Child's disposable toilet seat adaptor with side handles and fold-under flap
OwnerMark Bernsleyinventor
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Abstract
A barrier comprised of a single sheet of inexpensive, disposable and foldable material, sufficient in width to rest upon the full-size toilet seat, with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller toilet seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a toddler, and which is capable of supporting a child's weight as a result of such material's natural firmness and folds along the distal edge, comprises a disposable toilet seat cover/adapter. Key innovative features include side handles and a fold-under flap to secure the toilet seat in place.
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A child toilet seat adapter to be used with a toilet having a toilet rim and an adult full sized toilet seat rotatably resting adjacent the toilet rim, the adult full sized toilet seat having a front surface including an underside having spacers on opposite sides of the underside which position the front of the toilet seat away from the toilet rim when the toilet seat is in its horizontal position, the child toilet seat adapter comprising:
- a. a barrier having a front edge and two oppositely disposed side edges, the barrier comprised of a single sheet of foldable material sufficient in width to rest upon the full sized toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;
- b. a front flap located at the front edge of the barrier and also located adjacent the front end of the toilet when the barrier is positioned on the toilet seat, the front flap having a pair of oppositely disposed extensions adjacent opposite sides of the front flap, the front flap folded so that it extends over the front rim of the toilet seat and extends under the front surface of the toilet seat such that a respective extension extends under a respective spacer on opposite locations of the underside of the toilet seat so that the front flap is sandwiched between the underside of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet rim and each respective extension is sandwiched between a spacer and the toilet rim;
- c. a first handle extending upwardly along one lengthwise edge of the barrier, the first handle having a cutout opening;
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- d. a second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise edge of the barrier and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening;
- e. whereby, when a child is seated on the barrier, the weight of the child compresses the front flap and its extensions between the toilet seat and the toilet seat spacer and the toilet rim to thereby cause the adapter to be held in place and the child grasps each handle through its cutout so that the child remains securely on the adapter.
A child toilet seat adapter to be used with a toilet having a toilet rim and an adult full sized toilet seat rotatably resting on the toilet rim, the adult full sized toilet seat having a front surface including an underside which rests against the toilet rim, the child toilet seat adapter comprising:
- a. a barrier having a front edge and two oppositely disposed side edges, the barrier comprised of a single sheet of foldable material sufficient in width to rest upon the full sized toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;
- b. a front flap located at the front edge of the barrier and also located adjacent the front end of the toilet when the barrier is positioned on the toilet seat, the front flap folded so that it extends over the front rim of the toilet seat and extends under the front surface of the toilet seat so that it is sandwiched between the underside of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet rim;
- c. a first handle extending upwardly along one lengthwise edge of the barrier, the first handle having a cutout opening;
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- d. second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise edge of the barrier and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening;
- e. whereby, when a child is seated on the barrier, the weight of the child compresses the front flap between the toilet seat and the toilet rim to thereby cause the adapter to be held in place and the child grasps each handle through its cutout so that the child remains securely on the adapter.
A child toilet seat adapter to be used with a toilet having a toilet rim and an adult full sized toilet seat rotatably resting adjacent the toilet rim, the adult full sized toilet seat having a front surface including an underside having spacers on opposite sides of the underside which position the front of the toilet seat away from the toilet rim when the toilet seat is in its horizontal position, the child toilet seat adapter comprising:
- a. a barrier having a front edge and two oppositely disposed side edges, the barrier comprised of a single sheet of foldable material sufficient in width to rest upon the full sized toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;
- b. a front flap located at the front edge of the barrier and also located adjacent the front end of the toilet when the barrier is positioned on the toilet seat, the front flap having a pair of oppositely disposed extensions adjacent opposite sides of the front flap, the front flap folded so that it extends over the front rim of the toilet seat and extends under the front surface of the toilet seat such that a respective extension extends under a respective spacer on opposite locations of the underside of the toilet seat so that the front flap is sandwiched between the underside of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet rim and each respective extension is sandwiched between a spacer and the toilet rim;
- c. whereby, when a child is seated on the barrier, the weight of the child compresses the front flap and its extensions between the toilet seat and the toilet seat spacer and the toilet rim to thereby cause the adapter to be held in place.
A child toilet seat adapter to be used with a toilet having a toilet rim and an adult full sized toilet seat rotatably resting adjacent the toilet rim, the adult full sized toilet seat having a front surface including an underside having spacers on opposite sides of the underside which position the front of the toilet seat away from the toilet rim when the toilet seat is in its horizontal position, the child toilet seat adapter comprising:
- a. a barrier having a front edge and two oppositely disposed side edges, the barrier comprised of a single sheet of foldable material sufficient in width to rest upon the full sized toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;
- b. a first handle extending upwardly along one lengthwise edge of the barrier, the first handle having a cutout opening;
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- c. a second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise edge of the barrier and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening;
- d. whereby, when a child is seated on the barrier, the child grasps each handle through its cutout so that the child remains securely on the adapter.
A child toilet seat adapter to be used with a toilet having a toilet rim and an adult full sized toilet seat rotatably resting on the toilet rim, the adult full sized toilet seat having a front surface including an underside which rests against the toilet rim, the child toilet seat adapter comprising:
- a. a barrier having a front edge and two oppositely disposed side edges, the barrier comprised of a single sheet of foldable material sufficient in width to rest upon the full sized toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;
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- b. a front flap located at the front edge of the barrier and also located adjacent the front end of the toilet when the barrier is positioned on the toilet seat, the front flap folded so that it extends over the front rim of the toilet seat and extends under the front surface of the toilet seat so that it is sandwiched between the underside of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet rim;
- c. whereby, when a child is seated on the barrier, the weight of the child compresses the front flap and its extensions between the toilet seat and the toilet seat spacer and the toilet rim to thereby cause the adapter to be held in place.
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