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US 12,527,445 B1Granted
Adjustable backrest for a toilet seat
OwnerChristine L Brookshireinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable backrest for a conventional toilet includes a panel having a plurality of spaced, internally threaded sleeves embedded within a rear surface. Threadedly received within each sleeve is a mounting bolt with a disc at a distal end. The discs slide within retainers on a mounting sheet adhesively attached to the lid. Accordingly, the panel provides a backrest adjacent the rear end of a toilet-seat opening to accommodate smaller users.
Claims8
A toilet with an adjustable backrest comprises:
- a bowl having an opening;
- a toilet seat and a lid pivotal onto and away from said opening;
- a panel having a front surface, a rear surface, and at least one peripheral edge, said panel attached to but spaced from said lid for effectively reducing a distance between said lid and said opening;
- a mounting sheet attached to a lower surface of said lid, said mounting sheet having at least one retainer thereon;
- at least one mounting bolt extending from the rear surface of said panel, said mounting bolt having an attachment disk at a distal end for removably seating within said retainer.
2 more elements
A toilet with an adjustable backrest comprises:
- a bowl having an opening;
- a toilet seat and a lid pivotal onto and away from said opening;
- a panel having a front surface, a rear surface, and at least one peripheral edge, said panel attached to but spaced from said lid for effectively reducing a distance between said lid and said opening, said panel having a substantially similar size and geometrical outline as said lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.