Abstract: A porcelain or stainless steel urinal bowl that mounts to the wall and has a narrow front extension out from the bowl, which will allow a female user to have convenient access above the bowl. The narrow front part of the bowl will be no more than six inches wide so the user can easily straddle the bowl. The bowl has a fresh water supply, which supplies water through a plurality of holes underneath the upper rim opening of the bowl, and a flush mechanism, which has a series of drain holes that empty the urine and water into the connected sewer drain when flushed by means of a hand or foot lever mounted to the bowl. An optional horizontal hand-rail is provided above the urinal, as is padded metal knee support pads that extend from each side of the urinal and are supported by rods extending down to the floor, thereby providing additional body support to help prevent slipping or falling while using the urinal. Toilet paper is provided nearby and can be disposed of by maceration means.

Abstract: A mobility assisting device is bedside durable medical equipment (DME) designed especially for those who do not have full use of all of their limbs; more specifically, for those who have use of only one arm and one leg on the same side of the body. Such people, hemiplegics, have limited capabilities for performing physical acts and are very dependent upon caregivers, in order to perform their basic activities of daily living. The bedside special needs assistive device makes certain simple tasks easier for hemiplegics to perform, and makes difficult, more complex tasks possible for them to perform on an independent basis.

Abstract: A device and method for treatment of constipation wherein a horizontal bar is positioned a sufficient distance above a toilet that a person using the toilet can passively “semi-hang”. The act of passively “semi-hanging” partially removes weight from the perianal area and straightens the torso thereby unfolding the sigmoid colon, increasing the sigmoid-rectal angle and the anorectal angle to facilitate defecation.

Abstract: A toilet seat apparatus including a base member adapted for selective attachment to a toilet, a unitary one-piece seat pivotally secured to the base member such that the seat may rotate forward, and an energy storing strut including a first end coupled to the base member and a second end coupled to the seat.

Abstract: An embodiment of a retractable toilet seating assist apparatus as disclosed herein includes across member, two side members and two support members. The cross member includes a mounting bracket capable of being attached to a toilet and has opposing ends. The side members are attached to the cross member. Each one of the side members is attached at a first end thereof to a respective one of the ends of the cross member. The side members are movable with respect to the mounting bracket between respective use positions and respective retracted positions. Each one of the support members includes opposing ends and is attached between the ends thereof to a corresponding one of the side members at a second end of the corresponding one of the side members. Each one of the support members includes a hand support portion at a first one of the ends of the support members.

Abstract: A toilet bowl (2) having a seat (7) held by bolts passing through a rear portion (4) of toilet bowl (2) is provided with a grab rail support comprising a mounting portion (3) secured by the bolts and side rails (8) rigidly connected to mounting portion (3) and extending forwardly close to the outer surface of the toilet bowl (2). Near the front of the toilet bowl (2), side rails (8) curve upwardly and are configured to form rigid hand pieces which can be gripped by persons lowering themselves onto and raising themselves from the toilet seat.

Abstract: A commode chair with enhanced user support for reducing pressure concentration points on the body of the user while providing enhanced support of the body of the user. The commode chair includes a commode chair for enhancing sitting comfort on a commode, and which includes a seat assembly, a support assembly, and a bladder. The seat assembly supports the buttocks of a user, and comprises a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface. The support assembly is mounted on the platform assembly for engaging an upper rim portion of the bowl portion of a commode. The bladder has an interior for holding a quantity of air therein. The bladder is mounted on the upper surface of the platform, and the bladder has an upper extent for supporting the buttocks of a user and a lower extent adjacent to the upper surface of the platform. The upper extent is spaced above the lower extent with a cushion of air therebetween.

Abstract: In one of its' aspects, the invention provides a chair for covering a bathroom toilet with a tank, a hinged seat, a bowl, and a flushing handle. The chair has a tank cover for covering the tank of the toilet, and a bowl cover connected to the tank cover for covering the hinged seat and the bowl of the toilet. The bowl cover has a hinged seat cover and a front portion. The front portion has a protrusion for receiving the front part of the bowl of the toilet to allow the front part of the bowl to extend outwardly beyond a remainder of the front portion. The chair also has a pair of arm rests coupled with the tank cover, each arm rest having a front portion and a back portion. The arm rests are undercut to create a space between the bowl cover and the front portion of the arm rests to admit a user's thighs. The claim further has first and second pedal assemblies operably connected to the hinged seat cover and the hinged seat cover and hinged seat from the closed to the opened positions.

Abstract: This invention entitled “Portable Bedside Toilet Commode” is a health care article of manufacture with a uniquely designed form. This unique invention affords greater convenience, comfort, ease-of-use for persons with limited mobility (whether temporary or permanent; and whether due to injury, disease, birth defect, or aging) and greater ease for their health care providers.

Abstract: An inexpensive and disposable, highly absorbent pad for placement on a floor surface, directly in front of a urinal, for absorbing fluid not deposited within the confines of the urinal which would otherwise drip on the floor. Fluid absorbed by the pad is prevented from reaching the underlying floor thereby eliminating the problems associated with fluids being deposited on the floor. The pad includes a normally concealed, flexible, thin plastic disposal container connected to a, pad removal member. The disposal container is stored in a normally concealed location, preferably beneath the pad, and automatically deploys and envelops the pad when a force is exerted on the removal member during the pad removal process.

Abstract: Toilet Accessory with a frame capable of fitting over a standard toilet, an angled rigid platform fitting on top of the frame, the platform having a cutout to allow a person to use the toilet in the natural squatting position, and hinge elements to allow the frame to go from a folded flat position to an open rectilinear position. A preferred embodiment includes having the platform angled to approximately six degrees.

Abstract: A commode is disclosed having a specially configured bolts to secure the commode seat to the frame of the commode. The bolts are affixed to a back bar of the commode frame and have a straight portion adapted to be secured to the back bar and an angled portion to be secured pivotally to the rear of the commode seat. The straight portion and the angled portion are formed together with an intermediate arcuate portion to form an acute angle with respect to each other. In the assembled commode, the straight portion of the bolts extends horizontally rearwardly from the back bar so as to avoid damage to a household toilet when the commode is positioned atop the toilet. In addition, by the special configuration, the rear of the commode seat is positioned vertical directly above the back bar to prevent the commode seat from falling any appreciable distance downwardly in the event of a failure of one or both of the special bolts.

Abstract: There are provided a retention means (10) to be positioned in a completely hidden manner within the rear part of the pan (2), and be rigidly fixed to the floor or wall in such a manner as to be supported thereby, and a pair of arm rests (20) which each have one end fixed to the retention means (10) and are supported thereby; the pan (2) is arranged to be fixed to the floor or wall without loading the retention means (10) and vice versa, and has a pair of holes (41) provided in the vertical side walls of its rear part, through which holes the end of the arm rests (20) is fixed to the retention means (10) without loading the pan (2).

Abstract: A toilet seat elevating system for assisting a physically challenged individual departing a conventional toilet. The toilet seat elevating system includes a frame having a pair of side members, a pair of cross members, and securing members for engaging the lower portion of a conventional toilet. An extendible structure attached to the frame and a seat member for moving the seat member forwardly and upwardly thereby assisting an individual from a seated position. A guide funnel is secured about an opening within the seat member for guiding discharged material directly into the toilet basin. A pair of arm rests are attached to the seat member for assisting the individual during utilization of the device. The extendible structure is comprised of a pair of upper arms and lower arms attached between the frame and the seat member. An actuator is attached between the frame and a lever structure that is pivotally attached to the frame and the seat member thereby elevating the seat member.

Abstract: A built-in furniture unit is provided with a fixedly mounted toilet, a shower, a shower tray, a rear wall rigidly connected to the shower tray, and a toilet seat movably mounted on the rear wall. The built-in furniture unit is designed as a cubicle. The essential advantage of this built-in furniture unit is that it can be installed, for example, in the bedroom of a person in need of nursing, so transforming the bedroom into a nursing care room.

Abstract: A toilet seat cover assembly for use as a combination toilet seat cover and auxiliary bathroom seat with self-positioning, retractable backrest. The assembly includes a cover which is hinged to either the toilet or a housing structure positioned on either side of the toilet. A backrest having a base portion and an adjoining upright portion is hinged to the cover at the base portion such that when the cover is raised from a closed position to an open position, the backrest pivots with the cover until it contacts a stopper. At such point, and as the cover is continuously raised, the stopper urges the backrest to hinge separately from the cover and to retract in a compact manner.

Abstract: A portable squat support (10) for supporting a user in an advantaged posture to facilitate defecation while on a toilet. Included is an elongate, cushioned, horizontal upper body support (22) and upright members (12) for supporting the body support in front of the toilet so that the user's forward leaning upper body is supported on the body support. A footrest (24) is connected to the upright members and positioned below the body support for supporting the user's legs in an elevated bent position. A footrest height-adjusted for vertically adjusting the footrest is included. A height scale (36A) having graduated marks that represent heights of potential users is displayed on the squat support. The marks are arranged cooperatively with the height-adjuster for guiding a user to vertically adjust the footrest to a predetermined position that is particularly advantageous for the user according to the user's height. A device for adjusting the footrest at selective pitch angles is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety system including first and second elongated tracks adapted for connection to a wall. A first housing is mounted on and slidably moveable along the first track. A first safety belt is retractably mounted within the first housing, and a first coupling structure is connected to the first safety belt. The safety system also includes a second coupling structure slidably movable along the second track. The second coupling structure is adapted to interlock with the first coupling structure.

Abstract: The present invention features a seat-lifting device for use with commonly available toilets, which is easily manufactured, easily installed in a household about the toilet. Such a seat-lifting device also would be simple and safe to use by the persons who desire to use the toilet. Such a seat-lifting device also would repeatedly, reliably and safely move the person from and between the upright and seated positions. Also featured are methods related thereto. A seat-lifting device according to the present invention features a toilet seat, a motor, a drive mechanism and seat lift linkage. The seat lift linkage is operably interconnected to the motor by the drive means and also is interconnected to the toilet seat. In this way, motion of the motor in a first direction causes the seat lift linkage to move the toilet seat from a one position, corresponding to a seated position, to a second position, an elevated position.

Abstract: A platform assembly for elevating a conventional toilet includes a base platform section having a substantially rectangular opening for receiving an insert platform section. Both the insert and base platform sections include a plurality of extensions removably attached thereto allowing the size of the sections to be varied according to the size of a toilet and the orientation of the toilet outlet piping. The insert section includes a centrally located bore and an annular recess on its lower portion for receiving a flange on a bathroom floor. The upper surface of the insert section includes a second flange for providing a liquid tight seal between the insert section and the toilet. The toilet is mounted to the upper surface of the platform assembly thereby elevating the toilet for handicapped or elderly persons.

Abstract: A toilet seat provides a lifting operation to assist a user to safely engage and disengage a toilet. A toilet seat is pivotally arranged to swing between two positions, an incline position and a horizontal position. While the seat is in the incline position, a user may approach it from a slightly bent standing position. By pushing against the seat, the user's weight loads an energy storing strut and forces the seat to lower gently into its horizontal position. After which, the user may benefit from energy stored in the strut. The seat applies a pressure which lifts the user from the toilet and into a natural standing position. In some versions, the seat is powered by a compressed gas strut which is loaded by a user's weight when the user engages the device. The loaded strut energizes the pivoting seat to provide a force which operates to remove the user from the toilet. Additionally, the seat may be arranged with armrests so the user's arm strength may be used to aid the transition to and from the toilet.

Abstract: A child accommodating device for attachment to a toilet, the device comprising a toilet seat lid, the toilet seat lid having an upper surface, a lower surface, a right side, and a left side, the toilet seat lid having a child accommodating aperture extending therethrough from the upper surface to the lower surface, the child accommodating aperture being positioned between the right and left sides of the toilet seat lid; a right plate, the right plate having a lower surface and a right side, the right side of right plate being pivotally attached to the toilet seat lid so that the right plate may pivotally move from a first position wherein the lower surface of the right plate overlies the upper surface of toilet seat lid to a second position wherein the lower surface of the right plate faces substantially leftwardly, the right plate being positioned so that the right plate partially covers the child accommodating aperture while in the first position; and a left plate, the left plate having a lower surface and

Abstract: The hand support device comprises a structure mounted to a bathroom wall over the commode or urinal. The support device comprises a generally flat base portion and a horizontally extending adjustable post mechanism attached to the base portion. Adjustable post mechanism is mounted between a palm contact substrate and a brace. The post mechanism includes a hollow horizontal tube having a horizontal rod adjustably disposed within the tube. The tube is formed with a plurality of apertures of a diameter for selectively receiving a spring-loaded pin formed on a surface of the rod to establish a plurality of hand support positions. One end of the adjustment rod contains a ball bearing embedded within a brace partially in the base plate thereby allowing the post to pivot about a vertical and horizontal axis.

Abstract: A portable commode with spring assisted lifting seat has a lightweight self-supporting stand, a seat hinged to the frame and a pair of pneumatic springs for lifting the seat to an elevated position. The springs yield under the body weight of the user to depress the seat to a lowered position. The springs can be easily set at different positions on the seat to adjust for users of different body weights. A removable waste receptacle on the frame permits the commode to be used by itself, as at a bedside location, or over a conventional toilet bowl installation.

Abstract: A combination wheelchair and seat lifting device for a disabled person. The wheelchair includes a pair of conventional wheelchair wheels centrally positioned and four small stabilizer wheels one at each corner of the chair support structure. The wheelchair includes a padded seat pivotally attached to a toilet seat. The toilet seat is manually pivoted from a use position to a stowed position. When used as a wheel chair, the padded seat is parallel with the chair support surface and when not in use as a wheel chair is pivoted to a position normal to the chair support surface. When pivoted the toilet seat is exposed for use. The toilet seat and pivotally attached padded seat are translatable vertically by a electric motor operating a cable system that is controlled by the user of the chair. When utilized as a wheel chair, the seats can be elevated to a suitable comfortable elevation selected by the user of the chair.

Abstract: A new TOILET ATTACHMENT AND AID for MAKING USE OF A TOILET EASIER FOR ELDERLY AND INFIRMED PERSONS. The inventive device includes a curved main portion dimensioned for straddling and conforming to a front portion of a toilet bowl. The curved main portion has an upper edge, a lower edge and opposed side edges. A pair of footrests are integrally formed with the opposed side edges of the curved main portion. A urine guard is integrally formed with the upper edge of the curved main portion.

Abstract: A toilet and foot plate arrangement includes two supports arranged at two opposite sides of a toilet bowl to hold a respective rotary barrel, two foot plates respectively fixedly connected to the rotary barrels at the supports, a transmission shaft suspended above the toilet bowl and coupled between the rotary barrels at the supports by a transmission, and a toilet seat and cover assembly fixedly fastened to the transmission shaft, wherein the foot plates are turned with the rotary barrels from the non-operative position to the operative position and supported on the toilet bowl when the toilet seat and cover assembly is lifted from the toilet bowl; the foot plates are turned with the rotary barrels away from the toilet bowl when the toilet seat and cover assembly is closed on the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A water closet chair that has arms that may be selectively raised and lowered and a water closet chair that has handgrips that may be selectively raised and lowered. The arms and handgrips have extensions movable towards each other to effect engagement with each other. In addition, each has sensors that sense when the extensions of each are in alignment with each other.

Abstract: A toilet system comprises a door for opening and closing an entrance of a washroom and support members provided in one surface of the door for supporting the user. The door rotates with the support members about the longitudinal axis of the door. The support members include a seat and a hand rail so that the user can readily move onto a toilet in the washroom from the outside thereof.

Abstract: A toilet height conversion structure for use in combination with a toilet having a rear portion and a supporting frame which includes at least a substantially horizontal support member and a pair of substantially vertical inner support members. The structure consists of a mounting block positioned at the rear portion of the toilet and a riser. A transverse channel arrangement is formed in the mounting block for securing the horizontal support member and preventing transverse movement of the frame relative to the toilet. The mounting block is also formed with a lateral channel arrangement for securing the pair of vertical inner support members and preventing lateral movement of the frame relative to the toilet. An adjustable connecting arrangement is formed in the mounting block for securing thereof at the rear portion of the toilet.

Abstract: A toilet support assembly for supporting a disabled user is described having base support means (16, 17, 18) for supporting the toilet support assembly relative to the toilet; user support means (14, 15) mounted to the base support means and moveable between an operative position in which the user support means is engageable by a user of the toilet to support the user and an inoperative position, and position limiting means (26, 27) for limiting the movement of the user support means relative to the base support means to locate the user support means in the operative position.

Abstract: A wheelchair or water closet chair that has arms that may be selectively raised and lowered and a water closet chair that has handgrips that may be selectively raised and lowered. The arms and handgrips have extensions movable towards each other to effect engagement with each other. In addition, each has sensors that sense when the extensions of each are in alignment with each other.

Abstract: A travel potty apparatus 10 for use on the seat 101 of a conventional toilet 100. The apparatus 10 includes a seat unit 12 and a seat extension unit 13 for covering the seat 101 and front portion of the standard toilet 100. The seat and seat extension units 12 and 13 are operatively associated with, and dimensioned to be received within a compartmented carry case unit 11.

Abstract: The invention provides a toilet having a toilet bowl, a toilet seat as well as two footrest members located in a certain distance above the floor, but below the toilet seat. The elongate footrest area of the footrest members extend in an angle with the central longitudinal axis of the toilet bowl. The footrest areas of the footrest members are located essentially in front of the toilet bowl. Moreover, the toilet seat is inclined with reference to the upper horizontal opening of the toilet bowl such as to slope forwardly downwards. In such a toilet, the user is enabled to take a natural, squatting sitting posture in which the angle between the thighs and the torso is between 20.degree. and 50.degree. during defecation; thus, the pelvic musculature is fully relaxed.

Abstract: A lumbar back support article with a dual compartment construction, one compartment of which is adapted for mounting and interruptable fastening to a toilet lid and the adjacent second compartment is provided with a resilient cushioning element which is positioned to provide lower lumbar region support to a seated toilet user. In a preferred embodiment, the toilet lid mounting component is fabricated separately from the mateable separate cushion component with each being adapted to mate functionally to the other for use, but being handily separable from one another when desired for storing away.

Abstract: A sectional toilet seat and a method of using such a seat by disabled individuals. The toilet seat includes a lower seat member that supports an upper seat member having a removable section, with the removable section constituting less than a majority of the seating surface of the upper seat member. The method involves removing an upper seat section, transferring a person onto the remaining upper seat member and replacing the removed upper seat section while the person is supported by remaining upper seat member.

Abstract: The assist device comprises a gate rotatable about a horizontal axis and attached to a vertical frame, which forms a protective enclosure around an infirm person when wishing to sit down or rise from a seat. The vertical frame is connected to a base which holds securely the seating accommodation. The base further incorporates structure to anchor the assist device to a heavier piece of furniture. The device can be operated by an infirm person with no or little assistance by another.

Abstract: An improved toilet seat is provided that includes a number of integral handles configured such that a person using the seat can stabilize or balance his or her body while exerting downward force on the seat. The toilet seat includes a seating element having an upper surface, an outer periphery that extends beyond an upper rim of a toilet bowl, a plurality of handles integrally formed in the seating element, a rear section, a narrow front section that forms at least one handle, and a transition section from the rear section to the narrow front section. Domestic, commercial, and other embodiments are also provided.

Abstract: A seat-lifting device having a pair of left and right units 3, 4 arranged on both sides of a stool 1 in a toilet. The units 3, 4 are connected mutually by a connecting frame 5. Each unit 3, 4 has a guide portion 7 and a cable-driving portion 10 which are connected with a pair of conduits for guiding a cable. The guide portion 7 has a static guide 11, 14, a sliding plate 13 slidably supported with the static guide, a seat-supporting member 15 tiltably mounted on the sliding member, and a gas spring 17 urging the rear portion of the seat-supporting member. The sliding plate 13 is driven by the cable-driving portion through a loop of cable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety device for mounting on a wall behind a toilet. The safety device includes a housing defining a first opening spaced from a second opening. The housing is preferably mounted on the wall at a location above the toilet. The safety device includes first and second belts retractably mounted within the housing. The first belt has a first coupling structure configured to be coupled with a second coupling structure connected to the second belt. The safety device also includes a third coupling structure fixedly connected to the housing. The third coupling structure is arranged and configured to be selectively coupled with the first coupling structure.

Abstract: A toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat (40) and a seat holding bar assembly (30,130) for removably holding the seat on a toilet bowl (10,110), the seat having a rearwardly directed extension (72,74,172) including two spaced upwardly directed surfaces (80,190) each of which has one or more recesses (79,179), the seat holding bar assembly (30,130) being rigidly attachable to the toilet bowl (10,110) and having an outwardly directed projection (39,139) at each end which extends beyond the edges of the rear of the toilet bowl so that the seat (40) can be fitted to the bowl with the upwardly directed surfaces below the bar projections (39,139) with the projections located in said recesses (79,179).

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use with a toilet bowl that keeps the user dry from moisture or other dirt found on conventional toilet seats. The apparatus includes two thigh support pads for contacting and supporting part of the backs of the thighs of a user, and two support members. Each of the support members has a top portion being rigidly coupled to a bottom side of one of the two thigh support pads. The apparatus also includes a seat frame, connectable to a back end of the toilet bowl, that connects to each of the bottom portions of the two support members. Each of the two thigh support pads has a front and a back, with the back being angled at least 25 degrees from the front, so that the two thigh support pads facilitate the user maintaining a semi-squatting position over the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A toilet transfer bench has a platform that is attached with hinges to the wall behind an existing toilet. The platform can be folded down over existing toilets to facilitate their use by persons in wheelchairs or by persons with limited mobility. The platform is supported over the existing toilet seat by hinged legs which fold back against the platform when the toilet transfer bench is folded up against the wall. An opening is provided in the platform that generally corresponds in size and shape to the toilet seat over which the platform is positioned.

Abstract: A toilet seat structure having a support framework for placement atop a conventional toilet bowl. A cradle assembly presents a pair of triangularly-shaped side panels which pivotally and tangentially engage laterally spaced-apart rails extending along each side of the toilet bowl. Spanning the side panels are a front lift bar and a conventional toilet seat. User induced pressure on the lift bar positions the lift bar at the front of the bowl with the seat being presented at an angled position to allow user entry. Downward pressure on the seat causes the toilet seat to assume a functional horizontal position above the toilet bowl. Concurrently, the lift bar swings upwardly so as to draw the legs of the seated user towards the user's torso. At this position the user is in an enhanced "squatting" position which is said to be effective for bowel movement. Alternative embodiments of the cradle assembly, associated rails, side arms and support framework are shown.

Abstract: Lavatory assistance device for supporting and assisting persons having difficulty in sitting or standing. A stationary frame (5) is maintained in place by two jack-screws (29) pressing on the ceiling. Two moving connecting rods (25, 26) actuated by a cylinder (2), shift a cradle (20) supporting the user under the armpits. The user controls the lowering, stopping or raising manoeuvre by operating a control having handles (9) which are placed in front of the cradle. The force necessary for these manoeuvres is provided by pressure of water from the main supply acting on the cylinder piston (2) before falling again into the cistern for normal use. The hydraulic connection is made by fitting a special joint (17) in place of the existing tap. The arm-cradle assembly can be folded and blocked in a high position, for normal access to the lavatory. The device can be used in hospitals, homes for the elderly or the sick, rehabilitation centers, or it can be rented out.

Abstract: Sanitary seat on which the disabled or the elderly can sit to wash--or have washed--parts of their lower body. The seat (61) comprises two parts, an inner part (64) and an annular part (62), which can be moved relative to each other in the vertical direction. When the inner part (64), is projecting above the annular part (62), the part of the lower body projecting outside the inner part can be washed. When the inner part (64), is below the annular part (62), the particular person is sitting on the annular part (62). In that situation the other part on which the person was first seated can be washed. The inner part (64) is preferably provided with a spray head, and the inner part (64) with a downward projecting part of the annular part (62) preferably forms a watertight seal for forming a space which can be filled with water in which the lower body can be cleansed.

Abstract: A frame of square tubular metal includes a U-shaped base and a pair of parallel spaced support members projecting upwardly from the base at an inclined angle for supporting a pair of telescopic arms. A seat extends between the arms and is supported by a pair of brackets adjustably clamped to the arms. Each arm is connected to a corresponding reversible motor driven screw jack which extends vertically under the arm to the base, and the motors are electrically connected for simultaneous operation to move the arms and seat member between an upper elevated position and a lower retracted position. The seat may be removed by lifting the seat from the brackets which also support the seat for automatic tilting. The seat may be a toilet seat with side wings or may be a seat connected to a back support panel.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved curved toilet bowl specifically adapted to protect a user's colon including a bowl having a first side, a second side, a forward portion, a rearward portion, and an oval upper opening having a forward extent and a rearward extent. The bowl further includes a lower base and a hollow interior. The oval upper opening slopes gradually upwardly from the rearward extent to forward extent. The upper opening also has a peripheral thickness which increases from the rearward extent to the forward extent. The forward extent of upper opening functions to support the knees and the underside of the upper legs of the user. The footrest has a top surface, an upwardly inclined forward portion, and a rearward portion. The rearward portion includes a recessed edge. The recessed edge is specifically adapted to be removably secured to the lower base of the bowl.

Abstract: A sectional toilet seat and a method of using such a seat by disabled individuals. The toilet seat includes a lower seat member that supports an upper seat member having a removable section, with the removable section constituting less than a majority of the seating surface of the upper seat member. The method involves removing an upper seat section, transferring a person onto the remaining upper seat member and replacing the removed upper seat section while the person is supported by remaining upper seat member.

Abstract: A child's toilet seat adapter that permits use of a standard adult toilet by children comprises a unitized structure including a flat seat member having a central opening therein and a handgrip adjacent each side edge thereof, together with a footrest extending downwardly and forwardly from a front edge of the seat member, the seat member having a pair of attachment flanges, each of which is formed to extend downwardly and inwardly from a side edge of the seat member, the attachment flanges adapted to slide over and retain opposite side edges of the seat of the standard adult toilet.