Patent ID: 6173454
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A safety device for restricting access to an open interior portion of a toilet bowl of a toilet unit, said toilet unit comprising a toilet bowl base having a distal connecting portion and an open interior portion, a toilet seat and a toilet seat lid, each of said toilet seat and said toilet seat lid being pivotally mounted on said distal connecting portion of said toilet bowl via a hinge mechanism including a pair of mounting screws, said safety device comprising:a pair of compression springs for mounting on the mounting screws of said hinge mechanism; anda safety lid adapted to be mounted beneath said toilet seat, said safety lid having a first end configured to overlay and completely cover the open interior portion of the toilet bowl and a second end configured to overlay the distal connecting portion of the toilet bowl, said second end including a pair of slots positioned for sliding engagement with said pair of mounting screws, whereby upon engagement of the slots with the mounting screws, the second end of the safety lid overlays the distal connecting portion of the toilet bowl and the first end of the safety lid overlays and completely covers the open interior portion of the toilet bowl.