Closet Head, Foot, And Body Rests Patents (Class 4/254)
  • Patent number: 12121190
    Abstract: The extendable toilet foot rest comprises a foot rest enclosure and a foot rest extension. The extendable toilet foot may be adapted to elevate a user's feet while the user sits on a toilet during a bowel movement. As a non-limiting example, elevating the user's feet may loosen the puborectalis muscle to straighten the path through the colon for stool to exit via the rectum. The foot rest enclosure may be removably coupled to a floor in front of the toilet. The foot rest extension may slide into and out of the foot rest enclosure. The foot rest extension may be adapted to be pulled out to an open position for the user's feet to rest upon. The foot rest extension may be pushed to a closed position to preclude the foot rest extension from being a tripping hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Tiffany King
  • Patent number: 11898339
    Abstract: Toilets and accessories associated with toilets are provided. According to various implementations, an exemplary toilet includes a base configured to be fastened to a floor and a pair of bracket panels, which are connected to the base and extend upward from the floor in a vertical direction. The exemplary toilet also includes a tank housing confined between the pair of bracket panels. The tank housing has an adjustable height above the base such that the tank housing can move in the vertical direction between a raised position and a lowered position. The exemplary toilet also includes a bowl attached to the tank housing, wherein the bowl is configured to support the weight of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Trafton D. Rodgers
  • Patent number: 11786088
    Abstract: An ergonomic toilet equipment includes a backrest, a pedal and a balloon pillow. The backrest is disposed on the inner side of the toilet cover, with air bags inflation or suction according to the physiological bending of the user back, providing a healthy and comfortable support. The pedal raises the lower limb according to the user demand, and realizes the physiological structure of bowel movement. The balloon pillow assists the user in creating extra compression in the abdomen to promote bowel movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventors: Zhongtang Wang, Fulin Yu
  • Patent number: 11571093
    Abstract: A lavatory includes a toilet, a wall proximate to the toilet, and a transfer member moveably secured to the wall. The transfer member is moveable between a stowed position away from the toilet, and a deployed position. At least a portion of the transfer member in the deployed position is supported by at least a portion of the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Darren Carl McIntosh
  • Patent number: 11571094
    Abstract: A toilet positionable above a floor comprise a toilet base and a foot ledge structure. The toilet base at least partially surrounds a lower portion of a toilet bowl and defines an inner area that at least partially contains the lower portion of the toilet bowl. The foot ledge structure comprises a foot ledge and a base bracket. The foot ledge is elevated above the floor and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position relative to the toilet base. The base bracket is positioned within the inner area of the toilet base and is configured to elevate the foot ledge above the floor. The foot ledge is movably attached to the base bracket. The base bracket is independently attachable to the floor from the toilet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erich D. Slothower, Keith E. Muellenbach
  • Patent number: 11559178
    Abstract: A stationary children's toilet assembly may include a potty with a pedaling mechanism (e.g., one or more cycling pedals) coupled thereto that together may act as a defecation postural modification device by raising a child's legs up and increasing hip flexion during user, which may support proper squatting posture and aid elimination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventor: Lisa Goldfine
  • Patent number: 11457779
    Abstract: The invention relates to a footrest designed to support a squatting position during seated-position toilet use. The footrest is comprising two base sections B and B? that are, under normal conditions of use, in contact with a supporting surface and two foot-support sections S and S? adjacent to said base sections. S and S? have an outer surface curved downwards in the longitudinal extension direction towards said base sections B and B?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventors: Dieter Roman Dill, Oliver Dill
  • Patent number: 11389358
    Abstract: A portable frame apparatus and associated methods of use are disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame. The frame includes a first support member, a second support member, and at least one connecting member. The connecting member is configured to be coupled to the first support member at a first end of the connecting member and to the second support member at a second end of the connecting member. The first support member, the second support member and the connecting member form a rigid structure that provides support to a user of the portable frame apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Thought Forward Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry R. Kaufman, Meryl L. Unger
  • Patent number: 11357368
    Abstract: A splash guard toilet riser apparatus having a wall having a front portion has a concave indentation to reduce splash during toilet use. The splash guard toilet riser has a rear wall with a depressed elevation to allow for access to clean a toilet riser user. The splash guard toilet riser constructed of foam material and adapted to sit atop a toilet during use of a toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Linda Aileen Olsen
  • Patent number: 11191400
    Abstract: A toilet assist device that has handles, handle legs, and two support bars. One of the support bars may be attached and detached from the toilet assist device as desired. The toilet assist device may be customized to meet the height and width requirements of specific users. The toilet assist device may be attached to a toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Vive Health LLC
    Inventor: Juan Lopez
  • Patent number: 10959582
    Abstract: A flippable toilet footrest has a first foot platform on a first side, the first foot platform having a toilet contour; a second foot platform on a second side, the second foot platform having a toilet contour; wherein in a first position, the first foot platform has a first height, and in a second position, the second foot platform has a second height. Therefore, a user may adjust the height of the footrest by flipping the footrest from one foot platform to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Squatty Potty, LLC
    Inventor: Tony Nethercott
  • Patent number: 10914059
    Abstract: A urinal raised footplate assembly with each of the footplates mounted on a weighted base and connected at the heel to a first transverse member for retaining the footplates at a fixed distance apart. The assembly further including axially extendable members connected to a second transverse member that when butted against a wall supporting the urinal maintains the footplates at a fixed distance from the urinal such that a user positioned on the footplates straddles a center of the urinal basin minimizing drips and protecting the footplate from spillage. Embodiments include flexible joints at the heel and toe such that the footplates may be angled to accommodate different width urinals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventor: Raymond S. Payne
  • Patent number: 10905294
    Abstract: A new toilet aid apparatus has a positioning aid configured to be adjusted and positioned on the toilet seat to adjust the effective size of the toilet seat, and a securing mechanism configured to secure the adjustable back support to a toilet and thereby fix the effective size of the toilet seat. The positioning aid may support the back of a user seated on a toilet seat and may be easily removed or moved out of the way for users not needing the positioning aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Judy Cecilia Blair, Curt N Blair
  • Patent number: 10751236
    Abstract: A portable frame apparatus and associated methods of use are disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame. The frame includes a first support member, a second support member, and at least one connecting member. The connecting member is configured to be coupled to the first support member at a first end of the connecting member and to the second support member at a second end of the connecting member. The first support member, the second support member and the connecting member form a rigid structure that provides support to a user of the portable frame apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Thought Forward Design LLC
    Inventors: Henry R. Kaufman, Meryl L. Unger
  • Patent number: 10550576
    Abstract: A handrail mountable on a generally vertical building mounting surface adjacent the frame of a building doorway to support elderly, infirm or disabled enter and exit the doorway. Side braces attachable to the door frame and, optionally, a vertical wall mounting surface provide additional lateral strength to the railing and reduce stress on mounting surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Stephen Morrison
  • Patent number: 10458107
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drop-actuated flush mechanism for a toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventor: Jorge Luis Godines
  • Patent number: 10390668
    Abstract: A body support and positioning apparatus and system for seated-position toilet use provides two levers, two stanchions, a platform, a crosspiece, two stop and release mechanisms, each providing a swinging support strut, a hinge to allow pivoting motion about the hinge, a flexible wire segment, a stiff wire segment, and a trigger mechanism. An embodiment of the apparatus and system is configured about the sides and front of a toilet to provide a body support system for squatting into a position for optimal bowel movement evacuation. Embodiments of the apparatus and system provide adjustable stanchion height and assembly, as well as varied platform, crosspiece, and support strut combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventor: Robert F. Ryder
  • Patent number: 10301810
    Abstract: A clean-spot apparatus for improving the cleanliness and hygienic conditions in a restroom is disclosed. In one example, the clean-spot apparatus can include an elevated platform supported by a support structure, and a pair of recessed areas. A person using a restroom receptacle in the restroom can place their feet into the recessed areas and the elevated platform extended center section prevents urine from dripping/splashing inadvertently onto the restroom floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Edward F. Lowe
  • Patent number: 10238248
    Abstract: A footstool for bathroom toilet includes a platform, a first leg assembly, and a second leg assembly. The first leg assembly and the second leg assembly each include a base leg, an outer tubular leg, an inner telescopic leg, a height adjustable mechanism, and an angle adjustable mechanism. The base leg is hingedly connected to the outer tubular leg at each end. The inner telescopic leg is slidably engaged with the outer tubular leg through the height adjustable mechanism that enables the footstool to attain different height levels. The platform that allows the user to place and rest their feet is terminally positioned and connected to the inner telescopic leg of the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly, opposite of the outer tubular leg of the first leg assembly and the second leg assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Inventor: Duc Van Pham
  • Patent number: 10123669
    Abstract: A multi-purpose toilet footrest has a first foot platform, a second foot platform, and a receptacle interposed between the first and second foot platforms. A user places their legs on the foot platforms when using the toilet to place their body in a squatting position and may store or dispose items in the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Squatty Potty, LLC
    Inventor: Judy M. Edwards
  • Patent number: 10123668
    Abstract: A portable toilet (100) comprises a reservoir (110), a reservoir cover (120) adjustably fixed on the top of the reservoir (110) and a drawer (210) inside the reservoir (110). Further, the reservoir cover (120) is having a hole (130), first cavity (140) and a second cavity (150). Further, the reservoir (110) is adapted to receive human waste from the hole (130) provided on the reservoir cover (120). Further, the drawer (210) contains a handle (220), the handle (210) is capable of moving in the first cavity (140) of the reservoir cover (120) and consequently move the drawer (210) inside the reservoir (110) from a first position to a second position. Further, the movement of the drawer (210) blocks a view of the human waste inside the reservoir (110) through the hole (130), while entering into a toilet cabin (160).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Inventor: Franck Derenoncourt
  • Patent number: 10030301
    Abstract: An upright target structure includes a target main body. The target main body has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface is configured to connect with a back plate. The target main body further has a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface. The third surface connects with the first surface and the second surface. The fourth surface is opposite to the third surface and connects with the first surface. The fifth surface is opposite to the third surface and connects with the second surface. The sixth surface connects with the fourth surface and the fifth surface. The sixth surface is away from the first surface as getting close to the fifth surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hsi-Yu Wu, Po-Hsu Tsai
  • Patent number: 9974378
    Abstract: A stylist utility stand that includes means for vertically elevating a stylist, such as a hair stylist, and means for supporting stylist items proximate the stylist while elevated on the means for vertically elevating the stylist. In addition, the disclosed stylist stand may include means for inhibiting the stylist from inadvertently stepping off the stylist utility stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Janice O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: 9895036
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to adjustable toilet footrests while using a toilet. In one embodiment, an adjustable toilet footrest comprises a foot platform having at least two telescopic legs extending therefrom, wherein the telescopic legs have a locking mechanism that allows for the height of the platform to be selectively adjusted to a user's desire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Squatty Potty, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Edwards, Judy M. Edwards
  • Patent number: 9145667
    Abstract: The toilet sanitary shield for male genitalia is a device that is placed in the toilet to prevent the male genitalia from touching the walls of the toilet while in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Vladimir Laurent
  • Patent number: 9113757
    Abstract: The toilet and support bars for the disabled has a toilet bowl and toilet seat configured to face the toilet tank, thereby enabling disabled and physically debilitated persons to move forward to sit on the toilet seat. The toilet has a pedestal on which the tank is mounted, and an inverted U-shaped support bar having legs supported by the building structure, to provide stability for the disabled person to use the toilet. The support bar includes a crossbar handle above the level of the tank that a disabled person may grasp for assistance in moving forward onto the toilet seat and rearward off the toilet seat. The handle may have a resilient grip. The support bar may also include stabilizers for maintaining the support bar in a rigid and fixed position so that the user is assured to find the necessary support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventor: Kishor C. Desai
  • Publication number: 20150113719
    Abstract: An apparatus for a user sitting on a toilet seat. The apparatus includes a pair of U-shaped opposing side frames having a pair of opposing front legs. The apparatus also includes a front bridge spanning between the front legs. The apparatus further includes a footrest extending from the bridge. The footrest moves in an arcuate range of motion. The footrest is lockable at a plurality of preset defecation posture positions within the range. The apparatus additionally includes a lever controlling movement of the footrest within the range. The footrest moves toward one of the positions as the user is operating the lever from the seat when the frames are standing on a ground surface with the seat between the frames such that the bridge is in front of the seat and closer to the surface than the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: William Good
  • Patent number: 8978171
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with an existing Western-style toilet having a toilet bowl facilitates use of a squatting posture thereon. The apparatus includes a platform assembly including: a mounting flange that is connectable to the toilet bowl, and a support platform that is pivotally connected to the mounting flange. The support platform defines first and second spaced-apart foot support surfaces to support a person's feet and a gap through which the person's waste products can pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: David Wise
  • Patent number: 8893316
    Abstract: A toilet adapter easing access for the disabled comprised of a one-piece welded metal frame with a front side, a back side, a first side, and a second side, with each side welded at a 90° angle. The frame also includes a pair of supporting members welded at a 90° angle between the front side and the back side. A toilet seat assembly attaches to the metal frame, and a first leg assembly and a second leg assembly each attach to the frame using a piano hinge that rotates the leg assembly 90° inward from an extended position. The second leg assembly attaches to an extension so that it rotates to fit flush against the first leg assembly when rotated inward 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventor: Roy Smith
  • Patent number: 8800069
    Abstract: A transfer seat to be used in conjunction with a toilet improves access to sanitary facilities by the disabled. The transfer seat may be used as one element of a modular system for improving bathroom fixtures designed for use by the handicapped. This modular system includes a transfer seat to be used in conjunction with a toilet; a hand rail assembly designed for use with the transfer seat; and a shower distribution system designed for use with the hand rail assembly. The components of this modular system may be used separately or together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Culnat, LLC.
    Inventor: Bill Culwell
  • Publication number: 20140123376
    Abstract: A footstool for use with a toilet, that includes a pair of parallel footrests that are connected at their aligned forward ends to the opposite ends of a spacer, generally forming a U-shape configuration. The U-shape configuration allows for the storage the footstool fitted to and partially around the base of a western toilet. A sidewall extends downward from the footrests and spacer leaving an open bottom end. Legs elevate the footrest from the flooring. Leg extenders may be inserted into the base of the legs to adjust the elevation of the footstool. The leg extenders may be stored in the open bottom end. The legs and leg extenders can receive a non-slip material installed to bottom ends thereof to prevent the footstool from slipping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SQUATTY POTTY LLC
    Inventors: Judy M Edwards, Phillip Dietz
  • Patent number: 8707473
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting a person in assumption of a beneficial position for evacuations when using a toilet, the apparatus including a platform adapted to raise a user's feet from the ground surface, the platform having at least one height adjustment means associated therewith and an opening therein to at least partially receive a portion of the toilet or bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Inventor: Ajay Rane
  • Patent number: 8661740
    Abstract: A foldable safety handrail assembly includes a mounting bracket, a fixing sleeve mounted on the mounting bracket, a release sleeve mounted on the mounting bracket and having a release groove, a rail having a pivot tube which has a first locking groove and a second locking groove, a locking tube extending through the fixing sleeve, the pivot tube and the release sleeve and having a limit slot, a locking member mounted in the limit slot and detachably locked in the first locking groove or the second locking groove, a control member mounted in the locking tube to move the locking member, and a push knob mounted on and pushing the control member. Thus, the user only needs to push the push knob to unlock and fold the rail so that the rail can be unlocked and folded easily and quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Yo Yuh Inst. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Hao Lin
  • Publication number: 20140007333
    Abstract: An inclined platform providing an uphill surface for a standing, human male during the process of urination. The uphill surface providing a more natural stance for the male human than does a level floor. The inclined platform consisting of three sections; a left end section, a right end section and a connecting center section. The inclined platform being composed of light weight material, thus allowing it to be portable to be set in front of a urinal or toilet. The left end section shaped to accomodate the left foot of the human male and the right end section shaped to accomodate the right foot of the human male. The end sections providing the uphill surface. The center section joining the end sections and keeping them properly spaced and in alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Ralph Emery DeFlorio
  • Patent number: 8607369
    Abstract: The therapeutic footrest for use while on the toilet is used to stimulate the evacuation reflex and to elevate the user in a position so he can squat while on a Western-style toilet. The footrest has two foot members for the user use to massage his feet and that the user can stand on while he is squatting over the toilet. The foot members are placed at opposing ends of two horizontal support bars. While the user is sitting on the toilet, he can move his feet back and forth over massage bumps on the foot members, while the foot members pivot on the footrest. When he is ready to squat, the foot members can be locked into place with locking clips so that the user can squat over the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventor: Solaiman B. S. A. Al-Khattaf
  • Publication number: 20130318698
    Abstract: A stool system for use in conjunction with a toilet having a bowl and a seat, the seat defining a seat plane and having a seat front edge apex, includes a freestanding stool including a base, the stool being reconfigurable between a use position and storage position, wherein the stool in the use position is disposable adjacent the bowl and substantially below the seat plane, and wherein the stool in the storage position is disposable substantially below the seat plane and substantially on a toilet side of a vertical plane tangential to the seat front edge apex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Aaron Dee Schilpp, Alexander Coriano, III, Ricardo Filipe Figueiroa Monteiro, Phillip Neal Sharp
  • Patent number: 8510873
    Abstract: An upper body support apparatus for toilets which enables a user to place his/her arms thereon when having a bowel movement. The upper body support apparatus includes a support board, which supports the arms of the user thereon, and a horizontal shaft, which provides a path, along which the support board slides relative to the horizontal shaft. The upper body support apparatus further includes a hinge unit, which supports a first end of the horizontal shaft such that the horizontal shaft is rotatable upwards or downwards within an angular range of 90° around the first end thereof, and a vertical frame, which supports the hinge unit and receives therein a drive unit, which rotates the hinge unit to the left or the right or moves the hinge unit upwards or downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Dae Youn Kim, Min Young Park
  • Publication number: 20130174337
    Abstract: A system related to providing elevated support and positioning of the feet to place the body of a user in a posture facilitating bowel elimination during seated-position toilet use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: FAGRE ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventor: FAGRE ENTERPRISES, LLC
  • Patent number: 8464368
    Abstract: A toilet seat elevates from a first elevation to a second elevation. If in the first elevation, the toilet bowl seat appears to be a normal toilet bowl seat. To elevate the toilet bowl seat the toilet bowl seat is guided in a slot and locked into an upper elevation and support legs depend downwardly from the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.
    Inventor: Neil Edwards
  • Patent number: 8402572
    Abstract: Toilet armrest support system comprises a removable armrest platform having a centrally disposed opening that conforms to the opening over an existing toilet bowl rim. The removable armrest platform supports detachable armrests configured to provide a wider area under the armrests for larger individuals requiring more space. The relatively thin and rigid platform slides underneath an existing toilet seat and engages a docking sub-system fastened to existing hinge openings with toilet seat fasteners on the rear of the toilet. The docking sub-system is of unitary construction comprising docking bar, docking ports at each end of the docking bar, and an anchor block between the docking ports. The removable platform easily slides into the docking ports and under the elevated anchor block. A locking mechanism on the anchor block locks the removable platform securely in place which can then be removed just as easily and quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventor: Michael Herasimtschuk
  • Publication number: 20130067649
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting a person in assumption of a beneficial position for evacuations when using a toilet, the apparatus including a platform adapted to raise a user's feet from the ground surface, the platform having at least one height adjustment means associated therewith and an opening therein to at least partially receive a portion of the toilet or bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventor: Ajay RANE
  • Patent number: 8317268
    Abstract: A portable footrest for elevating the feet of an individual when seated on a toilet includes an elongated carrying case and two collapsible rectangular box like support members. The footrest also includes a cross member for positioning the support members in a temporarily fixed spaced relationship. Each of the support members includes four rectangular or square shaped elements pivotally connected to one another and wherein one of the side of one of the elements is releaseably connected to an opposite side of another of the elements and each of the support members is positionable in a flat linear end-to-end relationship with two interior elements and two end elements for storage in the carry case. A block on three of the elements prevent the elements from rotating more than about 90° when forming a rectangular box like support. Further, a releaseable latch fastens the outer edges of the elements to form a box like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Solaiman B. S. A. Alkhattaf
  • Patent number: 8316472
    Abstract: A swiveling toilet seat device for attaching to a rim of a toilet bowl comprising a toilet seat-shaped first base pivotally attached to the back of the rim of the toilet bowl; a toilet seat-shaped second base disposed above the first base, wherein a plurality of wheels extend from the bottom surface of the second base and fit into a track disposed in the top surface of the first base; wherein the second base can rotate in a first direction and second direction atop the first base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Robert C. Martin
  • Patent number: 8291526
    Abstract: A device for facilitating use of a bathroom fixture according to various exemplary embodiments can include at least a first planar body and a second planar body having a pair of opposed legs extending from each planar body defining a first opening and a second opening for receiving and conforming to a configuration of a base of a bathroom fixture. An interlocking element may be interposed between at least the first planar body and the second planar body for interlocking and stacking at least the first and second planar bodies to form a raised platform adjustable to a predetermined height based upon a user's height for facilitating use of the bathroom fixture according to the user's height. A skid-resistance bottom surface may be provided on either the first planar body or the second planar body for securing the raised platform to an underlying surface to prevent movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Inventor: Goli Parvizian
  • Patent number: 8286274
    Abstract: A restroom aid is disclosed for providing comfortable support for disabled, handicapped, elderly, or ill persons who require assistance using the restroom facilities. The restroom aid creates a sturdy frame around the toilet with aids for sitting, standing, and supporting the user's arms and head. The restroom aid can assemble and disassemble quickly using a quick-release mechanism. Furthermore, the restroom aid is easily adjustable to fit users and restroom facilities of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: John Manning
  • Publication number: 20120255108
    Abstract: Many young children might be uncomfortable with the height of the toilet and their feet dangling when they have to use the bathroom toilet. This invention will help the youngster be more at ease to use the toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Inventor: Daisy V. Litchmore
  • Publication number: 20120246813
    Abstract: A restroom aid is disclosed for providing comfortable support for disabled, handicapped, elderly, or ill persons who require assistance using the restroom facilities. The restroom aid creates a sturdy frame around the toilet with aids for sitting, standing, and supporting the user's arms and head. The restroom aid can assemble and disassemble quickly using a quick-release mechanism. Furthermore, the restroom aid is easily adjustable to fit users and restroom facilities of different sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventor: John Manning
  • Publication number: 20120227169
    Abstract: A stool system for use in conjunction with a toilet having a bowl and a seat, includes a stool having a generally planar platform and a base, and an attachment means configured to be attachable directly to the toilet bowl, wherein the stool includes an accommodating means configured to allow the attachment means to be attached to the stool, thereby coupling the stool to the toilet bowl, and wherein the stool is movable between a use position and a storage position without decoupling the stool from the toilet bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Joshua Hilton Thyren, Andrew Mark Long, Kellie Danielle Mosbacher
  • Publication number: 20120030868
    Abstract: The cage support apparatus and method is provided for use by people bedridden or with wheel chairs, scooters, power chairs or any similar mobile device comprising an upper support, a base support and a plurality of vertical supports. The upper support comprises a lengthened side support, a rear support, and a side support. The base support comprises a lengthened side support, a rear support, and a side support, and a plurality of vertical supports. The plurality of vertical supports comprises a first end vertical support, a second end vertical support, a first corner support, a second corner support, and an intermediate vertical support. The upper support and the base support are fixedly connected by the plurality of vertical supports, and particularly, the lengthened side support is held by the first end support, the first corner support and an intermediate vertical support, the rear support is held by the first corner support, the second corner support and the intermediate vertical support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventor: Michael Hall
  • Patent number: 8051504
    Abstract: A portable seat device for use in a portable restroom comprising a seat having an opening situated atop a frame, the frame having a front left leg, a front right leg, a rear left leg, and a rear right leg; a right side horizontal bar connecting the top end of the front right leg to the top end of the rear right leg, and a left side horizontal bar connecting the top end of the front left leg to the top end of the rear left leg. The length of the rear legs, as measured from the top end to the bottom end, are less than the length of the front legs, as measured from the top end to the bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen C. Folds