Non-wobbling toilet seat

Abstract

A retainer system and method of preventing lateral movement of a toilet seat in relation to a toilet bowl are disclosed. A retainer article having a base portion and an extender portion extending from the base portion is fastened to the underside of a toilet seat with a set of hook and loop fabric fastener materials comprising a hook piece and a loop piece.

1 . A retainer system for the prevention of lateral slippage between a toilet seat having an underside and an underlying toilet bowl rim having a top, an inside edge, and an outside edge, the retainer system comprising: 
 an article having a base portion and an extender portion extending from the base portion; and    a set of hook and loop fabric fastener materials comprising a hook piece and a loop piece, the hook material adapted to removably adhere to the loop material;    the hook piece or the loop piece being adhered to the base portion of the article and the other piece adapted to be adhered to the underside of a toilet seat.    
   
   
       2 . The retainer system of  claim 1  wherein the other piece comprises material having adhesive on one side and a release sheet disposed thereover.  
   
   
       3 . A toilet seat having an underside having a lateral movement retainer article having a base portion and an extender portion extending from the base portion fastened to the underside of the toilet seat with a set of hook and loop fabric fastener materials comprising a hoop piece and a loop piece, one of the pieces being substantially permanently adhered to the underside and the other of the pieces being substantially adhered to the base portion of the lateral movement retainer article, the hook piece and the loop piece being removably fastened to each other.  
   
   
       4 . The toilet seat of  claim 3  wherein the extender portion of the lateral movement retainer article is positioned so that when the toilet seat is down and resting on an underlying toilet bowl rim, lateral movement of the seat in relation to the rim is substantially prevented.  
   
   
       5 . The toilet seat of  claim 3  wherein the extender portion is formed of an elastomer material.  
   
   
       6 . A method of preventing lateral movement between a toilet seat and a toilet bowl wherein the toilet seat has an underside and the toilet bowl has an upper rim having an inside and an outside comprising fastening a retainer having a base portion and an extender portion to the underside of the seat by adhering one piece of a set of a hook fastener material and a loop fastener material to the base portion of the retainer and the other piece of the set to the underside of the toilet seat, positioning the retainer so that the extender portion will engage the inside or outside of the upper rim, pressing the hook fastener material and the loop fastener material together so that the retainer will face into the bowl when the toilet seat is closed and will prevent lateral movement of the seat in relation to the bowl.  
   
   
       7 . A device for stabilizing a toilet seat in its desired position atop a toilet bowl, comprising at least one restraining means connectable to the bottom of the toilet seat for preventing lateral movement of the toilet seat relative to the toilet bowl, wherein the restraining means extends downward into the toilet bowl so as to rest immediately adjacent to an upper inside rim of the toilet bowl when the toilet seat is in its lowered position and further comprising a tapered portion on the restraining means to guide the toilet seat onto the toilet bowl, a substantially level portion connectable by means of a set of hoop and loop fastener material pieces to the bottom of the toilet seat to support the toilet seat and to connect the toilet bowl while separating the toilet seat from the toilet bowl when the seat is in the lowered position, and an edge portion located between the tapered portion and the level portion that is substantially perpendicular to the level portion and that is substantially parallel to the inside edge of the toilet bowl when the seat is in the lowered position, to stabilize the toilet seat by preventing lateral movement.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 7  further comprising a toilet seat wherein the device is connected to the toilet seat.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8 , wherein at least two devices are positioned on opposite sides of the toilet seat at a distance allowing for a secure fit to the toilet seat.  
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the tapered configuration is at an angle of between 15 and 75 degrees to the toilet seat bottom when connected.  
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the tapered configuration is at an angle of between 30 and 60 degrees to the toilet seat bottom when connected.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the tapered configuration is at about a 45 degree angle.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the level portion is between 0.75 and 2.25 inches.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the level portion is between 1 and 2 inches.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the level portion is 1.5 inches.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the edge parallel to the inside edge of the toilet bowl is between 0.1 and 0.6 inches long.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the edge parallel to the inside edge of the toilet bowl is about 0.4 inches long.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the width of the substantially level portion is between 0.2 and 0.6 inches.  
   
   
       19 . The device of  claim 7 , wherein the width of the substantially level portion is about 0.4 inches.  
   
   
       20 . A toilet seat having a top on which a person can sit, a generally horizontal bottom, an inside edge, an outside edge, and integral means for preventing lateral movement with respect to a toilet bowl when the seat is in a down position on top of the toilet bowl, the means comprising an integral extender portion extending generally perpendicularly from the bottom at either the inside edge of the outside edge; the toilet seat having an underside and the integral means having a base portion adhered to the underside of the toilet by means of a set of hook and loop fabric fastener materials comprising a hook piece and a loop piece, the hook material adapted to removably adhere to the loop material; the hook piece or the loop piece being adhered to the base portion of the integral means and the other piece adhered to the underside of a toilet seat.