Toilet Seat Assembly
Abstract
A toilet seat assembly includes a seat that is positionable on a toilet bowl for having a user sit thereon. The seat has a concave profile to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on the seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates. A back rest is attachable to a tank of the toilet to support the user's back when the user sits on the seat. An arm is pivotally coupled to the back rest and a cover is pivotally coupled to the arm. The cover is positionable in a deployed position having the cover lying on the seat. Additionally, the cover is positionable in a stored position having the cover resting against the back rest.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:
a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates; a back rest being attachable to a tank of the toilet wherein said back rest is configured to support the user's back when the user sits on said seat; an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest; a cover being pivotally coupled to said arm, said cover being positionable in a deployed position having said cover lying on said seat, said cover being positionable in a stored position having said cover resting against said back rest; and wherein said back rest has a front surface, a back surface and an outer edge extending therebetween, said outer edge having a bottom side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving inwardly adjacent to said bottom side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving outwardly adjacent to said top side to define a pair of wings on said back rest, said top side curving upwardly at a center of said top side.
2 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said seat has a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape.
3 . The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said seat has an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate.
4 . The assembly according to claim 2 , wherein said top surface is concavely arcuate with respect to said bottom surface.
5 . The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein said bottom surface has a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape.
6 . A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:
a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates, wherein said seat has a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape, wherein said seat has an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate, wherein said bottom surface has a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape; a back rest being attachable to a tank of the toilet wherein said back rest is configured to support the user's back when the user sits on said seat; an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest; a cover being pivotally coupled to said arm, said cover being positionable in a deployed position having said cover lying on said seat, said cover being positionable in a stored position having said cover resting against said back rest; and wherein said bottom surface has a prominence extending downwardly therefrom, said prominence extending around said slot, said prominence having an outer edge being spaced from each of said ridges thereby defining a bowl space between said prominence and said ridges wherein said bowl space is configured to receive a top edge of the toilet bowl thereby inhibiting said seat from sliding on the toilet bowl.
7 . (canceled)
8 . The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said back rest has an opening extending through said front surface and said back surface, said opening being centrally positioned on said back rest, said opening being elongated to extend substantially between said bottom side and said top side, said opening having a lower bounding edge and an upper bounding edge, said lower bounding edge extending along a line being oriented parallel to said bottom side, said upper bounding edge being concavely arcuate with respect to said lower bounding edge.
9 . The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein said arm has a first portion being pivotally coupled to a second portion, said first portion having a free end, said second portion having a free end, said free end of said first portion being pivotally coupled to said lower bounding edge of said opening in said back rest.
10 . The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein said cover has a first surface and an outside edge, said outside edge having a forward side and a rearward side, said forward side being straight, said rearward side being rounded, said free end of said second portion of said arm being pivotally coupled to said rearward side of said outside edge.
11 . The assembly according to claim 10 , wherein:
said seat has a top surface and a slot extending therethrough; and said first surface rests on said top surface of said seat having said cover covering said slot in said seat when said cover is positioned in said deployed position, said first surface resting against said front surface of said back rest having said cover covering said opening in said back rest and having said arm being folded into said opening when said cover is positioned in said stored position.
12 . A toilet seat assembly for enhancing comfort and sanitary conditions for a user defecating in a toilet, said assembly comprising:
a seat being positionable on a toilet bowl wherein said seat is configured to have a user sit thereon, said seat having a concave profile wherein said seat is configured to spread the user's buttocks when the user sits on said seat for enhancing sanitary conditions for the user when the user defecates, said seat having a first end, a second end, a top surface and a bottom surface, said seat having a curved portion extending between a pair of straight portions, said curved portion being centrally positioned between said first end and said second end having said first end being spaced from said second end such that said seat has a U shape, said seat having an inner edge defining a slot extending between said straight portions, said inner edge having a rounded section defining a hole being aligned with said curved portion wherein said rounded section is configured to accommodate feces when the user sits on said seat to defecate, said top surface being concavely arcuate with respect to said bottom surface, said bottom surface having a pair of ridges each extending downwardly therefrom, each of said ridges being positioned on a respective one of said straight portions, each of said ridges extending from said inner edge toward said curved portion of said seat, each of said ridges curving outwardly from said slot having each of said ridges defining an ovoid shape, said bottom surface having a prominence extending downwardly therefrom, said prominence extending around said slot, said prominence having an outer edge being spaced from each of said ridges thereby defining a bowl space between said prominence and said ridges wherein said bowl space is configured to receive a top edge of the toilet bowl thereby inhibiting said seat from sliding on the toilet bowl; a back rest being attachable to a tank of the toilet wherein said back rest is configured to support the user's back when the user sits on said seat, said back rest having a front surface, a back surface and an outer edge extending therebetween, said outer edge having a bottom side, a top side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving inwardly adjacent to said bottom side, each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side curving outwardly adjacent to said top side to define a pair of wings on said back rest, said top side curving upwardly at a center of said top side, said back rest having an opening extending through said front surface and said back surface, said opening being centrally positioned on said back rest, said opening being elongated to extend substantially between said bottom side and said top side, said opening having a lower bounding edge and an upper bounding edge, said lower bounding edge extending along a line being oriented parallel to said bottom side, said upper bounding edge being concavely arcuate with respect to said lower bounding edge; an arm being pivotally coupled to said back rest, said arm having a first portion being pivotally coupled to a second portion, said first portion having a free end, said second portion having a free end, said free end of said first portion being pivotally coupled to said lower bounding edge of said opening in said back rest; and a cover being pivotally coupled to said arm, said cover being positionable in a deployed position having said cover lying on said seat, said cover being positionable in a stored position having said cover resting against said back rest, said cover having a first surface and an outside edge, said outside edge having a forward side and a rearward side, said forward side being straight, said rearward side being rounded, said free end of said second portion of said arm being pivotally coupled to said rearward side of said outside edge, said first surface resting on said top surface of said seat having said cover covering said slot in said seat when said cover is positioned in said deployed position, said first surface resting against said front surface of said back rest having said cover covering said opening in said back rest and having said arm being folded into said opening when said cover is positioned in said stored position.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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