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US 6,484,328 B1Granted
Hygienic article and method of use
OwnerJeffery D. Frazierinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device and method for improved toilet hygiene. One aspect of the present invention provides an improved toilet seat cover having an affinity for a toilet seat. Another aspect of the present invention provides a method for rendering a toilet seat cover in a state wherein the cover possesses an affinity for a toilet seat. Such affinity can be established in a variety of ways, including by way of disparate surface charges (e.g., by triboelectric charging).
Claims16
A method for improved toilet hygiene, comprising:
- providing a dispenser, a plurality of toilet seat covers held by said dispenser, and a charge-imparting member supported by said dispenser;
- treating one of said toilet seat covers with the charge-imparting member to provide the cover with a non-neutral surface charge;
- and
- overlaying the treated cover on a toilet seat;
- whereby the treated cover clings to the seat due to the non-neutral surface charge.
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A method for improved toilet hygiene, comprising:
- providing a plurality of toilet seat covers, with a surface region of each of said covers being in contact with a surface region of at least one other of said covers;
- separating a selected one of said covers from contact with another of said covers, whereby said one of said covers gains a non-neutral surface charge;
- and
- overlaying the selected cover on a toilet seat;
- whereby the selected cover clings to the toilet seat due to the non-neutral surface charge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.