# US 7,461,412 B2 · Toilet support device and method

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- Number: US 7,461,412 B2
- Document ID: US7461412B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/472,046
- Filed: 2006-06-21
- Published: 2006-10-19
- Granted: 2008-12-09
- Earliest claimed: 2003-11-05
- Inventors: Glenn H. Wright
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7461412B2

## CPC

- E03D 11/135: {Supports for bowls}
- E03D: WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said attachment means comprises a hinge.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said resilient bumper is carried by said support bar.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The device of claim 3, wherein said resilient bumper contacts a bottom portion of the toilet bowl.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said leg comprises height adjustment.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The device of claim 5, further comprising a foot, wherein said leg comprises a single leg that is foldable, and wherein said leg comprises a threaded receptacle and said foot comprises a threaded rod, and wherein said threaded receptacle receives said threaded rod therewithin.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The device of claim 6, wherein said threaded rod and said threaded receptacle are adapted to provide adjustable compression of said resilient bumper against a bottom portion of the toilet bowl.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said support bar comprises a generally-elongated ‘S’ shape.

### Claim 9

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.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The toilet bowl support of claim 9, further comprising a single foldable leg in contact with a floor surface beneath the toilet bowl, wherein said leg comprises height adjustment.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The toilet bowl support of claim 10, wherein said height adjustment comprises screw adjustment.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The toilet bowl support of claim 10, wherein said leg comprises a threaded receptacle.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The toilet bowl support of claim 12, further comprising a foot having a threaded rod, wherein said threaded rod cooperatively engages said threaded receptacle.

### Claim 14

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.