Child's disposable toilet seat adaptor with side handles and front flap

Abstract

A barrier comprised of a single sheet of inexpensive, disposable and foldable material, sufficient in width to rest upon the full-size toilet seat, with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller toilet seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a toddler, and which is capable of supporting a child's weight as a result of such material's natural firmness, comprises a disposable toilet seat cover/adapter. Key innovative features include side handles and a front flap to secure the toilet seat in place.

1 . A child toilet seat adapter for use on a standard toilet having a toilet bowl, a rim on the toilet bowl and a toilet seat which, when in use, rests upon the rim of the toilet bowl, said toilet seat adaptor comprising: 
 a. a seat portion having front, rear and side edges and being sufficient in width to rest upon the standard toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;    b. the adapter being made from a single sheet of foldable material which is capable of supporting a child's weight as a result of such material's natural firmness;    c. a front fold-under flap located at the front edge of the adaptor, which, facilitated by one or more score lines, is folded down over the front face of the toilet seat and then under the toilet seat between the toilet seat and a toilet bowl rim; and said front fold-under flap being of a shape and design such that, when folded down and under the toilet seat, it does not occlude the central cutout opening and nevertheless extends under the toilet seat in such manner and for a sufficient distance so as to be sandwiched between the underside of the toilet seat and the toilet bowl rim at one or more place or places where the underside of the toilet seat would otherwise rest upon and contact the toilet bowl rim; and so sandwiched, the front fold-under flap will be compressed between the toilet seat and toilet bowl rim by the weight of the child seated on the adaptor, by which means the adapter is maintained in place on the toilet seat.    
   
   
       2 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a. first handle extending upwardly along one lengthwise side edge of the adaptor, the first handle having a cutout opening; and    b. a second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise side edge of the adaptor and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening.    
   
   
       4 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said adapter is scored along its vertical centerline and its horizontal centerline so that it can be folded.  
   
   
       5 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said adapter is disposable.  
   
   
       6 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein said adapter is made out of corrugated paperboard.  
   
   
       7 . A child toilet seat adapter for use on a standard toilet having a toilet bowl, a rim on the toilet bowl and a toilet seat which, when in use, rests upon the rim of the toilet bowl, said toilet seat adaptor comprising: 
 a. a seat portion having front, rear and side edges and being sufficient in width to rest upon the standard toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;    b. the adapter being made from a single sheet of foldable material which is capable of supporting a child's weight as a result of such material's natural firmness;    c. first handle flap extending upwardly along one lengthwise side edge of the adaptor, the first handle having a cutout opening; and    d. a second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise side edge of the adaptor and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening.    
   
   
       8 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein the folding edges in common between the surface of the adaptor and each of the first and second handles are sufficient to provide stability in the direction of the common edge when the handles are grasped by a child.  
   
   
       9 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said adapter is scored along its vertical centerline and its horizontal centerline so that it can be folded.  
   
   
       10 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said adapter is disposable.  
   
   
       11 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 7 , wherein said adapter is made out of corrugated paperboard.  
   
   
       12 . A child toilet seat adapter for use on a standard toilet having a toilet bowl, a rim on the toilet bowl and a toilet seat which, when in use, rests upon the rim of the toilet bowl, said toilet seat adaptor comprising: 
 a. a seat portion having front, rear and side edges and being sufficient in width to rest upon the standard toilet seat with a central cutout sized and positioned so as to provide a smaller seating surface to accommodate the buttocks of a child;    b. the adapter being made from a single sheet of foldable material which is capable of supporting a child's weight as a result of such material's natural firmness;    c. a front flap located at the front edge of the adaptor, which, facilitated by one or more score lines, is folded down over the front face of the toilet seat and toilet bowl, by which means the adapter is maintained in place on the toilet seat.    d. a first handle extending upwardly along one lengthwise side edge of the adaptor, the first handle having a cutout opening; and    e. a second handle extending upwardly along a second lengthwise side edge of the adaptor and parallel to said first handle, the second handle having a cutout opening.    
   
   
       13 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein said adapter is scored along its vertical centerline and its horizontal centerline so that it can be folded.  
   
   
       14 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein said adapter is disposable.  
   
   
       15 . A child toilet seat adapter in accordance with  claim 12 , wherein said adapter is made out of corrugated paperboard.