A New or Improved Cover or Oushion for the Seats of Water Olosets and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Cover or Oushion for the Seats of Water
Olosets and the like.
I, PETER KUNOHO SAPONOFF, of 91 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, King's
County, New York, United States of America, Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows
The objects of my invention are to provide a portable medicated cover or cushion
that is adapted to be placed or secured upon the seat of an ordinary waton closet oi
the like, so as to serve as a supplementary sanitary seat on cover, which, in
addition to insuing cleanliness to the user and affording protection against
contamination and cold, also serves to disinfect and deodorise the surroundings.
In order that the nature of my invention may he readily understood I shall
proceed to describe a contemplated form of the same, the said contemplated form
being selected by way of a type or example.
My improved sanitary covei, cushion or supplemental seat, which is placed upon
the apertured seat of an ordinary water closet on the like, compuses a flat and
preferably stiff sheet or body-piece made of paper on card-board, or other suitable
material, and shaped to conform to the gencial coutour of the closet seat and
formed with a large central opening, which is by preference, made slightly smalle
than that of the seat proper, though of the same genoial shape. A quantity of
medicated stuffing or cushioning material, such for example as cotton, curled-hair,
wool, or the like, is arranged upon the upper side of the body-piece, and the two are
enveloped or completely surrounded by a water proof covering or jacket, made of
oil-cloth, rubber, or like material. This stuffing material before being inserted in
the cover is thoroughly mixed or impregnated with a strong antiseptic 01
disinfectant, such for instance as naphthalene, which will serve to disinfect the
immediate surroundings, destroying microbes that it may come in contact with, and
at the same time acting as a deodorizer
Over the upper and outer surface of the water proof jacket, 18 stretched a layer
of soft material that is a nou-conductor of heat, so that it will not chill the body of
the person when seated thereon. For this purpose I use an ordinary flannel, felt,
canvas, oi plush fabric or cloth. In making this cover, I secure the edges of the
water-proof jacket and the cloth or flannel together and then stitch over such edges
a binding of e-inforcing strip which makes the article more durable, in addition to
giving it a neater finish. By virtue of having the medicated part of the cove!
encased in a water-proof jacket, the cover may be readily scoured or washed
whenever deaned without injuring the article or impairing its efficiency.
I desired the cushion may be secured to the closet seat, but it is preferable to
have it detachably mounted thereon, so that it may be conveniently removed
and hung up when not in use, for which purpose I provide the cover with a loop
01 eye.
The advantages of my improved sanitary cover are manifest, as by its use the
closet is made practically an individual one: and in hotels or like places where
there are many different people who necessarily use the same closet accomodations,
the use of the sanitary cover practically gives to cach an individual closet
over, where, from the location of the closet in the building, or outside, or for any
other reason, it is cold, the use of the cushion prevents any dangers arising to
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page_text: delicate constitutions from placing the body of the person in contact with a cold
surface. The antiseptic and disinfectant properties render it a complete protection,
by its interposition between the body and the closet seat, from any contamination
that might arise from the use of the scat by persons who were diseased or uncleanly.
It is obvious that the covers may be made of any size or shape and that they
aie adaptable for use by children as well as adults If preferred the antiseptic
or disinfecting material may be incorporated in the body-piece also.
Dated this 14th day of May 1895.
A New or Improved Cover or Cushion for the Seats of Water
Closets and the like.
1, PETER KUNCHO SAPONOFF, of 91 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, King's
County, New York, United States of America, Merchant, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to he
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following atatement:-
The objects of my invention are to provide a portable medicated covor or cushion
that is adapted to be placed or secured upon the seat of an ordinary water closet
or the like, so as to serve as a supplemental sanitary seat or cover, which in
addition to insuring cleanliness to the user and affording protection against
contamination and cold also serves to disinfect and deodorize the surroundings.
In order that my invention may be readily understood I shall proceed to
describe one form of the same, the said form being selected by way of a type of
example.
drawings,
1 have illustrated the said form of my invention in the accompanying
wherein;
Figure 118 a perspective view showing the sanitary covor in place upon the
apertured seat of an ordinary water closet.
Figure 2 shows the cover in cross section.
Referring to the drawings, which like numbers of reference desiguate like
parts throughout, 3 indicates the apertured seat of an ordinary water-closet or the
like upon which is placed my sanitary cover, cushion or supplemental seat, which
comprises a flat and preferably stiff sheet on body-piece 4, made of paper or card-
board, or other suitable material, and shaped to conform to the general contour of
the closet seat and formed with a large central opening 5, which 18, by preference,
made slightly smaller than that of the seat proper, though of the same general
shape. A quantity of medicated stuffing or cushioning material 6, such for
example as cotton, curled hair, wool, or the like, is arranged upon the upper side
of the body-piece 4, and the two are enveloped or completely surrounded by a
waterproof covering or jacket 7, made of oil-cloth, rubber, or like material. This
stuffing material before being Decrted in the cover is thoroughly mixed or
impregnated with a strong autiseptic or disinfectant, such for instance as
naphthalene, which will serve to disinfect the immediate surroundings, destroying
microbes that it may come in contact with and at the same time acting as a
deodorizer.
Over the upper and outer surface of the water-proof jacket 7, 18 stretched a
layer of soft material 8 that is a nonconductor of heat, so that it will not chill the
body of the person when seated thereon. For this purpose I use an ordinary
flannel, felt, canvas, or plush fabric or cloth. In making the cover, I secure tho

page_text: edges of the water-proof Jacket and the cloth or flannel layer together and then
stitch over such edges a binding or re-inforcing strip 9, which makes the article
more durable, in addition to giving it a neater finish. By vntue of having the
medicated part of the cover encased in a water-proof jacket, the cover may be
readily scoured or washed wheneve desired without injuring the article or
impairing its efficiency.
If desired the cushion may be secured to the closet seat, but it is preferable to
have it detachably mounted thereon, so that it may be conveniently removed and
hung up when not in use, for which purpose I provide the cover with a loop or
eve 10
The advantages of my improved sanitary cover are manifest, as by its use the-
closet is made practically an individual one and in hotels o like places where
there are many different people who necessarily use the same closet accomodations,
the use of the sanitary cover practically gives to each an individual closet. Mone-
over, whero from the location of the closet in the building, or outside, or for any
other reason, it is cold, the use of the cushion prevents any dangers atstug to
delicate constitutions from placing the body of the person in contact with a cold
surface. The autiseptic and disinfectant properties render it a complete protection,
by its interposition between the body and closet seat, from any contamination
that might arise from the use of the seat by persons who were diseased or
uncleanly.
It is obvious that the covers may be made of any size or shape and that they are
adaptable for use by children as well as by adults. If preferred the antiseptic or
dis-infecting material may be incorporated in the body pieco also.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 18:
1. A sanitary cover or cushion for a water-closet scat provided with antiseptic
or disinfectant material, a water-proof jacket enveloping said material and having
its upper surface covered with cloth or the like, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
2. A portable sanitary cover or cushion for a water-closet seat consisting of a
flat annular-shaped body-piece 4, a layer of modicated cushioning material 6, a
waterproof Jacket 7, and a cloth covering 8, substantially as and for the purpose.
set forth.
Dated this 10th day of Fabr 1808
Dated this 19th day
of February 1808
For the Applicant,
J. G. LORRAIN, M. Inst. E.E., MI. Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent.