Adjustable toilet seat adapter
AssigneeThe Happy Penguin, LLC
InventorsRuth Wallberg, LaVonne Strand
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Abstract
A toilet seat adapter device that is configured to be positioned on a rear section of a standard toilet seat in order to reduce the size of the seat opening. The adapter has a main body that is configured to be seated within the toilet seat opening. A first pair of movable arms extend form the right side of the main body and a second pair of movable arms extend form the left side of the main body. Each pair of movable arms terminate in clamp or similar gripping interface to capture a toilet seat and maintain the main body securely positioned on the toilet. The pairs of movable arms may be secured at any of various points to allow a user to apply the adapter to any of various sized toilet seats. One more LEDs may be encapsulated in or embedded on the toilet seat adapter.
Claims1
A toilet seat adapter, comprising:
- a main body having an upper surface, an underside surface, a front wall having a first length, a rear wall having a second length, and at least a first side wall, the main body further comprising a housing;
- the main body having one or more channels sized and shaped to retain a movable arm;
- a movable arm having a first end housed within a channel of the one or more channels of the main body, the movable arm extending from the first side wall of the main body;
- the movable arm comprising a series of notches on an underside surface thereof;
- a flap disposed below the series of notches and biased in a direction toward the notches;
- the movable arm being movable in a first direction toward the first side wall, whereby one or more notches of the series of notches rides over the flap, the movable arm being further movable in a second direction away from the first side wall of the main body;
- wherein the movable arm comprises a terminal end that is configured to grip a toilet seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.