Therapeutic device for positioning beneath a toilet seat to promote and facilitate comfortable bowel movement

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front and left side perspective view of my new design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right end elevation view thereof, the left end elevation view being identical; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The design consists of an elongate, bar-like support having at least one rounded projection that extends away from a central area of the support and provides a rounded engagement surface, with some embodiments including two rounded projections of different size that extend away from the support in opposite directions.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for a therapeutic device for positioning beneath a toilet seat to promote and facilitate comfortable bowel movement, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D657472
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 15, 2009
Date of Patent: Apr 10, 2012
Assignee: (Rye, NY)
Inventor: Michael DeFeo (Rye, NY)
Primary Examiner: David Muller
Application Number: 29/316,625