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Personal toilet seat cover

personal technology, applied in the field of toilet seat covers, can solve the problems of difficult to provide a toilet seat cover, and achieve the effects of avoiding slipping on the toilet seat, avoiding cold feeling, and being easy to us

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-19
PANASONIC CORP
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[0007]Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a personal toilet seat cover that is easy to use to avoid the user's body and / or clothing from contacting unsanitary toilet seats to such an extent as to sufficiently satisfy personal hygiene conscious individuals. It is another object of the present invention to provide a personal toilet seat cover that can help eliminate cold feeling when used by a user and resist slipping on the toilet seat.
[0009]In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the top layer is a layer of fleece or fabric material so that a user can feel warm when seating thereon. The bottom layer preferably is a slip-resistant material so as to help prevent slipping of the seat cover on the toilet seat.

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However, general problem with the known toilet seat covers is that it is difficult to provide a toilet seat cover that is easy to use to satisfactorily protect a user's body and / or clothing from contacting with an unsanitary toilet seat.

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[0017]Shown in FIG. 1 is a preferred embodiment of a personal toilet seat cover 10 according to the present invention. The personal toilet seat cover 10 has a seat portion 12 adapted to be placed on a toilet seat. The seat portion 12 is sized so as to fit a standard toilet seat. The seat portion 12 has a central opening 14.

[0018]The personal toilet seat cover 20 also has a peripheral portion 16. In the illustrated embodiment, the peripheral portion 16 is comprised of a two side flaps or flanges 16a, 16c and a front flap or flange 16b. The two side flaps or flanges 16a, 16c extend from lateral peripheries of the seat portion 12. The front flap or flange 16b extends from a front periphery of the seat portion 12. In the illustrated embodiment, the personal toilet seat cover 10 does not have a flap or flange extending from a rear periphery of the seat portion 12. Various modifications can be made to the peripheral portion 16. For example, the peripheral portion 16 can be comprised of a ...

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Abstract

This invention presents a toilet seat cover. The toilet seat cover has a seat portion and a peripheral portion. The seat portion has a central opening, and has a top layer and a bottom layer. The top layer is preferably made of fleece or fabric material that feels warm with contact with a body. The bottom layer is preferably made of slip-resistant material. The peripheral portion has flaps extending from an outer periphery of the seat portion, which are adapted to hang down adjacent side portions of the toilet seat when the seat cover is placed on the toilet seat.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not Applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not Applicable.APPENDIX[0003]Not Applicable.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]This invention generally relates to toilet seat covers, and more particularly to a personal toilet seat cover having a peripheral portion to overhang a side portion of a toilet seat.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]Toilet seat covers have been used to avoid unsanitary contact with a toilet seat during use, especially in public restrooms Those toilet seat covers are either disposable and / or portable.[0006]However, general problem with the known toilet seat covers is that it is difficult to provide a toilet seat cover that is easy to use to satisfactorily protect a user's body and / or clothing from contacting with an unsanitary toilet seat.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION[0007]Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a personal toilet seat cover that is easy to use to avoi...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K13/14
CPCA47K13/16
Inventor CHEN, RICHARD S.
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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