Patents by Inventor Peter Butterfield

Peter Butterfield 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: 4197594
    Abstract: The apparatus is adapted to fit on the lower surface of conventional toilet seats, and comprises (1) a base element, (2) a support element, including handle, rotatably secured to the base element, (3) an elongated fluid carrying arm extending from the support, and (4) a sprayhead. By rotating the handle, the sprayhead moves through a relatively shallow arc from a retracted position adjacent the lower surface of the seat at the rear thereof through an operative path beneath the opening in the seat. The axis of rotation of the support element and the configuration of the fluid-carrying arm are such that the focal point of the arc of the sprayhead is several inches above the plane of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1980
    Inventor: Peter Butterfield