US2732566A

US2732566A - Auxiliary toilet seat

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Publication number: US2732566A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1956-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1973-01-31

Description

1956 R. E. BRUELHEIDE 2,732,556

AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT Filed Sept. 11, 1953 du/M E1 FUQ/WE/fl I IV V EN TOR.

United States Patent AUXILIARY TOILET SEAT Rudolph E. Bruelheide, McHe-nry, Ill. Application September 11, 1953, Serial No. 379,519

1 Claim. (Cl. 4-239) This invention relates to auxiliary toilet seats and more particularly to a toilet seat adapted to be secured on a conventional toilet bowl without removing the conventional toilet seat.

An object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat for use for cripples who are in need of assistance.

Another object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat which provides a higher seating surface for cripples and the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel mounting means for securing an auxiliary toilet seat to a conventional toilet bowl.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat which is simple and efiicient in use, durable and lasting in construction and inexpensive to manufacture and assemble.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred form of the present invention mounted upon a conventional toilet bowl;

Figure 2 is a top view of the preferred form of the present invention with the cover in closed position;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the preferred form of the present invention; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the section line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings it will be seen that the improved form of auxiliary toilet seat forming the subject of this invention includes, as shown in Figure 1, a body portion having a seat 12 and a cover 14 secured thereon.

The body portion 10 is comprised of a lower horizontally disposed member 16 and an upper horizontally disposed member 18 spaced therefrom. An apron 20 extends substantially around three-fourths of the circumference of said members and an opening is thus provided at the rear of the body portion 10. Suitable brace means 22 extend between the lower and upper horizontal members for more rigidly securing them in position.

The apron 20 terminates fiush with the upper surface of the upper member 18 and extends below the lower surface of the lower member 16. The portion of the apron ice 20 extending below the lower member 16 is adapted to fit around the upper portion of a conventional toilet bowl 24.

A projection 26 extends rearwardly of the lower member 16 and is adapted to be received under the hinge connection of a conventional toilet seat 28 secured to the toilet bowl 24 when the seat 28 is in raised position. The upper member 18 is provided with a rearwardly extending projection 30 which is adapted to engage the upper edge of an opening 32 in the seat 28 when the seat is in raised position. Thus the projections 26 and 30 and the lower portion of the apron 20 serve to retain the auxiliary toilet seat to the conventional toilet bowl.

The

members

16 and 18 are provided with

central openings

34 and 36 respectively. A funnel member 38 is secured within the openings and terminates at its upper end even with the upper surface of the member 18 and at its lower end below the lower surface of the lower member 16.

The seat 12 and cover 14 are hingedly secured to the upper surface of the upper member 18 and are adapted to overlie the opening 36 therein. The seat 12 is provided with an opening 40 registering with the opening 36 in the upper member 18.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of,

the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

An auxiliary seat for a toilet having an upwardly opening seat provided with an opening therein comprising a pair of horizontally disposed upper and lower members, said members having circumferences thereof in alignment with each other, an apron secured to the circumference of said upper and lower members and extending between the same and partway around said circumferences to space the same from the second named seat, an opening in each of said members, a funnel mounted in said openings and extending therebetween, said apron terminating even with the upper surface of said upper member and below the lower surface of the lower member, a projection extending rearwardly from said upper member and engaging in the upper portion of the opening in the second named seat when the latter is open to retain the auxiliary seat in fixed position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 944,001 Sheafor d. Dec. 21, 1909 1,222,157 Stephenson Apr. 10, 1917 1,774,868 Brousseau Sept. 2, 1930 2,221,991 Myers et al Nov. 19, 1940 2,658,201 Sherwood Nov. 10, 1953