# US 2023/0054814 A1 · Portable personal privacy toilet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2023/0054814 A1 - Document ID: US20230054814A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/408,388 - Filed: 2021-08-21 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-21 - Assignees: Mahmood Zaky - Inventors: Yoseph Mahmud Zaky - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230054814A1 ## CPC - A47K 11/02: Dry closets, e.g. incinerator closets - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES ## Abstract An apparatus includes a frame, where the frame includes a plurality of telescoping vertical supports, a plurality of telescoping horizontal supports hingedly connected to a respective vertical support of the plurality of vertical supports, and a telescoping main cross bar hingedly connected to and extending between at least two of the vertical supports situated in a diameter depression in the at least two of the vertical supports. A seat is hingedly connected to the main cross bar, and an outer shell is operatively connected to a respective portion of the frame defining a plurality of walls. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus comprising: a frame, the frame including: a plurality of telescoping vertical supports; and a plurality of telescoping horizontal supports hingedly connected to a respective vertical support of the plurality of vertical supports; and a telescoping main cross bar hingedly connected to and extending between at least two of the vertical supports situated in a diameter depression in the at least two of the vertical supports; a seat hingedly connected to the main cross bar; and an outer shell operatively connected to a respective portion of the frame defining a plurality of walls. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer shell defines a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite the first side wall, and a top wall. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the front wall is hingedly connected to a single vertical support on a first end and further comprising a fastener on a second end opposite the first end, configured to mate with a respective fastener on the second side wall in a closed position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first side wall and second side wall are each hingedly connected to a first and second respective vertical support of the plurality of vertical supports. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a top wall hingedly connected to a respective horizontal support a first end, wherein the top wall further includes a fastener on a second end opposite the first end, configured to mate with a respective fastener on the front wall in a closed position and to retain the top wall and the front wall in respective closed positions. ### Claim 6 The apparatus of above 4, wherein front wall, back wall, first side wall, and second side wall are positioned such that the apparatus occupies a rectangular footprint in an erected state. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an extension arm hingedly connected to and extending horizontally from a respective one of the vertical supports. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the extension arm further includes a stopper on a free end of the extension arm, opposite the hinged connection. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, where the respective one of the vertical supports has a first diameter and a second diameter, the first diameter being larger than the second diameter, wherein the extension arm is hingedly connected to the respective one of the vertical supports on the second diameter to allow rotational movement of the extension arm about the respective one of the vertical supports and to prevent vertical movement of the extension arm along the respective one of the vertical supports. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seat further includes an upper rim and a lower rim separate from the upper rim, the upper rim and lower rim hingedly connected to the main cross bar and configured to clamp a waste collection device therebetween. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the seat further comprises at least one weight bearing member hingedly connected to an underside of the lower rim, configured to support a user seated on the seat. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the main cross bar further includes at least one stopper proximate the seat configured to limit an amount of collapse of the main cross bar. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of vertical supports include a lower anchor portion configured to anchor the apparatus when erected, wherein each of the lower anchor portions extend beyond an lower edge of an outer perimeter of a respective front, side, or back wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each horizontal support is configured to collapse along a horizontal axis and wherein each vertical support is configured to collapse along a longitudinal axis, and wherein the apparatus is configured to fold upon itself in a collapsed state. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein at least one wall furthers include a fastener and at least one wall includes respective mating fastener configured to retain the apparatus in the collapsed state. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a handle portion disposed on a respective horizontal support. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising at least one wheel disposed on at least one of a respective vertical support opposite the handle portion, wherein the at least one wheel is hingedly connected to the respective vertical support. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the outer shell is opaque, and wherein the outer shell is comprised of at least one of burlap, mesh, and/or canvas. ### Claim 19 A personal, mobile, toilet kit comprising: a toilet seat hingedly connected to a frame having a plurality of horizontal and vertical supports; an outer shell operatively connected to the frame; and a container configured to retain the personal, mobile, toilet in a collapsed state. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The kit of claim 19, wherein the collapsed state includes each horizontal support collapsed along a horizontal axis, each vertical support is collapsed along a longitudinal axis, and the frame and outer shell folded upon itself.