Disposable Toilet Overspray Shield and Funnel

Abstract

A disposable spray shield to assist individuals, especially males, with the standing use of toilet facilities. The disposable spray shield serves to contain urine overspray from an individual standing in front of a toilet. The device may be placed and positioned on, or removed from, the toilet. The device is a truncated cone of flexible, coated fiber board or paperboard material, with a large U-shaped space formed in one side. The narrow end of the cone is inserted into the toilet and extends into the toilet basin. The device is preferably constructed from a medium weight flexible coated fiber board sheet, attached back onto itself at corner tabs near the narrow end of the cone. Handle cutouts may be positioned near the upper perimeter of the cone. An arrangement of slots and tabs are used to secure the fiber board sheet back onto itself at the lower perimeter.

Description

CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED PATENT & APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit under Title 35 United States Code §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 418,576; Filed: Nov. 7, 2016; the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is related to, and provides alternate embodiments to, the devices described and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 9,139,995; issued Sep. 22, 2015; as well as the devices described in Patent Application Publication No. US 2016 / 0108609; published Apr. 21, 2016, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 861,987 filed Sep. 22, 2015 the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates generally to devices for assisting individuals with the use of toilet facilities and bedside commodes. The present inve...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]In fulfillment of the above stated objectives the present invention provides a disposable device configured to assist male individuals, especially young male individuals, with the standing (as opposed to seated) use of toilet facilities. The device of the present invention is a funnel for containing any urine overspray from a male individual standing in front of a toilet, especially a young male child who might have difficulty directing the urine stream into the toilet. Key elements of the device include its simplicity of construction, its large size, and its ease of placemen...

Problems solved by technology

While most all male individuals must take some care in using a toilet from a standing position, some male individuals, especially young boys and elderly men, often find it quite difficult to fully confine the stream of urine to the narrow opening of the toilet bowl.

Some individuals with special needs involving muscle control, stability, and balance may have an even m...