Toilet aid for individuals with visual and perception challenges
OwnerNancy Hillinventor
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Abstract
An insert for use as a visuoperceptual aid while using the toilet. The insert has an upper surface. The upper surface is sized and shaped to fit onto the rim or seat of a standard toilet basin. The insert further includes inner and outer surfaces for slidingly engagement with the inner and outer surfaces of a toilet basin respectively. The insert is yellow-green in color.
Claims16
A visuoperceptual implement for a toilet bowl to aid a user in urinating into the toilet bowl while standing, the toilet bowl having a basin, the basin having inner and outer walls, and a toilet rim, the toilet bowl further having a color, the implement comprising:
- a uniform sleeve having a u-shaped cross section, the cross section having a top surface and two parallel spaced apart sides, the sleeve sides sized to slidingly engage the inner and outer basin walls over at least a majority of the length of the inner and outer walls, wherein the sleeve is a contrasting color to the toilet basin.
A sleeve used as a visuoperceptual aid while using a toilet, having a toilet bowl, the toilet bowl having, a rim, a basin, and inner and outer basin walls, the inner basin wall defining an inner basin perimeter, the toilet bowl having a first color, the sleeve comprising:
- an elongated body having a length and first and second ends, the elongated body having a contrasting color to the toilet bowl color;
- a cross section having a pair of spaced apart walls extending from a middle section, whereby the spaced apart walls slidingly fit over the rim of a toilet bowl and engage the inner and outer walls of the basin, providing an outline of the toilet bowl.
An insert for use as a visuoperceptual aid while using the toilet, the insert comprising:
- an upper surface sized and shaped to engagingly fit onto the rim of a toilet basin, the toilet basin having inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface defining a basin inner perimeter, and having a color;
- an inner insert surface for slidingly engagement with a substantial portion of the inner surface of the toilet basin providing an outline of the inner surface of the toilet basin;
- an outer insert surface for sliding engagement with a substantial portion of the outer surface of the toilet basin, whereby the insert is a contrasting color to the toilet basin color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.