Patent ID: 7987529
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A47K,E03D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A Western-style toilet adapted to allow a person to squat while defecating and urinating, comprising: (a) a bowl having an upwardly-facing open end defining an annular rim that defines a plane that is between 18 and 24 inches above the ground, wherein the bowl has a front-facing portion and a rear-facing portion; (b) a seat having first and second spaced-apart portions, each of the first and second spaced-apart portions defining opposing upper and lower surfaces; (c) a left foot support extending from the front-facing portion of the bowl to define a surface for supporting the left foot of a person while going to the bathroom into the bowl, wherein at least a portion of the left foot support is disposed entirely forward of the bowl to allow a person to position their left toes entirely forward of the bowl while going to the bathroom into the bowl; (d) a right food support extending from the front-facing portion of the bowl, and spaced apart from the left foot support, to define a surface for supporting the right foot of a person while going to the bathroom into the bowl, wherein at least a portion of the right foot support is disposed entirely forward of the bowl to allow a person to position their right toes entirely forward of the bowl while going to the bathroom into the bowl; (e) a mounting connecting the seat to the bowl to permit the seat to move between an up position and a down position; wherein in the lowered position, the elongated spaced apart portions are oriented over the bowl so that the upper surface of each of the spaced-apart portions faces upwards to engage the buttocks of a person sitting on the bowl; and wherein in the up position, the elongated spaced-apart portions are oriented so that their longitudinal axis in the vertical position forms an angle of between 90 and 120 degrees from their longitudinal axis when in the down position, wherein the lower surface of at least one of the spaced-apart surface forms a load bearing surface for engaging the back of a person squatting over the bowl.