# US 12,178,364 B1 · Hygienic cover ensemble for a toilet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,178,364 B1 - Document ID: US12178364B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/590,305 - Filed: 2024-02-28 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2023-10-16 - Assignees: Kassie Alison Calahan - Applicants: Kassie Alison Calahan - Inventors: Jeffrey Calahan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178364B1 ## CPC - A47K 13/14: Protecting covers for closet seats - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES ## Abstract A hygienic cover ensemble for a toilet is disclosed. The hygienic cover ensemble includes a bowl skirt configured to be removably attached to a bowl of the toilet and a tank skirt configured to be removably received over the water tank of the toilet. The tank skirt includes an opening to receive a flush mechanism of the toilet. The bowl skirt includes a rim cover that includes an absorbent core and is configured to extend completely about so as to cover a rim of the bowl of the toilet. The bowl skirt includes a bowl cover that extends loosely about a front of the bowl and includes a fastener configured to removably secure the bowl cover to the front of the bowl. The bowl skirt includes a pair of attachment flaps that are configured to overlap and connect to removably attach the bowl skirt to the toilet. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A hygienic cover ensemble for covering parts of a toilet, the hygienic cover ensemble comprising: a tank skirt configured to encircle a water tank of the toilet; and a bowl skirt configured to removably envelop a bowl of the toilet, the bowl skirt comprising: a rim cover configured to cover a rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover being a single piece of material that extends continuously in an unbroken manner about the rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover including a strip being configured to cover an area of the rim that is between a lid assembly of the toilet and a bowl opening to the bowl of the toilet; a bowl cover that extends downwardly from a perimeter of the rim cover to cover a front portion of the bowl of the toilet; and at least one attachment flap spaced from the strip of the rim cover and connected to the bowl cover for rotation relative thereto, the at least one attachment flap being configured to removably secure the bowl skirt to the toilet, wherein the at least one attachment flap is configured to cover an area of the rim that is between the lid assembly of the toilet and the tank of the toilet, and wherein the at least one attachment flap includes a pair of attachment flaps that are configured to overlap in a lengthwise direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein a slot is defined between the pair of attachment flaps and the strip of the rim cover, the slot being configured to accommodate the lid assembly of the toilet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein the bowl cover includes an open back to expose a back of the bowl of the toilet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein at least one attachment flap of the pair of attachment flaps includes an absorbent core. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein the bowl skirt or the tank skirt include one or more indicia. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein the bowl skirt and the tank skirt are reusable. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein at least one attachment flap of the pair of attachment flaps includes a pull tab. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein the tank skirt includes an opening to receive a flush mechanism of the toilet therethrough. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein the bowl skirt includes a fastener configured to removably secure a portion of the bowl skirt to the bowl of the toilet. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 9, wherein the fastener is positioned on the bowl cover to removably secure a portion of the bowl cover to the front portion of the bowl of the toilet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 1, wherein a portion of the rim cover includes an absorbent core. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 11, wherein the absorbent core extends circumferentially 50% or more about an inner edge of the rim cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The hygienic cover ensemble of claim 11, wherein the absorbent core terminates at a pair of ends adjacent a base edge of the rim cover. ### Claim 14 A bowl skirt configured to removably envelop a bowl of a toilet, the bowl skirt comprising: a rim cover configured to extend completely about so as to cover a rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover being a single piece of material that extends continuously in an unbroken manner about the rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover including a strip being configured to cover an area of the rim that is between a lid assembly of the toilet and a bowl opening to the bowl of the toilet; a bowl cover that extends downwardly from a perimeter of the rim cover so as to extend about a front portion of the bowl of the toilet; and a pair of attachment flaps spaced from the strip of the rim cover and each being connected to the bowl cover for rotation relative thereto, the pair of attachment flaps being configured to overlap and connect to removably secure the bowl skirt to the toilet, the pair of attachment flaps being configured to overlap in a lengthwise direction to cover a rear portion of the rim between the lid assembly and a water tank of the toilet. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The bowl skirt of claim 14, wherein each of the pair of attachment flaps includes an absorbent core. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The bowl skirt of claim 14, wherein a portion of the rim cover includes an absorbent core. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The bowl skirt of claim 16, wherein the absorbent core extends circumferentially 50% or more about an inner edge of the rim cover. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The bowl skirt of claim 16, wherein the absorbent core terminates at a pair of ends adjacent a base edge of the rim cover. ### Claim 19 A hygienic cover ensemble for covering parts of a toilet, the hygienic cover ensemble comprising: a tank skirt configured to encircle a water tank of the toilet; and a bowl skirt configured to removably envelop a bowl of the toilet, the bowl skirt comprising: a rim cover configured to cover a rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover being a single piece of material that extends continuously in an unbroken manner about the rim of the bowl of the toilet, the rim cover including a strip being configured to cover an area of the rim that is between a lid assembly of the toilet and a bowl opening to the bowl of the toilet; a bowl cover that extends downwardly from a perimeter of the rim cover to cover a front portion of the bowl of the toilet; and at least one attachment flap spaced from the strip of the rim cover and connected to the bowl cover for rotation relative thereto, the at least one attachment flap being configured to removably secure the bowl skirt to the toilet, wherein the at least one attachment flap is configured to cover an area of the rim that is between the lid assembly of the toilet and the tank of the toilet, and wherein the at least one attachment flap includes an absorbent core.