Toilet and toilet seat protector

Abstract

A protective shield for a toilet bowl having a toilet seat connected thereto is disclosed. The toilet has an upper edge on which said toilet seat rests. The upper edge of the toilet has an inside surface and an outside surface. The shield is in the form of a sheet having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of side edges, a front surface and a rear surface. The sheet has at least one retaining means in proximity to the rear surface of said sheet for maintaining said sheet in position on said toilet. The bottom edge of said shield extends into the toilet without touching any of the water in the bowl and the top edge extends upwardly so that the area where the toilet seat is connected to the toilet bowl is protected by the shield.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to improvements in toilet and toilet seat sanitation, more particularly, directing the spray of urine into the bowl and preventing the urine from entering the area between the seat and the bowl of the toilet. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] One of the problems faced by parents of young children is the issue of toilet training. Young boys, in particular, are not particularly careful when they urinate thus causing urine to be sprayed not just into the toilet but also onto the underside of the toilet seat and the surrounding area. One area that is commonly sprayed is the region between the toilet seat and the toilet where the toilet seat is connected to the toilet. This area is also particularly difficult to clean once it has been soiled. Urine can flow not only between the seat and the bowl but also between the bolts and the orifices in the bowl for connecting the seat to the toilet. Thus in order to clean this area thorou...

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Benefits of technology

[0006] The present invention solves the problem of soiled toilet seats and protects the area between the toilet seat and the bowl that is difficult to clean. The article of the present invention is comprised of a sheet that may have a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges. There is front surface and a rear surface to the sheet. At least the front surface of the sheet is preferably made of a water impermeable or water repelling material that prevents absorption of the urine and facilitates cleaning of the sheet.

[0007] The sheet is held in position on the bowl by a member that extends from the rear surface of the sheet and may rest on or hook over the rim surface of the bowl. The sheet is of generally sufficient size so that the bottom edge preferably extends a short distance into the bowl of the toilet to protect the interface between the seat and the toilet bowl but not so far as it touches the water in the bowl. The top edge of the sheet extends upwardly a distance above the upper edge of the bowl. The higher the sheet the more protection that is provided.

Problems solved by technology

One of the problems faced by parents of young children is the issue of toilet training.

Young boys, in particular, are not particularly careful when they urinate thus causing urine to be sprayed not just into the toilet but also onto the underside of the toilet seat and the surrounding area.

This area is also particularly difficult to clean once it has been soiled.

It will be appreciated that this is time consuming and difficult.

In addition, on many older installations it is not always a simple task to remove the seat from the toilet.

Many older seats have metal threaded members and a metal nut that can corrode over time due to contact with water causing the two to become difficult to separate and later reinstall once the area has been cleaned.

While these products are efficacious to some extent, they do not solve the problem.

In these instances also, the child is more likely to be less careful with the urine stream than he would otherwise be, thus causing urine to be sprayed outside the bowl and onto the seat of the toilet and elsewhere.

In addition, the potty seats often have a guard at the front tip of the seat that can make it difficult or even painful for the boy to sit on the seat by himself, or even when he is lifted in place or gets down himself.

Even if the child is older, whether through carelessness or inaccuracy the problem still seems to be present.

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