Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Ergonomic Bowel Movement Posture

Abstract

A method and apparatus for enhanced ergonomic bowel-movement posture are presented. The objective of the method and apparatus is to prevent injury to due to incorrect posture during a bowel movement. One aspect of the invention comprises a garment for use during a bowel movement comprising ergonomic enhancements such as a rigid spine, and convenience and hygienic enhancements such as dispensers for such liquid, aerosol, and / or paper products as are commonly required during a bowel movement. The method and apparatus enable more efficient and hygienic bowel movements, thereby avoiding health risks associated with known bowel movement methods.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a method and apparatus for enhancing a user's bowel movement posture.[0002]Public toilets are frequently found in an unsanitary condition. The seat of a public toilet is particularly vulnerable to careless or malicious users. A user of a public toilet may find visual evidence that a toilet seat has been abused by a prior user and, as a result, the user may be unwilling to allow the dirty toilet seat to contact his or her skin. Alternatively, there may be no visual evidence. Unsanitary conditions are not necessarily visually apparent. For example, urine may dry on the toilet seat, creating a bacteria-friendly environment, without any visible evidence that the bacteria-friendly environment is present on the toilet seat. As a result of this problem, many users take the precautionary measure of avoiding all skin contact with a public toilet seat regardless of any visual evidence of unsanitary conditions. Such users employ techni...

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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a garment with a spine and a closing mechanism that helps improve bowel movement posture. The method involves wearing the garment and using the spine to support the user's body and help with bowel movement."

Problems solved by technology

Public toilets are frequently found in an unsanitary condition.

The seat of a public toilet is particularly vulnerable to careless or malicious users.

A user of a public toilet may find visual evidence that a toilet seat has been abused by a prior user and, as a result, the user may be unwilling to allow the dirty toilet seat to contact his or her skin.

This exertion is undesirable in itself and, worse, interferes with the user's primary task of using of the public toilet.

In particular, the exertion distorts the user's posture so as to stress the vertebral column and prevent optimal evacuation of the user's bowels.

The squat technique permits a user to relax his or her thighs during the bowel-movement and cleaning process, but nevertheless distorts the user's posture so as to stress the vertebral column and prevent optimal evacuation of the bowels.

A user may prefer nesting to hovering either because the user lacks the muscle strength and / or endurance to maintain the hover position until the bowel movement and cleaning process is complete, or because the user is in a social situation which does not permit him or her to return from the public toilet appearing as though he or she been exerting himself or herself.

It is apparent that there is no known technique or apparatus which permits a user to avoid skin contact with a toilet seat while keeping the posture necessary to achieve optimal evacuation of his or her bowels.

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