Patents by Inventor Jim Rinaldo

Jim Rinaldo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6889393
    Abstract: A combined portable stool and toilet includes a frame selectively positionable between folded and unfolded positions. The combined stool and toilet further includes a seat member removably connectable to the frame for allowing a user to sit thereon. The seat member has an aperture formed therein for receiving a bag therethrough wherein a portion of a bag is disposed above and over a perimeter of the aperture so that when a user sits thereon the bag will be maintained in place by the weight of a user. Advantageously, a user to may displace excretions downwardly into the bag while seated on the present invention. The apparatus may further include a seat cover removably connected to the frame and foldable over the aperture for covering same. The apparatus may further include Velcro for assisting to maintain the seat cover at a folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Inventor: Jim Rinaldo