Flushable Commode Liner

Abstract

A rectangular sheet includes vertical slits. Each slit extends from the top of the sheet. A plurality of flaps is formed between the vertical slits. A fastener is attached to a side of the sheet. The fastener is used to connect the side to the opposite side of the sheet, forming a cylinder or tube. The length of the sheet is made short enough so that the cylinder fits within a hole of a toilet seat. When the flaps are extended outward from the cylinder, they form a surface designed to rest on and cover a portion of the toilet seat. The width of the sheet is made long enough so that, when the cylinder is extended through a hole of the toilet seat, it creates a wall between the inside of the cylinder and the gap between the toilet seat and the rim of the toilet.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A commode liner with vertical slits, comprising:
 a rectangular sheet of material including a plurality of vertical slits in the sheet with a width equal to a first width and a second width,
 wherein each slit of the plurality of vertical slits extends from a top of the sheet to the first width and 
 wherein the second width extends from the first width to a bottom of the sheet; and 
   a fastener attached to at least a portion of a first side of the sheet,
 wherein, when the sheet is assembled into a commode liner, the fastener connects the first side of the sheet to a second side of the sheet, forming the sheet into a circular or elliptical cylinder, 
 wherein the length of the sheet is made short enough so that the cylinder fits within a hole of a toilet seat of a toilet or potty chair, and 
 wherein the second width is made long enough so that, when a plurality of flaps formed between the plurality of vertical slits are extended outward from an axis of the cylinder to form a surface perpendicular to the axis and when a bottom of the cylinder corresponding to a bottom of the sheet is extended through a hole of a the toilet seat and into a bowl of the toilet or potty chair until the surface rests on the toilet seat, the cylinder creates a wall between the inside of the cylinder and a gap between the toilet seat and a rim of the toilet or potty chair. 
   
     
     
         2 . The commode liner of  claim 1 , wherein the material comprises paper. 
     
     
         3 . The commode liner of  claim 2 , wherein the paper comprises flushable toilet paper. 
     
     
         4 . The commode liner of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises an adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . The commode liner of  claim 4 , wherein the adhesive comprises an adhesive that dissolves when placed in water. 
     
     
         6 . The commode liner of  claim 4 , further comprising a peel-away tape covering the adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . The commode liner of  claim 6 , wherein the peel-away tape dissolves when placed in water. 
     
     
         8 . A commode liner with vertical perforations, comprising:
 a rectangular sheet of material including a plurality of vertical perforations in the sheet with a width equal to a first width and a second width,
 wherein each vertical perforation of the plurality of vertical perforations extends from a top of the sheet to the first width and 
 wherein the second width extends from the first width to a bottom of the sheet; and 
   a fastener attached to at least a portion of a first side of the sheet,
 wherein, when the sheet is assembled into the commode liner, the fastener connects the first side of the sheet to a second side of the sheet, forming the sheet into a circular or elliptical cylinder, 
 wherein the length of the sheet is made short enough so that the cylinder fits within a hole of a toilet seat of a toilet or potty chair, and 
 wherein the second width is made long enough so that, when the plurality of vertical perforations are broken producing a plurality of vertical slits, when a plurality of flaps formed between the plurality of vertical slits are extended outward from an axis of the cylinder to form a surface perpendicular to the axis, and when a bottom of the cylinder corresponding to a bottom of the sheet is extended through a hole of a the toilet seat and into a bowl of the toilet or potty chair until the surface rests on the toilet seat, the cylinder creates a wall between the inside of the cylinder and a gap between the toilet seat and a rim of the toilet or potty chair. 
   
     
     
         9 . The commode liner of  claim 8 , wherein the material comprises paper. 
     
     
         10 . The commode liner of  claim 9 , wherein the paper comprises flushable toilet paper. 
     
     
         11 . The commode liner of  claim 8 , wherein the fastener comprises an adhesive. 
     
     
         12 . The commode liner of  claim 11 , wherein the adhesive comprises an adhesive that dissolves when placed in water. 
     
     
         13 . The commode liner of  claim 11 , further comprising a peel-away tape covering the adhesive. 
     
     
         14 . The commode liner of  claim 13 , wherein the peel-away tape dissolves when placed in water. 
     
     
         15 . A commode liner made from two sheets, comprising:
 a first rectangular sheet of a material that includes a length and width large enough to cover a toilet seat of a toilet or potty chair and a central circular or elliptical opening corresponding to a hole of the toilet seat;   a second rectangular sheet of the material;   a first fastener that is attached to at least a portion of an edge of the opening; and   a second fastener that is attached to at least a portion of a first side of the second sheet,
 wherein the second fastener connects the first side of the second sheet to a second side of the second sheet, forming the second sheet into a circular or elliptical cylinder, 
 wherein the length of the second sheet is made short enough so that the cylinder fits within a hole of the toilet seat, 
 wherein the first fastener connects a top of the cylinder corresponding to a top of the second sheet to the edge of the opening, and 
 wherein a width of the second sheet is made long enough so that, when a bottom of the cylinder corresponding to a bottom of the second sheet is extended through a hole of the toilet seat and into a bowl of the toilet or potty chair until the first sheet rests on the toilet seat, the cylinder creates a wall between the inside of the cylinder and a gap between the toilet seat and a rim of the toilet or potty chair. 
   
     
     
         16 . The commode liner of  claim 15 , wherein the material comprises paper. 
     
     
         17 . The commode liner of  claim 16 , wherein the paper comprises flushable toilet paper. 
     
     
         18 . The commode liner of  claim 15 , wherein the first fastener comprises an adhesive and the second fastener comprises the adhesive. 
     
     
         19 . The commode liner of  claim 18 , wherein the adhesive comprises an adhesive that dissolves when placed in water. 
     
     
         20 . The commode liner of  claim 15 , wherein the first sheet further includes a plurality of radial slits extending radially from an edge of the opening that produce a plurality of flaps between the plurality of radial slits, wherein the plurality of flaps is folded downward perpendicular to the first sheet and wherein the first fastener on the folded plurality of flaps connects the top of the cylinder to the folded plurality of flaps.