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US 6,385,785 B1Granted
Urine shield removably attached to toilet seat
OwnerCarol S. Lindeninventor
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Abstract
A rectangular flexible shield that is placed into the toilet bowl shielding the back and sides of the bowl to prevent or reduce urine spills. The urine shield is removably attached to the raised toilet bowl seat by a generally u-shaped hook.
Claims3
A urinal shield in combination with a conventional toilet bowl, said toilet bowl having a curved interior rim with a back and sides, and a toilet seat that can be raised and lowered, the improvement comprising
- (a) a flexible shield that curves along the back and sides of the curved interior rim, said flexible shield having a vertical plane, a horizontal plane, a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges, said vertical plane of the shield extending from below the curved interior rim of the toilet bowl to above the curved interior rim of the toilet bowl, and said horizontal plane of the flexible shield extending along the back and sides of the curved interior rim of the toilet bowl;
- wherein the flexible shield has a hole near the bottom edge of the flexible shield, and wherein a securing device is inserted into the hole, and wherein a moveable target is attached to the securing device that is inserted into the hole near the bottom edge of the flexible shield;
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- (b) an attachment member permanently affixed to the flexible shield and removably attachable to the raised toilet seat so that the flexible shield can be easily removed every time the toilet seat is lowered.
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