Toilet bowl aerosol-spread-limiting system
OwnerKathlene Mullensinventor
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provide methods and devices for suppressing the propagation of aerosols from a toilet bowl during a flush cycle by providing a cover that can be secured across the opening of a toilet bowl. A disposable toilet cover device has adhesive on its bottom surface to allow it to be secured to the top surface of a toilet bowl rim. The device contains an antimicrobial agent, and can be folded and packaged for portable use.
Claims20
A method for suppressing propagation of aerosols from a toilet system during a flush cycle, the toilet system having a flush mechanism and a toilet bowl with a flat upper surface having a bowl opening surrounded by a circumferential rim and a seat unit, comprising a seat and, optionally, a lid, the seat unit mounted for hinged movement between a raised and a lowered position on the flat upper surface, the method comprising the steps of:
- obstructing air flow at the bowl opening with a cover;
- flushing the contents of the toilet bowl, with the cover in place, by activating the flush mechanism;
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- keeping the cover in place for a predetermined amount of time after the flushing step ends.
A disposable toilet cover for suppressing propagation of aerosols from a toilet bowl during a flush cycle, said cover comprising a flexible sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, said sheet sized to extend across the opening of a toilet bowl and at least a portion of the circumferential rim of the toilet bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.