Toilet accessory
OwnerThomas Porzioinventor
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Abstract
A toilet seat accessory mounted to the toilet seat cover and having a blocking device extending beyond a perimeter of the cover to block access to a flush handle of the toilet when the cover is in the raised position. A latching device on the accessory removably latches to the seat such that as the cover is moved between the raised and lowered positions, the seat is held by the opposite end of the toilet seat accessory and moves with the cover between the raised and lowered positions. The latching device has a tab connected with the latching device, whereby upon the cover and seat being in the raised position, pushing on the tab removes the latching device from the seat, thereby releasing the seat from being latched with the cover.
Claims22
An apparatus for use with a toilet having a seat and cover that independently pivot with respect to a bowl between raised and lowered positions, the apparatus comprising a toilet seat accessory adapted to be mounted to the cover and having one end extending beyond a perimeter of the cover to block access to a flush handle of the toilet when the cover is in the raised position, and the toilet seat accessory having a latching device attached to an opposite end adapted to be removably latched to an inner edge of the seat such that as the cover is moved between the raised and lowered positions, the seat is held by the opposite end of the toilet seat accessory and moves with the cover between the raised and lowered positions.
An apparatus for use with a toilet having a seat and cover that independently pivot with respect to a bowl between raised and lowered positions, the seat having an inner opening bounded by an inner edge defining an intersection between a curved upper seat surface and a substantially flat lower seat surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a blocking device adapted to be mounted on the cover and extending beyond a perimeter of the cover, the blocking device being mounted at a location causing the blocking device to block access to a flush handle of the toilet when the cover is in the raised position;
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- a latching device adapted to be mounted on the cover and adapted to be removably latchable to the inner edge of the seat such that as the cover is moved between the raised and lowered positions, the seat is held by the latching device and is moved with the cover between the raised and lowered positions.
A toilet seat accessory for use with a toilet having a seat and cover that independently pivot with respect to a bowl between raised and lowered positions, the toilet seat accessory comprising:
- a base portion adapted to be mounted to the cover;
- a blocking portion connected to one end of the base portion and extending beyond a perimeter of the cover to block access to a flush handle of the toilet when the cover is in the raised position;
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- a latching portion connected to an opposite end of the base portion and adapted to be removably connected to the seat such that as the cover is moved between the raised and lowered positions, the seat is held by the latching portion and moved with the cover between the raised and lowered positions.
A toilet seat cover for use with a toilet having a seat that independently pivots with respect to a bowl between raised and lowered positions, the toilet seat cover comprising:
- a cover pivotally connected to the bowl and movable between raised and lowered positions, the cover including
- a blocking device extending beyond a perimeter of the cover, the blocking device being mounted at a location causing the blocking device to block access to a flush handle of the toilet when the cover is in the raised position;
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- a latching device adapted to be removably latchable to an inner edge of the seat such that as the cover is moved between the raised and lowered positions, the seat is held by the latching device and is moved with the cover between the raised and lowered positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.