An Improved Guard for Closet Seats.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard for Closet Seats.
I EDMUND SAMUEL GUNN of 27 Chancery Lane London Inventor do heroby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
According to this.invention a sanitary shield consisting of a sheet of waterproof
paper made to fit the seat of the closet and having a suitable aperture or orifice
therein is placed on such sont thus preventing infection from any contagious
discharge which may have been left thereon. A fresh sanitary shield is placed on the
seat each time the closet is used and the old one removed thus affectually obviating
all risk of contamination.
The sanitary shields may either be placed in position and removed by hand or
they may be mechanically fed forward and removed.
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard for Closet Seats.
1 EDMUND SAMUEL GUNN of 27 Chancery Lane, London Inventor, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
This invention has for its object to prevent all risk of contracting contagious
disease when using public and other conveniences.
'T'o effect this I make a sanitary seat guard consisting of a scat of waterproof or
other suitable paper, preferably of a disinfectant nature, of any convenient
dimensions, and having a suitable aperture or orifice therein, which guard is placed
on the seat of the closet before use, and so effectually prevents infection from any
contagious discharge which may have been left thereon.
A modification of my invention consists in making the seat guard of an entire
sheet of paper, and then making a conveniently shaped incision therein, taking care
to leave connecting links at stated intervals round such incision, to unite the central
part with the remaining portion until the shield is required for use, when by
breaking away such connecting links, the central portion can be taken out and used
for toilet purposes, while the remainder forms a sanitary seat guard which can be
used in the manner above described.
A fresh guard is placed on the seat each time the closet is used and the old one
removed, thus effectually obviating all risk of contamination. The sent guards
may be placed in position and removed either by hand or mechanically as desired.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing shews in plan the primary, and Figure 2
the secondary form of my invention. Similar letters indicate corresponding
parts in both figures. a is the guard. 6 the aperture or orifice therein.
c the incision. d tho connecting links.” e the central portion which can be removed
by breaking such links.
I am aware that prior to my invention closet seat guards have been made. I
therefore do not claim a closet Beat guard broadly.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what .
claim is :
1. A closet seat guard consisting of a sanitary shield of any convenient
dimensions, made of waterproof or other suitable paper, preferably of a disinfectant
nature, and having a suitable aporture or orifice therein, all substantially as
set forth.
2. As a modification of my invention, a closet sent guard consisting of an entire
sheet of waterproof or other suitable paper, preferably of a disinfectant nature,
having a conveniently shaped incision therein, and suitable connecting links to
unite the central part with the portion formning the sent guard, all substantially as
hereinbefore described.
E. S. GUNN.
Elt & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.