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US 2016/0100721 A1Published application
Toilet Seat Attachment
OwnerTimothy N. Byrd, Teresa C. Byrdinventors
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Abstract
A light-weight, portable toilet seat attachment which positions the user in a natural semi-crouching position over a conventional toilet seat to relieve pressure and resulting pain in a user's back, hips or knees.
Claims18
A portable toilet seat apparatus pair configured to position a user in a natural semi-crouching position over a conventional toilet seat for relief of back, hip or knee pain, said apparatus pair comprising:
- a left side of the apparatus pair configured with at least one member constructed as an elongated cushioned panel and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge next to the toilet bowl, an outside edge away from the toilet bowl, a back end toward the back of the toilet seat and a front end toward the front of the toilet seat, wherein the supporting edge of said left side of the apparatus is configured to slope downward from the back to the front as the apparatus rests on a conventional toilet seat and supports one thigh of a user;
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- a right side of the apparatus pair configured with at least one member constructed as an elongated cushioned panel and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge next to the toilet bowl, an outside edge away from the toilet bowl, a back end toward the back of the toilet seat and a front end toward the front of the toilet seat, and wherein the supporting edge of said right side of the apparatus is configured to slope downward from the back to the front as the apparatus rests on the toilet seat and supports the other thigh of the user.
A portable toilet seat apparatus configured to position a user in a natural semi-crouching position over a conventional toilet seat for relief of back, hip or knee pain, said apparatus comprising:
- a left side of the apparatus configured with at least one member constructed as an elongated cushioned panel and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge next to the toilet bowl, an outside edge away from the toilet bowl, a back end toward the back of the toilet seat and a front end toward the front of the toilet seat, wherein the supporting edge of said left side of the apparatus is configured to slope downward from the back to the front as the apparatus rests on a conventional toilet seat and supports one thigh of a user;
- a right side of the apparatus configured with at least one member constructed as an elongated cushioned panel and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge next to the toilet bowl, an outside edge away from the toilet bowl, a back end toward the back of the toilet seat and a front end toward the front of the toilet seat, wherein the supporting edge of said right side of the apparatus is configured to slope downward from the back to the front as the apparatus rests on the toilet seat and supports the other thigh of the user;
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- a coupling means configured to connect to at least one member of the left side of the apparatus and to connect to at least one member of the right side of the apparatus.
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