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US 12,006,674 B2Granted
Toilet skirt
AssigneeNina L. Schaldach
InventorNina L. Schaldach
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Abstract
An exemplary method relates to retrofitting a toilet comprising a base portion having a recessed rear portion and a front portion including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface. The method generally includes adhering a first end of a skirt to the first side surface, wrapping the skirt around the recessed rear portion such that the recessed rear portion is covered by the skirt, and adhering a second end of the skirt to the second side surface.
Claims17
A method of retrofitting a toilet comprising a base portion having a recessed rear portion and a front portion including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, the method comprising:
- providing a skirt, the skirt comprising:
- a base panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge, and a second side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge;
- a first side panel extending from the first side of the base panel, the first side panel comprising a first cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a first portion of the bowl, and first releasable securing means positioned near a first end of the first side panel, wherein the first end of the first side panel is opposite the first side of the base panel;
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- a second side panel extending from the second side of the base panel, the second side panel comprising a second cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a second portion of the bowl, and second releasable securing means positioned near a second end of the second side panel, wherein the second end of the second side panel is opposite the second side of the base panel;
- releasably securing the first end of the first side panel of the skirt to the first side surface;
- wrapping the skirt around the recessed rear portion such that the recessed rear portion is covered by the skirt;
- and
- releasably securing the second end of the second side panel of the skirt to the second side surface.
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A toilet assembly, comprising:
- a toilet comprising a base portion, the base portion including a recessed rear portion, a bowl, and a front portion, the front portion including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface;
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- a skirt, the skirt comprising:
- a base panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge, and a second side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge;
- a first side panel extending from the first side of the base panel, the first side panel comprising a first cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a first portion of the bowl, and first releasable securing means positioned near a first end of the first side panel, wherein the first end of the first side panel is opposite the first side of the base panel;
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- a second side panel extending from the second side of the base panel, the second side panel comprising a second cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a second portion of the bowl, and second releasable securing means positioned near a second end of the second side panel, wherein the second end of the second side panel is opposite the second side of the base panel;
- wherein the skirt covers the recessed rear portion, wherein the first end of the first side panel is releasably secured to the first side surface, and wherein the second end of the second side panel is releasably secured to the second side surface.
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A skirt for a toilet comprising a bowl, the skirt comprising:
- a base panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge, and a second side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge;
- a first side panel extending from the first side of the base panel, the first side panel comprising:
- a first curved cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a first portion of the bowl;
- and
- first releasable securing means positioned near a first end of the first side panel,
- wherein the first end of the first side panel is opposite the first side of the base panel;
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- a second side panel extending from the second side of the base panel, the second side panel comprising:
- a second curved cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a second portion of the bowl;
- and
- second releasable securing means positioned near a second end of the second side panel, wherein the second end of the second side panel is opposite the second side of the base panel;
- wherein the skirt is operable to be laid flat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.