Private Potty-Training Belt
A private potty-training belt is a garment that provides privacy to the wearer and compartments which allow the wearer to access distracting objects such as, but no limited to, toys. The private potty-training belt includes a waist garment and a plurality of pockets. The waist garment can be wrapped around the waist of an individual such as a child learning to utilize the toilet. The waist garment additionally conceals the area below the waist of the individual which provides privacy to the individual when utilizing the toilet. The plurality of pockets provides compartments which can carry objects such as, but not limited to, toys. The objects, placed inside of the plurality of pockets, can be easily accessed by the wearing individual which keeps the wearing individual occupied when utilizing the toilet.
The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 62/516,336 filed on Jun. 7, 2017.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention relates generally to children's garments and children's training accessories. More specifically, the present invention is a private potty-training belt that provides privacy to the wearer and compartments which allow the wearer to access distracting objects such as, but not limited to, toys.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIt is a common stage for children to go through toilet training after they have grown and are ready to stop using diapers. Parents usually start training their children to use the toilet through various methods. Generally, parents first introduce children to the idea of using a toilet when the children need to urinate or defecate. Then, the parents show the children how to use it and often they buy special devices that accommodate the body of a child for the child to sit on the toilet. During the early stages of toilet training, children often are distracted or fail to do their natural needs as they are not accustomed to using the toilet. After some time, the children get accustomed to use the toilet but are still distracted or feel awkward at being watched by an adult. Further, when the children use a toilet away from home, the children feel more uncomfortable and require extra encouragement for the children to feel secure to use a strange toilet. Now, toilet or “potty” training devices have been introduced to help parents train their children to use a toilet when the children need to urinate and/or defecate. Most potty-training devices provide a device for the children to sit on during the potty training and multiple toys or activities to distract the children while they are using the toilet. However, most of those potty-training devices are not very portable, are not worn by the children, and lack a method to provide privacy to children while they are using the toilet. Other devices or garments do offer some privacy to children or adults that can be worn when they change clothes or use the toilet. However, they lack activities or methods to distract the children while the children use the toilet. So, there is a need for a device that provides privacy to children while they are using the toilet and that also provides some activities or distractions, so the children are distracted while they are using the toilet.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a private potty-training belt which can be worn by a child and provides privacy to the child while the child is using the toilet. A garment that provides privacy to the child is beneficial to both children and parents as children often want some privacy while using the toilet as they are not accustomed to use the toilet or to be supervised by an adult while using the toilet. Further, a garment that can be worn by the child is beneficial to both children and parents as the parents would not have to hold the device while the child is using the toilet, which then frees the parents to do other things or to better supervise the children. In addition, it would give more independency to the children as the children would eventually have to use the toilet by themselves. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a private potty-training belt that provides activities or distractions for the children to play with while the children are using the toilet. A garment that provides activities or distractions to children while they are using the toilet is beneficial to the children and parents as children are easily distracted by things happening around them and parents have to spend less time keeping their children focused on using the toilet. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a private potty-training belt that can be easily put on children and can be comfortably carried around by the parent. A garment that is easy to transport and easy to put on the child is beneficial to both parents and children as parents often have to rush to get their children ready to use the toilet while they are potty training. In addition, a garment that can be comfortably transported is beneficial to parents as oftentimes parents have to carry many things necessary for the children when the family is going out. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a private potty-training belt that allows the parent to check if the child has finished using the toilet. Allowing the parents to check if the children are done using the toilet without having to remove the garment is useful as oftentimes children can take a long time to finish using the toilet and children do not usually tell the parents that they are done. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a private potty-training belt which comprises all mentioned benefits and are also beneficial to preschoolers and daycare providers. The present invention is beneficial to not just parents and children but preschoolers and daycare providers. Additional advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Additional advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the detailed description of the invention section. Further benefits and advantages of the embodiments of the invention will become apparent from consideration of the following detailed description given with reference to the accompanying drawings, which specify and show preferred embodiments of the present invention.
All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
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Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. A private potty-training belt comprises:
- a waist garment;
- a plurality of pockets;
- the waist garment comprises a belt strap and a privacy cover;
- the privacy cover comprises a fixed edge, a free edge, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- the plurality of pockets being distributed about the waist garment;
- each of the plurality of pockets being externally connected to the waist garment; and
- the fixed edge being laterally connected to the belt strap.
2. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the belt strap comprises a front segment and a rear segment;
- the privacy cover further comprises a buttock opening;
- the fixed edge traversing along the front segment and the rear segment;
- the buttock opening being positioned adjacent to the rear segment; and
- the plurality of pockets being positioned across the outer surface.
3. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 2 comprises:
- a viewing slit;
- the viewing slit being positioned adjacent to the front segment; and
- the viewing slit traversing through the privacy cover.
4. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 3 comprises:
- a slit fastener;
- the slit fastener comprises a first interlocking portion and a second interlocking portion;
- the first interlocking portion and the second interlocking portion being connected to the privacy cover;
- the first interlocking portion being positioned adjacent to the viewing slit; and
- the second interlocking portion being positioned adjacent to the viewing slit, opposite to the first interlocking portion across the viewing slit.
5. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the belt strap comprises a front segment and a rear segment; and
- the fixed edge traversing along the front segment.
6. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 5 comprises:
- the waist garment comprises a first leg strap, a second leg strap, a first leg sleeve, and a second leg sleeve;
- the first leg strap and the second leg strap each comprise a proximal end and a distal end;
- the first leg strap and the second leg strap being positioned opposite to each other along the front segment;
- the proximal end being laterally connected to the belt strap;
- the distal end of the first leg strap being laterally connected to the first leg sleeve;
- the distal end of the second leg strap being laterally connected to the second leg sleeve; and
- the plurality of pockets being laterally connected to the first leg sleeve and the second leg sleeve.
7. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 6 comprises:
- the plurality of pockets comprises a first pocket;
- the first pocket being laterally mounted to the first leg sleeve; and
- the first pocket being positioned adjacent to the first leg sleeve.
8. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 6 comprises:
- the plurality of pockets comprises a second pocket;
- the second pocket being laterally mounted to the second leg sleeve; and
- the second pocket being positioned adjacent to the second leg sleeve.
9. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- the privacy cover being made of a translucent material;
- a plurality of illumination devices;
- the plurality of illumination devices being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface; and
- the plurality of illumination devices being distributed across the privacy cover.
10. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 9 comprises:
- a control unit;
- a battery;
- the battery being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface;
- the control unit being mounted onto the outer surface;
- the battery being electrically connected to the plurality of illumination devices and the control unit; and
- the control unit being electronically connected to the plurality of illumination devices.
11. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- at least one audio device;
- the at least one audio device being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface; and
- the at least one audio device being oriented towards the outer surface.
12. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 11 comprises:
- a control unit;
- a battery;
- the battery being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface;
- the control unit being mounted onto the outer surface;
- the battery being electrically connected to the at least one audio device and the control unit; and
- the control unit being electronically connected to the at least one audio device.
13. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 1 comprises:
- a belt fastener;
- the belt fastener comprises a first interlocking piece and a second interlocking piece;
- the first interlocking piece being terminally connected to the belt strap; and
- the second interlocking piece being terminally connected to the belt strap, opposite to the first interlocking piece.
14. A private potty-training belt comprises:
- a waist garment;
- a plurality of pockets;
- the waist garment comprises a belt strap and a privacy cover;
- the privacy cover comprises a fixed edge, a free edge, an inner surface, and an outer surface;
- the belt strap comprises a front segment and a rear segment the plurality of pockets being distributed about the waist garment;
- each of the plurality of pockets being externally connected to the waist garment;
- the fixed edge being laterally connected to the belt strap;
- the belt strap comprises a front segment and a rear segment; and
- the fixed edge traversing along the front segment.
15. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 14 comprises:
- the waist garment comprises a first leg strap, a second leg strap, a first leg sleeve, and a second leg sleeve;
- the first leg strap and the second leg strap each comprise a proximal end and a distal end;
- the first leg strap and the second leg strap being positioned opposite to each other along the front segment;
- the proximal end being laterally connected to the belt strap;
- the distal end of the first leg strap being laterally connected to the first leg sleeve;
- the distal end of the second leg strap being laterally connected to the second leg sleeve; and
- the plurality of pockets being laterally connected to the first leg sleeve and the second leg sleeve.
16. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 15 comprises:
- the plurality of pockets comprises a first pocket;
- the first pocket being laterally mounted to the first leg sleeve; and
- the first pocket being positioned adjacent to the first leg sleeve.
17. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 15 comprises:
- the plurality of pockets comprises a second pocket;
- the second pocket being laterally mounted to the second leg sleeve; and
- the second pocket being positioned adjacent to the second leg sleeve.
18. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 14 comprises:
- the privacy cover being made of a translucent material;
- a plurality of illumination devices at least one audio device;
- the plurality of illumination devices being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface;
- the plurality of illumination devices being distributed across the privacy cover;
- the at least one audio device being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface; and
- the at least one audio device being oriented towards the outer surface.
19. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 18 comprises:
- a control unit;
- a battery;
- the battery being mounted in between the inner surface and the outer surface;
- the control unit being mounted onto the outer surface;
- the battery being electrically connected to the plurality of illumination devices, at least one audio device and the control unit; and
- the control unit being electronically connected to the plurality of illumination devices and the at least one audio device.
20. The private potty-training belt as claimed in claim 14 comprises:
- a belt fastener;
- the belt fastener comprises a first interlocking piece and a second interlocking piece;
- the first interlocking piece being terminally connected to the belt strap; and
- the second interlocking piece being terminally connected to the belt strap, opposite to the first interlocking piece.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 7, 2018
Publication Date: Dec 13, 2018
Inventors: Gail M. Hayes (Milwaukee, MI), Rickey Lynn Hayes (Milwaukee, MI)
Application Number: 16/003,053