Kneeling aid and method of use

A method of utilizing a conventional water closet toilet bowl to permit sanitary usage thereof as a male urinal without modification of the bowl or its plumbing attachments and with minimal spillage of urine on the floor area adjacent to the water closet toilet bowl with the assistance of a kneeling aid,

• said toilet bowl being of the flush-bowl type and having an upper rim upon which a seat and cover are normally pivotally mounted, said kneeling aid including a single knee support elevated to a convenient height between the floor and the rim of the toilet bowl and an upright standard extending above the single knee support and from one side thereof with a hand grip at the top of the upright standard,
• said method comprising the steps preformed by a male of
• positioning the kneeling aid on the floor adjacent to and to one side of the toilet bowl with the knee support between the toilet bowl and the upright standard,
• facing the toilet bowl,
• grasping the hand grip on the top of the standard with one hand and lowering himself to one knee on his side adjacent to the hand grasping the hand grip until the knee rests on the single knee support,
• urinating into the toilet bowl from a kneeling position slightly above the rim of the toilet bowl,
• and upon completion of voiding the bladder rising from the kneeling position to a standing position with the aid of the hand grip on top of the standard.