Portable toilet assistance device
OwnerBrittany Reppyinventor
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Abstract
A portable toilet assistance device is disclosed for supporting a user’s feet while the user is seated on a toilet. The device includes first and second legs pivotably coupled by a hinge and first and second panels that cooperate to form a third support member when unfolded to an expanded configuration. The device is collapsible to a compact profile for storage and transport. Inlets or recessed cavities may house a fastening device, such as a disc-shaped magnet, and/or a fastening mate to assist retention of a device in a collapsed state and/or to couple together the two devices of a paired set while collapsed. Non-slip material may be provided on one or more foot-contacting and/or floor-contacting surfaces to reduce slipping during use.
Claims14
A portable toilet assistance device for supporting feet of a user seated on a toilet, comprising:
- a first leg;
- a second leg;
- a leg hinge pivotably coupling the first leg to the second leg;
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a first leg-panel hinge pivotably coupling the first leg to the first panel;
- a second leg-panel hinge pivotably coupling the second leg to the second panel;
- a panel hinge pivotably coupling the first panel to the second panel;
- and at least one inlet positioned on a surface of at least one of the first leg, the second leg, the first panel, or the second panel, the at least one inlet configured to house a fastening device;
- wherein the first panel and the second panel are unfolded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration such that the first panel and the second panel cooperate to form a third support member;
- and wherein the fastening device is configured to releasably engage a fastening mate to assist retention of the portable toilet assistance device in the collapsed configuration, and wherein the fastening mate is disposed on the portable toilet assistance device or on a second portable toilet assistance device.
A method of using portable toilet assistance devices, the method comprising:
- providing at least two portable toilet assistance devices, each comprising collapsible legs, a collapsible first panel, and a collapsible second panel, each portable toilet assistance device configured as a triangular shape when placed on a floor in an expanded configuration;
- unfolding the at least two portable toilet assistance devices from a collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration by pivoting the collapsible legs, the collapsible first panel, and the collapsible second panel;
- placing, by a user, the user’s feet on the at least two portable toilet assistance devices while the user is seated on a toilet;
- and collapsing the collapsible legs, the collapsible first panel, and the collapsible second panel of the at least two portable toilet assistance devices when the user is finished using the toilet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.