Flushable toilet seat cover
OwnerMichael B. Carmonainventor
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Abstract
A toilet training device and seat cover has a perforated hole and may or may not have flap which can be folded and glued or taped to make funnel. Once in use, the user pushes out the hole with a flap still attached so as to bridge over rim of dirty toilet. The seat cover may or may not have side folds for more surface area to wrap over toilet seat. The toilet seat cover provides a user with hygiene protection that often is ignored. A plurality of toilet seat covers may be packaged in a toilet seat cover dispenser that may be sized to fit in a pocket or purse and that may accommodate multiple seats covers in a folded and rolled position.
Claims9
A method of protecting a user from contacting a toilet seat, toilet bowl or urinal, the method comprising:
- accessing a toilet seat cover device, the toilet seat cover device having a first perforation defining a first opening when the first perforation is opened, wherein the first perforation is shaped in a pear shape having a larger diameter end directed toward a rear edge of the toilet seat cover device, the toilet seat cover device having a second perforation defining a second opening when the second perforation is opened, wherein the second perforation is disposed between the larger diameter end of the pear shape of the first perforation and the rear edge of the toilet seat cover device;
- opening the first perforation and placing the toilet seat cover device on top of the toilet seat when the user chooses to sit on the toilet seat during use;
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- opening the second perforation and placing the toilet seat cover device along a front surface of the toilet bowl or urinal when the user chooses to stand in front of the toilet bowl or urinal during use.
A method for providing a barrier between a user and a toilet bowl, toilet rim or urinal, the method comprising:
- accessing a toilet seat cover device, the toilet seat cover device having a first perforation defining a first opening when the first perforation is opened, wherein the first perforation is shaped in a pear shape having a larger diameter end directed toward a rear edge of the toilet seat cover device, the toilet seat cover device having a second perforation defining a second opening when the second perforation is opened, wherein the second perforation is disposed between the larger diameter end of the pear shape of the first perforation and the rear edge of the toilet seat cover device;
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- opening the second perforation and placing the toilet seat cover device vertically along a front surface of the toilet bowl or urinal when the user chooses to stand in front of the toilet bowl or urinal during use.
A toilet seat cover device comprising:
- a flat sheet material;
- a first perforation in the flat sheet material defining a first opening when the first perforation is opened;
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- a second perforation defining a second opening when the second perforation is opened, wherein
- the first perforation is shaped in a pear shape;
- a narrow end of the pear shape is without perforations;
- the pear shape has a larger diameter end directed toward a rear edge of the toilet seat cover device;
- the second perforation is disposed between the larger diameter end of the pear shape of the first perforation and the rear edge of the toilet seat cover device;
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- the second perforation is smaller than the first perforation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.