Flexible Material Patents (Class 4/484)
  • Patent number: 8104108
    Abstract: A toilet that does not require water for use, which may be used in the home or which may be portable for use at locations outside the home, having a disposable, biodegradable bag for catching and storing human waste for disposal, and a method for disposing of said biodegradable bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Franklin Irizarry-Lugo
  • Publication number: 20110296603
    Abstract: A drawstring potty chair liner includes a composite sheet of material having an absorbent layer and a liquid barrier, and a drawstring extending around a periphery of the sheet and accessible at opposite sides thereof. The sheet is placed into the bowl of a potty chair with the water resistant side facing the bowl. After the potty chair is used, the drawstrings are drawn up to enclose waste within the sheet with the water resistant side out. The sheet can then be discarded or transported over a toilet, opened and emptied, or otherwise discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: SCOTLAND ENTERPRISES, INC.
    Inventor: Linda Scotland
  • Patent number: 7996930
    Abstract: A disposable portable toilet that is efficiently fabricated from foldable stock, such as corrugated cardboard, with minimal waste and adapted with a fluid absorbing inner liner is disclosed. Foldable stock material is formed as a blank sheet having a plurality of fold lines defining multiple panels disposed in side-by-side relation, and a joining tab. Each panel includes a fold-in tab that functions to provide a rim. The blank sheet provides a structure that may be configured to form a support structure that is selectively configurable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. An absorbent liner is insertedly received within the support structure. Padding sections are disposed on the liner in proximity to overlay the top rim of the support structure when the liner is received therein thereby providing the device with a padded upper rim. A drawstring functions as a closure member to close the liner after use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventors: William Carter, Elizabeth Carter
  • Patent number: 7975326
    Abstract: A disposable liner for a child's potty chair includes a generally flexible sheet material, a pouch portion formed near the center of the sheet material to extend downwardly into the opening of the potty chair, an absorbent material disposed in the pouch, a plurality of outwardly extending portions extending laterally from the sheet material, and an adhesive material disposed on an underside surface of the outwardly extending portions to adhere the disposable liner to the seat portion of the potty chair. A pull string may be disposed around the pouch, such that the pull string may be pulled after the disposable liner is used to close the pouch portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: Barbara Wilson
  • Patent number: 7935210
    Abstract: A waterless-toilet liner has a seat panel adapted to lie atop a waterless-toilet seat and formed with a central hole of a size and shape generally corresponding to a size and shape of the hole of the seat, and a bag having an upper rim secured to the seat panel around the hole therein. This liner is made by first advancing a foil tube to a first work station and forming a cross-seam and cut in the foil tube-to cut therefrom a bag having an open end. Then the open end of the bag is fitted between a pair of foil sheet. An opening is cut through the foil sheets and open end of the bag and the edges of the bag at the opening and there adjacent are bonded to the foil sheets. Then the foil sheets are cut through or perforated downstream of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Lemo Maschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Schega, Armin Meyer
  • Patent number: 7849527
    Abstract: A toilet apparatus is adapted to put the excrement produced each time by the user of the toilet into a bag to form a package of waste, treating the excrement into a state of combustible substance before putting it into a bag. The toilet apparatus is equipped with a long, flexible and folded continuous cylindrical member set in position below a toilet seat as packaging member that is adapted to receive the excrement produced by the user each time and become sealed and transferred downward in the toilet bowl, a processing material for absorbing liquid and semi-solidifying the excrement being arranged at a side of the toilet apparatus, a quantity of the processing material being fed into the packaging member for receiving the excrement each time of production of excrement so as to absorb liquid from the excrement, the packaging member being subsequently sealed at an opening thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Nihon Safety Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinobu Mochizuki, Koutarou Nishida
  • Publication number: 20100275363
    Abstract: A toilet that does not require water but suctioned air for use. Which may preferably be operated by two 12 VDC batteries which may be used at home or which may be used at campers, parks, rental facilities, civilian or military vehicles on land, sea or air, etc. Having an air suction device and biodegradable bags for catching such human waste and a method for disposing of said bags. Such toilet has an air suction device that can be attached or detached from body of toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventor: Franklin IRIZARRY-LUGO
  • Patent number: 7770242
    Abstract: A collapsible potty comprises a one piece, rigid seat with a central hole through it. A pair of opposed tracks on the seat lower surface extend from front to rear. Left and right support panels are pivotally attached, by means of support hinge knuckles, to seat hinge knuckles on the seat left and right ends, respectively. Hinge pins engage hinge holes in the knuckles. The support panels are able to pivot from a folded position adjacent the seat lower surface, to an open position extending downward. A flexible, sealable waste bag hangs beneath the seat to receive waste. A tray has a plurality of hooks, arrayed around a central hole, that engage holes in the waste bag. The tray slides into the seat tracks to position the tray central hole directly beneath the seat central hole. A zip-lock closure seals the waste bag. A resilient locking arm on the seat hinge knuckle expands into a notch in the support hinge knuckle when the support panel is rotated into the open position, to hold the support panel open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Inventor: Timothy L. Sell
  • Publication number: 20100180370
    Abstract: A toilet device including a box assembled from a flat pre-cut cardboard blank and a urine and faeces collection bag includes (i) a box furnishing by way of folding and consolidation, an opening (2) in its panel (1) serving as a seat, a least two double sidewalls produced by a consolidation of angularly spaced panels (12/10a and 12a/10) and a double wall on the level of the bottom produced by the consolidation of the panels (20, 20a) and (ii) a collection bag impervious to gases and liquids, in particular made of plastic, whose upper peripheral part entirely covers the panel (1) which serves as a seat and whose bottom which contains a gelling agent, dips into the said opening (2), the said bag being fixed during use to the said box by the V slots (70, 71) and half-V slots (70a, 71a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: CLEANIS COMPANY
    Inventor: Laurent Helewa
  • Publication number: 20100175178
    Abstract: A disposable sanitary waste receptacle includes a water impermeable bag member manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined shape and a first predetermined size. Such bag member has an opening at one end thereof and is removably disposable within a waste receiving portion of at least one of a potty chair, a toilet trainer, a bedpan, a commode, and a combination thereof such that such opening is held open for bodily waste to be deposited into such bag member. A securing mechanism is disposed around a perimeter of such opening for securing such bag member to such at least one of such potty chair, such toilet trainer, such bedpan, such commode, and such combination thereof. A disposable sanitary waste receptacle kit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: DONNA K. MRUGALA
  • Publication number: 20100175179
    Abstract: Disposable receptacles having an interior surface and an outer surface, said receptacle consisting of with an outer layer of water-impermeable material and having an inner lay primarily composed of absorbent material, said receptacle having a opening on one side, said opening having a sealable closure have use for toilet training toddlers and infants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventor: Robyn Gray Hills
  • Publication number: 20100050334
    Abstract: A single-use toilet intended to be used for relieving one-self. The invention is characterised in that the single-use toilet is in the form of a bag (1) of a size sufficient to be used for relieving oneself, in that the bag (1) can be sealed after use, in that the bag (1) is made from an essentially gas-tight material that is impermeable to fluid, in that the bag (1) contains urea (8) in an amount sufficient to inactivate intestinal pathogenic micro-organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc., in that the bag (1) is made from a material (5, 6, 7) that is biodegradable, and in that the biodegradable material (5, 6, 7) is impermeable for fluid during the period that is required to inactivate micro-organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc., in the excrement by means of the said urea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: PEEPOOPLE AB
    Inventor: Anders Wilhelmson
  • Patent number: 7634822
    Abstract: A portable toilet apparatus configured for use with a toilet liner is disclosed. The toilet apparatus comprises a toilet basin, and a toilet seat removably fitted to the toilet basin. The toilet seat further includes retention means for retaining the toilet liner at least partially within the toilet basin. A combination changing and toileting station is also disclosed. The combination changing and toileting station comprises a toilet assembly, and a changing table assembly removably attached to toilet assembly. The toilet assembly and changing table assembly are adjustable between a first position for use as a changing table, and a second position for use as a toileting station. A method of using a toilet liner with a portable toilet apparatus is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Inventor: Suzy Smithson
  • Publication number: 20090255045
    Abstract: A portable toilet apparatus of the type is adapted to pack the excretion produced at a time into a flexible bag-like container and hermetically seal the pack, is not very bulk as a whole and allows aged persons and persons handicapped at lower limbs to sit on the toilet seat thereof with ease, while capable of neatly containing several packs of excretion under the toilet bowl, more specifically about four to six packs. A portable toilet apparatus of a type adapted to pack the excretion produced at a time into a flexible bag-like container to form a pack, hermetically seal the pack, drops the pack into a storage section arranged under the toilet main body includes a pack storage section having a shallow box-shaped profile and located substantially right below the dropping pack and pack moving means for moving the dropped and hermetically sealed pack within the storage section, the pack moving means arranged in the pack storage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: NIHON SAFETY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuo Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20090255046
    Abstract: A disposable portable toilet that is efficiently fabricated from foldable stock, such as corrugated cardboard, with minimal waste and adapted with a fluid absorbing inner liner is disclosed. Foldable stock material is formed as a blank sheet having a plurality of fold lines defining multiple panels disposed in side-by-side relation, and a joining tab. Each panel includes a fold-in tab that functions to provide a rim. The blank sheet provides a structure that may be configured to form a support structure that is selectively configurable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. An absorbent liner is insertedly received within the support structure. Padding sections are disposed on the liner in proximity to overlay the top rim of the support structure when the liner is received therein thereby providing the device with a padded upper rim. A drawstring functions as a closure member to close the liner after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: William Carter, Elizabeth Carter
  • Patent number: 7562400
    Abstract: A mobile equipment service device for use by non-ambulatory persons. The device can be a manually movable commode for permitting such persons to independently access a system to contain waste, seal the waste, prevent odors for emanating into the room, and permit later removal and disposal of the waste. The system may also introduce an odor absorbent material into the sealed area where the waste is retained. In a further embodiment, a programmable device, such as a commode, can be remotely operated by the person, increasing the person's ability to independently access and use the device by moving the device to and from that person, and then securing that device to permit safe use by those persons. Preferably, the programmable device is battery powered so as to be self-propelled. In addition, the device contains a data collection system that collects data on use, and transmits that data as directed to location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Qua, Inc.
    Inventor: Margaret E. Graham
  • Patent number: 7540041
    Abstract: The invention is a collapsible toilet made of sheet material, the toilet comprising holding side walls to which two edges of an annular seat surface are joined, and supporting side walls connecting the holding side walls and having upper edges forming a supporting periphery that supports the seat surface. In the seat surface a fold-line is arranged at an equal distance from the top edges of the holding side walls, said fold-line enabling folding the seat surface into the inner space when the holding side walls are moved towards each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventors: Péter Gara, Domonkos Hollósi
  • Publication number: 20090119828
    Abstract: A commode liner (20) and receptacle (100) design for providing a safe, easy, and affordable way to dispose of human waste from existing commodes. A user of the preferably disposable plastic liner which is constructed of a single sheet of material slips the liner cuffs over the receptacle support thereby opening and retaining the bag open without tucking the bag edges over the rim. To obscure contents and minimize odors, the user lifts the commode toilet seat to access the receptacle, and stacks one of the supports onto the other support into a closed position. Once ready to be discarded, the user can easily lift off the cuffs without coming into contact the liner's soiled areas by slipping their hand into pocket of the cuff. The user can then close the neck of the bag with a variety devices such as twist tie, reverse one of the cuffs over the other so that the exposed potentially soiled areas are turned inward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Joan Meredith Moriyama
  • Publication number: 20090089923
    Abstract: A single-use lavatory, including bag (1) and ring (4), which is connected to the open end of bag (1) and consists of two hinged parts, joined so as to fold until entire sticking, whereupon they are locked to one another. Fixing pins (2) are put in the connecting spot of the two parts, allowing fixing of the two parts in one place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventor: Katya Georgieva
  • Publication number: 20090077734
    Abstract: A personal disposable sanitary toilet system and method that includes a primary toilet/containment bag and a secondary containment bag to minimize odor, vapor and liquid leakage. Both bags may be made out of sheet-like liquid impermeable material such as a plastic film or multi-layer plastic film. The primary containment bag is funnel-shaped, with a large opening on top and a small sealed containment area on the bottom. The top of the primary bag has a pair of straps which are used to secure the bag above the buttocks and around one's waist. The top of the bag has an extended front portion which may be pulled between the legs and up over the genitals for sanitary, splatter-less relief. The lower containment area may contain a hydrophilic compound that absorbs liquid waste and turns it into a gel, and may be mixed with an effervescent agent and waste control ingredients such as fragrances, enzymes and/or biocides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventor: Gregory J. Ledo
  • Publication number: 20090044325
    Abstract: The receptacle with absorbent pack comprises a receptacle adapted for positioning beneath the seat of a portable toilet to receive solid and aqueous liquid waste, especially urine. The receptacle is made of a flexible, liquid impermeable, biodegradable material. The receptacle has a volume sufficient for multiple use of the portable toilet. A means for sealing the receptacle liquid tight is provided, such as a zip-lock seal. Used in combination with the receptacle is an absorbent pack having a liquid absorbing material sealed within a liquid permeable, biodegradable, heat sealed envelope. The liquid absorbing material is an absorbent gelling water-insoluble, water-swellable polymeric material with an optional wicking material. The absorbent pack can include an odor control material and/or an antimicrobial agent as options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Timothy L. Sell
  • Publication number: 20090044326
    Abstract: A biodegradable bag made of material which is impervious to liquid and other human waste with a super absorbent deodorized pad affixed to the interior. The pad is made of super absorbent air laid product with moisture activated colorant which indicates use. The liner is constructed with a draw string at the top of the opening as a convenient way of closing for disposal. The liner is made for the specific use in an adult commode chair or in an emergency a five gallon bucket with a seat (chair & bucket supplied by others). The liner is simply opened with absorbent pad on the inside, placed inside waste container completely protecting the inside of the waste container from waste and contamination. After use the liner is simply lifted out of the waste container (commode bucket) pulling the draw string closing the bag for sanitary. disposal leaving the commode bucket clean and ready for a new liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: David A. Pettinga
  • Patent number: 7490367
    Abstract: Method and system for processing waste from human activities, including solids, liquids and vapors. A fluid-impermeable bag, lined with a liquid-impermeable but vapor-permeable membrane, defining an inner bag, is provided. A vacuum force is provided to extract vapors so that the waste is moved toward a selected region in the inner bag, extracted vapors, including the waste vapors and vaporized portions of the waste liquids are transported across the membrane, and most or all of the solids remain within the liner. Extracted vapors are filtered, and sanitized components thereof are isolated and optionally stored. The solids remaining within the liner are optionally dried and isolated for ultimate disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Eric Litwiller, John A. Hogan, John W. Fisher
  • Patent number: 7409731
    Abstract: A potty training assembly includes a flexible disposable and water-insoluble body that is adaptable between a bowl and a folded shape. The body includes a top fluid-absorbent layer and a bottom fluid-impermeable layer, which are coextensively shaped and lay contiguously against each other. The body has a top lip flanging outwardly and away from a center thereof and has a linear slit formed therein so the body can bifurcate into first and second portions. A mechanism is included for crystallizing human discharged fluids such that the fluids remain trapped within the top layer. A mechanism is included for securing the first and second portions to each other such that the first and second edges can become coupled. The adjustably securing mechanism is permanently affixed to the top lip of the body. A support bench includes an annular cavity formed therein. The body is removably seated within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventors: Jennifer G. Arteaga, Sabrina Marie Arteaga
  • Publication number: 20080083061
    Abstract: A potty seat, liner system is provided wherein the seat liner (9) is supported in a receptacle (7) by resting in the contours of a pee deflector (79) and an indentation (81). The receptacle (7) rests inside a seat (5), which is supported by a base (3). Furthermore, the liner (9) can be removed and folded onto itself to enclose waste therein. When not used with the base (3), the seat (5) is provided with an adjustment mechanism to facilitate securing the seat (5) to any desired adult sized toilet seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventor: David Dubiel
  • Patent number: 7350663
    Abstract: A container adapted for waste storage is provided. The container has a mechanically operated sealing mechanism that allows a user to seal the waste storage film by depressing an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Playtex Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard S Chomik, Mark Yoho, Leslie Stuart, Kim Taek
  • Publication number: 20080022445
    Abstract: A collapsible potty comprises a one piece, rigid seat with a central hole through it. A pair of opposed tracks on the seat lower surface extend from front to rear. Left and right support panels are pivotally attached, by means of support hinge knuckles, to seat hinge knuckles on the seat left and right ends, respectively. Hinge pins engage hinge holes in the knuckles. The support panels are able to pivot from a folded position adjacent the seat lower surface, to an open position extending downward. A flexible, sealable waste bag hangs beneath the seat to receive waste. A tray has a plurality of hooks, arrayed around a central hole, that engage holes in the waste bag. The tray slides into the seat tracks to position the tray central hole directly beneath the seat central hole. A zip-lock closure seals the waste bag. A resilient locking arm on the seat hinge knuckle expands into a notch in the support hinge knuckle when the support panel is rotated into the open position, to hold the support panel open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Timothy L. Sell
  • Publication number: 20070271691
    Abstract: The invention is an article suitable for collecting and disposing of waste from a child's potty. The article has a flexible plastic liner/bag, an absorbent pad, and a means for closing the flexible plastic liner/bag. The liner/bag is a waterproof receptacle that is substantially cylindrical in shape, and has a diameter that is comparable to the potty for which it is sized. The absorbent pad is substantially circular in shape, where the absorbent pad has a diameter that is comparable to the liner/bag for which it is sized. The absorbent pad has a plastic filmic bottom layer, a porous nonwoven top layer, and absorbent fibrous materials between the top and the bottom layer. The absorbent pad is adhered to a bottom of the flexible plastic liner/bag. The stiffness of the pad is sufficient to impart shape to the plastic liner/bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Jovany Cortez
  • Patent number: 7290296
    Abstract: A toddler's and children's portable potty is disclosed. The portable potty has four adjustable legs and a removable bag holder ring which holds a disposable bag for one-time use. The portable potty can easily be transported with an included carrying case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Inventor: Verbateen Wilson
  • Patent number: 7260855
    Abstract: A portable, individual, collapsible latrine especially suitable for outdoor use including military personnel. The latrine comprises a pair of generally rectangular shaped members, preferably of a molded plastic material, fitting one inside the other and hingedly connected, to form a collapsible frame. A pair of straps connect the upper ends of the two frame members to limit the extent of opening, and to support weight placed on the lid (namely the weight of a user). A lid (also of a molded plastic material) is hingedly connected to one of the frame members, preferably by means of a “living hinge” molded into the material. A disposable bag fits into an opening in the lid, for capturing human waste, with material in the bag to at least partially absorb the waste. A supply of toilet tissue, bags, and absorbent material are carried on the frame by removable cords.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Gerald E. Aycock
  • Patent number: 7254844
    Abstract: A waste bag holding assembly for securely holding a waste bag in not only an open position but also in a shape conforming to a user's shape to facilitate use of the waste bag includes a bag connection member that snugly engages a body conforming rim of a frame to securely hold the waste bag in an open position when placed between a pair of user's legs and adjacent to an anus and a urethral opening of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventor: Cynthia Thomas-Hansen
  • Patent number: 7216376
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a disposable hygiene device with a toilet seat with a top and bottom surfaces, where the toilet seat folds for storage before or after use. A receptacle is attached to the bottom surface of the toilet seat. After use, an adhesive on the top surface of the toilet seat is exposed by the removal of a protective layer. The toilet seat may then be folded onto itself to seal the hygiene device for easy disposal. The toilet seat may also include handles or an extension to ease proper orientation and use of the disposable hygiene device. The present invention also includes hygiene stations, preferably portable, that may be used with the disposable hygiene device, hygiene stations that include rotatable, extendable and height adjustable bathroom fixtures, and hygiene stations have a common connection point for inputs and outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Regents at The University of Michigan
    Inventor: Allen Samuels
  • Patent number: 7200878
    Abstract: A collapsible portable toilet includes a chair frame including a built-in foldable seat with a hole, a seat back, four legs and two front wheels, a disposable absorbent fragrant flexible refuse bag extending through the hole in the seat and draped around an outer perimeter of the seat, the refuse bag attached to an underside of the seat, a roof support frame comprising parallel telescoping vertical rods extending from a rear of the seat and attached to the seat back, a roof comprising parallel rods connected to a top of the roof support frame at a pivot point, the roof rotatable at the pivot point to and from a stored position. A bag removably attached to a top of the roof having curtain material to be draped around the roof support frame and roof for privacy, the curtain material having reflectors on an outside and in inside pockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Inventor: Jessica Payne
  • Patent number: 7185375
    Abstract: A portable toilet apparatus in a form of collapsible, folding chair including a planar square platform with an opening formed in the central portion thereof a removable receptacle with an upper and lower ring which is accommodated in the opening, two or more elongating telescoping poles attached to the back of the chair, each telescoping pole has a locking clip to secure the pole in an extended orientation, a collapsible planar frame attached to the top of the telescoping poles, and a foldable canopy supported by the frame. The canopy is unfolded into a top planar surface and a back planar surface when the chair is opened. A removable folding privacy screen attached to the canopy. When the screen is unfolded the screen forms a generally rectangular planar surface having a plurality of outer planar surfaces opposite a plurality of inner planar surfaces covering an area including the front and two sides of the chair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventor: Tammy Movsas
  • Patent number: 7150050
    Abstract: A liner (200) for the waste receiving container (104) of a toddler potty trainer seat (100) comprises a liquid impervious outer shell (201) having exterior dimensions closely matched to the interior dimensions of the waste receiving container (104). An elastic band (202) extends around the upper end of the liquid impervious outer shell (201) to secure the liner (200) in engagement with the container (104). A liquid retaining layer (203) extends across substantially the entirety of the interior surface of the liquid impervious outer shell (201). An inner layer (204) extends across the entirety of the liquid retaining layer (203) for passing liquid received in the liner (204) into the liquid retaining layer (203) and for changing color in response to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Michelle E. Sharp
  • Patent number: 7103926
    Abstract: A portable latrine includes an annular seat that has an opening formed therein and a lip formed with a perimeter of the opening that extends downwardly and orthogonally from a seat top surface. A biodegradable sack has an elastic open top end for fitting beneath the seat opening. The elastic outer edge is adaptable between extended and retracted positions and is seated against and on top of the lip for suspending and supporting the bag therefrom. Independently pivotal support legs have opposed ends that are positional adjacent to a seat bottom surface and on a ground surface, respectively. Hinges and clamps are conjoined to the seat bottom at opposed corners thereof. Each clamp is situated adjacent to its corresponding hinge. Straps are connected to selected hinges and include a D-ring conjoined thereto for receiving a backpack portion therethrough such that the latrine can be attached to the backpack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Rasberry
  • Patent number: 7073212
    Abstract: A training potty for toilet training a child having a base that sits on a ground surface having a cutout seat and a cavity. A substantially circular bowl is housed within the cavity of the base and easily removable from the base. The bowl has an outwardly extending lip and a top rim. An insertable disposable liner has an opening and an elastic band around the opening for holding the disposable liner circumventially around the top rim of the bowl until such time that the training potty has been used. The liner has a drawstring closure and a hook and loop fastener for easily removing and disposing of the liner. An interior surface of the liner has a specially designed moisture sensor panel for changing colors and patterns upon contact with liquid or solid waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Inventor: Jennifer Moffat
  • Patent number: 6948196
    Abstract: A multi-function portable lavatory apparatus is provided that may be used as a self-supporting portable seat in conjunction with a conventional toilet, as well as a minimal contact portable seat in conjunction with portable bathroom facilities that typically comprise a fixed toilet seat mounted directly upon a waste holding tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Inventor: Susan P. Hinton
  • Patent number: 6889393
    Abstract: A combined portable stool and toilet includes a frame selectively positionable between folded and unfolded positions. The combined stool and toilet further includes a seat member removably connectable to the frame for allowing a user to sit thereon. The seat member has an aperture formed therein for receiving a bag therethrough wherein a portion of a bag is disposed above and over a perimeter of the aperture so that when a user sits thereon the bag will be maintained in place by the weight of a user. Advantageously, a user to may displace excretions downwardly into the bag while seated on the present invention. The apparatus may further include a seat cover removably connected to the frame and foldable over the aperture for covering same. The apparatus may further include Velcro for assisting to maintain the seat cover at a folded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Inventor: Jim Rinaldo
  • Publication number: 20040261166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit comprising materials suitable for constructing and/or decorating a potty by a child. Accordingly, the child may build a potty with this kit, decorate it, and be amused by other elements of said kit. Thus the child may develop an emotional connection to said potty, and as a result the antagonism of the infant toward said potty may be lowered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: Spurei'Etz Tza'Atzua Ltd.
    Inventors: Gidi Amir, Meir Elazar
  • Patent number: 6820288
    Abstract: A portable toilet, suitable in disasters, leisure activities, and others. The portable toilet includes a pail and a seat structure detachably mounted at the opening of the pail. The seat structure has a base, a seat and a cover. A metal ring band is detachably mounted to the pail with a fastener. Parallel metal stays protrude horizontally from the outer surface of the metal band ring. A hand grip is formed of an U-shaped metal pipe. The lower ends of each U-shaped metal pipe are securely fixed to ends of each parallel metal stay. The metal band ring of the hand grip is tightly banded around the pail with the fastener. The pipes stand upward from the right and left sides of the pail. When the user sits down on the seat or gets off therefrom, the user is supported with the hands holding the hand grips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Fein Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Suitsu
  • Patent number: 6813786
    Abstract: A potty having a disposable liner dispenser comprising: a body member having at least one substantially vertical sidewall defining an interior cavity and having an oval top rim portion and a bottom edge portion adapted to sit on a floor or other horizontal surface, and a bowl portion extending downwardly from the top rim portion into the interior cavity a distance less than the height of the sidewall, the bowl having a bottom with a liner entrance hole therethrough of sufficient size to permit a liner to be drawn upwardly through the hole, a liner dispenser mounted in the interior cavity beneath the bowl, in communication with the liner entrance hole so that liners can be drawn from the liner dispenser and upwardly through the liner entrance hole a sufficient distance that a top portion of the liner can be folded radially outwardly over the top rim portion of the body member with the remainder of the liner conforming generally to the inside contour of the bowl; and a substantially oval seat adapted to be plac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventors: Russell W Pier, Jennifer K Pier
  • Publication number: 20040210997
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a disposable hygiene device with a toilet seat with a top and bottom surfaces, where the toilet seat folds for storage before or after use. A receptacle is attached to the bottom surface of the toilet seat. After use, an adhesive on the top surface of the toilet seat is exposed by the removal of a protective layer. The toilet seat may then be folded onto itself to seal the hygiene device for easy disposal. The toilet seat may also include handles or an extension to ease proper orientation and use of the disposable hygiene device. The present invention also includes hygiene stations, preferably portable, that may be used with the disposable hygiene device, hygiene stations that include rotatable, extendable and height adjustable bathroom fixtures, and hygiene stations have a common connection point for inputs and outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventor: Allen Samuels
  • Patent number: 6782565
    Abstract: A multi-function portable lavatory apparatus is provided that may be used as a self-supporting portable seat in conjunction with a conventional toilet, as well as a minimal contact portable seat in conjunction with portable bathroom facilities that typically comprise a fixed toilet seat mounted directly upon a waste holding tank
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Inventor: Susan P. Hinton
  • Publication number: 20040158918
    Abstract: A liner for a toilet training seat chamber and a method for manufacturing the liner are described. The liner has a cup-shaped body, sized to line a toilet training seat chamber. The material of the liner is a biodegradable and water-dispersible material. The liner allows the for easy cleaning of the toilet training seat after use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Ana Paula Lopes, Carl J. Conforti, Kevin Zanardelli
  • Publication number: 20040098800
    Abstract: A potty chair liner for a toddler toilet chair includes a container having an impermeable outer layer, a permeable inner layer, and an absorbent core sandwiched therebetween. The outer layer includes a closed bottom and a continuous side wall having a lip for positioning the container on the toddler toilet chair and defining an open top. The outer layer is formed of a soluble material such as polyvinyl alcohol coated with a polymeric film having hydrolytic degradability additives that allow the soluble material to dissolve only when the film is exposed to an excess of water and is thus degraded. The absorbent core includes polyacrylate crystals and cellulosic fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Julie E. Dandreo, Daniel W. Dandreo, Blair Sutton
  • Patent number: 6738991
    Abstract: A potty chair liner for a toddler toilet chair includes a container having an impermeable outer layer, a permeable inner layer, and an absorbent core sandwiched therebetween. The outer layer includes a closed bottom and a continuous side wall having a lip for positioning the container on the toddler toilet chair and defining an open top. The outer layer is formed of a soluble material such as polyvinyl alcohol coated with a polymeric film having hydrolytic degradability additives that allow the soluble material to dissolve only when the film is exposed to an excess of water and is thus degraded. The absorbent core includes polyacrylate crystals and cellulosic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Inventors: Julie E. Dandreo, Daniel W. Dandreo, Blair Sutton
  • Patent number: 6704948
    Abstract: A disposable waste container that includes a housing defining a reservoir within the housing and where the housing is adaptable for receiving bodily waste. The housing includes a plurality of layers, where the layers include at least an inner layer and an outer layer and at least one intermediate layer between the inner and outer layers. The housing defines a self-supportable structure, wherein the self-supportable structure is defined by at least one of the layers having a semi-rigid structure to enable self-supporting of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventor: Melissa Ann Shirkey
  • Publication number: 20040034913
    Abstract: A portable toilet, suitable in disasters, leisure activities, and others, is provided. The portable toilet includes a pail 2 and a seat structure detachably mounted at the opening of the pail 2. The seat structure 1 has a base 1a, a seat 1b and a cover 1c. A metal ring band 4 is detachably mounted to the pail 2 with a fastener 4a. Parallel metal stays 6, 6 protrude horizontally from the outer surface of the metal band ring 4. A hand grip 3 is formed of an U-shaped metal pipe 5. The lower ends of each U-shaped metal pipe are securely fixed to ends of each parallel metal stay 6. The metal band ring 4 of the hand grip 3 is tightly banded around the pail 2 with the fastener 4a. The pipes 5, 5 stand upward from the right and left sides of the pail 2. When the user sits down on the seat 1b or gets off therefrom, the user is supported with the hands holding the hand grips 5, 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Fein Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Suitsu
  • Patent number: 6694535
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a potty liner 1 made of a semi-permeable liner sheet 2 of very light material. Facing sides of the liner sheet 2 are provided with elastic members 3 and a perforation 4. The contraction of the elastic members 3 gives the liner sheet 2 a bag like shape with three open sides 8. Soft, flexibel and very light the contracted potty liner 1 is inserted easily in varying shapes of a child potty 6 and held in place by the elastic members 3 wrapped around the rim of the potty 6. On removing the potty liner 1 the contracted liner sheet 2 retains the solid waste, while liquids are emptied with the potty 6. The elastic members 3 are tom off along the perforation 4 for disposal in the garbage. The rest of the liner sheet 2 is flushed down the toilet together with the human solid waste. The potty liner 1 helps a parent or caretaker 7 to easily dispose of human solid wastes, i.e. in a decent, hygenic and ecologically acceptable way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Donata Marialuisa Gianesi Gschwind