Patent ID: 6256800
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet accessory for allowing a user to squat over an existing toilet having a toilet bowl, the accessory comprising:a rigid platform for supporting the user in a squat position over the toilet bowl, the platform having a plurality of corners and a hole therethrough for allowing waste from the user to be deposited into the toilet bowl; anda collapsible frame supporting the rigid platform in a position inclined from front to back, the frame being sized to fit around the existing toilet bowl, the frame having four U-shaped members forming eight legs, the legs of one U-shaped member being hinged to the legs of adjacent U-shaped members such that, when the frame is unfolded from a collapsed storage position to a use position around the toilet bowl, each corner of the rigid platform is underlain and supported by two hinged legs.