US2687535A

US2687535A - Child's toilet seat

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Publication number: US2687535A
Application number: US252668A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gustav A Almorth
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-10-23
Filing date: 1951-10-23
Publication date: 1954-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 1971-08-31

Description

Aug. 31, 1954 G. A. ALMORTH CHILD'S TOILET SEAT Filed Oct. 23, 1951 INVENTOR. 67/5 777V /7. 62/70??? Patented Aug. 31, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improvement in childs toilet seats and more particularly to a toilet seat that is particularly adapted for use by small children.

An object of the present invention is to provide a childs toilet seat which may be positioned upon conventional toilet seats of various sizes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a childs toilet seat that is provided with adjustable positioning means for adapting the said childs seat to conventional toilet seats of various sizes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a childs toilet seat having adjustable positioning means that are easy and simple to operate and which will securely retain the childs seat in position to prevent slippage thereof.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a childs toilet seat which is light in weight, compact and economical to produce.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved childs toilet seat illustrated in position on a conventional toilet seat which is indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof in central vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, in section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, illustrating the construction of the positioning members incorporated on the childs toilet seat.

Fig. 4 is a sectional end View on line 4-4 of Fig. 1 further illustrating the construction of the adjustable positioning members.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of my improved childs toilet seat illustrating the positioning means.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of one of the adjustable positioning members.

Fig. '7 is a perspective view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 denotes a conventional toilet seat, illustrated in dotted lines, which comprises a U-shaped member having an opening 6 therein of conventional form; the said seat bein attached to the toilet (not shown) by any suitable means.

My improved childs toilet seat comprises a body member 1 having a flat front portion 8 and a U-shaped rear portion 8-a; the edge of said rear portion being curved upwardly to render the seat more comfortable for use by a child. The

front portion 8 is formed with lateral extensions 2 99 which project over the top surface of the toilet seat 5 and are adapted to support the front portion of the childs seat thereon. A resilient pad I9 is provided on the underside of each of the extensions 9 to prevent the finish of the seat 5 from becoming scratched or otherwise marred.

The rear portion of the seat is provided with a pair of symmetrically disposed radially extending legs llll which have arcuate portions I2I2 forming right angularly disposed fiat surfaces for the reception of resilient pads l3--l3 which engage the top and inner surfaces of the seat 5 to securely position the childs toilet seat thereon as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The legs H-H may be formed integrally with the childs seat, or may be secured thereto in any suitable manner, as desired.

The childs toilet seat I has an opening l4 therein of conventional form which extends into the front portion 8 of the seat to provide a notch 15 for the reception of a removable guard I6 that is provided with the seat and is particularly intended for use by male children. The guard is preferabl formed of a resilient material and is provided with spaced flanges Il-I'I adjacent its lower end which form a groove is therearound for the reception of the beaded edge [9 of the notch RE. A pair of studs 20-20 are provided on the underside of the front portion 8 of the seat 1 adjacent the open end of the notch l5. The guard I6 is provided with laterally extending ears 2l2l havin holes therein which receive the studs 2D-20 to thereby position the guard on the childs toilet seat as clearly illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

In order to permit the use of my improved childs toilet seat on conventional toilet seats of different sizes, I have provided novel adjusting means which include a pair of oppositely disposed, resilient arms 2222 that are pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the underside of the front portion 8 of the seat 1 by means of suit: able pins 23-23 that extend through the seat and arms 22 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Spring washers 2424 may be provided under the head of each pin 23 to frictionally enga e the surface of the arm 22 to retain it in adjusted position and to accommodate any wear that might occur in the arm after long usage. The free end of each of the arms 22 is provided with a downwardly projecting positioning finger 25 that is adapted to engage the edge of the opening 6 in the toilet seat 5 as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The said positioning fingers 25 also provide handle portions for the manipulation of the arms 22 as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The underside of the front portion 8 of the seat is provided with a plurality of notches 26 adjacent each of the arms 22 and each series of notches is formed on an are having its center at the pivotal point of its respective arm 22. Each of said notches is concave in form and has a fiat side portion 21 disposed towards the longitudinal axis of" the seat to provide. an abutment surface which is adaptedto be engaged by a detent 28, on the free end of the arm 22, that projects upwardly from the top surface thereof as illustrated in Fig. '7. The said detent. 28 has a formation identical to that of the notches 26 and is provided with a fiat abutment surface 2 that cooperates with the fiat side 21 of the said notches to prevent movement of the arm toward the longitudinal axis of the seat.

In the use of my improved adjustable means to secure. the child's toilet seat upon a. conventional toilet seat 5, the said child's seat is first placed thereon in the proper position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, wherein the legs H--H and the pads Hie-40. support the said seat. The conventional seat, 5 may then be raised, to permit easy access to the arms 2-2--22, and the positioning finger 25. on one of the arms is grasped and the arm is moved about its pivot until the surface of the finger 25 is-in engagement with the inner edge of the opening 5 in the seat 5, asshownin Fig. 1, and the abutment surface of the detent 28 on said finger is. in. engagement with the abutment surface. of one of the. notches 26 in the underside of theseat- It will be. noted that pivotal movement of the arms 22 in an outwardly direction, with respect to the axis of the seat, is not prevented by engagement of the detent 28. with the notches 2.6 since the concave surfaces of each of said notches causes said detent to rise. out of each notch asit passes thereover.

The other of the arms 22. is then adjusted in. a similar manner and, when the adjustment has been completed, the. said arms will be locatedas shown in Fig. 1 wherein the positioning fingers 25 are in. engagement with the edge of, the openin 6, in theseat 5. Lateralsliding of the childs seat relatively to the seat 5 is prevented by the arms 22 since movement of. said arms away from Q the edge of the saidropening 6. is prevented by the engagement of the fiatsurface 29 on the detent 28 with the fiat surface 2! of the notch 26.

Should. the seat be subsequently used on a conventional toilet seat of a smaller size, the arms 22 may be moved towards the axis ofthe seat by grasping the finger 25 and bending the arm away from the surface of the seat to the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3. The detent 28 will then be entirely removed from the notch 21 and the arm 22 may be swung towards the axis of the seat. When the finger 25 is released, the arm will resume its normal position and the final adjustments may be made thereto as previously described.

It will thus be understood that my improved adjusting. means permits: a. simple and quick ad justment of the positioning arms 22 to thereby accommodate the childs seat to various sizes of conventional toilet seats. By having the arm 22 resilient, movement thereof is made extremely simple by merely bending the arm downwardly and moving it-into the proper position. This particular construction eliminates the necessity of spring loaded plungers and the like which would materially increase the cost of manufacture in the seat and render it more difficult to operate.

I claim:

A child's toilet seat comprising a body member adapted to be positioned on a conventional seat and having a pair of oppositely disposed leg portionsat the rear end thereof to support and position the said member relatively to said conventional seat, a pair of, bendable arms pivotally mounted. by one end to. the underside of said member at the front end and on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. thereof, an abutment finger extending downwardly from the free end of each of said arms for engagement with the opposite sides. of the opening in said conventional seat, a detent on the top surface of each of saidarmsengageable. with notches in said. member disposed on an are having its center at the pivotal point of said arm; the said notches and detents. having. flat wall portions disposed. toward the longitudinal axis of the member to prevent movement of the armstowards said. axis and the said detents being releasable from the notches upon bending of. the said arms away from, the member to permit free movement of. said arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 558,990 Secord Apr. 28, 1896 1,089,040 Block Mar. 3,1914 1,441,719 Almorth Jan. 9, 1923 13681419 Ainsa Oct. 9', 1928 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 271,511 Great Britain Sept..22, 1927 5.73304 Great Britain Nov. 1, 1945