Commode of unitary construction

A commode chair having a molded plastic construction comprising:

• a unitary molded plastic structure in the form of a chair with a plurality of generally vertical legs, a generally horizontal seat with a front and rear supported by said legs and a chair back extending upward from said seat at the rear thereof;
• said seat comprising a seat pan and a cover, said cover being hingedly connected to said seat pan at the rear thereof such that the cover is pivotable form a generally horizontal position wherein it is supported by the seat pan to a generally vertical position wherein it can rest against said chair back;
• said seat pan comprising a toilet seat having a central opening and an upper seating surface sculpted and configured in molded form to accommodate and support the posterior of the human anatomy in the seating position including a downwardly curved front portion for supporting the user's legs and a contoured recessed area surrounding the central opening on the sides and rear of the toilet seat, the surface of the cover which contacts the toilet seat when the cover is in the generally horizontal position being sculpted and configured in the molded form as the reciprocal of the toilet seat so as to provide a mating surface therefor and the opposite surface of the cover being thus configured similar to the toilet seat so as to also accommodate and support the posterior of the human anatomy in the seating position when in the generally horizontal position resting against the toilet seat;
• said cover being capable, because of its surface configuration, of providing lumbar support for a commode chair occupant when the cover is in the generally vertical position resting against the chair back.