Patent Publication Number: US-9903104-B2

Title: Dirt shield system

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to shield devices and more particularly pertains to a new shield device for enhancing cleanliness of a toilet. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a toilet that has a pedestal, a bowl and a tank. A cover is provided and the cover is removably wrapped around the toilet. The cover is positioned to cover the bowl and the pedestal. Thus, the cover prevents the bowl and the pedestal from becoming soiled. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a dirt shield system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a right side perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a bottom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new shield device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the dirt shield system  10  generally comprises a toilet  12  that has a pedestal  14 , a bowl  16  and a tank  18 . The bowl  16  extends upwardly from the pedestal  14  and each of the pedestal  14  and the bowl  16  has an outer surface  20 . The pedestal  14  has a lower edge  22  and the bowl  16  has a distal edge  24  with respect to the pedestal  14 . The toilet  12  may comprise a plumbing fixture utilized in the convention of urination and defecation. 
     A cover  26  is provided and the cover  26  is removably wrapped around the toilet  12 . The cover  26  is positioned to cover the bowl  16  and the pedestal  14  such that the cover  26  may prevent the bowl  16  and the pedestal  14  from becoming soiled. The cover  26  comprises a panel  28  that has a first surface  30 , a second surface  32  and a peripheral edge  34  extending between the first surface  30  and the second surface  32 . The panel  28  may comprise a fluid impermeable and flexible material such as vinyl or the like. 
     The peripheral edge  34  has a top side  36 , a bottom side  38 , a first lateral side  40  and a second lateral side  42 . The panel  28  is curved between the first lateral side  40  and the second lateral side  42  such that the panel  28  has a U-shaped cross section taken along a line extending between the top side  36  and the bottom side  38 . The first lateral side  40  and the second lateral side  42  are matable when the panel  28  is wrapped around the toilet  12 . 
     The panel  28  has a bowl portion  44 , a pedestal portion  46  and a base portion  48 . The bowl portion  44  extends between the pedestal portion  46  and the top side  36 . The bowl portion  44  curves outwardly between the pedestal portion  46  and the top side  36 . The base portion  48  extends between the pedestal portion  46  and the bottom side  38 . The base  48  portion curves outwardly between the pedestal portion  46  and the bottom side  38 . 
     A pair of first straps  50  is provided and each of the first straps  50  extends upwardly from the top side  36 . Each of the first straps  50  is positioned proximate an associated one of the first lateral side  40  and the second lateral side  42 . Each of the first straps  50  is wrapped around the toilet  12  such that each of the first straps  50  extends between the bowl  16  and the tank  18 . Each of the first straps  50  has a distal end  52  with respect to the top side  36 . The distal end  52  of each of the first straps  50  is matable such that the panel  28  is removably retained on the toilet  12 . 
     A pair of first couplers  54  is provided and each of the first couplers  54  is coupled to an associated one of the first straps  50 . Each of the first couplers  54  is positioned adjacent to the distal end  52  of the associated first strap  50 . Each of the first couplers  54  is complementary and each of the first couplers  54  may comprise a hook and loop fastener or the like. 
     A first elastic member  56  is coupled to the panel  28  and the first elastic member  56  is coextensive with the top side  36 . The first elastic member  56  urges the top side  36  to frictionally engage the toilet  12  such that the panel  28  is removably retained on the toilet  12 . A second elastic member  58  is coupled to the panel  28  and the second elastic member  58  is coextensive with the bottom side  38 . The second elastic member  58  urges the bottom side  38  to frictionally engage the toilet  12  such that the panel  28  is removably retained on the toilet  12 . 
     A pair of second couplers  60  is provided and each of the second couplers  60  is coupled to the panel  28 . Each of the second couplers  60  is coextensive with an associated one of the first lateral side  40  and the second lateral side  42 . Each of the second couplers  60  is complementary such that the panel  28  is removably retained on the toilet  12 . Each of the second couplers  60  may comprise a hook and loop fastener or the like. 
     The panel  28  has a pair of cuts  62  and each of the cuts  62  extends inwardly from an associated one of the first lateral side  40  and the second lateral side  42 . Each of the cuts  62  is spaced from the top side  36  to define a pair of second straps  64  and a pair of third straps  66 . Each of the second straps  64  and the third straps  66  are wrapped around a back side  68  of the pedestal  14  such that the panel  28  is removably retained on the toilet  12 . 
     In use, the panel  28  is wrapped around the toilet  12  such that the first surface  30  corresponding to the bowl portion  44  abuts the outer surface  20  corresponding to the bowl  16  and the first surface  30  corresponding to the pedestal portion  46  abuts the outer surface  20  corresponding to the pedestal  14 . The top side  36  is positioned to be coextensive with the distal edge  24  of the bowl  16  and the bottom side  38  is positioned to be coextensive with the lower edge  22  of the pedestal  14 . Thus, the panel  28  completely covers the outer surface  20  corresponding to the pedestal  14  and the bowl  16 . The panel  28  is removed when the panel  28  becomes soiled thereby facilitating the panel  28  to be cleaned. The panel  28  prevents the outer surface  20  corresponding to the bowl  16  and the pedestal  14  from becoming soiled. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.