Portable, collapsible commode
First Claim
1. A portable commode comprising:
- a central section having a hollow interior volume, an open top, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall;
a first supporting end-section juxtapositioned adjacent to said first side wall and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said first end-section having an exterior side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and open top;
a second supporting end-section juxtapositioned adjacent to said second side wall and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said second end-section having an exterior side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an open top;
first means for closing off said open top of said first end-section; and
second means for closing off said open top of said second end-section;
said first and second means for closing off being capable of supporting a seated person during the process of relieving oneself;
each of said central section and said first and second end-sections comprising fold-lines for folding said sections, for collapsing the commode.
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Abstract
A portable, collapsible toilet with a central, main section of box-like construction, which is made of corrugated cardboard, which central section is open both on the top and bottom, and accepts therein a disposable, plastic bag which receives the human waste products. The central section is flanked on either side thereof by a small, box-like supportive end-section upon which one directly sits during use of the commode. Each box-like end-section is also made of corrugated cardboard, is open on the top and bottom, and has an intermediate stiffening member to enhance its structural integrity, in order to support greater weight thereon. The central section is provided with a pair of pivotal cover-members formed integrally with the upper edge surfaces of the central section. Each cover-member is a flat sheet of cardboard, and pivotally connected to a respective upper edge surface of the central section, so that during storage of the commode, each cover-member is in its downwardly-pivoted state within the interior of the central section. In the erected state of the commode, each cover-member is pivoted up and out of the central section'"'"'s interior, and pivoted until it closes off the open top of a respective box-like end-section, whereby the two cover-members thus provide a pair of spaced-apart seat-surfaces upon which one may sit during use.
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19 Claims
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1. A portable commode comprising:
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a central section having a hollow interior volume, an open top, a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall; a first supporting end-section juxtapositioned adjacent to said first side wall and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said first end-section having an exterior side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and open top; a second supporting end-section juxtapositioned adjacent to said second side wall and extending laterally outwardly therefrom, said second end-section having an exterior side wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and an open top; first means for closing off said open top of said first end-section; and second means for closing off said open top of said second end-section; said first and second means for closing off being capable of supporting a seated person during the process of relieving oneself; each of said central section and said first and second end-sections comprising fold-lines for folding said sections, for collapsing the commode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable toilet comprising:
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a waste-receptacle section having first and second side walls and a hollow interior volume in which is deposited waste products during the process of solid-waste elimination; a first and a second seat-section connected on opposite sides to said first and second side walls of said waste-receptacle section and extending laterally outwardly therefrom so that said waste-receptacle section is flanked on both lateral sides thereof by said first and second seat-sections, said first and second seat-sections supporting thereon, a person seating thereon during the process of waste-elimination into said hollow interior of said waste-receptacle section; each of said waste-receptacle section and said first and second seat-sections being made of cardboard, and wherein each said section comprises a plurality of fold-lines for folding up and collapsing during nonuse and storage thereof. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of using a portable, collapsible toilet, which toilet comprises a collapsible, central, waste-receiving portion and a pair of collapsible, laterally-positioned seat-portions spaced on either lateral side of the central portion, each portion having an open top, said method comprising:
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(a) unfolding the toilet by unfolding each of the portions thereof along appropriately placed fold-lines, such that the two seat-portions are positioned on the sides of the central portion; (b) closing off the open tops of the pair of seat-portions with a flat sheet for providing seat-supporting surfaces that are spaced apart and divided by the hollow interior of the central portion; (c) sitting on the seat-portions after said step (b), and using the hollow interior volume of the central portion for depositing waste material; (d) collapsing the three portions after said step (c) by folding up along the fold-lines. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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