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Portable Toilet Cover

a portable toilet and cover technology, applied in the field of portable toilet covers, can solve the problems of too dark interior of the toilet for the comfort of users, and achieve the effect of facilitating transmission, optimal comfort for users, and retaining a comfortable amount of hea

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-02
NOVOTNY KENNETH A
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a cover for a portable toilet that includes a front wall, rear wall, side walls, and a door. The cover has a translucent roof member that allows natural light to enter the toilet while still retaining heat. The cover also has a window portion in the roof member that is more transparent than the roof of the toilet. The cover can be secured to the toilet using skid members and a rope. The cover is designed to provide optimal comfort to the user while in the toilet."

Problems solved by technology

The insulating material of the roof panel obstructs the passage of light through the translucent roof member of the portable toilet however such that auxiliary lighting may be required to be installed in the portable toilet, otherwise the interior of the toilet is too dark for the comfort of users.

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[0046]Referring to the accompanying figures there is illustrated a portable toilet cover generally indicated by reference numeral 10. The cover 10 is particularly suited for use with a portable toilet 12 of the type commonly found on various temporary sites such as constructions sites or temporary events including concerts and the like.

[0047]The portable toilet typically comprises a front wall 14 spanning a front side, a rear wall 16 spanning a rear side, and two side walls 18 spanning laterally opposed sides of the toilet between the front and rear walls. A roof member 20 of rigid translucent material spans the top side of the toilet between the walls to fully enclose the hollow interior of the toilet.

[0048]The toilet typically further comprises a base 22 comprising a flat bottom panel spanning between two laterally opposed skid members 24 extending longitudinally between the front and rear walls adjacent respective ones of the two side walls 18 of the toilet. The skid members prot...

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Abstract

A cover for a portable toilet includes a front panel, a rear panel, two side panels and a roof panel arranged to fully span respective ones of the front wall, the rear wall, the two side walls and the roof member of the portable toilet. The roof panel has a window portion formed of a translucent material aligned with translucent material of the roof member of the portable toilet to communicate external light therethrough into the interior of the portable toilet. A lower panel of heat insulating material spans a bottom side of the portable toilet between spaced apart skid members on the bottom of the portable toilet. A strip of reflective material is also mounted on each of the front panel, the rear panel and the side panels.

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[0001]This application claims foreign priority benefits from Canadian Patent Application 2,728,600, filed Jan. 13, 2011.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a cover for a portable toilet in which the cover can provide some heat insulation while still allowing sufficient light penetration into the interior of the portable toilet through the roof panel thereof.BACKGROUND[0003]Portable toilets are commonly used in various temporary locations such as construction sites or at temporary events, for example parties, concerts and the like. Typical portable toilets have a front wall including a door, a rear wall, two side walls and a roof member of translucent material allowing some light to enter therethrough into the interior of the toilet so that no electrical light is required to be installed in the portable toilet for illumination.[0004]Due to a problem with heat readily escaping the typical construction of portable toilets in colder climates, U.S. Pat. No. 6,622...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47K11/04
CPCE04H1/1216Y02A50/30
Inventor NOVOTNY, KENNETH A.
Owner NOVOTNY KENNETH A