Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
004476000 | Enclosed receptacle type | 18 |
20080307575 | Toddler Toilet Training System - A toilet system includes a toilet configured for use by a toddler. An enclosure substantially surrounds the toilet, the enclosure having a selectably closable first opening for use by the toddler to access the enclosure. The enclosure includes a second opening configured to permit access from exterior of the enclosure to assist the toddler. The access to assist the toddler can be provided from exterior of the enclosure while the first opening remains in a substantially closed position. | 12-18-2008 |
20100212082 | Modular Portable Restroom - A modular portable cabana-type restroom includes a roof, base platform, foot portions, side wall panels, a back wall panel, four corner portions and a door. The side wall panels and back wall panel are provided with vertically-disposed hooks for interlocking with complementary slots along the edges of the corner portions. The roof is provided with clips for engaging the corner portions. This permits convenient interlocking removable assembly of the wall panels, corner portions and roof without the use of mechanical fasteners, such as rivets, screws or nuts and bolts. Recesses in the foot portions accept the insertion of the corner portions and corners of the base portion, which are then secured together through formed apertures using a minimum number of mechanical fasteners. This provides for easy assembly and disassembly of the restroom for transport, repair and storage. | 08-26-2010 |
20110004992 | Portable Personal Privacy Curtain For Use With Portable Toilet - A portable, wearable, packable privacy curtain for use with portable toilets. The privacy curtain is a tubular cape of flexible material, without rigid frame members, having open top and bottom ends. The open bottom end is sized to fit around the base of a portable toilet, and the open top end is expandable via a partial vertical zipper extending from the cape's top front edge partway down the front of the cap, so that a person can easily step into the cape after the cape has been pre-positioned around a toilet and then zip the cape back up to use the toilet. The open top end is also provided with shoulder straps for hands-free use while standing and sitting. | 01-13-2011 |
20110113545 | SANITARY CABIN DESIGNED FOR CONNECTION TO A VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a sanitary cabin comprising a bottom, side walls with an access opening and an upper wall, in which sanitary facilities are disposed, and connecting means provided for effecting a supporting connection of the sanitary cabin to the outside of a vehicle, wherein adjusting means are provided for adjusting the distance between the bottom and the upper wall. | 05-19-2011 |
20110289671 | PROTECTIVE FOAM BARRIER FOR USE IN LATRINE STORAGE TANKS - An extended-duration foam may be used to entrap and suppress waste deposited into a latrine storage tank. The foam floats on a liquid or solid surface to form a protective barrier between the waste material stored in the latrine storage tank and the indoor atmosphere of the latrine. When liquid or solid material is deposited into the storage tank having the foam layer, the waste material passes through the foam and into the liquid and/or solid layer of waste material beneath the foam. The foam “self repairs” after the material passes therethrough, maintaining an effective visual and olfactory barrier between the waste material and the latrine atmosphere. | 12-01-2011 |
20120000015 | PORTABLE COMPACT TOILET ENCLOSURE - A portable compact toilet enclosure includes a main frame having an interior portion, a side frame, and a hood portion. The side frame is slidably coupled to the main frame and configured such that in a closed configuration of the portable compact toilet enclosure, the side frame portion is substantially disposed within the interior portion of the main frame. In an open configuration, the side frame is positioned away from the main frame such that substantial portions of the side frame portion are disposed outside of the interior portion of the main frame. The hood portion is hingedly attached to the side frame and configured such that in the closed configuration the hood portion is substantially disposed within the interior portion of the main frame, and in the open configuration is rotated in an upright position and substantially disposed outside of the interior portion of the main frame. | 01-05-2012 |
20120054952 | Stabilizer system for free-standing portable structure - A stabilizer system facilitates assembly of portable toilets at any location without need for attachment of the portable toilet to rigid stationary. Two square or rectangular tubular runners, permanently attached to the portable toilet, provide structural stability. The two runners have apertures of substantially equal size. A master stake having an aperture at its proximal end is pounded into the ground so that the aperture extends above ground. A control arm is inserted through apertures of the two runners and the master stake aperture, such that the master stake aperture is set between the two runner apertures. The fulcrum denial feature provided by the master stake and control arm enhance structural stability of the unit. The portable toilet is secured to the ground without front to back or side-to-side movement or tipping due to denial of leverage caused by the incorporation of the master stake and control arm. | 03-08-2012 |
20120102635 | Multi-User Portable Toilet - An improved portable toilet for simultaneous, private use by two persons, the portable toilet which contains an internal compartment having a commode, a waste containment chamber disposed below the commode for receiving waste, an external shell enclosing the compartment and the waste containment chamber, at least one urinal disposed externally upon the external shell and drainage system connecting the external urinal to the waste containment chamber. The portable toilet of the present invention has a cross-section and footprint in the shape of a pentagon. | 05-03-2012 |
20120124731 | Composting Toilet - A toilet. The toilet comprises a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine, a urine and a fecal receptacle at least a portion of each disposed below said main receptacle for respectively receiving and storing urine and fecal matter. Said main receptacle defining one or more urine apertures in a lower region thereof through which urine may flow out of said main receptacle downwardly into the urine receptacle, said main receptacle shaped to divert urine into the one or more urine apertures. Said main receptacle defining one or more fecal apertures in the lower region thereof through which feces and urine may leave the main receptacle and pass downwardly. Said one or more fecal apertures having a raised perimeter for preventing urine from entering said one or more fecal apertures, and said feces receptacle for receiving and storing feces that falls downward through the feces aperture. | 05-24-2012 |
20120144576 | PORTABLE DISPOSABLE TOILET - A portable toilet that includes a top section, a bottom section, a side wall, and a door system. The top section includes a top wall slot. The bottom section includes a bottom wall slot. The side wall includes a top edge that is removably insertable into the top wall slot. The side wall includes a bottom edge of that is removably insertable into the bottom wall slot. The door system includes a door frame and at least one door. The door frame includes first and second wall side slots. A first side of the side wall is removably insertable into the first wall side slot, and a second side of the side wall is removably insertable into the second wall side slot. | 06-14-2012 |
20120192344 | Portable Toilet Cover - 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. | 08-02-2012 |
20120227174 | Covering for a Series of Associated Portable Toilet Structures - A method and system for providing an aesthetically pleasing covering for construction site structures, such as portable toilets and/or construction waste bins, includes expanses of material designed to encompass and/or encircle such structures. Various embodiments are directed to retractable, weather-resistant fabrics that, when employed in accordance with the present invention, create a cabana-like structure to obscure the undesired aesthetics of underlying structures. Other embodiments relate to camouflaging such structures to avoid the unpleasant visual appearance of reconstruction/remodeling projects where such structures are utilized. | 09-13-2012 |
20130055499 | FOLDABLE AND STACKABLE BATHROOM CABIN - The invention relates to a foldable and stackable bathroom cabin having multiple purposes such as a dressing room and a storage room, as toilet and shower; which can be connected directly to the waste discharge network. It is equipped with four telescopic columns, foldable in sections controlled by means of casings, with securing mechanisms ending in the corresponding end deployment stops on the upper part of said columns. It is equipped with fabric tarpaulins for the walls and zipper closure on its front wall; and on the upper part of said columns there are arranged four cone-shaped stops for its support and balance during stacking of said cabins in the folded state. When folded, they allow storing up to 200 cabins in a space of 5.9×6.15×5.9 metres. The cabin is equipped with fittings for use in the modes of chemical recirculating toilets; squat toilets; dry toilets with mechanical waste discharge; and vacuum toilets. | 03-07-2013 |
20140090162 | PORTABLE COMPOSTING TOILET AND METHOD OF USE - In one embodiment, a composting porta potty comprises a housing, an access panel, a waste holding container, and a composting system. In one embodiment, the composting system comprises an open container, a scoop, and a suitable composting material (e.g. sawdust). | 04-03-2014 |
20140215706 | PORTABLE RESTROOM SLIP COVER - A slip cover for a portable restroom is disclosed. The slip cover includes a top panel, a first side panel, a back panel, a second side panel, and one or more vent openings. The top panel includes a riser vent opening. The first side panel extends from the top panel and includes one or more first side fasteners. The back panel extends from the top panel and includes one or more back first fasteners corresponding to the one or more first side fasteners and one or more back second fasteners. The second side panel extends from the top panel and includes one or more second side fasteners corresponding to the one or more back second fasteners. The one or more vent openings correspond to vents for the portable restroom. | 08-07-2014 |
20140345039 | COLLAPSIBLE TOILET ENCLOSURE - A portable collapsible toilet enclosure includes a base portion and a lid portion which is vertically moveable relative to the base. The base and lid are connected by one or more telescoping members and/or a collapsible door structure, which telescoping members and/or collapsible door structure extend to raise the lid relative to the base and are lockable in the extended position to provide structural support for the enclosure. The telescoping members and/or collapsible door structure are retractable to lower the lid relative to the base, and the lid may be secured to the base thereby creating a portable unit. | 11-27-2014 |
20160130827 | DUMPSTER AND PORTABLE TOILET SYSTEM - A dumpster and portable toilet system that includes a chassis with a dumpster mounted thereto, a portable toilet housing portion and a transportation vehicle. The chassis has an attachment region. The dumpster portion has an enclosure that is adapted for receiving refuse. The portable toilet housing portion is removably attachable to the attachment region to form a dumpster and portable toilet system. The portable toilet housing portion has a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive a portable toilet. The transportation vehicle has a hoist mechanism for placing the dumpster and portable toilet system onto the transportation vehicle and moving the dumpster and portable toilet system off of the transportation vehicle. | 05-12-2016 |
20160143492 | Portable Toilet System - A portable toilet system for allowing a user to go to the bathroom in privacy when a restroom in unavailable. The portable toilet system includes a toilet having an open lower end, a plurality of sidewalls, and an open upper end, defining an interior volume. The sidewalls are pivotally secured to one another such that the toilet can collapse for storing. A toilet seat is pivotally secured to an upper end of the toilet for receiving waste therethrough and supporting a user seated on the toilet. One or more hooks are disposed the sidewalls of the toilet for removably securing a waste bag to the interior of the toilet. The system further includes a collapsible enclosure disposed over the toilet for providing privacy while a user is going to the bathroom. The collapsible enclosure includes one or more fasteners on the interior thereof for supporting toiletries and the like. | 05-26-2016 |