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US 12,390,061 B2Granted
Flexible toilet seat
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorJeffrey T. Laundre
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Abstract
A toilet seat includes a seat including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an inner edge where the top surface and the bottom surface meet, an outer surface connecting an outer perimeter of the top surface and an outer perimeter of the bottom surface, and a cavity in the outer surface extending toward the inner edge. The toilet seat further includes a cushion disposed in the cavity. The top surface and the cushion may be configured to deform elastically and vertically in response to a load applied to the top surface.
Claims16
A toilet seat comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- an inner edge where the top surface and the bottom surface meet;
- an outer surface connecting an outer perimeter of the top surface and an outer perimeter of the bottom surface;
- and
- a cavity extending from the outer surface toward the inner edge;
- and
- wherein the top surface and the cushion are configured to deform elastically and vertically in response to a load applied to the top surface,
- wherein a shape of the cavity is defined by a cavity interior surface including an inner cavity top surface and an inner cavity bottom surface opposite the inner cavity top surface, and
- wherein the cushion includes an outer wall extending between the inner cavity top surface and the inner cavity bottom surface,
- the toilet seat further comprising:
- at least one slot disposed in an interior surface of the cavity and extending into the seat;
- and
- at least one flange extending radially inward from the outer wall and disposed within the at least one slot.
11 more elements
A toilet comprising:
- a bowl;
- a toilet seat coupled to the bowl, the toilet seat comprised of a first material, the seat comprising:
- a top surface;
- a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- an inner edge where the top surface and the bottom surface meet;
- an outer surface connecting an outer perimeter of the top surface and an outer perimeter of the bottom surface;
- a cavity extending from the outer surface toward the inner edge;
- and
- a cushion comprised of a second material different than the first material, the cushion removably coupled to the seat so as to be disposed within the cavity when coupled to the seat.
6 more elements
A toilet seat assembly comprising:
- a seat including a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an inner edge where the top surface and the bottom surface meet, an outer surface connecting an outer perimeter of the top surface and an outer perimeter of the bottom surface, and a cavity extending from the outer surface toward the inner edge;
- and
- a cushion disposed within the cavity,
- wherein the seat and the cushion are configured to deform elastically in response to a load applied to the top surface,
- wherein a shape of the cavity is defined by a cavity interior surface including an inner cavity top surface and an inner cavity bottom surface opposite the inner cavity top surface,
- wherein the cushion includes an outer wall extending between the inner cavity top surface and the inner cavity bottom surface, and
- wherein the cushion extends below the inner cavity bottom surface.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.