US2752610A

US2752610A - Toilet seat

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Publication number: US2752610A
Application number: US379816A
Authority: US
Inventors: Frances A Mabrey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-09-14
Filing date: 1953-09-14
Publication date: 1956-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1973-07-03

Description

F. A. MABREY July 3, 1956 TOILET SEAT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 14, 1953 Frances A. Mabrey INVENTOR.

July 3, 1956 F. A. MABREY TOILET SEAT Fi led Sept. 14, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig.3

Frances A Mabrey INVENTOR.

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United States Patent TOILET SEAT Frances A. Mabrey, Northridge, Calif.

Application September 14-, 1953, Serial No. 379,816

3 Claims. (Cl. 4-237) This invention relates to a toilet seat and more specifically provides an appliance which is expressly designed for use in connection with a conventional closet bowl and specifically made to permit a patient or'user to assume a recumbent or reclined position when taking, an internal bath or injection either as a vaginal douche or enema thereby eliminating the use of and emptying of bed pans.

An object of this invention is to provide a toilet seat which may be attached to a conventional closet bowl thereby forming a back rest for the proper support of a user while taking an internal bath.

Another object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat wherein the user may sit astride, lay back upon, or sit sidewise and lie down on either side while taking an internal bath.

A further object of this invention is to provide a toilet seat which may be folded into a compact unit for storage when not in use.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an auxiliary toilet seat which forms a support for a patients leg which may be in a cast while he is making use of the closet bowl thereby eliminating the use and emptying of bed pans in the sick room.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a toilet seat which is sanitary, rugged and durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

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 toilet seat of this invention shown in operative position attached to a conventional closet bowl with the usual seat folded up out of the way;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view with portions in section showing the means for attaching the toilet seat of this invention to a conventional closet bowl;

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the toilet seat of this invention in folded position;

Figure 4 is a perspective detail view showing the hinge means and means for latching the supporting leg into position to support the auxiliary seat;

Figure 5 is a perspective detail view of the toilet seat showing details of the attaching means with the attaching means in position to engage the interior rim of the closet bowl; and

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 with the attaching means in folded position and the folded position of the auxiliary seat shown in phantom.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, it will be seen in Figure 1 that the numeral 10 generally designates the toilet seat of this invention attached to a conventional closet bowl 12 having a water supply tank 14,

a conventional seat 16, and the closet bowl 12- has an upper annular rim 18 as is-shown in Figure 2.

It will be seen that the toilet seat 10- comprises an auxiliary seat 20 formed of a substantially circular annular ring-like member having suitable rubber pads 22 on the under surface thereof for engaging the'upper edge ofthe closet bowl rim 18, and adjacent the front edge thereof is a foldable U-shaped member 24 journaled in a suitable bracket 26 for swinging from a position parallel to the seat member 20- to a position substantially perpendicular to the seat member 20. When the U-shaped member is perpendicular to the seat member 20, one leg of the U-shaped member 24' engages under the flange of the closet bowl rim 18 and this leg of the U-shaped member 24 is covered with a soft cushion member 28'to preventmarring and chipping of'the-porcelain. of the closet bowl. Pivotally mounted to the seat 20 by suitable hinges 30 is an elongated substantially rectangular back rest 32 which extends substantially coplanar with the seat 20 when in operative position. As clearly shown in the drawings, a supporting leg 34 of substantially the same cross-section as the back rest 32 is pivotally mounted to the rest 32 by suitable hinges 36 for movement from a position substantially parallel to the rest 32 to a position substantially perpendicular to the rest 32 and when in a perpendicular position, the leg 34 supports the end of the rest 32 in a substantially flat condition. interconnecting the leg 34 and the rest 32 is a foldable brace member 33- which is pivotally attached to the respective members by suitable brackets 40 and pivotally connected at its center by a pivot pin 42. Obviously, when the leg 34 is positioned perpendicular to the back rest 32 the brace 38 operatively holds the leg 34 in supporting position.

The operation of the device will be readily understood. With the device in the folded position as shown in Figure 3, the annular ring-like seat 20 is swung about its pivot hinges 30 and the U-shaped member 24 is swung downwardly into a position perpendicular to the seat 20 as shown in Figure 5 and the annular seat 20 is positioned over the rim 18 of the closet bowl and the covered portion 23 of the U-shaped member 24 is engaged with the under portion of the flange 13 and the resilient pads 22 support the seat 20 on the closet bowl rim 18. The leg member 34 is then pivoted about its hinges 36 into a position perpendicular to the back rest 32 and the brace member is pivoted about brackets 40 and hinge pin 42 to a position where the brace 38 prevents the collapse of the leg 34 thereby holding the auxiliary seat in a position substantially coplanar with the upper surface of the annular seat 20. Obviously, a person may rest a limb which is in a cast on the back rest 32 while he is positioned on the annular seat member 20, thereby affording a comfortable position and eliminating the use of and emptying of bed pans in the sick room. Further a user or patient may sit astride the annular seat or on one side thereof and lay back or recline on the back rest 32 while taking an internal bath such as a vaginal douche or enama, thereby eliminating use of bed pans.

The toilet seat of this invention aifords an easily assembled seat which is easy to maintain in a sanitary condition and when not in use it is foldable into a compact unit for storage. Obviously, the device may be made of any suitable material such as many known woods and plastics which are employed in the industry. The particular hinge means may be of any suitable well-known structure and the specific dimensions of the device may be determined by suitable experimentation. Suitable dimensions appear to include a back rest approximately 32 inches long and 15 inches wide, a leg 15 inches wide and long, and an annular seat of conventional size and reversed from its normal position.

Inasmuch as it is not desired to limit the height,

width or length to any specific measurements, the measurements given are for illustrative purposes only, and the height, width and length is unlimited as far as the present invention is concerned.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the materials and in the structure and arrangements of the parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A toilet seat for attachment to the open upper end of a closet bowl comprising a horizontally disposed annular seat, means for detachably securing the annular seat to the closet bowl, and a projecting back rest extending in coplanar relation to the annular seat for supporting a person in reclined position, said back rest being elongated and a pivotally mounted supporting leg adjacent the end thereof remote from said annular seat for supporting the free end of the back rest.

2. A toilet seat comprising an annular ring forming a seat, a U-shaped member pivotally secured to the underside of the forward portion of said ring for detachable engagement under the flanged upper end of a closet bowl, a rectangular member forming a back rest pivotally secured to said ring, said member normally extending forwardly of said ring and closet bowl and forming a horizontal extension of said ring, a pivotally mounted supporting leg secured to the rectangular member adjacent its outer end, and brace means for locking said supporting leg in vertical depending position for supporting the back rest in horizontal position for supporting a person in reclined position.

3. In combination with a closet bowl having an inwardly extending peripheral flange at its open upper end, said closet bowl having a rear portion disposed adjacent a flush tank and a forward portion extending remotely therefrom for access to the horizontal open upper end of the closet bowl, an attachment comprising an annular seat disposed on the upper end of the closet bowl, means on the undersurface of the annular seat in engagement with the forward portion of the bowl and extending under the flange for detachably securing the annular seat to the closet bowl and a forwardly extending back rest attached to the forward portion of the annular member in coplanar relation, and a depending foldable supporting leg on the free end of said back rest for retaining the back rest in horizontal position.

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