Combination footstool and child potty
First Claim
1. A juvenile bathroom system comprisinga child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet anda footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend in a radially inward direction into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor,wherein the child potty is configured to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool,wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and support the waste-collection chamber in spaced-apart relation to the floor when the child potty is set on the floor.
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Abstract
A child potty includes an elevated seat pad for seating a child and a waste collector associated with the seat pad. A platform can lie above the child potty to elevate a child above a floor underlying the child potty.
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21 Claims
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1. A juvenile bathroom system comprising
a child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet and a footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend in a radially inward direction into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor, wherein the child potty is configured to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool, wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and support the waste-collection chamber in spaced-apart relation to the floor when the child potty is set on the floor.
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12. A juvenile bathroom system comprising
a child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet and a footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive of the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor, wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and the bowl-support frame is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the bowl-support frame includes a seat pad coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around a top aperture that opens into the waste-collection chamber formed in the waste-collection bowl and a pad-support rim arranged to elevate the seat pad above the floor underlying the child potty to locate the waste-collection bowl between the seat pad and the floor and the pad-support rim is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform arranged to overlie and lie in proximity to the seat pad to cover the top aperture that opens into the waste-collection chamber when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell and a platform-elevation side wall coupled to the child-support platform and arranged to extend downwardly from the child-support platform and to surround the waste-collection bowl and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the platform-elevation side wall and arranged to extend into the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame of the child potty when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the footstool, wherein the child potty is adapted to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool, and wherein the platform-elevation side wall is made of an elastic deformable material having an undeformed first shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is arranged to extend into the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame to retain the child potty in the stationary position in the potty-storage chamber and a temporarily deformed second shape generated in response to application of an external squeezing force to the platform-elevation side wall in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is withdrawn from the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame to free the footstool to be separated from the child potty.
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13. A juvenile bathroom system comprising
a child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet and a footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and the bowl-support frame is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the bowl-support frame includes a seat pad coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around a top aperture that opens into the waste-collection chamber formed in the waste-collection bowl and a pad-support rim arranged to elevate the seat pad above the floor underlying the child potty to locate the waste-collection bowl between the seat pad and the floor and the pad-support rim is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform arranged to overlie and lie in proximity to the seat pad to cover the top aperture that opens into the waste-collection chamber when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell and a platform-elevation side wall coupled to the child-support platform and arranged to extend downwardly from the child-support platform and to surround the waste-collection bowl and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the platform-elevation side wall and arranged to extend into the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame of the child potty when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the footstool, wherein the platform-elevation side wall is made of an elastic deformable material having an undeformed first shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is arranged to extend into the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame to retain the child potty in the stationary position in the potty-storage chamber and a temporarily deformed second shape generated in response to application of an external squeezing force to the platform-elevation side wall in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is withdrawn from the first tab-receiver channel formed in the bowl-support frame to free the footstool to be separated from the child potty, and wherein the child potty further includes a urine deflector coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to deflect a stream of urine into the waste-collection chamber, the platform-elevation side wall of the shell of the footstool includes a front side portion aligned in confronting registry with the urine deflector and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to a front face of the pad-support rim to define a gap therebetween when the platform-elevation side wall assumes the undeformed shape, a rear side portion arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the front side portion to locate the waste-collection bowl therebetween and in confronting relation to a rear face of the pad-support rim, and a first side portion arranged to extend between the front and rear side portions and configured to have an inner surface facing toward a first side face of the pad-support rim, the first side face of the pad-support rim is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the inner surface of the first side portion of the platform-elevation side wall of the footstool to move therewith to withdraw the first potty-retainer tab from the first tab-receiver channel during elastic deformation of the platform-elevation side wall to change the platform-elevation side wall from the undeformed first shape to the temporarily deformed second shape.
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16. A juvenile bathroom system comprising
a child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet and a footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor, wherein the child potty is adapted to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool, wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and the bowl-support frame is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform arranged to cover the waste-collection chamber when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell and a platform-elevation side wall arranged to surround the waste-collection bowl and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the platform-elevation side wall, and wherein the platform-elevation side wall is made of an elastic deformable material having an undeformed shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is arranged to extend into the first retainer-tab channel to retain the child potty in the stationary position in the potty-storage chamber and a temporarily deformed second shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is withdrawn from the first tab-receiver to free the footstool to be separated from the child potty.
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17. A juvenile bathroom system comprising
a child potty formed to include a waste-collection chamber and adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet and a footstool including a shell formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber sized to receive the child potty therein and adapted to be set on the floor when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber and a first potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend into a first tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the potty-storage chamber without impeding use of the footstool to elevate children or caregivers above the floor, wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include the waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and the bowl-support frame is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, wherein the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform arranged to cover the waste-collection chamber when the child potty is retained in the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell and a platform-elevation side wall arranged to surround the waste-collection bowl and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the platform-elevation side wall, wherein the platform-elevation side wall is made of an elastic deformable material having an undeformed shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is arranged to extend into the first retainer-tab channel to retain the child potty in the stationary position in the potty-storage chamber and a temporarily deformed second shape in which the first potty-retainer tab carried on the platform-elevation side wall is withdrawn from the first tab-receiver to free the footstool to be separated from the child potty, and wherein the child potty further includes a urine deflector coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to deflect a stream of urine into the waste-collection chamber, the platform-elevation side wall of the shell of the footstool includes a front side portion aligned in confronting registry with the urine deflector and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to a front face of a pad-support rim to define a gap therebetween when the platform-elevation side wall assumes the undeformed shape, a rear side portion arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the front side portion to locate the waste-collection bowl therebetween and in confronting relation to a rear face of the pad-support rim, and a first side portion arranged to extend between the front and rear side portions and configured to have an inner surface facing toward a first side face of the pad-support rim, the first side face of the pad-support rim is formed to include the first tab-receiver channel, and the first potty-retainer tab is coupled to the inner surface of the first side portion of the platform-elevation side wall of the footstool to move therewith to withdraw the first potty-retainer tab from the first tab-receiver channel during elastic deformation of the platform-elevation side wall to change the platform-elevation side wall from the undeformed first shape to the temporarily deformed second shape.
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18. A juvenile bathroom system comprises
a child potty adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet so that it can be used by a young child during toilet training, a footstool adapted to be set on the floor and formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber that is sized to receive and store the child potty therein during use of the footstool to elevate the child above the floor, wherein the footstool includes a shell formed to include the downwardly opening potty-storage chamber, the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform and a downwardly extending platform-elevation side wall coupled to a perimeter edge of the child-support platform, and the footstool also includes a potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend in a radially inward direction into a companion tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is deposited into the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell to retain the child potty in a stationary position on the footstool, wherein the child potty is configured to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool, wherein the child potty includes a waste-collection bowl formed to include a waste-collection chamber and a bowl-support frame coupled to the waste-collection bowl and arranged to extend around the waste-collection chamber and support the waste-collection chamber in spaced-apart relation to the floor when the child potty is set on the floor.
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20. A juvenile bathroom system comprises
a child potty adapted to be set on a floor away from a toilet so that it can be used by a young child during toilet training, a footstool adapted to be set on the floor and formed to include a downwardly opening potty-storage chamber that is sized to receive and store the child potty therein during use of the footstool to elevate the child above the floor, wherein the footstool includes a shell formed to include the downwardly opening potty-storage chamber, the shell includes a horizontal child-support platform and a downwardly extending platform-elevation side wall adapted to be set on the floor and coupled to a perimeter edge of the child-support platform, and the footstool also includes a potty-retainer tab coupled to the shell and arranged to extend into a companion tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty when the child potty is deposited into the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell to retain the child potty in a stationary position in the footstool, wherein the platform-elevation side wall of the shell includes an inner surface bounding the potty-storage chamber and surrounding the child potty stored therein and the potty-retainer tab is cantilevered to the inner surface of the platform-elevation side wall of the shell, wherein the child potty is adapted to be set on the floor and used when not received in the footstool, and wherein the shell is made of an elastic deformable plastics material and a portion of the platform-elevation side wall is arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the child potty when the child potty is stored in the potty-storage chamber formed in the shell, the potty-retainer tab is arranged to extend into the companion tab-receiver channel to anchor the footstool to the stored child potty, a side portion of the platform-elevation side wall that carries the potty-retainer tab is configured and arranged to deform in response to application of a squeezing force to opposite front and rear side portions of the platform-elevation side wall by a caregiver to cause the potty-retainer tab to move outwardly away from the child potty to a disengaged position that is withdrawn from the companion tab-receiver channel formed in the child potty to release the child potty from the footstool so that the footstool can be lifted upwardly leaving the child potty in a stationary position on the floor.
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