Portable, knockdown toilet kit

• US 5,048,130 A
• Filed: 07/18/1990
• Issued: 09/17/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles J. Brotman
• Original Assignee: Charles J. Brotman
• Inventors: Brotman, Charles J., Gottlieb, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Walczak, David J.
• Application Number:
  US07/553,638
• Time in Patent Office: 426 Days
• Field of Search: 4/483, 4/484, 4/476, 4/477, 4/478, 4/479, 4/480, 229/23 R, 229/117.02, 229/103
• US Class Current: 4/483
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 11/04 Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs ; Closets for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like

Abstract

A portable, knockdown toilet includes a top unit and a bottom unit which cooperate with each other to define a carrying case into which a collapsible midunit, a collapsible insert unit, collection bags, and accessories are placed for carrying and storage. A handle is attached to the carrying case. Flexible waste collection bags are included, and a desiccant gel is also included as are bag ties so cleanup is facilitated.

Claims

1. A portable, knockdown toilet comprising:

A) a monolithic top unit which includes

(1) a planar central section having an opening defined therethrough,

(2) front and rear flanges depending from said central section,

(3) two side flanges depending from said central section,

(4) said top unit flanges cooperating with each other to define a top unit perimeter;

B) a monolithic bottom unit which includes

(1) a planar central section,

(2) front and rear flanges connected to said central section,

(3) two side flanges connected to said central section,

(4) said bottom unit flanges cooperating with each other to define a bottom unit perimeter which is essentially equal in size to said top unit perimeter, and

(5) a handle mounting means on one of said bottom unit flanges,

(6) a handle attached to said handle mounting means,

(7) a securing strap means attached to said bottom unit;

C) a monolithic midunit which includes

(1) four essentially identical sections defined by folding said midunit along foldlines to define two outer sections and two inner sections, each of which includes

(a) a rectangular perimeter having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge,

(b) a tab extending from a foldline on said first side edge of one of said outer sections,

(2) a slot defined in the other of said outer sections for receiving said tab;

D) a waste collection bag removably securable within said opening;

E) an insert unit for supporting said top unit and located within said midunit, said insert including four essentially identical monolithic rectangular panels, with each panel including a two blind-ended slots defined therein near an edge of said panel said panels being connected together by slidably connecting each panel in respective slots to form a rectangular configuration;

F) whereby when said toilet is in a knockdown position said top unit flanges being located to contact said bottom unit flanges for forming a kit, said top unit cooperating with said bottom unit to define a carrying case, said carrying case being sized to contain said midunit sections and said insert unit panels, as well as said waste collection bag in a kit form.

2. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 1 further including a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover mounted on said top unit.

3. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 2 further including fastening means attaching said toilet seat and toilet seat cover to said top unit.

4. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 3 wherein said top unit includes a rectangular tab on two of said flanges and end panels on two other of said flanges.

5. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 4 wherein said top unit further includes blind-ended slots defined in said end panels, with said end panels being connected to said flanges by foldlines, and said rectangular tab being connected to said flange by a foldline.

6. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 5 wherein said bottom unit includes a bottom unit rectangular tab on two of said bottom unit flanges and bottom unit end panels on two other of said bottom unit flanges.

7. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 6 wherein said bottom unit further includes bottom unit blind-ended slots defined in said bottom unit end panels, with said bottom unit end panels being connected to said bottom unit flanges by foldlines, and said bottom unit rectangular tab being connected to said bottom unit flange by a foldline.

8. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 7 wherein said insert unit panels are each monolithic and each include blind-ended slots.

9. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 8 wherein said midunit includes a plurality of panels each connected to an adjacent panel by a foldline.

10. The portable, knockdown toilet defined in claim 9 wherein said midunit further includes two parallel slots in one of said panels defining a tab therebetween.