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Toilet draping

a toilet and sleeve technology, applied in the field of sleeve draping, can solve the problems of people away from home, paper seat covers, exposing people directly to foreign materials and contaminants, and achieve the effect of convenient assembly

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-23
ANDRE JOAN
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"The patent describes a way to make a toilet draping by cutting a hole in a plastic bag. This is easy to do and can be done with a commonly available 13-gallon bag. The draping can be made by folding the bag in half and then cutting a specific shape in the middle. This invention provides a simple and effective way to make a toilet draping."

Problems solved by technology

The necessities of life expose persons away from home to contaminants when using public rest rooms.
It is estimated, however, that only a small percentage of public restroom have such covers available, and even when they are, there are numerous drawbacks to paper seat covers.
First, paper toilet seat covers do not have draping structure to shield body parts from the outside of the toilet seat, the structure behind the seat, and the bowl below, thereby exposing the person directly to foreign materials and contaminants below and behind the seat and on the bowl.
Second, edges of the public toilet seat may be exposed by shifting or tearing of the cover.
Paper covers tear easily, and in addition any ventilation or air movement tends to dislodge the covers immediately after they have been placed on seats, resulting in imperfect covering.

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[0012]Referring to initially to FIGS. 1-3, where like numerals refer to like and corresponding parts, a toilet draping 10 is deployed on a “home” type toilet 12 characterized by a bowl 14 below the seat and a tank 16 and lid 18 behind the seat. As can be seen, an opening 20 is strategically placed and the draping 10 is sized to extend almost to the floor.

[0013]Draping 10 consists of a main body 30 formed in the shape of a thin sheet. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, main body 30 is a flattened 13-gallon polyethylene bag 31, the bag being two plastic films joined at one end 32 and at two sides 34,36 connected to the end 32 to form a double-walled, flat, rectangular structure with an open end 38 connected to the sides 34,36 opposite the closed end 32. In one example of the invention, the bag has a length dimension L1 of about 37 inches and a width dimension W1 of about 30 inches.

[0014]Opening 20 is cut through the bag 31 in a medial location of the bag 31. The opening 20 is...

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Abstract

A toilet draping is formed by folding a plastic bag in half lengthwise and cutting a suitably shaped and sized opening in a medial location of the bag. In another aspect of the invention, a keyhole-shaped opening is formed in an impervious sheet to form a toilet draping.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention generally relates to a disposable toilet draping which enables the hygienic use of public toilets. More particularly, the present invention relates to a toilet draping that is easily prepared by the user at home from a commonly-available plastic bag.[0002]The necessities of life expose persons away from home to contaminants when using public rest rooms. Public awareness regarding communicable diseases has heightened in recent years, and public washrooms in particular have been identified by the public as “high risk” areas.[0003]Paper seat covers have been developed for use with conventional toilet seats to isolate a person from foreign materials and contaminants. These covers are generally flat, oval-shaped, thin paper products that are adapted to rest on top of the toilet seats. It is estimated, however, that only a small percentage of public restroom have such covers available, and even when they are, there are numerous drawba...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K13/14
CPCA47K13/14
Inventor ANDRE, JOAN
Owner ANDRE JOAN