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US 7,461,412 B2Granted
Toilet support device and method
OwnerGlenn H. Wrightinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for providing support to a toilet bowl suitable to sustain the weight of an obese or otherwise large individual. The device comprises a support bar placed underneath the toilet and affixed to the toilet wall support, and a leg between the toilet bowl and the floor. The leg is hinged to allow folding thereof to facilitate cleaning under the toilet bowl.
Claims14
A device for supporting an installed toilet bowl, said device comprising:
- a non-porcelain-adhering thin film;
- a means for supporting the toilet bowl, wherein said means for supporting is carried substantially beneath the toilet bowl, and wherein said means for supporting comprises a foldable leg, and wherein said means for supporting further comprises a support bar, and wherein said leg is connected to said support bar via an attachment means, and wherein folding of said leg permits removal of said support bar from contact with the toilet bowl, and wherein said means for supporting further comprises a resilient bumper, and wherein said non-porcelain-adhering thin film has a surface that adheres to said resilient bumper and a second surface that is non-adherent to porcelain, said film being disposed between said resilient bumper and the toilet bowl.
A toilet bowl support comprising:
- a means for supporting a toilet bowl when the toilet bowl is an installed position, wherein said means for supporting is carried substantially beneath the toilet bowl, and wherein said means for supporting further comprises a resilient bumper, and wherein said means for supporting comprises a generally-elongated ‘S’ shape, wherein said means for supporting comprises a support bar, and wherein said resilient bumper is carried by said support bar, and wherein said resilient bumper comprises a thin film of non-porcelain-adhering material having a first surface that adheres to said resilient bumper and a second surface that is non-adherent to porcelain, said film being disposed between said resilient bumper and the toilet bowl.
A toilet bowl support for an installed toilet, said support comprising:
- an ‘S’-shaped means for supporting a bowl portion of the toilet, wherein said means for supporting is carried substantially beneath the toilet bowl;
- a single foldable leg, wherein said single foldable leg comprises an adjustable base, and wherein said base enables height adjustment of said single foldable leg, further comprising a resilient bumper, wherein said resilient bumper compressively engages a bottom portion of the toilet bowl, further comprising a thin film of non-porcelain-adhering material, having a first surface that adheres to said resilient bumper and a second surface that is non-adherent to porcelain, said film being disposed between said resilient bumper and the toilet bowl.
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