An Improved Paper Shield to Cover Closet-seats.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 10th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Paper Shield to Cover Closet-seats.
A communication to me from abroad by GUSTAV WOLFF, of Heidelberg-Neuenheim,
in the Empire of Germany, Doctor of Philosophy.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved paper shield or cover to be spread over the
closet seat for the sake of cleanliness.
The said paper shields are especially intended for use on closets at railway stations,
public houses, and other places where the public is admitted. Cleanliness is often
wanting in such places and there is even danger of infection in such closets used by
the public. The object of the invention is to avoid such dangers and the disgust
caused by sitting on an unclean closet board.
The paper shield for the use of males, is of rectangular shape and has a circular or
conveniently shaped hole cut out of the blank, the diameter of such hole being a little
smaller than that of the seat hole. By this means the inside rim of the seat is
entirely covered. At the front of the paper blank a strip is prepared to be easily bent
down to overlap the front edge of the seat. The line connecting such strip to the
blank may be prepared for hending by perforations or folding.
Inside the front edge of the hole another strip or shield is arranged to be folded
down, this strip or shield may be made integral with the blank sheet or it may be
secured to the inside edge by a strip glued or otherwise attached to the blank of the
main sheet or cover. The said shield is only required for the paper shields to be used
by male persons.
Instead of the hole in the blank sheet a notch may be cut in the rear edge of the
latter, the closet seat in this case will be covered only on the two sides and on the
front, which in general will be found sufficient.
The improved closet shield may be made of any suitable paper, but it is preferred
to use a thin and waterproof paper which may be readily packed into parcels
containing a sufficient number and carried about without inconvenience.
In some cases it may also be desirable to impregnate the paper with an antiseptic
matter.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Paper Shield to Cover Closet-seats.
A communication to me from GUSTAV WOLFF, of Heidelberg-Neuenheim, in the
Empire of Germany, Doctor of Philosophy.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS of the firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers of 35 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex
do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying drawing
:-
This invention relates to an improved paper shield or cover to be spread over the
closet seat for the sake of cleanliness; the said paper shields are especially intended

page_text: for use on closets at railway stations, public houses, and other places where the public
is admitted. Cleanliness is often wanting in such places and there is even danger of
infection in such closets used by the public. The object of this invention is to avoid
such dangers.and the disgust caused by sitting on an unclean closet-board.
In the accompanying drawing, which one is in illustration of the invention,
Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of two modifications of the improved paper shield
to cover closet seats, for the use of male persons.
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Figures 3 and 4 are similar views of closet shields for the use of female persons, and.
Figure 5 is a section through a closet seat covered with the paper shield of my
invention, such as shown in Figure 1.
The paper shield, Figure 1, for the use of males is of rectangular shape and has a
circular or conveniently shaped hole A, cut out of the blank, the diameter of such
hole A being a little smaller than that of the seat hole. By this means the inside rim
of the seat is entirely covered. At the front part of the paper blank a strip is
prepared to be easily bent down to overlap the front edge of the seat, as clearly shown
in Figure 5. The line B, connecting the strip C to the blank may be prepared for
bending by perforations or folding. Inside the front edge of the hole A another strip
or shield D is arranged to be folded down; this strip or shield may be made integral
with the blank sheet as shewn in Figure 2, or it may be secured to the inside edge by
a strip E, glued or otherwise attached to the blank of the main sheet or cover. The
said shield D is only required for the paper-shields to be used by male persons.
In Figures 2 and 4 the hole A in the blank sheet is shown not cut out of the full
blank, but from the rear edge of the latter; the closet seat, in this case, will be
covered only on the two sides and on the front, which, in general will be found
sufficient.
The improved closet shield may be made of any suitable paper but it is preferred to
use a thin and waterproof paper which may be readily packed into parcels containing
a sufficient number and carried about without inconvenience.
In some cases it may also be desired to impregnate the paper with an antiseptic
matter.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Paper-shields for covering closet-seats, such shields being adapted for the use of
male and female persons and consisting of a rectangular blank having a hole or
recess A cut out and a pliable strip C at the front part, to overlap the front edge of
the seat, as also a pliable shield D'inside the hole, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
Dated this 10th day of December 1890.
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.