Toilet Bowl Having An Inclined Surface
A novel toilet bowl having an inclined surface being an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor is capable of supporting a user as they lean against the toilet as opposed to sitting on the toilet. The inclined surface has a substantially central opening having a perimeter sufficient in size to receive human derived waste. The toilet bowl pitched at an inclined angle has a seat. The seat can receive a plurality of barriers, whereby a user tears away each layer to expose a new sanitary layer for a user to lean against. A toilet seat attachment has an inclined angle for use with an existing standard toilet. The toilet seat has an inclined surface for use with a toilet having a horizontal toilet bowl surface in relation to the floor. A user can be secured to the toilet seat with a seat belt.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, generally, to a tapered toilet bowl. More particularly, it relates to a toilet bowl pitched at an inclined angle.
2. Background Art
The standard toilet seat on many conventional toilet bowls has a substantially constant horizontal configuration, making it difficult for including, but not limited to, elderly individuals, disabled users, and surgery patients to stand up from a seated position. Replacement toilet seats are taller than standard toilet seats and have a substantially horizontal configuration, requiring a user to sit on the toilet seat with their legs bent at about a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor. Standing up from a position where a user's legs are bent at a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor is not easy and a user may need assistance from a hand railing for support from a seated position to a standing position. The problem with a hand rail is that it is bulky and would require additional parts, which would increase the costs associated with manufacturing. Additionally, a user may not have the strength to pull themself up from a toilet seat that has a substantially horizontal configuration. A hand rail requires a wall to attach to, the wall must be located parallel to the toilet. Thus, there is a need for a toilet seat that is configured at an inclined angle to allow a user to lean against the toilet seat as opposed to sitting on the toilet seat, which permits a user's knees to not have to be bent at a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor. Leaning against a toilet seat pitched at an inclined angle allows a user to stand up easier and more safely compared to the prior art toilet seats.
Currently, most prior art toilet seats on the market are configured for a user to utilize the strength from their thighs, lower back, and hips to resume a standing position from having their legs bent at about a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor. This may be painful or impossible for a user that does not have full function or impaired function of these muscle groups. Without a way for the toilet seat to facilitate a user back to a standing position, some users may injure themselves in the process of standing and may need the help of an additional device such as a hand railing, a walker, or another person.
There are several challenges to overcome with the use of a toilet seat having a standard horizontal configuration. One challenge being the need for a user to maintain a sitting position with the user's legs bent at about a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor. The problem with a toilet seat where the user's legs are positioned about 90 degrees in relation to the floor is that many users do not have the mobility to bend their legs 90 degrees. Additionally, users may not be able to lift themselves off of the toilet seat when their legs are positioned at about a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor. Thus, there is a need for an improved toilet seat pitched at an inclined angle to allow a limited mobility user to lean against the toilet seat instead of sit on the toilet seat, resulting in a user having the ability to remove themselves from the toilet seat with less effort than with the use of prior art toilet seats.
Currently, medical supply companies offer toilet seats configured for a user to sit on an elevated toilet seat having a horizontal configuration. These toilet seats have a raised configuration to allow a user to not have to lower their body down as far to come into contact with a standard toilet seat. However, when a user is in a seated position, their legs are still bent at about a 90 degree angle in relation to the floor, making it difficult for a user to stand up from a seated position on the toilet seat. Thus, there is a need for an improved, toilet seat having a ramp configuration pitched upward that facilitates a user to lean on the toilet seat having their legs stretched outward versus a user sitting on the toilet seat, allowing a user to not have to bend their legs.
Prior art toilet seats have a seating surface that is exposed to bacteria and viruses every time a user comes into contact with the toilet seat. Thus, there is a need for a toilet seat that provides a barrier from a user with the toilet seat surface. This is more desirable to a user because it is more sanitary. More particularly, a replaceable barrier is more effective at providing a sanitary toilet seat surface for a plurality of users.
Prior art toilet seats have a solid surface that may make sitting on the toilet seat uncomfortable for a user. Thus, there is a need for an improved toilet seat that conforms to a user when they sit on the toilet seat.
However, in view of the prior art considered as a whole at the time the present invention was made; it was not obvious to those of ordinary skill in the pertinent art how the identified needs could be fulfilled.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe long-standing but heretofore unfulfilled need for a toilet bowl having an inclined surface that is adapted for a user to lean against the toilet seat instead of sitting on the toilet seat which also includes improvements that overcome the limitations of prior art toilets, is now met by a new, useful, and non-obvious invention.
The novel toilet bowl having an inclined surface being an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor is capable of supporting a user, whereby, a user leans against the toilet as opposed to a user sitting on the toilet. The inclined surface has a substantially central opening having a perimeter sufficient in size to receive human derived waste. The toilet bowl pitched at an inclined angle has a seat.
This novel invention also includes an improved toilet seat attachment having an inclined angle for use with an existing standard toilet. The toilet seat has an inclined surface for use with a toilet having a substantially horizontal toilet bowl surface in relation to the floor. The inclined surface has a substantially central opening having a perimeter sufficient in size to receive human derived waste. The toilet has a seat support surface that is located opposite a user support surface. The seat support surface is substantially horizontal relating to the surface of a floor. The seat support surface contacts a portion of the toilet bowel. The user support surface has an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor. The user support surface is configured to allow a user to lean on the user support surface. It is important for a user to have the ability to modify a standard toilet, whereby, a user can lean against the toilet at an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor, allowing a user's legs to be straightened out as they are leaning.
For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:
In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and within which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. It is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.
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An important object of this invention is to provide toilet 1 with the use of toilet seat 2 having an inclined surface 4A. This toilet seat attachment allows a user to modify an existing toilet so a user can lean against, rather than sit on the toilet seat.
Additional objects include, but are not limited to, the provision of toilet bowl having an inclined surface 15 between 30 degrees and 70 degrees 2C having seat 16, seat 16 having at least one hinge 6 pivotal at peaked end 7 of seat 16, seat 16 having a plurality of removable barriers 8A-8C, seat 16 having pliable structure 9, seat 16 having pliable structure 9 and ridged surface 10, seat 16 having a seatbelt, toilet bowl 15 having a seatbelt, toilet seat attachment 2 having at least one hinge 6 pivotal at peaked end 7 of toilet seat 2, toilet seat 2 having sanitary barriers 8A-8C, toilet seat 2 having pliable structure 9, toilet seat 2 having pliable structure 9 attached to ridged surface 10, toilet seat 2 having a seatbelt, and toilet seat 2 having at least one bracket 13.
These and other important objects, advantages, and features of the invention will become clear as this description proceeds.
The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts that will be exemplified in the description set fourth hereinafter and the scope of the invention will be indicated in the claims.
Construction of the Novel Toilet Bowl Having an Inclined Surface
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Seat 16 can also have a plurality of removable barriers (not shown) in contact with a surface of toilet seat 16, allowing toilet seat 16 to have a sanitary barrier exposed for a user to come into contact with. The plurality of barriers are configured to have secondary barrier 8C covered by primary barrier 8B, allowing a user to come into contact with primary barrier 8B. The user can remove primary barrier 8B to expose secondary barrier 8C. When secondary barrier 8C is removed, a tertiary barrier (not shown) is exposed and is configured to receive a user. The plurality of barriers has a substantially central opening 14 having a perimeter sufficient in size to receive human derived waste (not shown).
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Terms
As used herein, the term “peaked end”, refers to an end of the toilet seat that has the greatest angle of incline in relation to the floor.
As used herein, the term “human derived waste”, refers to any human by-product. Examples include, but are not limited to, feces, urine, or toilet paper.
It will thus be seen that the objects set forth above, and those made apparent from the foregoing description, are efficiently attained. Since certain changes may be made in the above construction without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matters contained in the foregoing description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.
It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention that, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
Now that the invention has been described,
Claims
1. A toilet bowl having an inclined surface, comprising:
- said inclined surface being an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to the floor;
- said inclined surface capable of supporting a user; and,
- said inclined surface having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste.
2. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 1, wherein said toilet bowl having a seat.
3. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat having at least one hinge pivotal at a peaked end of said seat.
4. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat having a first barrier and a second barrier, said second barrier is covered by said first barrier, said first barrier is adapted to come into contact with said user, said first barrier is removable, whereby, said second barrier is exposed, said second barrier is adapted to come into contact with said user, said first barrier and said second barrier each having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste.
5. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat having a plurality of barriers in contact with said seat, said plurality of barriers are configured to have a first barrier covered by a second barrier allowing a user to come into contact with said first barrier, whereby, said user removes said first barrier to expose said second barrier, said plurality of barriers having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste.
6. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat having a pliable structure, said pliable structure is adapted to come into contact with a user.
7. The toilet seat of claim 6, wherein said pliable structure is attached to a ridged surface, said pliable structure is adapted to come into contact with a user, said ridged surface is adapted to come into contact with said toilet bowl.
8. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 1, wherein said toilet bowl has a seat belt having a first portion located opposite a second portion, said first portion and said second portion each having a first end located opposite a second end, said first end of said seat belt connected to a surface of a toilet, said second end of said seat belt having a fastener to connect said second end of said first portion with said second end of said second portion.
9. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat has a seat belt having a first portion located opposite a second portion, said first portion and said second portion each having a first end located opposite a second end, said first end of said seat belt connected to a surface of said seat, said second end of said seat belt having a fastener to connect said second end of said first portion with said second end of said second portion.
10. The toilet bowl having an inclined surface of claim 2, wherein said seat has at least one bracket, said at least one bracket is connected to a portion of said seat, said at least one bracket is configured to secure said seat to at least one side of said toilet bowl.
11. A toilet seat, comprising:
- an inclined surface for use with a toilet, said inclined surface having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste;
- said toilet seat having a seat support surface located opposite a user support surface;
- said seat support surface being substantially horizontal relating to the surface of a floor, said seat support surface contacting said toilet;
- said user support surface having an angle between 30 degrees and 70 degrees in relation to said floor; and,
- said user support surface configured to allow a user to lean on said user support surface.
12. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat having at least one hinge pivotal at a peaked end of said toilet seat.
13. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat having a first barrier and a second barrier located on said user support surface, said second barrier is covered by said first barrier, said first barrier is adapted to come into contact with a user and is removable, whereby, said second barrier is exposed, said first barrier and said second barrier having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste.
14. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat having a plurality of barriers attached on said user support surface, said plurality of barriers are configured to have a second barrier covered by a first barrier allowing a user to come into contact with said first barrier, whereby, said user removes said first barrier to expose said second barrier, said first barrier and said second barrier having a substantially central opening, said central opening having a circumference sufficient in size to receive human derived waste.
15. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat having a pliable structure, said pliable structure is adapted to come in contact with a user.
16. The toilet seat of claim 15, wherein said pliable structure is attached to a ridged surface, said pliable structure is adapted to come into contact with a user, said ridged surface is adapted to come in contact with said toilet.
17. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat has a seat belt having a first portion located opposite a second portion, said first portion and said second portion each having a first end located opposite a second end, said first end of said seat belt connected to a surface of said toilet seat, said second end of said seat belt having a fastener to connect said second end of said first portion with said second end of said second portion.
18. The toilet seat of claim 11, wherein said toilet seat has at least one bracket, said at least one bracket is connected to a portion of said seat support surface, said at least one bracket is configured to secure said toilet seat to at least one side of said toilet.
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 21, 2013
Publication Date: Apr 23, 2015
Inventor: Linda Leigh Mogan (Hudson, FL)
Application Number: 14/058,330
International Classification: E03D 11/02 (20060101); E03D 11/13 (20060101);