US20220142420A1

US20220142420A1 - Toilet Seat Assembly

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Publication number: US20220142420A1
Application number: US17/094,265
Authority: US
Inventors: Charlotte Marroquin
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-11-10
Filing date: 2020-11-10
Publication date: 2022-05-12

Abstract

A toilet seat assembly includes a seat that is positionable on a toilet bowl for having a user sit thereon. The seat has a concave profile to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on the seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates. A back rest is attachable to a tank of the toilet to support the user's back when the user sits on the seat. An arm is pivotally coupled to the back rest and a cover is pivotally coupled to the arm. The cover is positionable in a deployed position having the cover lying on the seat. Additionally, the cover is positionable in a stored position having the cover resting against the back rest.

Description

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to seat devices and more particularly pertains to a new seat device for spreading a user's buttocks when the user sits on a toilet to defecate.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to seat devices including a variety of toilet seats that have a concave profile for enhancing comfort for a user. The prior art also discloses a toilet seat that has a concave profile and a toilet lid that conforms to the concave profile of the toilet seat.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a seat that is positionable on a toilet bowl for having a user sit thereon. The seat has a concave profile to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on the seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates. A back rest is attachable to a tank of the toilet to support the user's back when the user sits on the seat. An arm is pivotally coupled to the back rest and a cover is pivotally coupled to the arm. The cover is positionable in a deployed position having the cover lying on the seat. Additionally, the cover is positionable in a stored position having the cover resting against the back rest.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet seat assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a top view of seat of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a seat of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure showing a cover being moved between a deployed position and a stored position.

FIG. 7 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 7 thereof, a new seat device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 7, the toilet seat assembly 10 generally comprises a seat 12 is positionable on a toilet bowl 14 of a toilet 16 for having a user 17 sit thereon. The toilet 16 may be a plumbed fixture of any conventional design such as residential toilets or the like. The seat 12 has a concave profile such that the seat 12 spreads the user's buttocks 18 when the user 17 sits on the seat 12. In this way the seat 12 enhances sanitary conditions for the user 17 when the user 17 defecates.
The seat 12 has a first end 19, a second end 20, a top surface 22 and a bottom surface 24. The seat 12 has a curved portion 26 extending between a pair of straight portions 28. Additionally, the curved portion 26 is centrally positioned between the first end 19 and the second end 20 having the first end 19 being spaced from the second end 20 such that the seat 12 has a U shape. The seat 12 has an inner edge 30 defining a slot 32 extending between the straight portions 28. The inner edge 30 has a rounded section 34 defining a hole 36 that is aligned with the curved portion 26 to accommodate feces when the user 17 sits on the seat 12 to defecate. Additionally, the top surface 22 is concavely arcuate with respect to the bottom surface 24.
The bottom surface 24 has a pair of ridges 38 each extending downwardly therefrom and each of the ridges 38 is positioned on a respective one of the straight portions 28. Each of the ridges 38 extends from the inner edge 30 toward the curved portion 26 of the seat 12. Moreover, each of the ridges 38 curves outwardly from the slot 32 such that each of the ridges 38 defines an ovoid shape. The bottom surface 24 has a prominence 40 extending downwardly therefrom and the prominence 40 extends around the slot 32. The prominence 40 has an outer edge 42 that is spaced from each of the ridges 38 thereby defining a bowl space 44 between the prominence 40 and the ridges 38. Thus, the bowl space 44 receives a top edge 46 of the toilet bowl 14 thereby inhibiting the seat 12 from sliding on the toilet bowl 14.
A back rest 48 is provided that is attachable to a tank 50 of the toilet 16 to support the user's back 51 when the user 17 sits on the seat 12. The back rest 48 has a front surface 52, a back surface 54 and an outer edge 56 extending therebetween, and the outer edge 56 of the back rest 48 has a bottom side 58, a top side 60, a first lateral side 62 and a second lateral side 64. Each of the first lateral side 62 and the second lateral side 64 curves inwardly at a point located adjacent to the bottom side 58. Additionally, each of the first lateral side 62 and the second lateral side 64 curves outwardly at a point located adjacent to the top side 60 to define a pair of wings 66 on the back rest 48. The top side 60 curves upwardly at a center of the top side 60. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 6, the back surface 54 may have a ridge 67 thereon for conforming to a profile of the tank of the toilet 16.
The back rest 48 has an opening 68 extending through the front surface 52 and the back surface 54, and the opening 68 is centrally positioned on the back rest 48. The opening 68 is elongated to extend substantially between the bottom side 58 and the top side 60. The opening 68 has a lower bounding edge 70 and an upper bounding edge 72, and the lower bounding edge 70 extends along a line that is oriented parallel to the bottom side 58. Additionally, the upper bounding edge 72 is concavely arcuate with respect to the lower bounding edge 70.
An arm 74 is provided that is pivotally coupled to the back rest 48. The arm 74 has a first portion 76 that is pivotally coupled to a second portion 78. The first portion 76 has a free end 80 and the second portion 78 has a free end 81. The free end 80 of the first portion 76 is pivotally coupled to the lower bounding edge 70 of the opening 68 in the back rest 48. A cover 82 is pivotally coupled to the arm 74 and the cover 82 is positionable in a deployed position having the cover 82 lying on the seat 12. The cover 82 is positionable in a stored position having the cover 82 resting against the back rest 48.
The cover 82 has a first surface 84 and an outside edge 86, and the outside edge 86 has a forward side 88 and a rearward side 90. The forward side 88 is straight and the rearward side 90 is rounded. The free end 81 of the second portion 78 of the arm 74 is pivotally coupled to the rearward side 90 of the outside edge 86. The first surface 84 rests on the top surface 22 of the seat 12 having the cover 82 covering the slot 32 in the seat 12 when the cover 82 is positioned in the deployed position. The first surface 84 rests against the front surface 52 of the back rest 48 having the cover 82 covering the opening 68 in the back rest 48 and having the arm 74 being folded into the opening 68 when the cover 82 is positioned in the stored position. As is most clearly shown in FIG. 5, an engagement 91 may be attached to the upper bounding edge 72 of the opening 68 in the cover 82 that releasably engages the cover 82 in the stored position.
In use, the seat 12 is placed on the toilet bowl 14 such that the top edge 46 of the toilet bowl 14 is positioned in the bowl space 44. In this way the seat 12 is secured to the toilet bowl 14 thereby ensuring the seat 12 does not move or displace when the user 17 sits on the seat 12. Moreover, the concave top surface 22 of the seat 12 not only enhances blood flow in the user's legs 92 when the user 17 sits on the seat 12, the seat 12 also spreads the user's buttocks 18 to enhance cleanliness when the user 17 defecates. The cover 82 can be positioned in the deployed position when the toilet 16 is not being employed and the cover 82 can be positioned in the stored position to facilitate the toilet 16 to be employed.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

1. A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:

a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates;

a back rest being attachable to a tank of the toilet wherein said back rest is configured to support the user's back when the user sits on said seat;

an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest;

a cover being pivotally coupled to said arm, said cover being positionable in a deployed position having said cover lying on said seat, said cover being positionable in a stored position having said cover resting against said back rest; and

wherein said back rest has a front surface, a back surface and an outer edge extending therebetween, said outer edge having a bottom side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving inwardly adjacent to said bottom side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving outwardly adjacent to said top side to define a pair of wings on said back rest, said top side curving upwardly at a center of said top side.

2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said seat has a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape.

3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said seat has an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate.

4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein said top surface is concavely arcuate with respect to said bottom surface.

5. The assembly according to claim 3, wherein said bottom surface has a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape.

6. A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:

a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates, wherein said seat has a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape, wherein said seat has an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate, wherein said bottom surface has a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape;

an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest;

wherein said bottom surface has a prominence extending downwardly therefrom, said prominence extending around said slot, said prominence having an outer edge being spaced from each of said ridges thereby defining a bowl space between said prominence and said ridges wherein said bowl space is configured to receive a top edge of the toilet bowl thereby inhibiting said seat from sliding on the toilet bowl.

7. (canceled)

8. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein said back rest has an opening extending through said front surface and said back surface, said opening being centrally positioned on said back rest, said opening being elongated to extend substantially between said bottom side and said top side, said opening having a lower bounding edge and an upper bounding edge, said lower bounding edge extending along a line being oriented parallel to said bottom side, said upper bounding edge being concavely arcuate with respect to said lower bounding edge.

9. The assembly according to claim 8, wherein said arm has a first portion being pivotally coupled to a second portion, said first portion having a free end, said second portion having a free end, said free end of said first portion being pivotally coupled to said lower bounding edge of said opening in said back rest.

10. The assembly according to claim 9, wherein said cover has a first surface and an outside edge, said outside edge having a forward side and a rearward side, said forward side being straight, said rearward side being rounded, said free end of said second portion of said arm being pivotally coupled to said rearward side of said outside edge.

11. The assembly according to claim 10, wherein:

said seat has a top surface and a slot extending therethrough; and

said first surface rests on said top surface of said seat having said cover covering said slot in said seat when said cover is positioned in said deployed position, said first surface resting against said front surface of said back rest having said cover covering said opening in said back rest and having said arm being folded into said opening when said cover is positioned in said stored position.

12. A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:

a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates, said seat having a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape, said seat having an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate, said top surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said bottom surface, said bottom surface having a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape, said bottom surface having a prominence extending downwardly therefrom, said prominence extending around said slot, said prominence having an outer edge being spaced from each of said ridges thereby defining a bowl space between said prominence and said ridges wherein said bowl space is configured to receive a top edge of the toilet bowl thereby inhibiting said seat from sliding on the toilet bowl;

a back rest being attachable to a tank of the toilet wherein said back rest is configured to support the user's back when the user sits on said seat, said back rest having a front surface, a back surface and an outer edge extending therebetween, said outer edge having a bottom side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving inwardly adjacent to said bottom side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving outwardly adjacent to said top side to define a pair of wings on said back rest, said top side curving upwardly at a center of said top side, said back rest having an opening extending through said front surface and said back surface, said opening being centrally positioned on said back rest, said opening being elongated to extend substantially between said bottom side and said top side, said opening having a lower bounding edge and an upper bounding edge, said lower bounding edge extending along a line being oriented parallel to said bottom side, said upper bounding edge being concavely arcuate with respect to said lower bounding edge;

an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest, said arm having a first portion being pivotally coupled to a second portion, said first portion having a free end, said second portion having a free end, said free end of said first portion being pivotally coupled to said lower bounding edge of said opening in said back rest; and

a cover being pivotally coupled to said arm, said cover being positionable in a deployed position having said cover lying on said seat, said cover being positionable in a stored position having said cover resting against said back rest, said cover having a first surface and an outside edge, said outside edge having a forward side and a rearward side, said forward side being straight, said rearward side being rounded, said free end of said second portion of said arm being pivotally coupled to said rearward side of said outside edge, said first surface resting on said top surface of said seat having said cover covering said slot in said seat when said cover is positioned in said deployed position, said first surface resting against said front surface of said back rest having said cover covering said opening in said back rest and having said arm being folded into said opening when said cover is positioned in said stored position.