Patent ID: 9609985
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A47K

Claim:
1. A toilet bowl cover apparatus for use with a toilet that includes a toilet bowl having an upper rim defining an open top and a tank extending upwardly from said toilet bowl, said toilet cover apparatus comprising: a lid housing comprising a lower portion having opposed front and rear ends and an upper portion having opposed lower and upper ends, said lower end of said upper portion being connected to said rear end of said lower portion such that said upper portion extends upwardly relative to said lower portion; wherein said lower and upper portions of said lid housing are configured to together define a continuous interior channel between said front end and said upper end; a lid member situated in said interior channel and having a flexible construction, said lid member being slidably movable between a retracted configuration substantially in said interior channel of said upper portion and a deployed configuration substantially in said interior channel of said lower portion; and a toilet seat operatively coupled to a top surface of said lid housing and selectively movable between a raised configuration generally parallel to said upper portion of said lid housing and a lowered configuration generally parallel to said lower portion of said lid housing; wherein said lower portion of said lid housing defines an opening having a shape that is complementary to a center opening of the toilet seat and to said open top of the upper rim of the toilet bowl; whereby said lid member prevents communication between said toilet bowl and said toilet seat when positioned at said deployed configuration and allows communication between said toilet bowl and said toilet seat when positioned at said retracted configuration; wherein said lower portion of said lid housing has a unitary construction with the upper rim of said toilet bowl; wherein said upper portion of said lid housing is positioned inside an interior area of the tank.