A Protective Cover for Water Closet Seats.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1891-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Protective Cover for Water Closet Seats.
We, JOHANNES Christianus Langendam of 193 0. Z. Voorburgwal Merchant
and JOHAN COENRAAD BROENS of 505 Nassaukade Merchant both in the City of
Amsterdam in the Kingdom of Holland, 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 :-
The present invention relates to a protective cover for the seats of water closets
especially designed to promote cleanliness and particularly adapted for use in the
toilet rooms or lavatories of hotels, public places, railway stations, steamers and in
other situations.
As is well known the form of the scats of water closets renders it quite impossible
to keep the body from coming into contact therewith, or at least with the front
portion of the seat, so that the public generally feel unwilling to make use of such
closets without taking precautions against infection brought about by the unclean-
liness thereof.
The present invention however, removes all the objections connected with the
use of such closets, so that the public by employing the protective cover may
make use without aversion or fear of infection of the water closets of public
places.
The protective cover for the seat is formed of a sheet of waxed or satin paper
or paper otherwise rendered waterproof or other light and suitable material
similarly treated and which has been previously saturated with any of the well
known disinfecting solutions such for example as creolin.
The form of the protective covering sheet may be round, oval, square, or of any
other form corresponding with that of the seat or of the pan itself.
In the covering sheet is formed an opening corresponding with that in the closet
seat but of a smaller size so that when applied to the seat it will almost cover the
entire area thereof so as to overhang the hole therein whilst that part bordering or
overhanging the hole and especially the front portion is adapted to be turned inside
the opening of the seat and extend downwards, thus rendering any contact of the
body with the seat impossible.
In order to prevent the absorption by the protective cover of any moisture upon
the seat it is preferably waxed or satinized or otherwise waterproofed as herein-
before explained.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and readily
carried into effect, we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully

page_text: The protective covering sheet a is formed of waxed or satinized paper, or paper
otherwise rendered waterproof or it might be formed of other light and suitable
material similarly treated and which has been previously saturated with any of the
well known disinfecting solutions such as "creolin."
The form of the protective covering sheet a may be of round, oval, square or of
any other form corresponding with that of the seat of the closet, or of the closet
pan c.
In the protective cover a is formed an opening a' corresponding with the opening 61
in the closet scat, but of somewhat smaller dimensions.
At the front of the opening a¹ of the protective covering a is formed a tongue or
flap a which is attached to the cover a along the line 2-2, and which line coincides
with the front of the opening in the closet seat or if desired the flap or tongue a²
may be dispensed with.
When using the protective covering sheet a that part bordering the hole a¹ and
overhanging the hole in the closet seat together with the tongue a³ will be pressed
or turned downwards into or in the direction of the closet pan c.
It will thus be seen that by the use of the protective cover a the body is perfectly
protected from contact with the seat or pane thus obviating the objections
commonly existing to the use of public closets.
The corners of the protective cover a may be divided upon the lines of
perforations 3-3 and afterwards used as closet paper provided that the portion of
the seat beyond such lines does not need a protection.
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In the example given at Figure 4, we have shown a modified form of protective
cover a in which the central portion a* has not been removed to form an opening a
as previously described, but this central portion a* is surrounded by perforations a
so that when the protective cover is required for use, the central portion a* may be
readily removed and used for closet purposes.
Although we have described the protective covering as formed of waxed or
waterproof paper or the like, we would have it understood that we do not confine
ourselves to waterproof material, as it will be evident that other material might be
employed in lieu thereof, although perhaps not with such good results.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A protective cover for closet seats consisting of a sheet of paper or other
suitable material provided with an opening of smaller size than that of the closet
seat, so that in use its edges bordering or overhanging the opening will be turned
down into or in the direction of the closet pan substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
2. A protective cover for closet seats consisting of a sheet of paper or other
suitable material provided, with an opening therein of smaller size than that of the
closet seat and a tongue or flap at the front of such opening so that when in use the
edges of the protective cover bordering or overhanging the opening together with
the tongue or flap will be turned down into or in the direction of the closet pan
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
3. A protective cover for closet seats consisting of a sheet of waxed or water-
proofed paper or other suitable material provided with an opening therein of
smaller size than that of the closet seat substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose stated.
4. A protective cover for closet seats consisting of a sheet of paper or other
suitable material saturated with a disinfectant and formed with an opening therein
of smaller size than that of the closet seat substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
5. A protective cover for closet seats consisting of a sheet of paper or other
suitable material formed with a central portion surrounded by perforations and

page_text: adapted to be removed so as to leave an opening of smaller size than that of
the closet seat substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
stated.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1891.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.