Toilet Seat Lift
The invention is a toilet seat lift is a stick made of a disposable, flushable material with a stop and adhesive area to attach to the toilet seat lid. It is placed between the lid and the seat to lift the lid up. It can also be used to lift the seat and lid from the bowl. Once used the toilet seat lift can be disposed by placing it within the toilet bowl and flushed.
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BACKGROUND 1. Field of the InventionThe invention relates to a toilet seat lift in more particular a lift that can be flushed.
2. Description of Prior ArtThe use of public bathrooms can be a bad experience or traumatic for those who are afraid of germs. The lifting and closing of a toilet seat can be a trying feat
There currently no products that help with the lifting and closing of toilet seats that are portable, aew easy to use and install, flushable and inexpensive.
There are hand gripping lifts like the Q Lifter that can be used without directly contacting with the toilet seat by a hand of a user for sanitary purposes. But these are not portable to be carried by the user for multiple use or single use and cannot be deposed by flushing.
There are numerous foot pedal products like the Easy Seat Foot Operated Toilet Seat Pedal, Foot Flush and the Windsor direct Footflush foot pedals but none of these are disposable, portable and require to be a fixture to the toilet. They require the use of a users foot to press a pedal which could make the user of balanced and fall.
There are hands-free automatic Toilet Seat where the seat lid rises automatically for female or sit-down use. These open-close mechanism are controlled by infrared and motion sensors but these products are expensive and have to be installed as a fixture so they cannot be carried with the user. They can be difficult to set up and use.
None of the prior art can be used by a user at any location for a single one time or multiple uses nor are they deposable and flushable.
There is still room for improvement in the art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is a toilet seat lift. It is used to raise and lower a toilet seat without the user have to touch the toilet seat.
The toilet seat lift is a stick made of a disposable, flushable material with a stop and adhesive area to attach to the toilet seat. It is placed between the seat and the bowl to lift the seat up. It can also be used to lift the lid.
Once used the toilet seat lift can be disposed by placing it within the toilet bowl and flushed as it is made of a water soluble material and will dissolve in water. It can also be attach to the seat if the user desires to use it for a longer time.
The current invention is more efficient, effective, accurate and functional than the current art.
Without restricting the full scope of this invention, the preferred form of this invention is illustrated in the following drawings:
There are a number of significant design features and improvements incorporated within the invention.
The present invention is a idea is for a peel-n-stick toilet seat lift 1 for the toilet seat, as shown in
The toilet seat lift 1 is a stick made of a disposable, flushable material with a stop 20 and can have an adhesive area 30 to attach to the toilet seat 15. It is placed between the seat 15 and the the bowl 12 to lift the seat 15 up as shown in
In the preferred embodiment, the toilet seat lift 1 is comprised of a flat rectangular shaped stick 23 with a flat bottom and top with a stop 20 on the top of the stick 23 as shown in
The lift end 29 will have an bevel 45% angled end so that it can more easily fit under the toilet seat 15 or lid 10. In the preferred embodiment, the dimensions will be that the stick 23 will have an ⅛ inch thickness and be 2⅜ inches in total length. The stop 20 will be ½ an inch tall and positioned ¾ of an inch from lift end 29. The stick 23 will be ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch in height.
The toilet seat lift 1 can be made in different colors to match the toilet color if desired.
OperationAs shown in
Once used the toilet seat lift 1 can be disposed by placing it within the toilet bowl and flushed as it is made of a water soluble material and will dissolve in water.
AdvantagesThe current invention is designed for use with any bathroom and allows the user to avoid germs and waste by allowing them to lift up the toilet seat and lid without have to touch them. Since it is made of a dissolvable material it is easy to depose of as well. Its improvements are: cost, being made from a water soluble material that is flushable, and being made for dual use (2 in 1), that include being made for both single use without the sticky strip, and reusable short term mounted use.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions are possible. Therefore, the point and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred versions contained herein.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. With respect to the above description, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
Claims
1. A device to lift a toilet seat or lid comprising:
- a stick made with a water soluble material with a top side and bottom side with a stop extending from the top side.
2. A device according to claim 1 comprising:
- having the stop divide the stick into a lift side and a handle side.
3. A device according to claim 2 comprising:
- having an adhesive are on the lift side and the side of the stop facing the lift side.
4. A device according to claim 3 comprising:
- having the adhesive being a stick and peal strip.
5. A device according to claim 2 comprising:
- having a user apply an adhesive to the stick on top lift side and the stop.
6. A device according to claim 2 comprising:
- having the lift side having an angled front.
7. A device according to claim 6 comprising:
- having the angle at 45 degrees.
8. A device according to claim 1 comprising:
- having the stick be a single use.
9. A device according to claim 3 comprising:
- having the stick attached by the adhesive area for multiple uses.
10. A device according to claim 3 comprising:
- being flushable.
11. A device according to claim 3 comprising:
- having the stick 23 be ⅛ inch in thickness and 2⅜ inches in length, ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch in height.
12. A device according to claim 3 comprising:
- having the stop ½ an inch tall and positioned ¾ of an inch from the end of the lift end.
13. A device according to claim 1 comprising:
- being deposable.
14. A device to lift a toilet seat or lid comprising:
- a stick made with a a water soluble material with a top side and bottom side with a stop extending from the top side having the stop divide the stick into a lift side having an angled front and a handle side, and having an adhesive are on the lift side and the side of the stop facing the lift side.
15. A device according to claim 14 comprising:
- having the adhesive being a stick and peal strip.
16. A device according to claim 14 comprising:
- having the stick be a single use.
17. A device according to claim 14 comprising:
- having the stick attached by the adhesive area for multiple uses.
18. A device according to claim 14 comprising:
- being flushable.
19. A device according to claim 14 comprising:
- having the stick 23 be ⅛ inch in thickness and 2⅜ inches in length, ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch in height, having the stop ½ an inch tall and positioned ¾ of an inch from the end of the lift end.
20. A process to lift a toilet seat comprising:
- using the device in claim 14.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 23, 2016
Publication Date: Dec 28, 2017
Inventor: Myron S. Knight (Cleveland, OH)
Application Number: 15/190,269