Toilet apparatus providing a user with a physiologically natural position during bowel movement

Abstract

A toilet bowl apparatus for positioning a user in a position that most closely approximates the physiologically natural position during bowel movement is disclosed. The toilet apparatus comprises a toilet bowl having a front end and a rear end, and a rim around the toilet bowl opening. The rim is curved and includes a raised portion proximate the front end of the toilet bowl. The apparatus further comprises a footstep positioned proximate to the toilet bowl. The footstep at least in part surrounds the toilet bowl and has a top surface including a foot placement area adapted to support the feet of a user while the user sits on the toilet bowl. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, one portion of the foot placement area is on one side of the toilet bowl while a second portion of the foot placement area is on the opposed side of the toilet bowl. The apparatus further comprises a water reservoir connected to the toilet bowl. The physiologically natural position created by the apparatus of the present invention facilitates the user's act of bowel movement and effectuates various therapeutic and prophylactic processes in the user's body.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to the field of medical physiotherapy and sanitary equipment, and more particularly, to a toilet apparatus having a structure facilitating a user to assume a position that most closely approximates the physiologically natural and therapeutic position during the act of bowel movement.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]The use of toilet bowls is well known in the art. Several toilet bowls representative of the art are described below.[0005]U.S. Publication No. 2002 / 0184701 to Johnson discloses a toilet having a toilet seat cover composed of a plastic material designed to protect the user from infection associated with the use of public toilets. A primary disadvantage of such a toilet is that the position of the user during bowel movement is not physiologically natural, potentially leading over time to various injuries of organs in the abdominal cavity and the rectum.[0006]U....

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Benefits of technology

[0033]The dimensions of the toilet apparatus of the present invention as described hereinabove allow the user to be in a position that most closely approaches the physiologically natural position during the act of bowel movement. In this position, the user's anal opening is positioned at a minimum vertical distance away from the surface supporting the user's feet. This position allows the user to move the ankle joints to create and regulate a physiologically natural pressure on the abdominal cavity and in the hip region. In addition, the curvature of the rim surrounding the upper toilet bowl opening is designed to match the natural curvature of the user's hips, and together with the dimensions and the orientation of the footstep allow the user to assume a physiologically natural position during bowel movement that facilitates bowel movement and causes the body to undergo a natural therapeutic and prophylactic exercise in the form of a self-massage.

Problems solved by technology

A primary disadvantage of such a toilet is that the position of the user during bowel movement is not physiologically natural, potentially leading over time to various injuries of organs in the abdominal cavity and the rectum.

Similarly to the toilet disclosed in Johnson, the structure of the Nishikawa toilet does not create a physiologically natural position for the user during bowel movement, and its repeated use over time could result in the above-described injuries.

Accordingly, while using the toilet in Hillman during bowel movement, the user is not in a physiologically natural position.

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