Disposable protective toilet seat cover

Abstract

A disposable toilet seat cover ( 10 ) formed of sheet material includes a seat panel ( 10 a ) to be placed on a toilet seat and left and right side pockets ( 16 and 18 ) attached along opposite sides of the seat panel and having openings ( 19 ) directed toward a front edge of the toilet seat cover for receiving hands of a user. A user extends his hands into the left and right side pockets for manipulating the disposable toilet seat cover for placing it on a toilet seat. In a preferred embodiment, the seat panel defines a seat-panel pocket having an opening ( 13 ) directed toward a rear edge of the disposable toilet seat cover for it receiving the toilet seat. In one embodiment, the toilet seat cover is made of resinous sheet plastic and in one embodiment, the sheet material forming the seat panel has frangible lines for allowing removal of at least a center blank for creating an opening in the seat panel corresponding to an opening in a toilet seat.

1 . A disposable toilet seat cover formed of flexible sheet material comprising: 
 a seat panel for covering an upper surface of a toilet seat on which a user is to be seated; and    left and right side pockets attached along opposite sides of said seat panel, said left and right side pockets defining openings at a front end of said disposable toilet seat cover for receiving hands for manipulating said disposable toilet seat cover to apply it to said toilet seat while the hands are protected from germs from the toilet seat.    
   
   
       2 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 1 , wherein said seat panel defines a seat-panel pocket having an opening at a rear edge thereof for receiving said toilet seat.  
   
   
       3 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 2 , wherein said seat panel and said side pockets are made of resinous plastic sheet material.  
   
   
       4 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 3 , wherein said sheet material forming said seat panel has scored lines therein for allowing removal of at least one blank for creating an opening in said seat panel corresponding to an opening in the toilet seat.  
   
   
       5 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 2 , wherein said sheet material forming said seat panel has scored lines therein for allowing removal of at least one blank for creating an opening in said seat panel corresponding to an opening in the toilet seat.  
   
   
       6 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 1 , wherein said sheet material forming said seat panel has scored lines therein for allowing removal of at least one blank for creating an opening in said seat panel corresponding to an opening in the toilet seat.  
   
   
       7 . A disposable toilet seat cover as in  claim 1 , wherein said seat panel and said side pocket are made of resinous plastic sheet material.