US3348243A - Sanitary single-use toilet seat covers - Google Patents

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W. S. KELLY Oct. 24, 1967 SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS Filed Oct. 8, 1964 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. William 6? Kelly ATTHRN 5.

Oct. 24, 1967 w. s. KELLY SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 8, 1964 INVENTOR. William 5. Kelly O 24'. 1967 w. s. KELLY 3,348,243

SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS Filed Oct. 8, 1964 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN V EN TOR.

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United States Patent 3,348,243 SANITARY SINGLE-USE TOILET SEAT COVERS William S. Kelly, 64-27 79th St., Middle Village, NY. 11379 Filed Oct. 8, 1964, Ser. No. 402,549 1 Claim. (Cl. 4-245) This invention relates to sanitary toilet seat covers and more particularly to a pad of sanitary single-use toilet seat covers.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers that is readily applied to a toilet seat of ordinary construction.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of this kind with means for securely retaining the pad in an applied position on the toilet seat, thereby eliminating the necessity of extraneous securing elements such as glued strips, clamps, buttons and the like.

Still another object is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers includinga base and a stack of sanitary toilet seat covers detachably secured thereon, one of which may be readily removed from the base every time the toilet seat is used.

Yet another object of the. invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers which are absolutely sanitary and which are so arranged that the covers directly below the uppermost cover will not be brought into contact with the body of the person using the toilet seat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers, the covers being impervious to moisture, mildew or to odors.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers that are exceedingly thin, that naturally adhere to each other so that they will not prematurely disengage from the pad, or adhere to the skin of the user, but may be peeled off of the pad with little effort.

It is also an object of the inventon to provide a pad of sanitary toilet seat covers that is simple in construction, adaptable to toilet seats of all sizes and shapes, readily disposable, and economical to manufacture.

The invention also contemplates that the individual toilet seat covers may be lightly coated, sprayed or impregnated with a deodorizing agent which would be activated on contact with water.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a pad of peelable sanitary toilet seat covers embodying one form of the invention.

FIG. 1A is a bottom perspective view thereof, parts being shown broken away.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pad of peelable sanitary toilet seat covers of FIG. 1 shown applied to a toilet seat, a toilet seat cover being shown partly removed.

FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken on line 2A2A of FIG. 2 on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 2, the seat being shown in dash lines.

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 2 of a pad of peelable sanitary toilet covers embodying a modified form of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG. 2 of a modified form of toilet seat with a pad of covers thereon, one cover being shown partly removed.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 6, on an enlarged scale.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 6, parts being omitted.

FIG. 9 is a view of the parts of FIG. 8 as seen from the line 99 and looking in the direction of the arrows, on a reduced scale and upon the bottom thereof.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a modified pad adapted to be applied directly to an integral seat toilet bowl.

Referring now in detail to the various views of the drawings, in FIG. 2, a conventional toilet bowl 10 with pivoted wooden seat 12 is shown, the seat being substantially oval in shape.

A pad 14 of peelable sanitary toilet seat covers 16 made in accordance with one form of the invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A and is shown attached to the seat 12 in FIG. 2. The pad in plan and configuration is similar to the plan and configuration of the seat. The pad is of a size slightly exceeding the size of the seat to which it is to be applied. Structurally, the pad 14 includes a base or backing sheet 18 constituted by a sheet of semi-rigid plastic material such as polystyrene or other suitable thermoplastic resin approximately one-sixteenth of an inch thick.

The base 18 is shaped in the form of a shell having a continuous body portion oval-shaped in plan with an oval-shaped opening 22 in the center conforming to the shape and dimensions of'the opening in the toilet seat. At its front as viewed in FIG. 2 the body portion is curved round conforming to the shape of the upper face of the front surface of the toilet seat; and at its rear the body portion is formed with a flat extension 24 with round corners, conforming to the shape of the rear end of the toilet seat. The exterior sides of the body portion are bent inwardly forming flanges 28 adapted to be extended inwardly between the top edge of the bowl and the seat 12 interlocking with the exterior periphery of the seat. The inner peripheral edge 30 of the body portion is curved and extends smoothly downwardly below the bottom surface of the toilet seat 12 as best seen in FIG. 3.

A number of thin sheets 32 of similar shape to the base 18 is supported in superimposed stacked relation on the base. The compressed stack of sheets 32 is not more than one eighth of an inch thick, comprising approximately two hundred sheets. The individual sheets 32 are formed of polyethylene, PVC-type (polyvinyl chloride) or other suitable thermoplastic film. The sheets 32 have the required coefficient of friction so that they naturally adhere to the base and to each other but may be peeled off with little effort. In manufacture of the stack, when the sheets 32 are pressed together they tend to cling together so that they will not prematurely disengage from the base 18 or adhere to the skin of the user. In use, the stack including the base 18 and sheets 32 is snapped into position over the seat and under the sides of the seat.

Each sheet 32 is formed with an integral apron 34, serving as a finger piece, disposed at the front curved end of the pad, diametrically opposite to the rear flat extension 24 and projecting radially and downwardly of the body of the sheet. The aprons 34 are in nested relation on 'top of each other as seen in FIG. 2. The aprons are readily grasped by the fingers of the user to facilitate the removal of the separate sheets from the pad when used.

In the modification of the invention shown in FIG. 5, a horse-shoe shaped type of toilet seat 12' is shown. A pad 14 of superimposed sheets 32' of similar horse-shoe shape is seated on the top face thereof. Each sheet 32' is formed with arcuate-shaped side members 35 with flanges at the sides for interlocking with the side edges of the sidesof the seat and with hooked ends 37 for hooking over the ends of the sides of the toilet seat. At the rear, each sheet 32' is formed with a flat extension 39 terminating in a tab 34' of reduced width. The extension can readily be grasped by the fingers of the user for removal from the stack.

In FIGS. 6 to 9., inclusive, a split toilet seat 12" consisting of two elongated curved wooden arms 40 and 42 pivoted to ashaft 44 is shown. This necessitates a modified form of pad construction, formed of a separate pad 14" for each arm. Each pad 14" comprises a base 18" shaped to conform to the shape of the respective arm and a plurality of thin sheets 32" stacked on the base.

The base 18" is formed with an inwardly extending flange 28" along its outer long curved edge and is formed with another flange 46 along its inner long curved edge as viewed in FIGS. 6 and 7. At its front, as indicated at 41, the base is curved to conform to the curvature of the front of the arm, and at its rear is flat as indicated The sheets 32" are of the same shape as the base in plan. At the front, the sheets conform to the shape of the front end of the base, and at the rear the sheets have flat ends constituting tabs 48 with curved edges, for peeling the top sheet 011? of the stack of sheets.

The invention contemplates that the pad of sheets, such as the pad 14 of FIG. 1, may be applied directly to the top rim 12a of a toilet bowl a as shown in FIG. 10. The. pad. in plan is similar to the plan of the bowl and slightly larger. The flanges 28 extend downwardly along the sides of the .bowl and the. aprons 34 extend downwardly along the front of the bowl. The aprons are readily grasped by the fingers of the user to facilitate the removal of the separate sheets from the pad when used.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A toilet seat cover comprising a base of semi-rigid plastic material having an oval shaped body with a central oval shaped opening, a plurality of superimposed peelable plastic sheets conformable to and supported on the base and electrostatieally adhering thereto and to each other, said sheets having oval shaped openings aligned with the opening in the base, a flat extension on the rear end of the body of the base, flat extensions on the sheets conformable to the flat extension on the body of the base, inwardly extending flanges on the outer side of the peripheral edges of the body of the base, inwardly extending flanges on the outer peripheral edges of the sheets conforming to the flanges of the body of the base, said flanges adapted to be snapped into position between the toilet seat and toilet bowl, and integral aprons on the flexible sheets extending radially thereof at the front thereof for the convenient peeling off of the topmost sheet of the stack.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,106,647 8/1914 Graves 4-245 1,429,490 9/1922 Crayton 4245 1,601,088 9/1926 Sullivan et al 4-247 2,160,100 5/1939 Crawford 4-245 2,903,713 9/1959 Previte 4242 LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Primary. Examiner.

35 B. E. KILE, Assistant Examiner.

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