Toilet Seat With Urine Deflector

• US 20070204391A1
• Filed: 03/06/2007
• Published: 09/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Takara Belmont Corporation
• Original Assignee: Takara Belmont Corporation
• Inventors: Marra, Patrick K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,266,731 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 4/300.300
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 13/08 Covers with urine funnels

Abstract

A toilet seat for use with a Western-style toilet bowl. The seat has a generally-oval, endless base that compliments the shape of the toilet bowl rim. A deflector is fixed to the bottom surface of the base and extends downwardly adjacent the inside surface of the bowl rim. The deflector covers the interior gap between the bottom of the seat and the top of the bowl rim.

Claims

1. A toilet seat for use with a Western-style toilet bowl having a bowl rim width BRW, a bowl rim height BRH, a bowl inner diameter BID, and a bowl outer diameter BOD, comprising:

a) a generally-oval, endless base that compliments the shape of the toilet bowl rim, said base having a top surface, bottom surface, opposed front and back sections, opposed side sections, an outer periphery, and an inner periphery having a seat inner diameter SID smaller than BID;

b) a deflector fixed to the bottom surface of said base and extending downwardly adjacent the inside surface of the bowl rim;

wherein said deflector covers the interior gap between the bottom of the seat and the top of the bowl rim.

2. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends downwardly around the entire periphery of said base and the depth of the deflector is constant along said periphery.

3. The toilet seat recited in claim 2, wherein the depth of the deflector is great enough so that said deflector extends downwardly below the bottom of the bowl rim.

4. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein the deflector has a maximum depth at the front section and tapers to a minimum height at the back section.

5. The toilet seat recited in claim 4, wherein the depth of at least a portion of the deflector is great enough so that said deflector portion extends downwardly below the bottom of the bowl rim.

6. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said base has a width greater than BRW.

7. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends from the inner periphery of said base and the deflector outer diameter DOD is equal to the corresponding SID.

8. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends from the bottom surface of the base and the deflector outer diameter DOD is greater than the corresponding SID.

9. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends downwardly and radially inwardly.

10. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends parallel to the inside surface of the rim.

11. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector includes a spout formed proximate the back section.

12. The toilet seat recited in claim 11, wherein said spout extends downwardly and radially outwardly.

13. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, including a hinge at the back section for pivotally attaching said seat to the bowl, and a plurality of legs on the bottom surface of said seat.

14. The toilet seat recited in claim 1, wherein said deflector extends downwardly and radially inwardly.

15. A toilet seat for use with a Western-style toilet bowl including a bowl rim having an inner edge and an outer edge and a toilet seat attachment area located rearward of the bowl rim, the toilet seat comprising:

a) a back portion that is adapted to be secured to the toilet seat attachment area;

b) an annular base having a top surface, bottom surface having a plurality of legs extending downwardly therefrom, opposed front and back sections, opposed side sections, an outer periphery, and an inner periphery, the base being shaped to overlap the bowl rim, the inner periphery being located inward of the inner edge of the bowl rim, and the plurality of legs being sized to maintain an interior gap between the bottom surface and the bowl rim when the rear portion is secured to the toilet seat attachment area and the base is positioned atop the bowl rim;

c) a hinge the connects the back portion to the bowl and enables the base to pivot relative to the bowl; and

d) a deflector fixed to the bottom surface of said base and extending downwardly therefrom, the deflector being located adjacent to the inner edge of the bowl rim and covering the interior gap when the rear portion is secured to the toilet seat attachment area and the base is positioned atop the bowl rim.