New or Improved Covering for the Seats of Water Closets or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Covering for the Seats of Water Closets or
the like.
1, GERHARD FUHRKEN of Strohausen near Rodenkirchen Grand Duchy of
Oldenburg in the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The present invention relates to a covering for the seats of water or other closets,
the special advantages of which consist in that the covering can always be ready
at hand at the place of use because its smallness as well as its compact form enables
anyone to take or carry said covering or even a number of them for instance in
travelling, or it may be arranged to supply such coverings from automatic sale
apparatus or otherwise for instance from lavatory attendants.
The subject of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in
perspective view.
The covering consists of a sheet of any desired kind of paper which is formed
with a suitable aperture a in its middle.
The border of the said aperture is capable by means of slits provided at
intervals round its edge, of being bent inwards, as the several sectors or segments
of the border are already bent so as to be readily turned down inwards. Further-
more on one of the shorter sides of the elliptical (or one part of any other)
aperture a there is provided a wider flap d which when the covering is to be used,
comes to the front.
This flap is of the greatest importance because it protects the male parts
especially from becoming infected when using the closet.
The mode of use of the covering is as follows:-The sheet is placed upon the
seat of the closet with the flap d towards the front in such a manner that the border
of the aperture is bent inwards, so that the covering constitutes a perfectly clean
and sanitarily safe seating. The value of this improvement consists not only in
that, by its employment even the most dirty closets can safely be used, but it has
also a high hygienic value in that the provision of a flap at the front end enables a
great number of infectious disorders to be avoided which have hitherto been
caused by the use of closets. This advantage will be particularly appreciated when
travelling, in public conveniences of all kinds, and generally in all cases where the
closets are frequently used (by the public).
In order to increase still more the convenience of the covering the latter may
if desired also be provided with a sheet of closet or so called toilet paper e which
may either form one piece with the covering, or be arranged to serve as an envelope
or packing for the covering or otherwise.
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 I
claim is:-
1. A closet seat covering consisting of a sheet of paper having therein a
central aperture a provided with a turn-down border such as and with a special
flap such as d substantially in the manner & for, the purposes hereinbefore set
forth

page_text: 2. A. closet seat covering as claimed in Claim 1, in combination with closet paper
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 8th day of January 1895.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.