Disposable toilet-seat cover and method of using same

Abstract

A disposable toilet-seat cover for attaching to a toilet seat of a toilet has a plurality of seat-cover sheets stacked together and separably coupled to each other via a first adhesive. Each seat-cover sheet has a shape for completely covering the toilet seat and has a central opening matching and alignable with a central opening of the toilet seat for access to a bowl of the toilet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable toilet-seat cover for attaching to a toilet bowl of a toilet, the disposable toilet-seat cover comprising:
 a plurality of seat-cover sheets stacked together and separably coupled to each other via a first adhesive;   wherein each seat-cover sheet comprises a body having a shape for completely covering the toilet bowl and having a central opening matching a central opening of the toilet bowl for accessing thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein the body of each seat-cover sheet has a shape for matching and completely covering a toilet seat of the toilet. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein each seat-cover sheet is coated with a waterproof, water-repellant, impermeable, or water-resistant material on a top surface thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein each seat-cover sheet is coated with the first adhesive on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 4 , wherein each seat-cover sheet comprises a first tab extending from the body for peeling off the seat-cover sheet from the plurality of seat-cover sheets. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 5 , wherein the first tab of each seat-cover sheet extends from a rear portion of the body and has an edge smoothly transmitting into the edge of the rear portion of the seat-cover sheet. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 5 , wherein the first adhesive is only coated on the bottom surface of the body of each seat-cover sheet. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a substrate separably coupled to the bottom of the stacked plurality of seat-cover sheets; 
 wherein each seat-cover sheet comprises a first tab extending from the body for peeling off the seat-cover sheet from the plurality of seat-cover sheets; and 
 wherein the substrate comprises a second tab extending from the body at a location corresponding to that of the first tab of each seat-cover sheet for receiving the first tabs of the plurality of seat-cover sheets stacked thereabove. 
 
     
     
         9 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1  further comprising a substrate separably coupled to the bottom of the stacked plurality of seat-cover sheets. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 9 , wherein the substrate comprises one or more detachable hinges engageable with one or more corresponding detachable hinges adjacent the toil bowl. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 9 , wherein the substrate is made of a paperboard, a plastic board, or a metal board. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 9 , wherein the substrate is coated with a second adhesive on a bottom surface thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 12  further comprising a protective sheet separably coupled to the bottom of the substrate. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second adhesives are different adhesives. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 12 , wherein the first and second adhesives are a same adhesive. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first and second adhesives is a pressure-sensitive adhesive or a low-tack adhesive. 
     
     
         17 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet-seat cover has a cross-section with curved upper and lower sides. 
     
     
         18 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet-seat cover has a cross-section of a trapezoid shape. 
     
     
         19 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein edges of each seat-cover sheet is wrapped about edges of one or more seat-cover sheets thereunder. 
     
     
         20 . The disposable toilet-seat cover of  claim 1 , wherein the body of each seat-cover sheet has a ring shape or a U-shape.