Family toilet seat

Abstract

A multiple toilet seat assembly of the type that permit the selective use of an appropriate sized opening for use by a particular individual e.g. an adult or a child and which affords greater safety due to the elimination of side-to-side lateral movement and more sanitary in that any wetting upon the child seat is prevented from coming in contact with the adult seat.

I claim: 
     
       1. A multiple toilet seat assembly for use with a conventional toilet bowl unit having an opening comprising a cover, an adult seat having a central opening therein and a downwardly extending contoured lip portion closely surrounding the bowl opening, a child seat .[.intermediate the cover and.]. .Iadd.mounted on top of .Iaddend.said adult seat, .Iadd.said cover being mounted on top of the child seat, .Iaddend.said child seat having therein a central opening of a diameter substantially less than the diameter of the central opening of said adult seat, said child seat having a downwardly extending contoured lip portion of a length at least equal to the extension of the lip portion of the adult seat and of a size to .[.snuggly.]. .Iadd.snugly .Iaddend.fit within the contoured lip portion of the adult seat to thereby prevent lateral side-to-side movement therebetween and to prevent the transfer of liquid from the child seat to the adult seat. 
     
     
       2. A multiple toilet seat assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the seat assembly is hinged at the rear of the toilet bowl .Iadd.unit .Iaddend.and .[.whereas.]. .Iadd.wherein .Iaddend.the child seat and the adult seat share the same hinge assembly. 
     
     
       3. A multiple toilet seat assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein the cover is separately hinged to the child seat at the rear most portion thereof. 
     
     
       4. A multiple toilet seat assembly as defined in claim 2 wherein the cover is separately hinged to the child seat intermediate the rear most portion and the central opening thereof. 
     
     
       5. A multiple toilet seat conversion assembly for converting a conventional toilet bowl seat assembly to a multiple toilet bowl seat assembly comprising a child seat and a cover hinged thereto at the rear most portion thereof, said child seat having means associated therewith at the rear thereof for attachment to a conventional hinge assembly on a toilet bowl in conjunction with the conventional toilet seat, said child seat having a central opening of a lesser diameter than the diameter of the conventional toilet seat opening, said child toilet seat having a downwardly extending contoured lip portion, said lip portion being of a size to snugly fit within the central opening of the conventional toilet seat, and of a length to extend below the inside edge portion of the conventional toilet bowl seat to thereby prevent lateral side-to-side movement therebetween and to prevent the transfer of liquid from the child seat to the conventional toilet bowl seat. 
     
     
       6. A multiple toilet seat conversion assembly .[.as defined in claim 4 wherein the.]. .Iadd.for converting a conventional toilet bowl seat assembly to a multiple toilet seat assembly comprising a child seat having a central opening therein and a .Iaddend.cover .[.is.]. hinged .Iadd.thereto .Iaddend.intermediate the rear most portion of the child seat and the central opening thereof.Iadd., said child seat having means associated therewith at the rear thereof for attachment to a conventional hinge assembly on a toilet bowl in conjunction with the conventional toilet seat, said child seat having a central opening of a lesser diameter than the diameter of the conventional toilet seat opening, said child toilet seat having a downwardly extending contoured lip portion, said lip portion being of a size to snugly fit within the central opening of the conventional toilet seat, and of a length to extend below the inside edge portion of the conventional toilet bowl seat to thereby prevent lateral side-to-side movement therebetween and to prevent the transfer of liquid from the child seat to the conventional toilet bowl seat. .Iaddend. 
     
     
       7. A multiple toilet seat conversion assembly as defined in claim .[.4 or claim.]. 5 wherein .Iadd.replacement .Iaddend.bumpers are provided .[.to replace the conventional bumpers.]. on the underside of the conventional toilet seat, said replacement bumpers having downwardly extending contoured lip portions of a size to .[.snuggly.]. .Iadd.snugly .Iaddend.fit and closely engage the inside edge of the toilet bowl rim portion to prevent lateral side-to-side movement of the conventional toilet bowl seat.