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Toilet seat with foldable container

a toilet seat and container technology, applied in the field of toilet seat folding containers, can solve the problems of inconvenient transportation and storage, high cost, and difficulty for elderly people in using the toilet regularly, and achieve the effect of reducing volume and cos

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-17
EAGLE HEALTH SUPPLIES
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"The present invention is a foldable container for a toilet seat that has pleats that can be folded like a lantern, reducing its thickness to a plate-like shape. This results in cost savings. Additionally, the container is convenient to use, transport, and store. The technical effects of the invention are reduced volume after folding, cost savings, and convenient use."

Problems solved by technology

Handicapped and old persons often have difficulties of regularly using a toilet.
However, due to different thicknesses of the seat plate 91 and the toilet bowl 93, the toilet seat 90 takes up a large volume and is not foldable, so that usage, transport and storage are inconvenient and costly.

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[0013]As shown in FIGS. 1-3, the present invention is a toilet container 2 used in conjunction with a toilet seat having a seat plate 11 with an opening 12. The toilet container 2 is attached to a lower side of the seat plate 11. The toilet container 2 has a side wall 20 with several pleats 21, 31, allowing to fold the toilet container 2 to a shape of a plate with a reduced volume.

[0014]The seat plate 11 and the toilet container 2 are known art that does not require further explanation.

[0015]Referring to FIGS. 2-3, the pleats 21, 31 of the toilet container 2 are foldable like pleats in a lantern, having curved inner and outer surfaces 211, 212 and 311, 312 for convenient cleaning.

[0016]Referring to FIGS. 4-5, the present invention in a second embodiment is a toilet container 3 which is shaped like an obtuse cone and foldable to a shape of a plate with a reduced volume and which is easy to clean.

[0017]While preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of...

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Abstract

A foldable container for a toilet seat is fastened at a seat plate and comprises a side wall with pleats, allowing to fold said foldable container to a shape of a plate, so that a reduced volume thereof is attained.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a foldable container for a toilet seat, particularly to a foldable container for a toilet seat for sick or handicapped persons.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Handicapped and old persons often have difficulties of regularly using a toilet. Therefore, toilet seats have been developed allowing persons to relieve themselves without going far away from beds. As shown in FIG. 6, a conventional toilet seat 90 has a toilet bowl 93 which is fastened to a lower side of a seat plate 91 with an opening 92. However, due to different thicknesses of the seat plate 91 and the toilet bowl 93, the toilet seat 90 takes up a large volume and is not foldable, so that usage, transport and storage are inconvenient and costly.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0003]It is an object of the present invention to provide a foldable container for a toilet seat, which has a reduced volume after folding, helping to reduce cost.[0004]It is a further object of the...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K11/04
CPCA47K11/04
Inventor CHENG, YU-WEN
Owner EAGLE HEALTH SUPPLIES