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Toilet cleaning pad and splash guard

a technology for toilets and splash guards, applied in the field of combination toilet cleaning pads and splash guards, can solve problems such as kidney or other infections spreading, and achieve the effect of avoiding water splashing

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-12-27
FIELD GEORGE RAYMOND
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[0006]In accordance with the present invention, a combination toilet cleaning pad and splash guard includes a biodegradable sheet of paper or another material having a density such that the sheet can float at least temporarily on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl; a pocket in the sheet for receiving the hand or fingers of a person using the pad; and a slit in a top surface of the pad permitting insertion of the hand or fingers into the pocket, whereby the pad can be used to wipe the toilet seat and / or the bowl before placing the pad on the surface of water in the bowl to eliminate splashing of water contaminated by fecal matter or urine. Preferably the sheet of material is impregnated or coated with a bacterial, fungicidal and / or germicidal substance.

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As described in the patent, splashing of water in the toilet bowl can result in the spreading of disease such as kidney or other infections.
Moreover, while some toilet papers are biodegradable, in general, such papers do not contain chemicals for killing germs on the toilet seat or toilet bowl rim.

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[0012]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a combination toilet cleaning and splash guard in accordance with the present invention includes a circular or oval sheet 1 of paper or another biodegradable material such as a biodegradable plastic. This sheet 1 is impregnated or coated with a bacterial, fungicidal and / or germicidal chemical. Biodegradable sheet materials are readily available and are well known in the art to which the present invention relates. For example, the sheet can be formed of polylactic acid (PLA) or nonwoven polypropylene (PP), both of which are available from Shenzhen Lifeng Zend Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong, China.

[0013]The sheet 1 is lamination, i.e. is defined by two interconnected layers 2 and 3 of material. A pocket 4 or 5 is provided between the layers 2 and 3 for receiving a hand or a user. The layers 2 and 3 are glued together with a biodegradable or water soluble glue in the area around the pocket 4 or 5. The pocket 4 is horseshoe-shaped (FIG. 1), and th...

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Abstract

A combination toilet cleaning and splash preventing device includes a sheet of biodegradable material which may be laminated for floating at least temporarily on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl and a pocket in the sheet of material for receiving a portion of the hand of a user, whereby the device can be used to wipe a toilet and / or seat before being placed on the water in the bowl to reduce or prevent splashing.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a combination toilet cleaning pad and splash guard.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0002]U.S. Pat. No. 4,010,497, which issued to Philip Menter et al on Mar. 7, 1977, discloses a toilet bowl splash guard including a coated biodegradable paper product impregnated or coated with a biocidal and / or germicidal material. The guard is placed on the surface of the water in a toilet bowl to prevent splashing from deposition of urine or fecal matter on the water surface. As described in the patent, splashing of water in the toilet bowl can result in the spreading of disease such as kidney or other infections. After the toilet bowl has been used, the splash guard is flushed down the toilet. Both the biodegradable paper and the material added thereto are readily available.[0003]Many patents describe products similar to the splash guard described in the Menter et al patent. In this connection, reference is made to list of “References Cited” on the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E03D9/02
CPCE03D9/00A47K11/105
Inventor FIELD, GEORGE RAYMOND
Owner FIELD GEORGE RAYMOND
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