Toilet cover attachment

• US 4,491,991 A
• Filed: 06/27/1983
• Issued: 01/08/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Steven L. Herbruck
• Original Assignee: Steven L. Herbruck
• Inventors: Herbruck, Steven L.
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US06/507,725
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 4/661, 4/493, 4/483, 4/449, 4/504, 4/300, 4/DIG. 3, 4/239, 4/234, 4/235, 116/67 R
• US Class Current: 4/661
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 13/24 Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats

Abstract

A toilet seat cover position monitoring device in the form of an attachment to the inside surface of a cover. Upon the cover being moved to the upper position permitting access into the toilet bowl, a first light begins to blink. After a set period of time, a buzzer will begin to sound. Deactivation of both the first light and buzzer will occur upon the toilet seat cover being moved to the lower position covering the opening of the toilet bowl.

Claims

1. In combination with a toilet, said toilet having a bowl, said toilet having a seat, said toilet having a cover, said cover being pivotable between a lower (horizontal) position and an upper (vertical) position, said lower position preventing access into said bowl, said upper position permitting access into said bowl, a toilet cover attachment comprising:

an annunciator assembly including a first annunciator and a second annunciator, said first annunciator being activated upon said cover being located in said upper position and deactivated upon said cover being located in said lower position; and

said second annunciator being time delay activated upon said cover being located in said upper position and deactivated upon said cover being located in said lower position.

2. The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said first annunciator comprising a first light.

3. The combination as defined in claim 2 wherein:

said first light being connected to a first timer, said first timer causing said first light to blink.

4. The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein:

said second annunciator comprising a sound emitter.

5. The combination as defined in claim 1 wherein:

both said first annunicator and said second annunciator being mounted within a housing, a source of electrical energy in the form of a battery being mounted within said housing.

6. The combination as defined in claim 5 wherein:

a second light assembly being mounted within said housing, said second light assembly being connected to said battery through a manually operable switch, operation of said manually operable switch causes said second light assembly to be activated to facilitate visual observation of said toilet bowl.

7. The combination as defined in claim 6 wherein:

said first annunciator comprising a first light.

8. The combination as defined in claim 7 wherein:

said first light being connected to a first timer, said first timer causing said first light to blink.

9. The combination as defined in claim 8 wherein:

said second annunciator comprising a sound emitter.

10. The combination as defined in claim 9 wherein:

said housing including a deactivating switch mechanism, said deactivating switch mechanism being normally contactable by the body of the human being upon the human being assuming a normal usage position of said toilet, said deactivating switch mechanism to deactivate both said first annunciator and said second annunciator.