Toilet seat assembly

• US 9,603,496 B1
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David C. Hartman
• Original Assignee: David C. Hartman
• Inventors: Hartman, David C.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAKER, LORI LYNN
• Application Number:
  US14/158,143
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• Field of Search: 4237-241
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 13/00 Seats or covers for all kinds of closets dog or cat toilets adapted to fit on conventional toilets A01K1/0121

Abstract

A toilet seat assembly including: a toilet seat, at least one seat bumper positioned on the lower surface of the toilet seat an aperture, a housing, proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor provides a distance input signal having a value corresponding to the distance of an object from the proximity sensor, a microcontroller positioned within the housing, wherein the microcontroller is responsive to the value of the distance input signal to control audio output to a speaker, a speaker, wherein the speaker is controlled by the microcontroller for providing audio output; and an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the internal chamber of the housing, and wherein the energy source is in electrical communication with at least one of the proximity sensor, the microcontroller, and the speaker.

Claims

1. A toilet seat assembly releasably mountable to a toilet having a bowl and an upper surface, consisting of:

a toilet seat hingedly positionable between a lowered position and a raised position comprising;

an upper surface, wherein the upper surface is adapted to support a person in a seated position thereon;

a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is adapted to contain at least one seat bumper;

at least one seat bumper positioned on the lower surface of the toilet seat, wherein the at least one seat bumper contacts the upper surface of the toilet while the toilet seat is in a lowered position, and further wherein the at least one seat bumper does not contact the upper surface of the toilet while the toilet seat is in a raised position;

at least one mounting member, wherein the at least one mounting member releasably mounts the toilet seat assembly to the upper surface of the toilet;

an aperture, wherein the aperture provides access to the bowl of the toilet;

a housing positioned between the upper surface and the lower surface of the toilet seat comprising a bottom wall, at least one sidewall, an internal chamber defined by the bottom wall and the at least one sidewall of the housing;

a proximity sensor, wherein the proximity sensor provides a distance input signal having a value corresponding to the distance of an object from the proximity sensor;

a microcontroller positioned within the housing, wherein the microcontroller is responsive to the value of the distance input signal to control audio output to a speaker;

a speaker, wherein the speaker is controlled by the microcontroller for providing audio output; and

an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the internal chamber of the housing, and wherein the energy source is in electrical communication with at least one of a proximity sensor, a microcontroller, and a speaker.