Patent ID: 6240576
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A47K,Y02A

Abstract:
A portable toilet comprising:a frame defining a sealable collection space for waste product, an opening in the frame, and a seating surface for supporting a user in a seated position to allow waste product from a user in the seated position to be discarded through the opening into the collection space; anda removable cover on the frame for selectively sealing and exposing the frame opening,the removable cover being joinable to the frame through a threaded connection,the frame comprising a wall structure comprising a fixed configuration, integral piece that defines the collection space, a flat upwardly facing surface extending around the frame opening to support a user, a downwardly facing exposed surface to support the portable toilet on a subjacent surface, and a wall projecting upwardly from the seating surface at the rear and each of the spaced sides of the frame to confine a user in the seated position on the frame,said integral piece defining threads which cooperate with threads on the removable cover to make the threaded connection between the removable cover and frame.