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EP0330592A1
EP0330592A1 EP89420066A EP89420066A EP0330592A1 EP 0330592 A1 EP0330592 A1 EP 0330592A1 EP 89420066 A EP89420066 A EP 89420066A EP 89420066 A EP89420066 A EP 89420066A EP 0330592 A1 EP0330592 A1 EP 0330592A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/14Protecting covers for closet seats
    • A47K13/16Protecting covers for closet seats of single sheets of paper or plastic foil or film

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  • the present invention relates to the protection of toilet seat covers or toilets designed to avoid contact of the human body with said toilet seat.
  • Some improved devices which have the advantage of being partially evacuated when the flush is actuated, but they do not have standardized shapes such that it is necessary to manufacture a large number of them. quantity of several models.
  • the protection must be removed or removed after use or at best it must be manually assisted in its evacuation.
  • the protection according to the invention comprises a blank of biodegradable and debitable material provided with: . two symmetrical curved slots with respect to the longitudinal axis of the protection. . a curved transverse slot intended to constitute, between the two curved slots, two tongues integral with the protection by two uncut end zones situated between the ends of said curved slots and the terminal edges of the protection. . a longitudinal slot formed in the longitudinal axis of the rear tongue of the protection. . flaps comprising means for deforming downwards and located at the front of the protection and on its lateral sides.
  • Illustrated in fig. 1 a strip of water-degradable and disintegrable material such as single, double or triple thickness cellulose wadding. A succession of blanks cut in this strip is produced by means of a roller as will be explained in detail below with reference to a single protection 1 illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • a cutting roller not illustrated but well known in the art considered separates two successive blanks 1, 1 a , 1 b by means of a cut determining the first terminal edge 2 of the protection 1 which comprises a central line curved convex towards the 'rear 2 a extending laterally by two rounded facing outwards 2 b so that said protection comprises two lateral ears 3 which end at a point.
  • the section under consideration also determines the other end edge 4 a of the neighboring blank 1 a having a shape complementary to that of the edge 2, that is to say concave towards the front.
  • the terminal edge 4 of the protection 1 also has the shape complementary to that of the edge 2 since it was cut in the same way in the strip during cutting during the previous protection 1 b . Thanks to the concave shape of the terminating edge 4, any protrusion of the protection in front of the seat is avoided so that it does not risk being hung at this level by the clothing.
  • edge 2 rear edge and edge 4, front edge of the protection.
  • the latter is provided with two symmetrical curved slots 5, 6 which together determine an oval curve portion and which are separated by a distance less than the width of the internal opening of the flaps of the usual WC bowls.
  • Each of the curved slots 5, 6 is extended towards the rear edge 2 by a divergent part 5 a , 6 a determining with the longitudinal axis an angle ⁇ of approximately 25 °.
  • a slot 7 has been provided in the guard, the origin of which lies roughly between the edge 2 and the end of the extensions 5 a , 6 a and which stops at a point situated approximately 1/3 the length of the slots 5 and 6.
  • a second slot 8 of short length may be provided parallel to that 7 and located between the slots 5 and 6.
  • This slot 7 can be made either, in the longitudinal geometric axis of the protection 1, or obliquely with respect to this axis as illustrated in 7 ′ in fig. 6. This slot could even be removed.
  • a transverse cutting line 9 extends between the two curved slots 5 and 6 and protrudes by a small amount beyond each in the direction of the outside.
  • the cutting line 9 takes the shape of a half sinusoid with non-symmetrical branches so that it forms in the protection 1 a rear tongue 10 and a tongue 11 articulated respectively to a continuous rear strip 12 adjacent to the edge 2 , respectively to a front strip 13 adjacent to the front edge 4. Due to the presence of the line 9, the tongue 10 has a free convex curved edge whose apex is offset, while on the contrary the front tongue 11 which has a free edge of shape complementary to that of the tongue 10 is prominent in the opposite direction to that of the tongue 10.
  • the two lateral sides of the protection considered are provided at the end of the two curved slots 5 and 6 with two notches 14, 15 which determine with the edge 4 two flaps 16, 17.
  • a perforation 18, 19 allowing the suspension of a stack of protections 1 which would not be presented in a roll.
  • the cutting lines determining the edges 2 and 4 it goes without saying that it would be preferable for the cutting lines determining the edges 2 and 4 to be incomplete like those separating the successive sheets of toilet paper presented in a roll.
  • the user preferably grasps the protection by his ears 3 and then deposits it on the toilet seat.
  • the tongues 10 and 11 fall into the bowl as illustrated in fig. 2 and 3 remaining integral with the protection by the strips 12 and 13 and lock the protection relative to the bowl in the vertical direction.
  • These two languages also center protection in relation to the flap.
  • the two flaps 16, 17 fall by their own weight on either side of the flap in front of that to participate in the centering of the protection.
  • the cooperation of the flap improves the centering of the protection. It is observed that the importance of the width of the strips 12 and 13 is such that they completely cover the rear and the front of the flap while the lateral portions of said protection largely cover the two lateral branches of this flap.
  • the protection according to the invention is automatically centered on the flap along the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis thereof as indicated above. Stability is improved by the presence of the two flaps 16, 17 and of the ears 3 which furthermore prevent the wearer's clothing from coming into contact with the flap while preventing this contact from causing displacement of the protection. .
  • the material chosen can be, as indicated above, ordinary woven, non-woven or embossed cellulose wadding, the depressions of which form suction cups on the flap to improve its hold.
  • the rear tongue 10 plunging into the bowl acts as a shock absorber of excrement at the time of their fall into the water of the bowl so that it cannot splash the user because it projects below the tongue 10 and even under that 11 (fig. 3). The same is true of the language before 11.
  • the tongue 11 avoids any contact of the user's genitals with the flap.
  • the swirling of the water in the bowl causes the tongues, thanks in particular to the slot 7 which under the effect of the water pressure allows the tongue 10 to form a sort of funnel.
  • the tongues 10, 11 are drawn into the bowl so that the part of the protection cooperating with the flap wipes it before the whole of it falls into the bowl.
  • the rotation on the flap and then inside the bowl of the protection means that it ensures a self-cleaning of these elements before disappearing fragmented inside the pipes by the fact of the incipient fractures constituted by the extensions 5 a and 6 a and by those 9 b and 9 c of the cutting line 9 beyond the slots 5 and 6. It is also possible to provide tear-off primers 20 and 21 originating from the origin of the notches 14 and 15 ( fig. 4). The areas of least resistance created by the notches 14 and 15 facilitate the parceling of the protection which is reduced to eight sub-elements whose dimensions are smaller than that of a sheet of conventional toilet paper. All the tests carried out in transparent pipes identical to those of the usual WCs showed this faculty of the protection according to the invention to break up into small sub-elements.
  • the shape of the cutting line 9 can vary. It can for example, as illustrated in fig. 4 and 5 assign the shape of a flattened Gaussian curve 9 ′, 9 ⁇ with concavity forwards or backwards as illustrated in fig. 5. Each line 9 ′, 9 ⁇ is also provided with an incompletely cut-out zone 9 ′ a , 9 ⁇ a .
  • the protection according to the invention is standard, that is to say that it completely covers the top of the flap of all the bowls and remains stable even when it is struck by the user's clothing during the operation. partial undressing.
  • toilet seat flaps which can easily be put in the user's pocket because it can be folded and placed in an individual bag. It can also be supplied in rolls or in packages in places of toilet.
  • the ears 3 could each be determined by a fulling line 3 a .
  • the divergent parts 5 a , 6 a of the slots 5, 6 could be longer (fig. 6) and have a curved shape referenced 5 ′ a , 6 ′ a .
  • slot 9, 9 ′, 9 ⁇ could be eliminated so that there is only one single tongue 10-11 secured either from the front or from the rear of the protection.

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Abstract

The temporary protection comprises: . two curved slits (5, 6) which are symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis of the protection. . a transverse precut line (9) connecting the two slits (5, 6) in order to form two tongues (10, 11) integral with the protection by means of the two end bands (12, 13) situated between the said curves and the terminating edges (2, 3) of the protection. . a main longitudinal slit (7) produced in the longitudinal axis of the rear tongue (10) of the protection. . flaps (16, 17) comprising means (14, 15) of distorting downwards and localised at the front of the protection and on its lateral sides. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention est relative à la protection des abattants de cu­vette de W.C. ou cabinets visant à éviter le contact du corps humain avec ledit abattant.The present invention relates to the protection of toilet seat covers or toilets designed to avoid contact of the human body with said toilet seat.

Il existe de nombreux dispositifs traditionnels de protection des abat­tants de cuvette de W.C. Ceux-ci doivent être mis en place par l'usager puis retirés par celui-ci après qu'il ait utilisé ladite protection.There are many traditional devices for protecting WC toilet seats. These must be installed by the user and then removed by the user after he has used said protection.

On connait des dispositifs un peu améliorés qui présentent l'avantage de s'évacuer partiellement lors de l'actionnement de la chasse d'eau mais ils ne présentent pas de formes standardisées de telle sorte qu'il est nécessaire d'en fabriquer une grande quantité de plusieurs modèles.Some improved devices are known which have the advantage of being partially evacuated when the flush is actuated, but they do not have standardized shapes such that it is necessary to manufacture a large number of them. quantity of several models.

Tous les dispositifs connus à ce jour sont très peu stables sur l'abat­tant lors de leur mise en place et pendant l'utilisation de telle sorte qu'il y a presque toujours une partie du corps humain en contact direct avec l'abattant. En outre aucune des protections commercialisées actuel­lement ne peut s'évacuer seule si la sortie d'eau à l'intérieur de la cuvette de W.C est située à l'avant de celle-ci.All the devices known to date are very unstable on the flap during their installation and during use so that there is almost always a part of the human body in direct contact with the flap. In addition, none of the protections currently marketed can be evacuated alone if the water outlet inside the toilet bowl is located at the front of it.

En résumé les inconvénients des dispositifs traditionnels de protection des abattants de cuvettes de W.C peuvent être résumés ainsi :In summary, the drawbacks of traditional toilet seat cover protection systems can be summarized as follows:

La protection doit être extraite ou retirée après usage ou au mieux il faut manuellement aider son évacuation.The protection must be removed or removed after use or at best it must be manually assisted in its evacuation.

On assiste donc à une souillure éventuelle des mains de l'usager qui peut entraîner des contaminations.There is therefore a possible contamination of the user's hands which can lead to contamination.

Il est nécessaire de prévoir un récipient de stockage des protections souillées à l'intérieur des cabinets.It is necessary to provide a storage container for soiled protections inside the cabinets.

Il y a bien entendu des risques importants de voir certains utilisateurs laisser la protection en place après utilisation ou la déposer simple­ment sur le sol de telle sorte qu'il est indispensable de prévoir un service de nettoyage très efficace aussi bien pour veiller à la propreté du sol qu'à l'évacuation du récipient à déchets.There are of course significant risks of some users leaving the protection in place after use or simply depositing it on the floor so that it is essential to provide a very effective cleaning service as well to ensure the cleanliness of the soil only at the disposal of the waste container.

Enfin et surtout certaines parties sensibles du corps humain, telles que les organes génitaux peuvent avoir des contacts avec l'avant de l'abat­tant ce qui peut entraîner des transmissions microbiennes, bactériennes ou virales.Last but not least, certain sensitive parts of the human body, such as the genitals can have contact with the front of the seat which can lead to microbial, bacterial or viral transmissions.

Les perfectionnements qui font l'objet de la présente invention visent à remédier à ces inconvénients et à permettre la réalisation d'une protec­tion pour abattant de cuvette de W.C qui répondent mieux que jusqu'à présent aux divers desiderata de la pratique.The improvements which are the subject of the present invention aim to remedy these drawbacks and to allow the realization of a protection for toilet seat of toilet bowl which respond better than until now to the various wishes of the practice.

A cet effet la protection suivant l'invention comprend un flan de matière biodégradable et débitable pourvue de :
. deux fentes courbes symétriques par rapport à l'axe longitudinal de la protection.
. une fente transversale courbe destinée à constituer entre les deux fentes courbes deux langues solidaires de la protection par deux zones extrêmes non découpées situées entre les extrémités desdites fentes courbes et les arêtes terminales de la protection.
. une fente longitudinale ménagée dans l'axe longitudinal de la langue arrière de la protection.
. des rabats comportant des moyens de se déformer vers le bas et localisés à l'avant de la protection et sur ses côtés latéraux.
To this end, the protection according to the invention comprises a blank of biodegradable and debitable material provided with:
. two symmetrical curved slots with respect to the longitudinal axis of the protection.
. a curved transverse slot intended to constitute, between the two curved slots, two tongues integral with the protection by two uncut end zones situated between the ends of said curved slots and the terminal edges of the protection.
. a longitudinal slot formed in the longitudinal axis of the rear tongue of the protection.
. flaps comprising means for deforming downwards and located at the front of the protection and on its lateral sides.

Le dessin annexé, donné à titre d'exemple, permettra de mieux comprendre l'invention, les caractéristiques qu'elle présente et les avantages qu'elle est susceptible de procurer :

  • Fig. 1 est une vue par dessus d'une protection établie conformément à l'invention et réalisée dans une bande continue de matière biodégradable à l'eau et délitable.
  • Fig. 2 est une vue en perspective de la protection illustrant les deux langues centrales rabattues verticalement.
  • Fig. 3 est une vue en coupe transversale d'une cuvette de W.C dont l'abattant est revêtu d'une protection suivant l'invention.
  • Fig. 4 est une vue semblable à la fig. 1 mais illustrant une va­riante de réalisation.
  • Fig. 5 est une vue partielle par dessus d'une protection établie suivant une troisième variante de l'invention.
  • Fig. 6 illustre une quatrième variante de l'invention.
The appended drawing, given by way of example, will allow a better understanding of the invention, the characteristics which it presents and the advantages which it is capable of providing:
  • Fig. 1 is a view from above of a protection established in accordance with the invention and produced in a continuous strip of water-degradable and disintegrable material.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the protection illustrating the two central languages folded vertically.
  • Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a toilet bowl whose flap is coated with a protection according to the invention.
  • Fig. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 but illustrating an alternative embodiment.
  • Fig. 5 is a partial view from above of a protection established according to a third variant of the invention.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a fourth variant of the invention.

On a illustré en fig. 1 une bande de matière biodégradable par l'eau et délitable telle que de la ouate de cellulose simple, double ou triple épaisseur. On réalise dans cette bande une succession de flans découpés au moyen d'un rouleau comme on l'expliquera en détail ci-après en réfé­rence à une seule protection 1 illustrée en fig. 1.Illustrated in fig. 1 a strip of water-degradable and disintegrable material such as single, double or triple thickness cellulose wadding. A succession of blanks cut in this strip is produced by means of a roller as will be explained in detail below with reference to a single protection 1 illustrated in FIG. 1.

Un rouleau de découpage non illustré mais bien connu dans la technique considérée, sépare deux flans successifs 1, 1a, 1b au moyen d'une coupe déterminant la première arête terminale 2 de la protection 1 qui com­prend une ligne centrale courbe convexe vers l'arriere 2a se prolongeant latéralement par deux arrondis orientés vers l'extérieur 2b de telle sorte que ladite protection comporte deux oreilles latérales 3 qui se terminent en pointe. La coupe considérée détermine également l'autre arête terminale 4a du flan voisin 1a présentant une forme complémentaire à celle de l'arête 2 c'est-à-dire concave vers l'avant. Bien entendu l'arête terminale 4 de la protection 1 présente elle aussi la forme com­plémentaire à celle de l'arête 2 puisqu'elle a été découpée de la même manière dans la bande lors de la découpe lors de la protection précéden­te 1b. Grâce à la forme concave de l'arête terminamle 4, on évite tout dépassement de la protection en avant du siège de sorte qu'elle ne ris­que pas d'être accrochée à ce niveau par les vêtements.A cutting roller not illustrated but well known in the art considered, separates two successive blanks 1, 1 a , 1 b by means of a cut determining the first terminal edge 2 of the protection 1 which comprises a central line curved convex towards the 'rear 2 a extending laterally by two rounded facing outwards 2 b so that said protection comprises two lateral ears 3 which end at a point. The section under consideration also determines the other end edge 4 a of the neighboring blank 1 a having a shape complementary to that of the edge 2, that is to say concave towards the front. Of course the terminal edge 4 of the protection 1 also has the shape complementary to that of the edge 2 since it was cut in the same way in the strip during cutting during the previous protection 1 b . Thanks to the concave shape of the terminating edge 4, any protrusion of the protection in front of the seat is avoided so that it does not risk being hung at this level by the clothing.

On appellera dans la suite des présentes l'arête 2, arête arrière et l'arête 4, arête avant de la protection.In the following, we will call edge 2, rear edge and edge 4, front edge of the protection.

Cette dernière est pourvue de deux fentes courbes symétrique 5, 6 qui déterminent à elle deux une portion de courbe ovale et qui sont séparées par une distance inférieure à la largeur de l'ouverture interne des abattants des cuvettes de W.C. usuelles. Chacune des fentes courbes 5, 6 se prolonge en direction de l'arête arrière 2 par une partie divergente 5a, 6a déterminant avec l'axe longitudinal un angle α d'environ 25°. Le long de l'axe géométrique longitudinal de la protection 1 et entre les fentes courbes 5 et 6, on a ménagé dans la protection une fente 7 dont l'origine se trouve à peu près entre l'arête 2 et l'extrémité des prolongements 5a, 6a et qui s'arrête en un point situé environ au 1/3 de la longueur des fentes 5 et 6. Accessoirement on peut prévoir une secon­de fente 8 de faible longueur parallèle à celle 7 et située entre les fentes 5 et 6. Cette fente 7 peut être réalisée soit, dans l'axe géomé­trique longitudinal à la protection 1, soit obliquement par rapport à cet axe comme illustré en 7′ en fig. 6. Cette fente pourrait même être supprimée.The latter is provided with two symmetrical curved slots 5, 6 which together determine an oval curve portion and which are separated by a distance less than the width of the internal opening of the flaps of the usual WC bowls. Each of the curved slots 5, 6 is extended towards the rear edge 2 by a divergent part 5 a , 6 a determining with the longitudinal axis an angle α of approximately 25 °. Along the longitudinal geometric axis of the guard 1 and between the curved slots 5 and 6, a slot 7 has been provided in the guard, the origin of which lies roughly between the edge 2 and the end of the extensions 5 a , 6 a and which stops at a point situated approximately 1/3 the length of the slots 5 and 6. Incidentally, a second slot 8 of short length may be provided parallel to that 7 and located between the slots 5 and 6. This slot 7 can be made either, in the longitudinal geometric axis of the protection 1, or obliquely with respect to this axis as illustrated in 7 ′ in fig. 6. This slot could even be removed.

Une ligne de découpe transversale 9 s'étend entre les deux fentes cour­bes 5 et 6 et dépasse d'une faible valeur au-delà de chacune en direc­tion de l'extérieur. La ligne de découpe 9 affecte la forme d'une demi sinusoïde à branches non symétriques de telle sorte qu'elle forme dans la protection 1 une langue arrière 10 et une langue 11 articulées res­pectivement à une bande arrière continue 12 adjacente à l'arête 2, res­pectivement à une bande avant 13 adjacente à l'arête avant 4. Du fait de la présence de la ligne 9 la langue 10 présente une arête libre courbe convexe dont le sommet est décalé, tandis qu'au contraire la langue avant 11 qui présente une arête libre de forme complémentaire à celle de la langue 10 est prohéminente dans le sens opposé à celui de la langue 10.A transverse cutting line 9 extends between the two curved slots 5 and 6 and protrudes by a small amount beyond each in the direction of the outside. The cutting line 9 takes the shape of a half sinusoid with non-symmetrical branches so that it forms in the protection 1 a rear tongue 10 and a tongue 11 articulated respectively to a continuous rear strip 12 adjacent to the edge 2 , respectively to a front strip 13 adjacent to the front edge 4. Due to the presence of the line 9, the tongue 10 has a free convex curved edge whose apex is offset, while on the contrary the front tongue 11 which has a free edge of shape complementary to that of the tongue 10 is prominent in the opposite direction to that of the tongue 10.

De manière à éviter la séparation des langues 10 et 11 du reste de la protection 1 l'on prévoit de munir les fentes courbes 5 et 6 et la ligne de découpage 9 de parties non découpées 5b, 6b, 9a munies seulement de petites perforations séparées que l'on découpera lors de l'utilisation de la protection 1.In order to avoid the separation of the tongues 10 and 11 from the rest of the protection 1, provision is made to provide the curved slots 5 and 6 and the cutting line 9 with uncut parts 5 b , 6 b , 9 a provided only with small separate perforations that will be cut when using protection 1.

Les deux côtés latéraux de la protection considérée sont pourvus au niveau de l'extrémité des deux fentes courbes 5 et 6 de deux entailles 14, 15 qui déterminent avec l'arête 4 deux rabats 16, 17. Dans chacun de ceux-ci on prévoit une perforation 18, 19 permettant la suspension d'une pile de protections 1 qui ne seraient par présentées en rouleau. Dans le cas ou les protections seraient présentées en rouleau, il va de soi qu'il serait préférable que les lignes de découpe déterminant les arêtes 2 et 4 soient incomplètes comme celles séparant les feuillets successifs du papier hygiènique présenté en rouleau.The two lateral sides of the protection considered are provided at the end of the two curved slots 5 and 6 with two notches 14, 15 which determine with the edge 4 two flaps 16, 17. In each of these there is provided a perforation 18, 19 allowing the suspension of a stack of protections 1 which would not be presented in a roll. In the case where the protections are presented in a roll, it goes without saying that it would be preferable for the cutting lines determining the edges 2 and 4 to be incomplete like those separating the successive sheets of toilet paper presented in a roll.

L'utilisation de la protection suivant l'invention s'effectue de la manière suivante :The use of the protection according to the invention is carried out as follows:

L'usager saisit préférablement la protection par ses oreilles 3 puis la dépose sur l'abattant de la cuvette des W.C.. En rompant la ligne de perforation 9a et celles 5b et 6b les langues 10 et 11 tombent dans la cuvette comme illustré en fig. 2 et 3 en restant solidaires de la pro­tection par les bandes 12 et 13 et verrouillent la protection par rap­port à la cuvette dans le sens vertical. Ces deux langues centrent aussi la protection par rapport à l'abattant. Les deux rabats 16, 17 tombent par leur propre poids de part et d'autre de l'abattant à l'avant de celui pour participer au centrage de la protection. De même la coopé­ration des l'abattant améliore le centrage de la protection. On observe que l'importance de la largeur des bandes 12 et 13 est telle qu'elles recouvrent complètement l'arrière et l'avant de l'abattant tandis que les portions latérales de ladite protection recouvrent largement les deux branches latérales de cet abattant.The user preferably grasps the protection by his ears 3 and then deposits it on the toilet seat. By breaking the perforation line 9 a and those 5 b and 6 b the tongues 10 and 11 fall into the bowl as illustrated in fig. 2 and 3 remaining integral with the protection by the strips 12 and 13 and lock the protection relative to the bowl in the vertical direction. These two languages also center protection in relation to the flap. The two flaps 16, 17 fall by their own weight on either side of the flap in front of that to participate in the centering of the protection. Likewise the cooperation of the flap improves the centering of the protection. It is observed that the importance of the width of the strips 12 and 13 is such that they completely cover the rear and the front of the flap while the lateral portions of said protection largely cover the two lateral branches of this flap.

On comprend aisément que la protection suivant l'invention est automati­quement centrée sur l'abattant suivant l'axe longitudinal et l'axe transversal de celui-ci comme indiqué plus haut. La stabilité est amé­liorée par la présence des deux rabats 16, 17 et des oreilles 3 qui évitent de surcroît aux vêtements de l'usager d'entrer en contact avec l'abattant tout en évitant que ce contact n'entraîne un déplacement de la protection.It is easily understood that the protection according to the invention is automatically centered on the flap along the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis thereof as indicated above. Stability is improved by the presence of the two flaps 16, 17 and of the ears 3 which furthermore prevent the wearer's clothing from coming into contact with the flap while preventing this contact from causing displacement of the protection. .

La matière choisie peut être, comme indiqué plus haut, de la ouate de cellulose ordinaire tissée, non tissée ou gauffrée dont les dépressions forment ventouses sur l'abattant pour améliorer sa tenue.The material chosen can be, as indicated above, ordinary woven, non-woven or embossed cellulose wadding, the depressions of which form suction cups on the flap to improve its hold.

La langue arrière 10 plongeant dans la cuvette intervient comme un amor­tisseur des excréments au moment de leur chute dans l'eau de la cuvette de telle sorte que celle-ci ne peut pas éclabousser l'usager car elle se projette au-dessous de la langue 10 et même sous celle 11 (fig. 3). Il en va de même de la langue avant 11.The rear tongue 10 plunging into the bowl acts as a shock absorber of excrement at the time of their fall into the water of the bowl so that it cannot splash the user because it projects below the tongue 10 and even under that 11 (fig. 3). The same is true of the language before 11.

De plus bien entendu la langue 11 évite tout contact des organes géni­taux de l'usager avec l'abattant.In addition, of course, the tongue 11 avoids any contact of the user's genitals with the flap.

Lorsque l'usager actionne la chasse d'eau, que la chute de l'eau dans la cuvette s'effectue par devant, par derrière ou des deux côtés à la fois, le tourbillonnement de l'eau dans la cuvette entraîne les langues, grâce en particulier à la fente 7 qui sous l'effet de la pression de l'eau permet à la langue 10 de former une espèce d'entonnoir. Les langues 10, 11 sont attirées dans la cuvette de telle sorte que la partie de la protection coopérant avec l'abattant l'essuie avant que celle-ci en entier ne tombe dans la cuvette.When the user activates the flush, whether the water falls into the bowl takes place from the front, from behind or from both sides at the same time, the swirling of the water in the bowl causes the tongues, thanks in particular to the slot 7 which under the effect of the water pressure allows the tongue 10 to form a sort of funnel. The tongues 10, 11 are drawn into the bowl so that the part of the protection cooperating with the flap wipes it before the whole of it falls into the bowl.

La rotation sur l'abattant puis à l'intérieur de la cuvette de la pro­tection fait qu'elle assure un auto-nettoyage de ces éléments avant de disparaître morcellée à l'intérieur des canalisations par le fait des amorces de rupture constituées par les prolongements 5a et 6a et par ceux 9b et 9c de la ligne de découpage 9 au-delà des fentes 5 et 6. On peut prévoir également des amorces de déchirage 20 et 21 issues de l'o­rigine des entailles 14 et 15 (fig. 4). Les zones de moindre résistances créées par les entailles 14 et 15 facilitent le morcelage de la protec­tion qui se réduit en huit sous-éléments dont les dimensions sont infé­rieures à celle d'une feuille de papier hygiènique classique. Tous les essais effectués dans des conduites transparentes identiques à celles des W.C. usuels ont montrés cette faculté de la protection suivant l'invention à se morceler en sous-éléments de faibles dimensions.The rotation on the flap and then inside the bowl of the protection means that it ensures a self-cleaning of these elements before disappearing fragmented inside the pipes by the fact of the incipient fractures constituted by the extensions 5 a and 6 a and by those 9 b and 9 c of the cutting line 9 beyond the slots 5 and 6. It is also possible to provide tear-off primers 20 and 21 originating from the origin of the notches 14 and 15 ( fig. 4). The areas of least resistance created by the notches 14 and 15 facilitate the parceling of the protection which is reduced to eight sub-elements whose dimensions are smaller than that of a sheet of conventional toilet paper. All the tests carried out in transparent pipes identical to those of the usual WCs showed this faculty of the protection according to the invention to break up into small sub-elements.

Bien entendu et comme il va de soi, la forme de la ligne de découpage 9 peut varier. Elle peut par exemple, comme illustré en fig. 4 et 5 affec­ter la forme d'une courbe de Gauss aplatie 9′, 9˝ avec concavité vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière comme illustré en fig. 5. Chaque ligne 9′, 9˝ est pourvue aussi d'une zone incomplétement découpe 9′a, 9˝a.Of course and as it goes without saying, the shape of the cutting line 9 can vary. It can for example, as illustrated in fig. 4 and 5 assign the shape of a flattened Gaussian curve 9 ′, 9˝ with concavity forwards or backwards as illustrated in fig. 5. Each line 9 ′, 9˝ is also provided with an incompletely cut-out zone 9 ′ a , 9˝ a .

La protection suivant l'invention est standard c'est-à-dire qu'elle re­couvre intégralement le dessus de l'abattant de toutes les cuvettes et demeure stable même lorsqu'elle est heurtée par les vêtements de l'usa­ger pendant l'opération de déshabillage partiel.The protection according to the invention is standard, that is to say that it completely covers the top of the flap of all the bowls and remains stable even when it is struck by the user's clothing during the operation. partial undressing.

Elle protège enfin des éclaboussures d'eau éventuellement projetée par les extréments.Finally, it protects against splashing water possibly projected by the extrements.

Elle est automatiquement entraînée dans la cuvette sous l'action de l'arrivée d'eau issue de la chasse d'eau que cette arrivée soit placée à l'arrière, à l'avant ou sur les côtés de la cuvette des W.C., son tour­billonnement dans celle-ci entraînant son morcellement en de nombreux morceaux évitant toutes obstruction des canalisations, l'évacuation de ladite protection assurant un nettoyage partiel de l'abattant et de la cuvette par rotation.It is automatically drawn into the bowl under the action of the water inlet from the flush whether this inlet is placed at the rear, at the front or on the sides of the toilet bowl, its swirling in it causing it to break up into numerous pieces avoiding any obstruction of the pipes, the evacuation of said protection ensuring a partial cleaning of the flap and of the bowl by rotation.

On a ainsi réalisé une protection sanitaire et thermique des usagers par rapport aux abattants des cuvettes de W.C. qui peut facilement être mise dans la poche de l'usager du fait qu'elle peut être pliée et mise sous sachet individuel. Elle peut aussi être fournie en rouleau ou en paquet dans les lieux d'aisance.Health and thermal protection of the users has thus been achieved with respect to the toilet seat flaps which can easily be put in the user's pocket because it can be folded and placed in an individual bag. It can also be supplied in rolls or in packages in places of toilet.

En particulier les oreilles 3 pourraient être chacune déterminées par une ligne de foulage 3a. Les parties divergentes 5a, 6a des fentes 5, 6 pourraient être plus longues (fig. 6) et affecter une forme courbe référencées 5′a, 6′a.In particular, the ears 3 could each be determined by a fulling line 3 a . The divergent parts 5 a , 6 a of the slots 5, 6 could be longer (fig. 6) and have a curved shape referenced 5 ′ a , 6 ′ a .

Enfin la fente 9, 9′, 9˝ pourrait être supprimée afin qu'il n'existe qu'une seule langue 10-11 solidaire soit de l'avant, soit de l'arrière de la protection.Finally, the slot 9, 9 ′, 9˝ could be eliminated so that there is only one single tongue 10-11 secured either from the front or from the rear of the protection.

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1. Protection temporaire pour les abattants de cuvette de W.C. réalisée au moyen d'un flan de matière biodégradable par l'eau, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend :
- des moyens (3, 10, 11, 16, 17) d'être centrée longitudinalement et transversalement par rapport à l'abattant ;
- des moyens de préhension (3) ;
- des moyens (8, 10, 11) assurant son évacuation complète en pro­voquant un nettoyage au moins partiel de l'abattant et de la cu­vette par action de l'eau provenant de la chasse d'eau ;
- et des amorces de déchirure (14, 15, 20, 21) constituant des moyens de la morceler au moment de son tourbillonnement dans la cuvette.
1. Temporary protection for toilet seat flaps produced by means of a blank of water-biodegradable material, characterized in that it comprises:
- Means (3, 10, 11, 16, 17) to be centered longitudinally and transversely relative to the flap;
- gripping means (3);
- Means (8, 10, 11) ensuring its complete evacuation by causing at least partial cleaning of the flap and the bowl by the action of water from the flush;
- And tear primers (14, 15, 20, 21) constituting means of breaking it up at the time of its swirling in the bowl.
2. Protection suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte :
. deux fentes courbes (5, 6) symétriques par rapport à l'axe lon­gitudinal de la protection.
. une ligne transversale (9) de prédécoupe reliant les deux fentes courbes (5, 6) pour former deux langues (10, 11) solidaires de la protection respectivement par les deux bandes extrêmes (12, 13) situées entre les fentes précitées et les arêtes terminales (2, 3) de la protection.
2. Protection according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises:
. two curved slots (5, 6) symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis of the protection.
. a transverse line (9) of precut connecting the two curved slots (5, 6) to form two tongues (10, 11) secured to the protection respectively by the two end bands (12, 13) located between the aforementioned slots and the edges protection terminals (2, 3).
3. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend une fente longitudinale principale (7, 7′) ménagée dans la langue arrière (10).3. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a main longitudinal slot (7, 7 ′) formed in the rear tongue (10). 4. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les deux fentes courbes (5, 6) comportent chacune un prolongement divergent (5a, 6a-5′a,6′a) en direction de l'arrière.4. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that the two curved slots (5, 6) each have a diverging extension (5 a , 6 a -5 ′ a , 6 ′ a ) in the rear direction. 5. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la ligne transversale de découpe (9) se prolonge au-delà des deux fentes courbe (5, 6) par des amorces de déchirage (9b, 9c).5. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that the transverse cutting line (9) extends beyond the two curved slots (5, 6) by tearing primers (9 b , 9 c ). 6. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que la ligne transversale de découpe (9) affecte la forme d'une demi sinusoïde à branches non symétriques.6. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that the transverse cutting line (9) takes the form of a half sinusoid with non-symmetrical branches. 7. Protection suivant la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la ligne transversale 9 affecte la forme d'une courbe de Gauss aplatie (9′) à concavité tournée vers l'avant.7. Protection according to claim 6, characterized in that the transverse line 9 affects the shape of a flattened Gauss curve (9 ′) with concavity facing forward. 8. Protection suivant la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la ligne transversale affecte la forme d'une courbe de Gauss (9˝) aplatie avec concavité tournée vers l'arrière.8. Protection according to claim 6, characterized in that the transverse line affects the shape of a flat Gauss curve (9˝) with concavity turned towards the rear. 9. Protection suivant la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la ligne transversale de découpe (9, 9′, 9˝) comporte une zone non complè­tement découpée (9a, 9′a, 9˝a).9. Protection according to claim 6, characterized in that the transverse cutting line (9, 9 ′, 9˝) comprises an area not completely cut (9 a , 9 ′ a , 9˝ a ). 10. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les côtés extérieurs longitudinaux de la protection 1 comportent à proximité immédiate de l'avant de celle-ci deux entailles (14, 15), déterminant deux rabats (16, 17).10. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that the longitudinal outer sides of the protection 1 comprise in the immediate vicinity of the front thereof two notches (14, 15), determining two flaps (16, 17). 11. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que les deux arêtes terminales (2, 4) de la protection affectent des formes complémentaires dont l'une (2) présente à ses extrémités deux oreilles de préhension (3).11. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that the two end edges (2, 4) of the protection have complementary shapes, one of which (2) has two gripping ears (3) at its ends. 12. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des moyens (18, 19) d'être suspendue verticalement en pile.12. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises means (18, 19) to be suspended vertically in a stack. 13. Protection suivant la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte des amorces de déchirage (20, 21) disposées à l'origine des entailles (14, 15).13. Protection according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises tearing primers (20, 21) arranged at the origin of the notches (14, 15). 14. Protection suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte :
- deux fentes (5, 6) déterminant une langue unique solidaire de la protection par l'une des bandes extrêmes (12, 13) situées entre les fentes précitées et les arêtes terminales (2, 3) de la pro­tection ;
- des rabats (16, 17) comportant des moyens (14, 15) de se déformer vers le bas et localisés à l'avant de la protection et sur ses côtés latéraux.
14. Protection according to claim 1, characterized in that it includes:
- two slots (5, 6) determining a single tongue secured to the protection by one of the end bands (12, 13) located between the aforementioned slots and the end edges (2, 3) of the protection;
- Flaps (16, 17) comprising means (14, 15) for deforming downwards and located at the front of the protection and on its lateral sides.
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