Pneumatically inflatable toilet

Abstract

A pneumatically inflatable toilet comprises an inflatable chamber having a shape including a bowl portion for receiving human waste and a rim portion surrounding the bowl portion on which a human can be seated. An inflation port may be configured to engage with a compressed gas cartridge and coupled to the inflatable chamber to provide a gas passageway from the compressed gas cartridge to an interior portion of the inflatable plastic chamber to allow the inflatable chamber to be inflated by the compressed gas cartridge. The inflatable chamber has: a stowed position, in which gas is substantially absent from the inflatable chamber; and a deployed position in which the inflatable chamber is inflated for use.

1 . A pneumatically inflatable toilet comprising:
 an inflatable chamber having a shape including:
 a bowl portion for receiving human waste; and 
 a rim portion surrounding the bowl portion on which a human can be seated; 
   an inflation port configured to engage with a compressed gas cartridge and coupled to the inflatable chamber to provide a gas passageway from the compressed gas cartridge to an interior portion of the inflatable chamber to allow the inflatable chamber to be inflated by the compressed gas cartridge;   wherein the inflatable chamber has:
 a stowed position, in which gas is substantially absent from the inflatable chamber; and 
 a deployed position in which the inflatable chamber is inflated for use. 
   
     
     
         2 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  wherein the inflatable chamber is formed from a plastic. 
     
     
         3 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  further comprising a removable lining that lines the bowl portion to receive the human waste. 
     
     
         4 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 3  wherein the lining is held in place in the bowl portion by an adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  wherein the rim portion has a diameter sufficiently small to seat a human toddler. 
     
     
         6 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  wherein the inflation port includes a threaded portion to receive the compressed gas cartridge. 
     
     
         7 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  further comprising a gas valve to control a flow of gas from the compressed gas cartridge to the inflatable chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 7  further comprising an actuator to open the gas valve and initiate inflation of the inflatable chamber. 
     
     
         9 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 8  wherein the actuator is chosen from the list comprising: a lever, a button, a plunger, a pull-cord, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 8  wherein the actuator is single-action actuator that allows the inflatable chamber to be fully inflated upon a single actuation of the actuator. 
     
     
         11 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  wherein, in the stowed position, the inflatable chamber is folded for compact storage. 
     
     
         12 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet of  claim 1  wherein the inflatable chamber further comprises a disposable position wherein the inflatable chamber encloses the human waste for disposal. 
     
     
         13 . A pneumatically inflatable toilet system comprising:
 a compressed gas cartridge; and   an inflatable toilet comprising:
 an inflatable chamber having a shape including:
 a bowl portion for receiving human waste; and 
 a rim portion surrounding the bowl portion on which a human can be seated; 
 
 an inflation port configured to engage with a cartridge containing compressed gas and coupled to the inflatable chamber to provide a gas passageway from the compressed gas cartridge to an interior portion of the inflatable chamber to allow the inflatable chamber to be inflated by the compressed gas cartridge; 
   wherein the inflatable chamber has:
 a stowed position, in which gas is substantially absent from the inflatable chamber; and 
 a deployed position in which the inflatable chamber is inflated for use. 
   
     
     
         14 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 13  wherein the rim portion has a diameter sufficiently small to seat a human toddler. 
     
     
         15 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 13  wherein the inflation port includes a threaded portion to receive the compressed gas cartridge. 
     
     
         16 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 13  further comprising a gas valve to control a flow of gas from the compressed gas cartridge to the inflatable chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 16  further comprising an actuator to open the gas valve and initiate inflation of the inflatable chamber. 
     
     
         18 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 17  wherein the actuator is chosen from the list comprising: a lever, a button, a plunger, a pull-cord, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 13  wherein, in the stowed position, the inflatable chamber is folded for compact storage. 
     
     
         20 . The pneumatically inflatable toilet system of  claim 13  wherein the inflatable chamber further comprises a disposable position wherein the inflatable chamber encloses the human waste for disposal.