Urine splash guards and splash guard assembly for toilets

Abstract

A splash guard assembly for removable attachment to a split-ring toilet seat elevator or split-ring toilet seat includes a base splash guard adapted to fit within the gap of the seat or elevator and a raised splash guard adapted to slip over the base splash guard to extend the working height of the splash guard assembly. The splash guards can be used together or separately and independently to accommodate a wide variety of toilet bowls as well as split-ring and solid-ring toilet seats and seat elevators.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to splash guards, and more particularly to urine deflectors detachably connectable to a wide variety of toilets toilet seats and seat risers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Physically challenged adults and the persons who care for them often find using a toilet to be one of the most difficult tasks. One problem associated with toilet use is that urine may be directed outside of the toilet bowl by a male user who is not able to lean forward or otherwise properly direct the flow of urine while sitting on a toilet seat. Often, when a male user is sitting on a toilet seat in an upright position, as if sitting in a normal chair, his urine may be directed horizontally towards the front of the toilet. Urine may then pass over the top of the toilet bowl, between the toilet bowl and toilet seat, over the toilet seat, or may impinge on the toilet seat or upper edge of the bowl. Any of these conditions creates an undesirable ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0005]According to another aspect of the present invention, a second or raised urine splash guard is provided for removable connection to a toilet component and includes a bottom wall, a rear wall extending downwardly from the bottom wall, spaced side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a top wall extending between the side walls, and a front wall extending downwardly from the top wall and between the side walls. The front wall includes a lower wall section extending below the bottom wall. The bottom, side, top and front walls form an open cavity for redirecting a urine stream from a user while the bottom wall, rear wall and lower wall section form a channel for receiving the toilet component. The toilet component can be in the form of another urine splash guard, split-ring or solid-ring toilet seats and toilet seat elevators, and the like.

[0006]According to yet another aspect of the present invention, a urine splash guard assembly for removable connection to a split-ring toilet seat or toilet seat elevator includes a base or first urine splash guard having a front wall, a rear wall and an upper wall extending between the front and rear walls. The front, rear and upper walls form a channel for receiving the split-ring toilet seat or seat elevator. The splash guard assembly also includes a raised or second urine splash guard having a bottom wall, a rear wall extending downwardly from the bottom wall, spaced side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, a top wall extending between the side walls, and a front wall extending downwardly from the top wall and between the side walls. The front wall includes a lower wall section extending below the bottom wall. The bottom, side, top and front walls form an open cavity for redirecting a urine stream from a user while the bottom wall, rear wall and lower wall section form a channel for receiving the base or first urine splash guard such that the front, rear and upper walls of the first urine splash guard face the front, rear and bottom walls of the second urine splash guard.

Problems solved by technology

Physically challenged adults and the persons who care for them often find using a toilet to be one of the most difficult tasks.

One problem associated with toilet use is that urine may be directed outside of the toilet bowl by a male user who is not able to lean forward or otherwise properly direct the flow of urine while sitting on a toilet seat.

Any of these conditions creates an undesirable unsanitary condition in the toilet area, as well as potentially splashing urine onto the patient, the patient's clothing and surrounding areas.

This problem is magnified by the use of split-ring toilet seats as well as handicapped type toilet seat risers or elevators which are typically provided to raise the seat several inches above the existing toilet bowl.

However, by raising the seating surface, the likelihood that a stream of urine may pass through the gap in the riser and / or over the top of the toilet bowl is increased.

Images