Patent ID: 6851131

Claim:
A portable toilet bowl cover, for use by a user, in conjunction with an existing toilet bowl of a public restroom, for selectively covering portions of the toilet bowl, in order to prevent waste and germs present on said portions of the toilet bowl from contacting the skin or clothing of the user while sitting upon the toilet bowl, said toilet bowl having a bowl portion having a rim, a front, a back, a left side, and a right side, said toilet bowl also having a substantially circular seat hingeably attached to the bowl portion in proximity to the back of the bowl portion, and a lid for selectively covering the seat while the toilet bowl is not being used, said seat having a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a left side, a right side, and a central opening, said seat having a raised position wherein the seat has been lifted away from the rim of the bowl portion, and a lowered position wherein the seat has been lowered upon the rim of the bowl portion, said toilet bowl cover comprising: a central seat pad having a front edge portion, a back edge portion, a left edge portion, and a right edge portion, wherein the front edge portion has a front flap extending therefrom, the back edge portion has a back flap extending therefrom, the left edge portion has a left flap extending therefrom, and the right edge portion has a right flap extending therefrom, wherein the back flap has a three-ply structure, comprising an upper plastic layer, a lower plastic layer, and a cardboard insert sandwiched therebetween, for conferring additional rigidity to the back flap, for making the toilet bowl cover more durable, and for allowing the back flap to remain substantially upright in order that it may rest against the lid of the toilet bowl while the toilet bowl cover is being deployed, wherein each of the flaps has an upper surface, a lower surface, an arcuate top, two sides, and a bottom, and wherein the flaps are attached at their tops to the central seat pad; and wherein the toilet bowl cover has an unfolded position wherein each of the flaps is extended away from the seat pad, and has a folded position wherein each of the flaps is folded substantially flat against the seat pad in order that the toilet bowl cover will be compact and easily transported.