US3619820A

US3619820A - Toilet seat auxiliary

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Publication number: US3619820A
Application number: US31619A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas R Cain; Odas V Medlock
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1970-04-24
Filing date: 1970-04-24
Publication date: 1971-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1988-11-16

Abstract

A TOILET SEAT COMPRISING A U-SHAPED MEMBER SUPPORTED AT A LEVEL BELOW A TOILET SEAT BY COLLARS VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON SUPPORTING LEGS, SAID LEGS PENERTRATING SAID U-SHAPED MEMBER AND HAVING TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT WITH DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING PORTIONS OF A PAIR OF ARM RESTS, SAID TELESCOPIC ENGAGEMENT BEING VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE. A PORTION OF SAID ARM RESTS AND A PORTION OF THE CROSS PART OAF SAID U-SHAPED MEMBER BEING FINISHED WITH A HIGHLY FRICTIONAL SURFACE.

Description

Nov. 16, 1971 T. R. CAIN ET AL 3,619,820

TOILET SEAT AUXILIARY Filed April 24, 1970 United States Patent 3,619,820 Patented Nov. 16, 1971 3,619,820 TOILET SEAT AUXILIARY Thomas R. Cain, 22320 Funston, Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. 90716, and Odas V. Medlock, 19907 S. Jersey Ave., Lakewood, Calif. 90715 Filed Apr. 24, 1970, Ser. No. 31,619 Int. Cl. A47k 17/02 US. Cl. 49 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A toilet seat comprising a U-shaped member supported at a level below a toilet seat by collars vertically adjustable on supporting legs, said legs penetrating said U-shaped member and having telescopic engagement with downwardly extending portions of a pair of arm rests, said telescopic engagement being vertically adjustable. A portion of said arm rests and a portion of the cross part of said U-shaped member being finished with a highly frictional surface.

The present invention is intended to be of assistance to small children and infirm adults in the use of a conventional toilet. In the case of small children, a portion of the device serves as a mounting block and arm rests or hand grips are provided at each side of the seat to assist either children or infirm adults in sitting on or arising from the standard toilet seat.

The above and other objects will be made clear from the following detailed description taken in connection with the annexed drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a toilet with the device of this invention in place;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a section on the line 44 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a section on the line 55 of FIG. 2.

In the drawings there is shown a conventional toilet bowl 10, to which are pivoted a conventional seat 12 and a conventional lid 14. A conventional flush tank 16 is also provided.

Essentially, the device or adjunct of this invention comprises a horizontally disposed, planar U-shaped member generally designated 18. It has a cross member 20 and a pair of parallel legs 22. The member 18 is vertically supported at a level well below the seat 12 on a plurality of collars 24, each of which is supported on and surrounds a vertical leg 26 which penetrates the legs 22 and has in its lower portion a series of perforations 28 to which cotter pins or the like may be passed to support the collars 24. At their upper ends, the legs 26 each engage a leg 30 of a pair of U-shaped members, the upper cross portions 32 of which extend on opposite sides of the seat 12. In the extent of telescopic engagement, both the legs 30 and the upper portions of legs 26 are perforated and are vertically adjustable by means of pins passing through mating perforations. Such as adjustment is best illustrated in FIG. 4, in which a pin 34 is shown passing through mating perforations of an upright 26 and a leg 30.

If necessary or desired, the rearward vertical members 30 may be anchored by means of rods 36 (FIG. 1) which, as shown in FIG. 5, pass through the legs 30, being secured thereto by nuts 38. The rods 36 have loops 40 which may be placed over the conventional studs 42 which support the hinges of the seat 12 and the lid 14. The for-ward legs 30, of course, are anchored, by the cross member 20.

Given proper adjustment of vertical member 18, a small child can use the cross member 20 for assistance in mounting the seat or in urinating from a standing position. The cross member 20 does not extend so far forward as to interfere with normal adult use of the toilet. The arms 32 are also vertically adjustable to a position comfortable and convenient for an infirm adult who may use these cross arms 32, for assistance, both in sitting upon and rising from the seat 12.

As indicated at 44 in FIG. 1, both of the arms 32 have a portion at least of their upper surface, coated or otherwise treated, to provide a highly frictional or non-skid" surface, and a similar area 46 is provided on the upper surface of the cross member 20.

No doubt, changes of detail will suggest themselves to anyone skilled in the art who peruses this specification. The invention, therefore, is not limited to the precise details disclosed herein.

What is claimed is:

1. An adjunct to a standard toilet assembly, said adjunct comprising a horizontally disposed, planar U- shaped member to encompassing the front and sides of the bowl portion of said standard toilet assembly; means supporting said member at a predetermined distance between the floor line and the seat of said toilet; arm rest means extending on each side of said toilet seat and located above said seat, .said arm rest means being supported by said member supporting means.

2. The adjunct of claim 1 in which said member supporting means penetrate said U-shaped member and support said arm rest means.

3. The adjunct of claim 1 including means whereby said U-shaped member is vertically adjustable on said member supporting means.

4. The adjunct of claim 2 including means whereby said arm rest means are vertically adjustable on said member supporting means.

5. The adjunct of claim 1 in which the forward portion of said U-shaped member has its upper surface finished to afford protection to the user against slipping.

6. The adjunct of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the upper surface of said arm rest means is so finished as to resist the user slipping.

7. The adjunct of claim 1 in which at least a portion of the upper surface of said U-shaped member is so finished as to resist the user slipping.

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