| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 004300300 | With splash guard or water baffle | 22 |
| 20090113613 | Liner for waste elimination systems - Dispensers for liners and liners are provided wherein the liners are for use in a flush toilet having a bowl defining an interior area and holding water, wherein the water has an upper surface. The liners include an upper surface; a lower surface; a peripheral edge; a central portion, wherein the central portion of the flexible sheet is planar along the upper and lower surfaces of the liner; and a unitary edge portion surrounding the central portion, wherein the unitary edge portion is configured so as to bend flexibly upwardly and inwardly upon application of a force to the central portion of the liner. The peripheral edge is configured so as to fit within an interior area of a toilet bowl so that the central portion of the liner at least partially contacts an upper surface of water within an interior area of a toilet bowl. The liners provide prevent soiling of the interior of a toilet bowl and for efficient removal and flushing of human waste. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090158514 | Flushable toilet bowl liner - A flushable bowl protecting liner which reduces the need for manual cleaning by providing a barrier between the bowl of the toilet and solid waste. The flushable bowl protecting liner would be used in those toilets that use a limited water supply and do not have a large water reservoir held in the bowl during each use. The application is directed to toilets in recreational motor vehicles, aircraft and boats. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090172871 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A URINE DEFLECTOR SHIELD - A urine shield selectively coupled to a hinge, the hinge connected to a toilet seat or other toilet structure so that the shield hangs down and pivots at the hinge. When the seat or lid is raised, the shield naturally rests against the back of the toilet bowl to guide itinerant urine into the toilet bowl. The hinge coupling the shield to the seat or lid is selectively removable to permit easy access for cleaning. Accessories can be included such as a light to guide a user's aim in the dark. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090211007 | Peeventer - A Peeventer is for use with toilets and is placed on the underside of the toilet seat so as to pop up and take operational shape when the seat is lifted. The Peeventer is attached to the toilet seat between the hinges by means of a hook and loop fastener. When attached and the toilet seat is in the upright position urine is prevented from going out the back and sides of the toilet and onto the floor | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100024109 | Toilet splash guard - The present invention is directed to a splash guard for containing the contents of a toilet during plunging with a plunger. The splash guard comprises a pliable shield having a top side, a bowl side, an upper opening, a lower opening, an elastic element and a drape member, the upper opening having a periphery sized and shaped for receiving the underside of a toilet seat, the elastic element disposed along the periphery for enveloping the underside of the toilet seat by overlapping with a portion of the upper side of the toilet seat, thereby retaining the splash guard in position relative to the toilet seat, whereby when the toilet seat is in a down position, the top side faces up and the bowl side faces the toilet bowl. The lower opening is sized for slideably receiving the elongated handle of the plunger, the drape member attached in proximity to the periphery and when the toilet seat is down, draping sufficiently into the toilet bowl so as to shield the rim from receiving splashes or waste during plunging with the plunger. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100024110 | Toilet splash guard - The present invention is directed a splash guard for containing the contents of a toilet during plunging, comprising: a substantially ovular pliable shield having a top side, a bottom side, a peripheral edge and a blunted posterior end, the pliable shield having a size from 5-20% greater than the size of said toilet seat; a drape member having an upper edge, a bottom edge, and a distance between the upper edge and said bottom edge of 3 to 8 inches; and a resilient element; the top edge of the drape member circumferentially affixed to the peripheral edge of the pliable shield at a seam, the resilient element being tensioned and operatively affixed along the length of the seam but optionally the elastic element not being affixed to the seam at the blunted end; the pliable shield further having a minor opening sized and positioned for slideably receiving a plunger handle, whereby when the splash guard is positioned on the underside of the toilet seat and the resilient element is stretched outwardly, and then upwardly to engage the top of the toilet seat, the top of the pliable shield covers the bottom of the toilet seat and is held in position by the tension in the resilient member, and when the toilet seat is in the down position, the drape member drapes down sufficiently into the toilet bowl and in proximity to the rim so as to shield the rim from receiving splashes or waste during plunging with the plunger. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100263115 | Urine splash guards and splash guard assembly for toilets - A splash guard assembly for removable attachment to a split-ring toilet seat elevator or split-ring toilet seat includes a base splash guard adapted to fit within the gap of the seat or elevator and a raised splash guard adapted to slip over the base splash guard to extend the working height of the splash guard assembly. The splash guards can be used together or separately and independently to accommodate a wide variety of toilet bowls as well as split-ring and solid-ring toilet seats and seat elevators. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20120066824 | Flow Projector Device - A flow projector device is used between the rim of a toilet bowl and an overlying seat. The flow projector device includes a base having an upper surface, a lower support surface, an inner end, an outer end, and lateral sides extending between the inner and outer ends. The upper surface slopes downwardly from the outer end toward the inner end. The device also includes a return portion and an outer barrier. The return portion extends downwardly from the inner end. The outer barrier extends upwardly from the outer end. The outer barrier includes a recurved surface configured to redirect urine to the upper surface of the base. Urine directed along the upper surface towards the recurved surface can be redirected by the recurved surface back onto the upper surface of the base to flow down the upper surface, past the return portion and into the toilet bowl. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120096633 | Toilet Overspray Shield and Funnel - A funnel device to assist individuals, especially males, with the standing use of toilet facilities. The funnel is used to contain any urine overspray from an individual standing in front of a toilet. The device may be easily placed and positioned on, or removed from, the toilet. The device is a truncated cone of flexible plastic material, with a large V-shaped space formed in one side. The narrow end of the cone is inserted into the toilet and is sized to extend into the toilet basin. The device is preferably constructed from a sheet of heavy flexible plastic, attached back onto itself at a point near the narrow end of the cone. Holes near the base may be incorporated to allow water to flow into the cone from the toilet bowl. Handle cutouts may be positioned near the upper perimeter of the cone to facilitate placement of the device. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120255109 | Rim wrap splash guard - A rim wrap toilet splash guard to enclose the open upper portion of a toilet bowl to shield and contain liquid and matter splashing from the interior thereof when attempting to unclog or dislodge debris from the plumbing when using a plunger including an upper elongated handle and a lower plunger member, the rim wrap toilet splash guard comprising a cover with an upper opening to receive a portion of the upper elongated handle there through such that when the rim wrap toilet splash guard is operatively mounted on the toilet bowl rim with the lower plunger member disposed therein liquid and matter is shielded and contained when splashed there from when the plunger is used to dislodge debris from the plumbing. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130000027 | Removable, Reusable, and Flexible Urine Deflector - A flexible urine deflector reduces the inadvertent spray of urine on the surfaces of a toilet during potty training of young boys. The flexible urine deflector does not have to be removed for normal usage and is virtually unseen when the toilet seat is lowered. The flexible urine deflector is easily removable when either the toilet or the deflector needs cleaning. The flexible urine deflector may also include indicia such as trade names or cartoon characters. Deodorant or fragrance saturated materials for masking the smell of urine or other undesirable odors may also be included in some novel aspects. In other aspects, suction cups are formed as part of the flexible sheet portion and connects the flexible sheet portion to the seat and rim of a toilet. In another aspect, the deflector is made of inexpensive paraffin coated paper or similar material and is disposable. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130055495 | Waste Containment System With Damper Mechanism - Disclosed herein is a waste containment system and more particularly a waste containment system having a damping mechanism. The waste containment system including a toilet having a housing with a centrally located opening and a base defining a toilet bowl. A damping mechanism is within the toilet. The damping mechanism includes a base and converging side walls. The side walls converge generally at an acute angle. The damping mechanism located on the base of the toilet bowl and centrally located proximate the opening of the toilet housing. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130219604 | Boomerang Urine Barrier - The extended barrier closes the space between the bottom of the toilet seat and the top of the toilet bowl preventing an inadvertent discharge of urine by a male from passing through the said space and out of the front of the toilet seat. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130219605 | RIMLESS TOILET - A siphonic gravity-powered toilet is provided that is a rimless toilet and includes a toilet bowl assembly having a body and an inlet for receiving fluid. The toilet bowl has an interior bowl surface with an upper peripheral portion configured to have a shelf formed therein below an upper peripheral edge of the toilet bowl. The rimless toilet includes a jet having a jet inlet, an outlet and at least one jet channel. A manifold is included which is configured so that fluid entering an inlet of the toilet bowl assembly divides into a portion that enters the inlet of the direct-fed jet and a portion that enters an interior area of the toilet bowl. At least one toilet bowl inlet port is positioned at an upper rear portion of the toilet bowl. The at least one inlet port is configured to receive fluid from the manifold into the interior area of the toilet bowl such that at least a portion of the fluid travels along the shelf of the toilet bowl prior to passing into a lower portion of the toilet bowl. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20140020165 | POTTY TRAINING DEVICE - A potting training device for preventing a potty training child's urine stream from passing through an opening between the toilet seat and the toilet bowl is made of a flexible, water-resistant, preferably non-porous material, having a bendable urine-deflector and a plurality of attachment tabs positioned at the top of, and substantially at right angles to, the bendable urine-deflector, thereby forming an L-shaped configuration. An adhesive material is applied to the surface of each attachment tab and attaches the attachment tabs to the underside of the toilet seat. When not attached to the underside of the toilet seat, the bendable urine-deflector has a flat configuration. In order to attach the potty training device to the underside of the toilet seat, it is manipulated into a curved configuration that matches the curvature of the toilet seat, and is attached thereto. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140101835 | URINE DEFLECTOR FOR A TOILET SEAT - A urine deflector is disclosed for attachment to the underside of a toilet seat for blocking the gap between the toilet seat and the top of the rim of the toilet bowl at the front, e.g. to prevent urine or splashes from leaking through the gap. The deflector body comprises a length of flexible material with surfaces that are water resistant and taper from an attachment surface to a lower drip edge. When installed, the deflector body is curved to follow the curvature of the rim of toilet bowl and the deflector surface is also preferably concave in vertical cross-section. The attachment surface may comprise a self-adhesive strip. The deflector is low cost, easy to install, and unobtrusive when installed. A flexible universal design may be adapted readily for retrofit installation on standard toilet seats. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140310865 | TOILET DEVICE, TOILET SEAT ASSEMBLY AND ANTI-SPLASHED ASSEMBLY THEREOF - An anti-splashed assembly is for being disposed on a toilet seat assembly which is pivoted to a platform of a toilet device. The toilet device includes a sink located on the platform. The toilet seat assembly includes a first pivot part and a seat. The seat is pivoted to the first pivot part. The anti-splashed assembly includes an anti-splashed shield pivoted on the platform of the toilet seat assembly. The seat is adapted to pivot relative to the first pivot part to have a first position and a second position. When the seat is at the first position, the anti-splashed shield is inside the sink. When the seat is pivoted from the first position to the second position, the anti-splashed shield is lifted from the sink to cover the first pivot part. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150040303 | TOILET PROVIDED WITH URINE SPLASH PREVENTION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a toilet provided with a urine splash prevention apparatus, for preventing urine or water from splashing out of a toilet when a user urinates in front of the toilet while standing. The toilet, which has a toilet main body ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150143624 | TOILET ANTI-SPLASH DEVICE - Described herein is a toilet anti-splash device comprising a sealed mesh pouch containing a plurality of substantially spherical beads, an elongate flexible tether having a first end coupled to the periphery of the mesh pouch and a second end coupled to a reversible fastener for reversible attachment to a peripheral or outer surface of a toilet bowl. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150330066 | REMOVABLE URINE DEFLECTING TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT - A urine deflecting toilet seat attachment includes a generally arcuate guard, removably attachable to a toilet seat. The guard has a top member defining a curvature complementary to a curvature along a generally central front portion of the toilet seat, and a generally arcuate projecting member projecting downwardly from the top member and defining a curvature complementary to a curvature along a generally central front portion of an inside surface of the upper rim of a toilet. When the guard is removably attached to the toilet seat, and the toilet seat is in a seated position, the projecting member projects downwardly to an elevation below the upper rim of the toilet, thereby covering the gap between the upper rim of the toilet and the toilet seat along a generally central front portion of the toilet. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20160106276 | Toilet - A toilet comprises a toilet body. A water inlet end is disposed at a side of the toilet body. The water inlet end is connected to a water inlet pipe. The toilet body has a frame top, and a groove is formed downwardly along the frame top. A water outlet end is disposed on a bottom of the groove. The water outlet end is connected to a discharge pipe. A frame seat portion is formed at a top of a urinal. A flow deflector is extended downwardly from a back end of the frame seat portion. The frame seat portion is covered onto the frame top, and a front end of the frame seat portion is pivotally connected to a front end of the frame top of the toilet abody. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160108609 | Toilet Overspray Shield and Method for Manufacture - A spray shield to assist individuals, especially males, with the standing use of toilet facilities. The 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 plastic 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 heavy flexible plastic sheet, attached back onto itself at corner tabs near the narrow end of the cone. Holes near the base may be incorporated to allow fluid flow into the cone from the toilet bowl. Handle cutouts may be positioned near the upper perimeter of the cone. Alternate shapes are used for bedside commodes and toilet sheet risers. | 04-21-2016 |
