Patent ID: 6385782
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A transportable and foldable toilet seat attachment device for use with a conventional toilet, the toilet including a bowl with an upwardly facing rim onto which is pivotably engaged a conventional toilet seat cover, said attachment device comprising:a first generally arcuate shaped portion and a second likewise arcuate shaped portion being a substantially mirror image of said first portion and being pivotally attached to said first portion at first and second respective and opposing ends established along a common axis, said first and second arcuate portions further defining therebetween a central opening of a selected dimension, said first and second arcuate shaped portions each further comprising outer and inner extending edges, each of said outer and inner edges further comprising a downwardly angled contour to provide increased seating surface area to said arcuate shaped portions; a first handle extending from said first arcuate shaped portion at a selected location, a second handle extending from said second arcuate portion at an opposite location relative to said first handle; and at least one plurality of elongate and radially extending support pads and securing means for attaching said pads to downwardly facing surfaces of said first and second arcuate shaped portions, said pads resistively engaging the conventional toilet seat cover upon converting said attachment device to its unfolded and use position, said pads further spacing upwardly facing surfaces of said arcuate shaped portions from the corresponding upper surface of the toilet seat cover while centrally aligning said central opening with the upwardly facing toilet bowl rim.