Patent ID: 6782565
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: A47K,Y02A

Abstract:
A portable lavatory apparatus for use in conjunction with a portable bathroom facility having conventional toilet seat secured directly upon the surface of a waste holding tank, said portable lavatory apparatus comprising:a planar member having an opening therein and having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface comprising four recessed portions; four telescoping support members extending from the bottom surface of the planar member, each of the four telescoping support members comprising a lower telescoping section having a top end and a bottom end, the bottom end of the lower telescoping section comprising a non-skid footing, an upper telescoping section in communication with the lower telescoping section, the upper telescoping section capable of moving into at least one position relative to the lower telescoping section, and a means for securing the upper telescoping section in the at least one position relative to the lower telescoping section; four hinge mechanisms securing the four telescoping support members to the bottom surface of the planar member, the four hinge mechanisms capable of allowing the four telescoping support members to rotate from a perpendicular open position to a parallel closed position relative to the planar member; and four rigid support members secured within and extending perpendicularly from the four recessed portions of the bottom surface of the planar member such that when the portable lavatory apparatus is used in conjunction with the portable bathroom facility the four rigid support members engage the surface of the waste holding tank preventing contact with the conventional toilet seat secured thereupon.