Toilet device
First Claim
1. A toilet device comprising a seat portion, a pair of side walls pivotally secured to opposite sides of the seat portion so that the side walls can be displaced from a first folded configuration in which they extend inwardly towards each other, through a second erect configuration in which they extend generally at right angles to the seat portion to a third toilet seat adapting configuration in which they extend generally away from one another, locking means for locking the side walls to the seat portion in the second configuration and stop means for preventing the side walls from pivoting beyond the third configuration, wherein said seat portion comprises an annular body having inner and outer downwardly depending skirts, wherein each said side wall is supported by a rod and includes for each side wall a pair of spaced support flanges extending between the inner and outer skirts and rotationally supporting a respective rod, wherein each support flange includes a profiled slot, extending substantially at right angles to the seat portion and having first and second spaced enlarged areas sized to accommodate the rod, the rod being displaceable from one enlarged area to the other through a gap normally narrower than the diameter of the rod by virtue of the resilience of the flange.
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Abstract
A toilet device includes a seat (2) with a pair of side walls (14 & 16) pivotally connected thereto. The side walls are capable of three configurations with respect to the seat portion (2). In a first folded configuration they extend towards one another for compact storage of the device. In a second configuration they extend downwardly in right angles to the seat for use as a chamber pot when supplied with a suitable liner. In a third configuration the side walls extend outwardly away from one another so that the device can be placed on a conventional toilet seat and adapt that seat to the user of the device. Locking and locating means are provided for locking and/or locating the device in the three configurations.
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9 Claims
- 1. A toilet device comprising a seat portion, a pair of side walls pivotally secured to opposite sides of the seat portion so that the side walls can be displaced from a first folded configuration in which they extend inwardly towards each other, through a second erect configuration in which they extend generally at right angles to the seat portion to a third toilet seat adapting configuration in which they extend generally away from one another, locking means for locking the side walls to the seat portion in the second configuration and stop means for preventing the side walls from pivoting beyond the third configuration, wherein said seat portion comprises an annular body having inner and outer downwardly depending skirts, wherein each said side wall is supported by a rod and includes for each side wall a pair of spaced support flanges extending between the inner and outer skirts and rotationally supporting a respective rod, wherein each support flange includes a profiled slot, extending substantially at right angles to the seat portion and having first and second spaced enlarged areas sized to accommodate the rod, the rod being displaceable from one enlarged area to the other through a gap normally narrower than the diameter of the rod by virtue of the resilience of the flange.
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