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US 4,565,335 AGranted
Simulated animal toilet tissue holder
OwnerGeorgia A. Rankininventor
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Abstract
A roll of toilet tissue held for rotation by the front legs of a simulated stuffed animal used for training a child to use the toilet. The stuffed animal is formed of a washable and soft animal fur simulating fabric and colored to simulate animal skin. The fabric supported and maintained in the shape of an animal with a frame mountable to a fixed surface. The frame may be either permanently or releasably mounted to vertical or horizontal surfaces.
Claims10
An aid for toilet training children comprising:
- a flexible fabric formed into the shape of an animal having a head, a torso, a pair of generally forwardly extending front legs, and a pair of hind legs;
- frame means for supporting the fabric to simulate the selected animal;
- said frame means including members inserted into parts of said fabric simulating one of said pairs of legs of the animal to support opposite ends of a roll of tissue paper between the legs in said one pair and the members therein;
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- mounting means for mounting the frame means to a selected mounting surface.
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An aid for toilet training children comprising:
- a flexible fabric formed into the shape of an animal having a head, a torso, a pair of generally forwardly extending front legs, and a pair of hind legs;
- frame means for supporting the fabric to simulate the selected animal;
- said frame means comprising a generally U-shaped member having a base portion and mounting means formed integrally with the base portion, and a pair of generally horizontal and parallel bars joined to the base portion and projecting forwardly therefrom, the front end of the bars having openings respectively, to receive opposite ends of a tissue paper roll supporting spindle;
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- the fabric at the end of each front leg defining an opening aligned with the respective opening in the bar to permit a tissue roll spindle end to pass through the fabric.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.