Sports Theme Potty-Training Apparatus

• US 20100043132A1
• Filed: 08/25/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Varsity Baby, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Varsity Baby, Inc.
• Inventors: Viglietta, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US12/197,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20100043132A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/483
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 11/06 Chamber-pots bed pans or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons A61G9/00; Throw-away urinals for non-bedridden persons; Chamber-pots for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to a child'"'"'s potty-training apparatus having a means to play audible recordings. The recordings can be college fight songs or cheers, professional sports team songs or cheers, crowd cheers, or car engine sounds. The potty-training apparatus of the invention can also be personalized by the application of appliqués, computer printouts, drawings, photographs, decals, stickers, trading cards and artwork.

Claims

1. A potty-training apparatus comprising:

a toilet comprising a bowl and a seat;

a receptacle-being disposed in said bowl for receiving waste;

electrical components for playing an audio output;

an actuation device operably connected to said electrical components;

wherein when said actuation device is activated, said audio output is played.

2. The potty-training apparatus of claim 1, wherein said audio output comprises a college cheer or right song, a professional baseball team cheer or song, a professional football team cheer or song, a professional basketball team cheer or song, a professional hockey team cheer or song, a professional soccer team cheer or song, a professional racing team cheer, song or engine sounds, or crowd cheering sounds.

3. The potty-training apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an audio recording device, wherein the audio output may be recorded by an end user.

4. The potty-training apparatus of claim 1, wherein the actuation device is selected from the group consisting of a button, a touch pad, a switch and a touchless pad.

5. The potty-training apparatus of claim 1, further comprising one or more housings for receiving personalized information.

6. The potty-training apparatus of claim 5, wherein said personalized information is selected from the group consisting of appliqué

s, computer printouts, drawings, photographs, decals, stickers, trading cards and artwork.

7. The potty-training apparatus of claim 5, wherein said personalized information comprises a college logo, a professional baseball team logo or player number, a professional football team logo or player number, a professional basketball team logo or number, a professional hockey team logo or number, a professional soccer team logo or number or a professional racing team logo or number.

8. The potty-training apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus can also function as a step-stool.

9. A potty-training apparatus comprising:

a toilet comprising a bowl and a seat;

a receptacle being disposed in said bowl for receiving waste;

electrical components for playing an audio output; and

an actuation device operably connected to said electrical components;

wherein when said actuation device is activated, said audio output is played, wherein said audio output comprises a college cheer or fight song.

10. The potty-training apparatus of claim 9, wherein the actuation device is selected from the group consisting of a button, a touch pad, a switch and a touchless pad.

11. The potty-training apparatus of claim 9, further comprising one or more housings for receiving personalized information.

12. The potty-training apparatus of claim 11, wherein said personalized information is selected from the group consisting of appliqué

s, computer printouts, drawings, photographs, decals, stickers, trading cards and artwork.

13. The potty-training apparatus of claim 12, wherein said personalized information comprises a college logo.

14. The potty-training apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus can also function as a step-stool.

15. A potty-training apparatus comprising:

a toilet comprising a bowl and a seat;

a receptacle being disposed in said bowl for receiving waste;

electrical components for playing an audio output; and

an actuation device operably connected to said electrical components;

wherein when said actuation device is activated, said audio output is played, wherein said audio output comprises a professional baseball team cheer or song, a professional football team cheer or song, a professional basketball team cheer or song, a professional hockey team cheer or song, a professional soccer team cheer or song, or a professional racing team cheer a professional racing team cheer, song or engine sounds, or crowd cheering sounds.

16. The potty-training apparatus of claim 15, wherein the audio output may be recorded by an end user.

17. The potty-training apparatus of claim 15, wherein the actuation device is selected from the group consisting of a button, a touch pad, a switch and a touchless pad.

18. The potty-training apparatus of claim 15, further comprising one or more housings for receiving personalized information.

19. The potty-training apparatus of claim 18, wherein said personalized information is selected from the group consisting of appliqué

s, computer printouts, drawings, photographs, decals, stickers, trading cards and artwork.

20. The potty-training apparatus of claim 19, wherein said personalized information comprises a professional baseball team logo or player number, a professional football team logo or player number, a professional basketball team logo or number, a professional hockey team logo or number, a professional soccer team logo, or a professional racing team logo or number.

21. The potty-training apparatus of claim 15, wherein the apparatus can also function as a step-stool.

22. A potty-training apparatus comprising:

a toilet comprising a bowl and a seat;

a receptacle being disposed in said bowl for receiving waste; and

one or more housings for receiving personalized information.

23. The potty-training apparatus of claim 22, wherein said personalized information is selected from the group consisting of appliqué

s, computer printouts, drawings, photographs, decals, stickers, trading cards and artwork.

24. The potty-training apparatus of claim 23, wherein said personalized information comprises a professional baseball team logo or player number, a professional football team logo or player number, a professional basketball team logo or number, a professional hockey team logo or number, a professional soccer team logo, or a professional racing team logo or number.

25. The potty-training apparatus of claim 22, wherein the apparatus can also function as a step-stool.