# US 2019/0318655 A1 · Urinating guiding accessory

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- Number: US 2019/0318655 A1
- Document ID: US20190318655A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/340,709
- Filed: 2017-11-07
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-28
- Inventors: ITSHAK SNIR
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318655A1

## CPC

- G03B 21/10: Projectors with built-in or built-on screen
- G09B 19/0076: {Body hygiene; Dressing; Knot tying}
- A47K 13/06: Auxiliary or portable seats for children
- A47K 17/00: Other sanitary equipment not covered by the other groups of this subclass {; Holders for toilet brushes}
- G03B 29/00: Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects (combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03)
- A47K 13/24: Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)
- G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A urinating guiding accessory (10), including: a projector (24), being disposed on a rear (64) top (66) of a toilet bowl (12), and directed towards a front internal wall (60) of the bowl (12), for projecting a guiding picture (14) onto the front internal wall (60) of the bowl (12); and a sensor (20), being disposed on the rear top of the toilet bowl (12) and directed outwards back (70) the toilet bowl (12) towards the user (50), for sensing the user's position, for controlling the guiding picture (14) accordingly.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A urinating guiding accessory (10), comprising:
a projector (24), being disposed on a rear (64) top (66) of a toilet bowl (12), and directed towards a front internal wall (60) of said toilet bowl (12), for projecting a guiding picture (14) onto said front internal wall (60) of said bowl (12); and
a sensor (20), being disposed on said rear top of said toilet bowl (12) and directed towards outwards back (70) said toilet bowl (12), for sensing the user's position, for controlling said guiding picture (14) accordingly.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 1, wherein said guiding picture (14) comprises a projected spot, being located on a location being preferred for aiming the urinating.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 1, wherein said guiding picture (14) comprises a picture (14) guiding the user to position himself as a function of said sensed user's position.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 3, wherein said sensing of the user's position comprises sensing sided location (52A) of the user, for guiding the user to locate himself to an opposite side (54A).

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 3, wherein said sensing of the user's position comprises sensing rotational state (56A) of the user, for guiding the user to rotate himself to an opposite direction (58A).

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 1, further comprising:
a loudspeaker (16), for producing a vocal guiding as a function of said sensed user's position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The urinating guiding accessory (10) according to claim 1,
wherein said controlling of said guiding picture (14) according to said sensing said user's position comprises cancelling said projecting of said guiding picture (14) once sensing sided location (52A) of the user.