Toilet seat assembly with elevated ring

Abstract

A toilet includes a bowl having an upper surface and a toilet seat coupled to the upper surface. The toilet seat includes a body including a top surface, an inner wall extending downward from an inner periphery of the body, and a lip extending downward from a bottom surface of the inner wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet seat comprising:
 a body including a top surface;   an opening extending through the body, the opening defining an inner periphery of the body;   an inner wall extending downward from the inner periphery of the body;   a lip extending downward from a bottom surface of the inner wall; and   an overhang formed by the bottom surface of the inner wall, the overhang disposed between the lip and the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein the overhang and the lip are configured to disrupt adherence of liquid waste flowing along the toilet seat, causing liquid waste adhering to the toilet seat to fall. 
     
     
         3 . The toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein a distance the lip extends downward varies along a circumference of the bottom surface of the inner wall. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet seat of  claim 3 , wherein the lip extends downward a largest distance at a front of the inner wall. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet seat of  claim 4 , wherein the distance the lip extends downward gradually decreases from the largest distance at the front of the inner wall toward a back of the inner wall. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet seat of  claim 5 , wherein the distance the lip extends downward gradually decreases until the lip is coextensive with the bottom surface of the inner wall. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet seat of  claim 1 , wherein a distance the lip extends downward gradually decreases from a largest distance at a middle of the inner wall toward a first side and a second side of the inner wall. 
     
     
         8 . The toilet seat of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an outer wall extending downward from an outer periphery of the body.   
     
     
         9 . The toilet seat of  claim 8 , wherein the lip extends downward beyond a bottom surface of the outer wall. 
     
     
         10 . The toilet seat of  claim 8 , wherein the outer wall extends downward beyond the lip. 
     
     
         11 . The toilet seat of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a leg extending downward from the body between the inner wall and the outer wall.   
     
     
         12 . The toilet seat of  claim 11 , wherein the leg extends beyond the bottom surface of the inner wall, a bottom edge of the lip, and a bottom surface of the outer wall. 
     
     
         13 . A toilet comprising:
 a bowl having an upper surface; and   a toilet seat coupled to the upper surface, the toilet seat having a body including a top surface and an opening extending through the body, an inner wall extending downward from an inner periphery of the body, an overhang formed by a bottom surface of the inner wall, and a lip extending downward from the bottom surface of the inner wall.   
     
     
         14 . The toilet of  claim 13 , wherein the overhang is disposed between the lip and the opening. 
     
     
         15 . The toilet of  claim 13 , wherein the lip and the overhang are configured to disrupt adherence of liquid waste flowing along the toilet seat, causing the liquid waste to fall into the bowl. 
     
     
         16 . The toilet of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 an outer wall extending downward from an outer periphery of the body; and   at least one leg extending downward from the body between the inner wall and the outer wall.   
     
     
         17 . The toilet of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one leg is configured to abut the upper surface of the bowl and support the toilet seat, such that the body, the outer wall, the inner wall, and the lip are elevated above the upper surface of the bowl. 
     
     
         18 . The toilet of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one leg includes four legs. 
     
     
         19 . A toilet seat comprising:
 a body;   an opening extending through the body, the opening defining an inner periphery of the body; and   an inner wall extending from the inner periphery of the body, the inner wall including a landing and a step extending below the landing, the landing and the step configured to disrupt adherence of liquid waste flowing along the inner wall, causing liquid waste flowing along the inner wall to fall from the inner wall.   
     
     
         20 . The toilet seat of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 an outer wall extending downward from an outer periphery of the body; and   at least one leg extending downward from the body between the inner wall and the outer wall.