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US 11,937,744 B2Granted
Toilet shield
AssigneeBetter Trick, Inc.
InventorJames William Kramer
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Abstract
A toilet shield comprises a tube, a first arm, a second arm, and a raised collar. The first arm is coupled to a first side edge of a lumen of the tube. The second arm is coupled to a second side edge of the lumen of the tube. The tube is configured such that the lumen of the tube opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite directions. The raised collar is disposed between and rises above the first arm and the second arm and is configured to deflect liquid feces expelled from a defecating human toward a rear portion of a toilet. An expandable pleat is disposed on each side of the raised collar.
Claims16
A toilet shield comprising:
- a tube;
- a first arm coupled to a first side edge of a lumen of the tube;
- a second arm coupled to a second side edge of the lumen of the tube, wherein the tube is configured such that the lumen of the tube opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite directions;
- a raised collar which is disposed between and rises above the first arm and the second arm and is configured to deflect liquid feces expelled from a defecating human toward a rear portion of a toilet;
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- an expandable pleat disposed on each side of the raised collar.
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A toilet shielding system comprising:
- a first hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a first side of a toilet bowl;
- a second hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a second side of the toilet bowl, wherein the first side of the toilet bowl and the second side of the toilet bowl are on opposite lateral sides of the toilet bowl;
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- a toilet shield comprising:
- a tube composed of a flushable material;
- a first arm composed of the flushable material, the first arm coupled to a first side edge of a lumen of the tube and comprising a first plurality of adjustment holes configured into the first arm;
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- a second arm composed of the flushable material, the second arm coupled to a second side edge of the lumen of the tube and comprising a second plurality of adjustment holes configured into the second arm, wherein the tube is configured such that the lumen of the tube opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being in extended generally opposite in directions;
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- wherein, responsive to a first adjustment hole of the first plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the first hook while the first hook extends from the first side of the toilet bowl and a second adjustment hole of the second plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the second hook while the second hook extends from the second side of the toilet bowl, the toilet shield is configured to suspend across the toilet bowl with the lumen held open to receive feces from human defecation.
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A toilet shield comprising:
- a gutter shaped portion with an interior channel, the interior channel comprising:
- a rear vertical wall;
- a first vertical side wall;
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- a second vertical side wall;
- a first arm coupled to a top edge of the first vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion;
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- a second arm coupled to a top edge of the second vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion, wherein the gutter shaped portion is configured such that the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite in directions, wherein:
- responsive to the first arm being coupled with a first portion of a rim of a toilet bowl and the second arm being coupled with a second portion of the rim of the toilet bowl, the gutter shaped portion is configured to suspend across and into the toilet bowl with the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion suspended held open to receive feces from human defecation;
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- responsive to the gutter shaped portion being suspended across and into the toilet bowl, bottom edges of the rear vertical wall, the first vertical side wall, and the second vertical side wall are configured to trail into water in the toilet bowl such that a downward pull downward is exerted on the toilet shield to help to hold the toilet shield in place.
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A toilet shielding system comprising:
- a first hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a first side of a toilet bowl;
- a second hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a second side of the toilet bowl, wherein the first side of the toilet bowl and the second side of the toilet bowl are on opposite lateral sides of the toilet bowl;
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- a toilet shield comprising:
- a gutter shaped portion with an interior channel, the interior channel comprising:
- a rear vertical wall;
- a first vertical side wall;
- and
- a second vertical side wall;
- a first arm coupled to a top edge of the first vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion and comprising a first plurality of adjustment holes configured into the first arm;
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- a second arm coupled to a top edge of the second vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion a second plurality of adjustment holes configured into the second arm, wherein the gutter shaped portion is configured such that the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite in directions;
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- wherein, responsive to a first adjustment hole of the first plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the first hook while the first hook extends outward from the first side of the toilet bowl and a second adjustment hole of the second plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the second hook while the second hook extends outward from the second side of the toilet bowl, the gutter shaped portion is configured to suspend across and into the toilet bowl with the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion held open to receive feces from human defecation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.