A Protective Covering for the Seats of Water Closets and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Protective Covering for the Seats of Water Closets and the like.
We RICHARD ECKSTEIN of Karlstrasse Eisenach, Germany, Court Optician
and Mechanician, and HERMANN GABRIEL of Bahnhofstrasse 1, Eisenach
aforesaid, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a protective covering for the seats of water closets and
the like, and the use of which prevents the body coming in contact with the seat
when the closet is being used. The covering consists of waterproof antiseptic
material such as parchment paper and is of such a form and size as to extend
beyond the seat and partly cover the front side thereof, thus forming a protection
for the lower parts of the legs. Sheets of ordinary closet paper which are suitably
perforated so that portions of the proper size may be readily torn off for use, are
attached to the front of the protective covering. As will be readily understood
such a protective covering as above referred to will serve to prevent the
dissemination of disease.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 illustrates in elevation a closet seat provided with a protective covering
according to this invention.
Fig. 2 shows the protective covering separately; and
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line A. B, Fig. 2.
The protective covering consists of a sheet a of waterproof antiseptic parchment
paper of a shape approximately corresponding to that of the closet seat; it is
Sheets of
formed with a hole & corresponding to the opening in the closet seat.
ordinary closet paper perforated at dd so as to form suitably sized portions c c are
connected to the sheet a; the portions c are thus capable of being separated from
one another and from the sheet a either before or during the use of the protective
covering as desired.
A number of folded protective coverings such as above described may con-
veniently be packed together after the manner of a blotting pad so that they can be
successively removed and destroyed after use.
As shewn at e Fig. 1 the protective covering hangs down between the calves of
the legs of a person using the closet and the front of the said closet and thus serves
to prevent the catching of diseases that might otherwise be contracted.
If desired the paper of which the coverings are composed may be perfumed.
Dated this 5th day of August 1892.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Protective Covering for the Seats of Water Closets and the like.
We RICHARD ECKSTEIN of Karlstrasse Eisenach, Germany, Court Optician
and Mechanician, and HERMANN GABRIEL of Bahnhofstrasse, 1 Eisenach
aforesaid, Merchant, 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 :-
This invention relates to a protective covering for the seats of water closets and

page_text: the like and the use of which prevents the body coming in contact with the seat
when the closet is being used. The covering consists of waterproof antiseptic
material such as parchment paper and is of such a form and size as to extend
beyond the seat and partly cover the front thereof, thus forming a protection for
the lower parts or calves of the legs. Sheets of ordinary toilet paper which are
suitably perforated so that portions of suitable size may be readily torn off for use,
are attached to the front of the protective covering. As will be readily understood
a protective covering such as above referred to will serve
dissemination of disease.
In the drawings left with our Provisional Specification
to prevent the
Fig. 1 illustrates in elevation a closet seat provided with a protective covering
according to this invention.
Fig. 2 shows the protective covering separately and
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line A. B Fig. 2.
The protective covering consists of a sheet a of waterproof antiseptic parchment
paper of a shape approximately corresponding to that of the closet seat and formed
with a hole corresponding to the opening in such seat. Sheets of ordinary toilet
paper perforated at d d so as to form suitably sized portions c c are connected to
the front end of sheet a and so as to be capable of being separated from one
another and from the sheet a either before or during the use of the protective
covering as desired. A number of folded protective coverings such as above
described may conveniently be packed together after the manner of a blotting pad
so that they can be successively removed and destroyed after use. As shewn
at e Fig. 1 the protective covering hangs down between the calves of the legs of a
person using the closet and the front of the said closet and thus serves to prevent
the dissemination of diseases that might otherwise take place. If desired the paper
of which the coverings are composed may be perfumed."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed what I claim is
A protective covering for the seats of water closets and the like, consisting of a
sheet a of waterproof antiseptic and it may be perfumed paper formed with a hole
corresponding in shape or approximately so, with the opening in the closet seat, and
adapted to cover such seat and also to partly cover the front wall thereof, the said
protective covering be provided with portions such as cc of ordinary, toilet.
paper perforated as at d d so as to be capable of being easily separated when.
desired from the protective covering a and from each other as set forth.
Dated this 8th day of October 1892.
RICHARD ECKSTEIN,
By L. W., per F. B.
HERMANN GABRIEL,
By L. W., per F. B.