collapsible splash guard 20 (see FIG. 2) provided that is relatively permanently secured to the lower surface of a toilet seat 23. The splash guard includes a base plate 25 shaped and sized to substantially conform with the shape and size of the toilet bowl rim, a pleated, substantially U-shaped splash shield 27 and attachment members for attaching a first portion of the splash shield to base plate 25 as seen in FIG. 2. The splash guard also includes pivotal securing members for pivotally securing a second portion of the splash shield to the base plate and members for hingedly attaching the splash guard to the lower face of the toilet seat. The attachment members can either permanently or removably attach the first portion of the splash guard to the base plate. According to inventor Clifford D. Jones, the splash guard can further include a flange which extends downwardly from an inner edge of the base plate such that the attachment members either permanently or removably attach the first portion of the splash shield to an inner face of the flange. The inventor continues to cite that the splash guard can further include a wall extending upwardly along an outer edge of the base plate. The toilet seat rests on the top surface of the upwardly extending wall when the seat is in a lowered position. The splash guard can further include three pairs of elongate lift arm members. The first pair of elongated members is secured by hinges to the base plate. Each of the second pair of elongated lift members is hingedly secured to one of the first pair of elongated members 29. Each of the third pair of elongated lift members is hingedly secured to one of the second pair of elongated members and is also hingedly secured to the lower face of the seat.
While the previous invention describes a collapsible splash guard designed to protect all of the inside of the bowl from splashes all around, U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,905 shows:
A new and improved urine deflector 30 (see FIG. 3) for eliminating the splatter of urine on surfaces of a toilet bowl and toilet seat when males urinate from a standing position. The invention comprises a collar having paired opposed arcuate sections 33 and paired opposed elongated sections together forming a generally oval configuration. Further included is an inner flange disposed downward from an inner edge of the collar. The flange is in generally frictional communication with an interior edge of the toilet bowl for ease of removal, cleaning, and reinstallation. A baffle is oriented on an outer edge of a rearward arcuate section 33 of the collar. The baffle redirects urine away from a hinged section 35 of the toilet seat. Also included is a lip extending upwardly from the outer perimeter of the collar. Finally, the device is fabricated from an elastomeric material, preferably plastic.
Still another invention describes a collapsible splash guard 41 which is adapted to be mounted (see FIG. 4) in a toilet 40 and which is constructed for movement between an extended operative position when the toilet seat is in a raised position and a collapsed storage position when the seat is in a lowered position as described by Dale C. Sarjeant in U.S. Pat. No. 4,348,776 as follows:
A collapsible splash guard 41 is provided which is adapted to be mounted in a toilet 40, and which is constructed for movement between an extended operative position when the toilet seat is in a raised position (as shown) and a collapsed storage position when the seat is in a lowered position (not shown). The splash guard comprises a plurality of segments assembled in nested relation 43 with one another and normally arranged in a collapsed storage position within the bowl of the toilet when the seat of the toilet is in the lowered position. The innermost of the nested segments is connected to the toilet seat in such a manner that when the toilet seat is lifted to the raised position, the innermost segment is lifted upwardly from within the bowl and the nested segments are moved with respect to one another from a nested relationship into an extended 45 overlapping relationship positioned above the toilet bowl and forming an enclosure shieldingly surrounding the back and side portions of the bowl.
The prior art described above and other cited inventions in the Background require complicated maneuvers to be able to install the respective splash guards. What is needed, therefore, is a more simplified and improved toilet splash guard which can easily be installed, as well as being easily used and cleaned.

SUMMARY

Aspects disclosed herein include
a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting two sets of multi-layer pads at each end of the guard strip, each set comprising a bottom and a top pad disposed at the left and right two ends of both the top side and the bottom side of the backsplash guard strip, the pads further comprising composite layers forming bottom pads, and left and right top pads having embedded adhesive sides which in turn are adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of each of the top pads with adhesive sides adhered to the underside surface of the toilet seat; and
wherein a portion of the backsplash guard strip betwixt the top pads with adhesive sides including the bottom pads provides a support for a replaceable tissue to be suspended freely over the backsplash guard strip to catch any bowel movement objects and keep the back area of the porcelain and the toilet seat clean.
a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting two sets of doubly-cast pads at each end of the backsplash guard strip, each set comprising a bottom and a top pad disposed at the left and right two ends of both the top side and the bottom side of the backsplash guard strip, the pads further comprising solid, unitary bodies forming bottom pads, and left and right top pads also comprising solid, unitary bodies having an embedded adhesive side having additionally a removable backing to expose, when needed, the underlying adhesive surface which in turn is adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of the top pads; and
wherein a portion of the backsplash guard strip betwixt the top pads with adhesive sides including the bottom pads provides a support for a replaceable tissue to be suspended freely over the backsplash guard strip to catch any bowel movement objects and keep the back area of the porcelain and the toilet seat clean.
a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting a singly-cast pad at each end of the backsplash guard strip, the singly-cast pads further comprising solid, unitary bodies with an embedded adhesive side having additionally a removable backing to expose, when needed, the underlying adhesive surface which in turn can then be adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of the top pads; and
wherein a portion of the backsplash guard strip betwixt the top pads with adhesive sides provide a support for a replaceable tissue to be suspended freely over the backsplash guard strip to catch any bowel movement objects and keep the back area of the porcelain and the toilet seat clean.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a conventional toilet and its use.

FIG. 2 shows a conventional Collapsible Splash Guard

FIG. 3 shows a conventional Urine Deflector.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional Collapsible Splash Shield for Toilet.

FIG. 5a shows an aspect of an embodiment of the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device providing a means for hanging a disposable paper barrier to catch any materials that are directed or deflected to disposable paper barrier.

FIG. 51, shows another aspect of an embodiment the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device wherein the disposable paper barrier is inserted inside the gap provided between the Toilet Backsplash Guard Device and the lower surface of a toilet seat.

FIG. 5c shows another aspect of an embodiment of the disclosed Backsplash Guard Device wherein the paper barrier is draped center foldedly over the plastic Guard portion of the Device between end-pads P.

FIG. 6a is an exploded top view of the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (hereafter referred to as TBGD for brevity) viewing downwardly into gap y.

FIG. 6b is a rear view (namely underside, from the reader's view,) of FIG. 6a showing at least a back side S2 of Guard (54G) portion of the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device wherein the adhesive side Sa of the P end pads are aligned with the front side S1 of the plastic G portion (54G) of Toilet Guard Backsplash Device (TBGD).

FIG. 7 and the accompanying exploded view FIG. 7a show more detailed rendition of figures FIG. 5a , FIG. 6a and FIG. 6b such that similar numerals refer to similar elements while additional letter characters may be added for better clarification of the elements.

FIG. 7a shows an exploded view of cross-section B-B of FIG. 7 comprising composite layers A, B, C, D forming an embodiment of a disclosed Multi-layer Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (referred to as acronym MTBGD, for brevity).

FIG. 8 and the accompanying exploded view FIG. 8a show a detailed rendition of another embodiment of a disclosed Doubly-cast-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (referred to as DTBGD brevity)

FIG. 8a shows an exploded view C-C of FIG. 8 comprising two unitary solid bodies L4 and L5 formed by molding or casting.

FIG. 9 and the accompanying exploded view FIG. 9a show detailed rendition of another embodiment of a disclosed Single-cast-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (referred to as STBGD, for brevity)

FIG. 9a shows an exploded view D-D of FIG. 9 comprising a singly formed unitary and solid pad L5 or L7 formed by casting or molding as an integral part of Guard 54G, as shown in the same figure.

FIG. 10 is a Key Figure to help explain the various elements used in this disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In embodiments there is illustrated
a toilet Backsplash guard device with a paper barrier draped over a portion of the device in between end-pads that are adhesively attached to the back underside of a toilet seat supporting a Backsplash barrier which consists of a large single toilet tissue sheet, brand name Plushi Paper described further below. When the Plushi paper toilet sheet barrier is sufficiently soiled it can be conveniently removed and flushed away and easily replaced with a new barrier sheet. Its effectiveness has proven very beneficial in absorbing the majority of Backsplash and eliminating extensive toilet cleaning efforts.
Referring now to drawings, FIG. 7a shows an embodiment of disclosed Multi-layer-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (hereafter referred to as acronym MTBGD, for brevity), FIG. 8b shows another aspect of embodiment of a disclosed Doubly-cast-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (hereafter referred to as DTBGD, for brevity) while FIG. 9b shows still another embodiment of a disclosed Single-cast-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (hereafter referred to as STBGD, for brevity). FIG. 10 is a Key Figure to help explain the various layers that are referred to in FIGS. 7a through 9b . It will also be understood that while the various embodiments of the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device described in FIGS. 5a through 9b differ in form and shape, and accordingly referred to as numerals 53 (in FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c, 6a, 6b ), 73 (in FIGS. 7, 7 a), 83 (in FIGS. 8, 8 a), and 93 (in FIGS. 9, 9 a), the embossed poly strap 54G remains constant both in form and shape, namely, the same for all the three disclosed embodiments MTBGD, DTBGD and STBGD.
More specifically, FIG. 5a , for purposes of discussion and description, shows a disclosed Basic_Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (hereafter referred to as acronym BTBGD, for brevity) 53, comprising a Backsplash Guard 54G as shown in FIGS. 5b-6b having pads P attached (as further explained below) centrally below toilet seat opening 50 and above hinges 56 of toilet seat 55 to the underside of toilet seat 55 of a commonly used toilet 51.
To help visualize the placement and the manner of placement of the Toilet Backsplash Guard Device 53, including the paper barrier sheet 57 draped over the open portion splash guard strip 54G of the Backsplash Guard Device 53, FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c are animated with human hands 58. It will also be obvious to those skilled in the art that, pads P shown in FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c and 6a,6b as rectangular in shape can be of any desired shape, such as octagonal, circle, trapezoidal and so on. Further, as will be mentioned further below in paragraph [038], the Backsplash Guard Device 53 be placed centrally x distance between about 9/16″ and 7/16″ below the opening 50 of the toilet seat 55 as better seen in FIGS. 5a and 5 c.
In FIG. 5b , a Plushi paper (described below) barrier sheet 57 is shown inserted behind Backsplash Guard 54G, in a gap “y” formed by the end-pieces P (further explained below) while FIG. 5c shows Plushi paper barrier sheet 57 draped over the center fold line 59 straddling embossed poly strap 54G shown in FIG. 5b but hidden in FIG. 5c in between the two halves of a Plushi paper 57 when the Plush paper is folded over the Backsplash Guard 54G, as it will be understood by the reader.
Brand name Plushi paper barrier sheet 57, also referred to as the Backsplash barrier, consists of a large size single toilet tissue sheet, of dimensions between about 7.68″ inches and 7.97″ inches wide horizontally h, and vertically v long between about 7.28″ inches and 7.68″ as shown in FIG. 5b . As mentioned above, in FIG. 5c , Plushi paper toilet sheet is installed in gap y behind the embossed poly strap 54G and folded over in half along the fold line 59 creating a draped Backsplash barrier sheet of dimensions between about 7.67″ inches and 7.97″ inches horizontally h and vertically v′ between about 3.54″ inches and 3.84″ inches as shown in FIG. 5c . When toilet seat 55 is lowered down (not shown), after the Plushi paper barrier has been draped over the Backsplash Guard 54G the folded Backsplash barrier sheet 57 descends into the toilet bowl 51 (not contacting any liquid or solid objects in the toilet bowl 51) protecting the back areas of the toilet seat 55 and the back areas of toilet porcelain 51 from considerable Backsplash soiling. It will be noted that facial tissue should never be substituted for toilet tissue products. Facial tissue does not break down and dissolve as with toilet tissue and will cause blockages in sewage pipes.
FIG. 6a is an exploded top view of the disclosed Basic Toilet Backsplash Guard Device, or BTBGD as abbreviated before, looking down into gap y, wherein the adhesive sides Sa (shown in bold line) of pads P are facing a raised toilet seat 55 in a position to be adhered centrally with respect to below the opening 50 of the toilet seat 55 and above hinges 56 as shown in FIG. 5a (also seen in FIG. 7).
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the view in the direction of A-A down through gap y that is shown in FIG. 6a as an enlarged view under an arc 51 a with circumscribing lines 51 b and 51 c in the disclosed BTBGD of FIGS. 5a and 5b -especially in the absence of the Backsplash Plushi paper barrier sheet 57 shown in FIG. 5c -will include an edge-view of plastic Backsplash Guard 54G spanning nominally about a length l of 8″ between at least two supporting nominally 1″ square composite pads P at each end thus yielding a total nominal length L of 10 inches for the disclosed Backsplash Guard Device 53. A cross-section showing the various multiple layers making up of the composite pads P will be fully described and discussed along with embodiments shown in the following FIGS. 7a -9 a.
Before going to FIGS. 7-9 a however, it will be known to the reader that that opposite to the adhesive sides Sa in FIG. 6a are the relatively small p leaders pointing to the label of P pads that will be facing the reader when the disclosed Backsplash Guard Device, or 53 is rotated clockwise into the paper and adhered centrally x distance between about 9/16″ and 7/16″ below the opening 50 of the toilet seat 55 and above hinges 56 of toilet 51 as shown in FIG. 5a and mentioned earlier. Same scheme will be used for the following detailed description of the following disclosed embodiments of Basic Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (B), Multi-Layer (M), Doubly-cast (D), Single-cast (S), of Toilet Backsplash Device, namely, BTBGD, MTBGD, DTBGD and STBGD, respectively, in FIGS. 7a,8a ,9 a.
It will also be obvious to those skilled in the art that the width of gap y is determined by the thickness of the upper portion of pad P of FIG. 6a facing the underside of the raised toilet seat 55, or by layer L2 (after having removed protective backing layer D) adhered to the S1 surface of the TBGD, as better seen, for example, in FIG. 7 a.
FIG. 6b shows the S2 side, or the back-side of the disclosed BTBGD comprising primarily the Backsplash Guard 54G facing the reader, and the two nominally 1-inch square Vinyl end-pads P having adhesive sides Sa in a position ready to be affixed to the back underside of raised toilet seat 55 for the purposes of supporting a Plushi paper toilet sheet barrier 57 to keep back area of the toilet porcelain 51 and toilet seat 55 clean from being soiled during its use. The Backsplash Guard 54G is an embossed 3M™ poly strap having a nominal length l of 10 inches between about 9.90 inches and 10.1 inches, thickness g between about 0.017 inches and 0.020 inches and width w between about 0.180 inches and 0.250 inches of which the ends are fitted with nominally 1-inch square Vinyl pads labeled as L1 as described further below. (see FIGS. 7 and 7 a) and the remaining middle portion comprising Backsplash Guard 54G having a nominal length l of 8 inches between about 7.9 inches and 8.1 inches.
Having specified and described the overall aspects of the various elements of the disclosed Basic Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (BTBGD) 53 in FIGS. 5a through 6b , other embodiments of composite pads P are disclosed below in FIGS. 7 through 9 b, with the associated composite layers, such as L1 and L2 also being shown in FIGS. 7 through 9 b, in detail. It will be noted that the labels of composite layers of pads P (namely, of embodiments MTBGD, DTBGD and STBGD, respectively, in FIGS. 7a,8a,9a ) that are facing the reader after the installation of pads P on the raised toilet seat 55 as described above are indicated with the corresponding layers, such as L1 here in FIG. 7, and similarly L4, L7 in FIGS. 8 and 9, respectively, at least at two ends of the disclosed TBGD. Also, the enlarged view in FIG. 7a is shown under an arc 71 with circumscribing lines 70.
FIG. 7a shows a portion of the BTBGD 53 comprising a Backsplash Guard poly-strap 54G with a cross-section B-B taken centrally and horizontally through the poly-strap 54G into the paper as viewed by the reader. The cross-section B-B reveals two composite layers of A+B one on each side of the embossed poly-strap 54G, namely one on the bottom side S2—as viewed by the reader—labeled L1, and the other on the top side S1 of the embossed poly-strap 54G and labeled as L2 having composite layers A+B+C.
The open portion of splash guard strip 54G and extensions thereof in support of the end pads comprise a Poly Strap/strip (or sometimes commonly referred to as “stripping”) embossed on both sides (made by International Plastics at www.interplas.com) is preferably of length L between about 9⅞″ and 10″ with a width w between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and of thickness g between about 0.017″ and 0.020″ as better seen in FIG. 6 b.
Layer A in FIG. 7a , comprising a double-sided adhesive tape, preferably between about 0.990″ and 1.060″ inch square nominally and having a foam carrier (Double Sided Tape made by 3M™) of thickness a between about 0.060 and 0.090 inches, including the thicknesses of the adhesive sides a1 and a2 indicated on both sides of layer A tape such that the foam carrier, which according to 3M “enables two different adhesives to be applied for adhering even dissimilar materials that require different bonding properties, the adhesive side a1 of the double-sidedly adhesive layer A is adhered to the S1 side of the Backsplash Guard BG and a second layer A tape is adhered to the S2 side of the Backsplash Guard (BG) 54 as shown in FIG. 7 a.
A non-adhesive thin vinyl Layer B, preferably between about 0.99 and 1.060-inch square and of thickness b between about 0.022 and 0.030 inches is adhered to the adhesive sides a2 of layer A; thus forming a composite layer of (A+B) having a thickness between about 0.082 and 0.120 inches on both the top and bottom sides of the Backsplash Guard 54G, and both labeled the same as L1 and L1, respectively as seen in FIG. 7 a.
Noting that layer B is free of any adhesive sides, a clear double-sidedly adhesive tape C (made by 3M™) having adhesive sides c1 and c2 of a size preferably between about 0.99 and 1.060-inch square and having a thickness c between about 0.035 and 0.050 inches, including the embedded adhesives at sides c1 and c2, the side c1 is adhered to layer B, thus forming a composite layer of (A+B+C) having accordingly a thickness of (a+b+c) between about 0.117 and 0.170 inches on both left and right top ends of Guard BG 54, and labeled as composite layer L2. The label of the bottom layer L1 is indicated by a small leader L1 in FIG. 7a and shown in FIG. 7 facing the reader after the installation of the disclosed MTBGD 73 on to the raised toilet seat 55 of FIG. 5a as described before.
Layer D is provided as a backing to cover the adhesive side of layer C during the handling of the disclosed MTBGD 73 before installing it on the underside of the raised toilet seat 55. Thus, before installation, L3 layer comprises a composite layer of (A+B+C+D) having a thickness (a+b+c+d) between about 0.118 and 0.173 inches and labeled as L3 as shown in FIG. 7a . At the time of installation of the disclosed MTBGD 73 on toilet 51, it will be noted that backing Layer D will be peeled off the backs of Layer L2 on both left and right top end pads of Backsplash Guard 54G to uncover the underlying adhesive surface c2. To aid in the peeling off of layer D, there is a lip “e” of nominally 3/16″ inches of over-hang “o”. After layer D is peeled off, the exposed adhesive surface c2 of layer C can then be adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat 55 to provide a gap of thickness “y” equal to that of equivalent layer (a+b+c) of L2 between the underside surface of the toilet seat 55 and Backsplash Guard 54G to accommodate the draping of a Plushi Backsplash barrier. In other words, the thickness of layer L2—namely between about 0.117 and 0.170 inches—is that which determines the width of gap y that will accept Plushi paper barrier sheet 57 behind Guard 54G of the disclosed MTBGD 73.
In the subsequent embodiment aspects described below, it is important to note that the key disclosure that is being made here is to provide a Backsplash Guard Device which enables a user to place and, when needed, to remove a splash barrier/catcher quickly and easily while keeping the back areas of a toilet clean and sanitary. The user is enabled to carry out the objectives of the disclosure in noting that it is only necessary to hang a clean special tissue paper on the device and just as quickly and easily remove, discard and replace it when it is soiled. Therefore, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that there are certain constants in all of the possible variants of the embodiments, such as namely the width of gap y into which the Plushi paper 57 is inserted. In the Multi-layer embodiment MTBGD in FIGS. 7 and 7 a, it was disclosed that the width of gap y was determined by the thickness of layer L2 having the dimensions between about 0.117 and 0.170 inches, which translates into the dimensions of layer L5 in FIG. 8a equivalent to the thickness of multi-layers (A+B+C) shown as on solid, unitary bock E′ of thicknesses (a+b+c) respectively, after having removed backing layer D to expose the adhesive side c2 shown in FIG. 8a and similarly the same thickness layer L5 in FIG. 9a of the still another embodiment aspect described in Paragraph [050] below. That is, the various layer dimensions of the Multi-Layer embodiment MTBGD are carried over to the other Unitary/Solid bodies (such as the Double and Single padded embodiments described below rather than the Multi-layer embodiments described above) as a convenience to the readers in determining the dimensions of the solid and unitary blocks of layers L4, L5 of Doubly-cast (DTBGD) and L7 of Single-Layer (STBGD) embodiments.
The other similarly constant observation made with the disclosed embodiments is the labeling of the virtual layer facing the reader after the installation of the Toilet Backslash Guard Device [TBGD] under the raised toilet seat 55 following the small leader
, for example in FIG. 9a , which points to the label of layer L7, also shown in FIG. 9 facing the reader.
The next embodiment aspects of the presently disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (TBGD) 73 is shown in FIGS. 8 and 8 a as a Doubly-cast-padded DTBGD 83 formed on both sides of Backsplash Guard BG 54. FIG. 8a is an exploded top view of the disclosed DTBGD 83 (as abbreviated before), looking down into gap y, wherein the embededly adhesive side c2 (shown in bold line) of layer L5 is facing a raised toilet seat 55 in a position to be adhered centrally with respect to below the opening 50 of the toilet seat 55 and above hinges 56 as shown in FIG. 5a (also seen in FIG. 8).
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the view in the direction of C-C down through gap y that is shown in FIG. 8a as an enlarged view under an arc 81 with circumscribing lines 80 in the disclosed DTBGD 83 of FIG. 8. A cross-section C-C showing the doubly-cast-pads L4 and L5 are fully described below in reference to FIGS. 8 and 8 a.
It will be noted that Layer D of thickness between about 0.001″ and 0.0003″ inches is provided as a backing to cover the adhesive side c2 of layer L5 in FIG. 8a of a thickness equivalent to the thickness of multi-layers (A+B+C) of thicknesses (a+b+c) respectively, after having removed backing layer D to expose the adhesive side c2 shown in FIG. 8a during the handling of the presently disclosed DTBGD 83 before installing it on the underside of the raised toilet seat 55 shown in FIG. 5a . Thus, before installation, L6 layer comprises a composite layer of (E′+D) having a thickness [equivalent to (a+b+c+d) of which layer E′ has an equivalent thickness of (E+c) and E of (a+b) thickness] between about 0.118 and 0.173 inches as shown in FIG. 8a . At the time of installation of the disclosed DTBGD 83, it will be noted that backing Layer D will be peeled off the back of Layer L5 on both left and right top ends of Backsplash Guard 54G to uncover the underlying adhesive surface c2 which in turn is adhered to the underside surface of the raised toilet seat 55 shown in FIG. 5a to provide a gap of thickness equal to that of layer L5 between the underside surface of the raised toilet seat 55 and Backsplash Guard 54G to accommodate the draping of a Plushi Backsplash barrier 57 of FIG. 5c . In other words, the thickness of layer L5—namely between 0.117 and 0.170 inches—is that which provides the width of gap that will accept Plushi paper barrier sheet 57 behind the Guard 54G of the presently disclosed DTBGD 83 as shown in FIGS. 8a and 8. FIG. 8 shows pad L4 (pointed to by the small leader
) that will be facing the reader after the installation of the disclosed DTBGD 83 centrally between hinges 56 on the underside of the raised toilet seat 55 as shown in FIG. 5 a.
The third aspect of the presently disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (TBGD) 93 is shown in FIGS. 9 and 9 a as a Single-cast-padded Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (STBGD) 93 formed on only one side of Guard 54. FIG. 9a is an exploded top view of the disclosed Single-Layer Toilet Backsplash Guard Device, or STBGD with a view of gap y from above, wherein the adhesive sides c2 (shown in bold line) of layer L5 is facing the underside of a raised toilet seat 55 in a position to be adhered centrally with respect to below the opening 50 of the toilet seat 55 and above hinges 56 as shown in FIG. 5a (also seen in FIG. 9).
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the view in the direction of D-D down through gap y that is shown in FIG. 9a as an enlarged view under an arc 91 with circumscribing lines 90 in the disclosed STBGD 93 of FIG. 9. A cross-section D-D showing the single layer L7 is fully described below in reference to FIGS. 9 and 9 a.
It will be noted that the general labeling of the pad P of FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c as P now take the labeling of layer L7 pointed to by the small leader
visible to the reader virtually, as described earlier, after adhering layer L7 to the underside of the raised toilet seat 55 (not shown in FIG. 9) as seen in FIG. 5a . As in previous embodiments shown in FIG. 7a, 8a , layer D of thickness d between about 0.001″ and 0.0003 inches is provided as a backing to cover the adhesive side of layer L5 in FIG. 9a equivalent to the thickness of multi-layers (A+B+C) of thicknesses (a+b+c) respectively, after having peeled off backing layer D (conveniently through the use of an overextended overhang “o” of a nominal protrusion e of 3/16″ and thickness c between about 0.035″ and 0.050″ inches to expose the adhesive side c2 shown in FIG. 9a kept on during the handling of the presently disclosed Single-Layer Toilet BackSplash Device (STBGD) 93 before installing it on the underside of the raised toilet seat 55 shown in FIG. 5a . Thus, before installation, L7 layer comprises a unitary solid layer of (E′+D+G) having a thickness [equivalent to (a+b+c+d+g) of which layer E′ has an equivalent thickness of (E+c) and E of (a+b) thickness between about 0.082″ and 0.120″ inches] between about 0.118 and 0.173 inches as shown in FIG. 9a . At the time of installation of the disclosed STBGD 93, it will be noted that backing Layer D will be peeled off the back of Layer L5 on both left and right top ends of Backsplash Guard (BG) 54 to uncover the underlying adhesive surface c2 which in turn can be adhered to the underside surface of the raised toilet seat to provide a gap of thickness equal to that of layer L5 between the underside surface of the raised toilet seat 55 and Backsplash Guard (BG) 54 to accommodate the draping of a Plushi Backsplash barrier 57 of FIG. 5c . In other words, the thickness of layer L5—namely between 0.117″ and 0.170 inches—is that which provides the width of gap y that will accept Plushi paper barrier sheet 57 behind the Guard (BG) 54 of the presently disclosed STBGD 93 as shown in FIG. 9 a.
In production, it will be known to those skilled in the art that the disclosed Multi-Layer (MTBGD) of FIG. 7a can be pre-assembled to be ready to be installed on the underneath surface of the toilet seat 55 (such as shown in FIG. 5a ) by pre-assembling a certain number of composite layers L1 and L3's and attaching to both ends of either side S-1 or S-2 of the Toilet Backsplash Guard BG 74 by pressing on the two-end pads P, now L1's shown in FIG. 7 (after removing the backing D layer off the back of layer L3) at the two right and left ends (not shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 a, but as shown in FIG. 6b ) of the Toilet Backsplash Guard BG 74 of FIGS. 7 and 7 a, thus forming the disclosed Multi-Layer (MTBGD) of FIG. 7a center mounted on the underside of the toilet seat 55 in reference to the toilet seat hinges 56.
To recap, the distance I between the end pads Ps shown in FIGS. 6a and 6b is configured to accommodate a tissue paper 57 shown in FIG. 5b , known as Plushi Paper (https://www.plushipaper.com/) having dimensions of 7⅞ inches wide and 3¾ inches long such that when the toilet seat 55 shown in FIG. 5c is placed down, the toilet tissue sheet 57 folded evenly in half and inserted into gap y over the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (TBGD) 53 shown in FIG. 5c becomes suspended down into the toilet bowl 51 shown in FIG. 5c not contacting the water level (not sown) in the toilet bowl and therefore is undisturbed by the flushing process.
It will be appreciated that the benefit of the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (TBGD) 53 is that it keeps the back area of the toilet bowl and toilet seat much cleaner and more sanitary and considerably reduces cleaning time and effort during normal toilet cleaning cycles. When the Plushi toilet paper sheet is sufficiently soiled it can easily be removed and flushed and replaced with a new sheet. It will be known to those skilled in the art that the advantage of using Plushi Paper is the convenience of utilizing one large-dimensioned toilet tissue sheet as opposed to using two double sheets from a standard toilet tissue roll. Also, the esthetic appearance of the Plushi Paper tissue sheet can be more appealing than ordinary tissues.
As has already been mentioned, facial tissue must never be substituted for any type of toilet tissue products. Facial tissue does not break down and dissolve as toilet tissue does and it will eventually accumulate in the sewage pipes and cause blockages.
Another option for a protective barrier is to use standard tubular toilet tissue. Two double sheets from a standard toilet tissue roll can be draped individually over the disclosed Toilet Backsplash Guard Device (TBGD) shown in FIGS. 5a through 9a and placed side by side. This also creates a protective barrier for the back area of the toilet bowl and toilet seat from the majority of backsplash soiling.
The production of Double and Single-Layer Toilet Backsplash Guard Devices may be simplified by utilizing casting or molding techniques resulting in integrated and unistructural Toilet Backsplash Guard Devices, or (TBGD)'s.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising

a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting two sets of multi-layer pads at each end of the guard strip, each set comprising a bottom and a top pad disposed at the left and right two ends of both the top side and the bottom side of the backsplash guard strip, the pads further comprising composite layers forming bottom pads, and left and right top pads having embedded adhesive sides which in turn are adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of each of the top pads with adhesive sides adhered to the underside surface of the toilet seat; and

wherein a portion of the backsplash guard strip betwixt the top pads with adhesive sides including the bottom pads provides a support for a replaceable tissue to be suspended freely over the backsplash guard strip to catch any bowel movement objects and keep the back area of the porcelain and the toilet seat clean.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the backsplash guard strip comprises an embossed poly-strap having a length between about 9.90″ and 10.10″, width between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and thickness between about 0.017″ and 0.020″.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of the two bottom pads comprises a first layer A and a second layer B having thicknesses comprising (a+b) as shown in FIG. 7 a.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the open portion of splash guard strip betwixt the top pads and extensions thereof in support of the end pads comprise a Poly Strap/strip embossed on both sides.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the open portion of splash guard strip betwixt the top pads and extensions thereof in support of the end pads has a length L between about 9⅞″ and 10″ with a width w between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ as better seen in FIG. 6 b.

6. The device according to claim 3, wherein layer A of the two-bottom left and right pads comprises double-sidedly adhesive 3M™ foam tape having a precut dimensions of 1″×1″× 1/16″ with a thickness a between about 0.060″ and 0.090″ including embedded adhesive sides a1 and a2 and adhesive side a2 adhered to both ends of the bottom side of splashguard strip 54G as viewed in FIGS. 7 and 7 a.

7. The device according to claim 3, wherein layer B of the two bottom left and right pads comprises a 3M vinyl tape having a precut dimensions of 1″×1″× 1/16″ with a thickness b between about 0.022″ and 0.030″ absent of adhesive sides but on one side adhered to adhesive side a1 of layer A.

8. The device according to claim 3, wherein layer A of the two top left and right pads comprises double-sidedly adhesive 3M foam tape having a precut dimensions of 1″×1″× 1/16″ with a thickness a between about 0.060″ and 0.090″ including the embedded adhesive sides a1 and a2 and adhesive side a2 adhered to both ends of the top side of splashguard strip as viewed in FIGS. 7 and 7 a.

9. The device according to claim 3, wherein layer B of the two top left and right pads comprises a 3M vinyl tape having a precut dimensions of 1″×1″× 1/16″ with a thickness b between about 0.022″ and 0.030″ absent of any adhesive sides but on one side adhered to adhesive side a1 of layer A.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein each of the two top pads having additional layers C comprising a double-sided adhesive tape with a thickness c between about 0.035″ and 0.050″ including the adhesive sides c1 and c2 wherein the c1 side is adhered to the underlying layer B and the adhesive side c2 readied to accept a backing layer D having a thickness d between about 0.001″ and 0.003″ such that the two top pads thereby further forming a thickness (a+b+c+d) between about 0.118″ and 0.173″ as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 a.

11. A device comprising

a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting two sets of doubly-cast pads at each end of the backsplash guard strip, each set comprising a bottom and a top pad disposed at the left and right two ends of both the top side and the bottom side of the backsplash guard strip, the pads further comprising solid, unitary bodies forming bottom pads, and left and right top pads also comprising solid, unitary bodies having an embedded adhesive side having additionally a removable backing to expose, when needed, the underlying adhesive surface which in turn is adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of the top pads; and

12. The device according to claim 11, wherein the backsplash guard strip comprises an embossed poly-strap having a length between about 9.90″ and 10.10″, width between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and thickness between about 0.017″ and 0.020″.

13. The device according to claim 11, wherein the backsplash guard strip comprises an embossed poly-strap having a length between about 9.90″ and 10.10″, width between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and thickness between about 0.017″ and 0.020″.

14. The device according to claim 11, wherein each of the two bottom pads comprises a unitary solid layer L4 having an equivalent thickness of (a+b) between about 0.082″ and 0.120″ as shown in FIG. 8 a.

15. The device according to claim 11, wherein each of the two top pads comprises a unitary solid layer L5 having an equivalent thickness of (a+b+c) between about 0.117″ and 0.170″ as shown in FIG. 8 a.

16. A device comprising

a Toilet Backsplash Guard Device having a backsplash guard strip with two ends supporting a singly-cast pad at each end of the backsplash guard strip, the singly-cast pads further comprising solid, unitary bodies with an embedded adhesive side having additionally a removable backing to expose, when needed, the underlying adhesive surface which in turn can then be adhered to the underside surface of toilet seat to provide a separation between the underside surface of the toilet seat and the backsplash guard strip, forming a gap created by the thickness of the top pads; and

wherein a portion of the backsplash guard strip betwixt the top pads with adhesive sides provide a support for a replaceable tissue to be suspended freely over the backsplash guard strip to catch any bowel movement objects and keep the back area of the porcelain and the toilet seat clean.

17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the backsplash guard strip comprises an embossed poly-strap having a length between about 9.90″ and 10.10″, width between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and thickness between about 0.017″ and 0.020″.

18. The device according to claim 16, wherein the backsplash guard strip comprises an embossed poly-strap having a length between about 9.90″ and 10.10″, width between about 0.180″ and 0.250″ and thickness between about 0.017″ and 0.020″.

19. The device according to claim 16, wherein each of the two top pads comprises a unitary solid layer L5 having an equivalent thickness of (a+b+c) between about 0.117″ and 0.170″ as shown in FIG. 9 a.