Decorative toilet lid with changeable decorative insert sheets

• US 5,754,984 A
• Filed: 07/03/1995
• Issued: 05/26/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Camille Bermudez-Schmeelk
• Original Assignee: Camille Bermudez-Schmeelk
• Inventors: Bermudez-Schmeelk, Camille
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Charles E.
• Application Number:
  US08/497,810
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 4/242.1, 4/234, 4/661
• US Class Current: 4/242.1
• 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 decorative toilet lid for use with an original toilet seat lid or a replacement toilet lid. The decorative toilet lid comprises a core, along with a shell that covers the core, the shell being spaced from the core in order to accommodate a decorative insert sheet of choice. The decorative insert sheet can be selected from other materials used to decorate a bathroom. The decorative toilet lid may be configured to be snapped onto an existing lid, or a movable section of the shell may be provided to allow decorative insert sheets to be changed without removing the shell from the core.

Claims

1. A decorative toilet lid, comprising:

a core, said core being generally flat and having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface;

a hard, durable, and substantially transparent shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, said shell being comprised of a top shell portion and a side shell portion;

said top shell portion overlaying said top surface of said core and said side shell portion overlaying said side surface of said core;

said top shell portion being slightly spaced from said core thereby providing a gap between said inner surface of said shell and said top surface of said core;

a decorative insert sheet suitable for placement within said gap so as to substantially cover said top surface of said core, said insert sheet provided to enable the decorative toilet lid to be configured with a selected decorative insert sheet that is viewable through the transparent shell to enable the toilet lid to be custom configured; and

means to enable said decorative insert sheet to be positioned within said gap between said top surface of said core and said inner surface of said shell.

2. The decorative toilet lid according to claim 1, wherein said means to enable said decorative insert sheet to be positioned within said gap is provided by a shell configured to snap onto and off of said core, thereby enabling said shell to be removed from said core to position said decorative insert sheet on top of said core, and subsequently enable said shell to be snapped back onto said core.

3. The decorative toilet lid according to claim 2, wherein said core is substantially horse-shoe shaped and said side portions of said shell have end portions that are suitably curled to removably secure said shell to said core so as to enable said shell to be removed from said core.

4. The decorative toilet lid according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of said shell is at least partially etched to hide scratches and other imperfections in said shell, while still enabling said decorative insert sheet to be viewed therethrough.

5. A decorative toilet lid enabling the display of selected decorative accents , said decorative toilet lid comprising:

a core that is generally flat, said core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface;

a durable, scratch resistant, and substantially transparent shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, said shell being comprised of a top shell portion and a side shell portion, with said top shell portion overlaying said top surface of said core and said side shell portion overlaying said side surface of said core;

said top shell portion being slightly spaced from said core thereby providing a gap between said inner surface of said shell and said top surface of said core; and

a decorative insert sheet securely contained within said gap and substantially covering said top surface of said core, said decorative insert sheet provided to enable the toilet lid to be configured with a decorative accent that is viewable through the transparent shell;

said shell configured to snap-on to said core, thereby enabling said shell to be removed from said core, enabling one of either inserting said decorative insert sheet and changing said decorative insert sheet, wherein said shell may subsequently be snapped again onto said core.

6. The decorative toilet lid according to claim 5, wherein said side portions of said shell have end portions that are suitably curled to removably secure said shell to said core so as to enable said shell to selectively be secured to said core and to be removed from said core.

7. The decorative toilet lid according to claim 5, wherein said shell is at least partially etched to hide scratches and other imperfections in said shell, while still enabling said decorative insert sheet to be viewed therethrough.