Patent ID: 6996859

Claim:
A hygiene-promoting apparatus comprising: a toilet seat cover including a top layer having an outer edge portion and an inner edge portion disposed substantially uniformly therefrom, said top layer further having an upper surface and a lower surface extending between the inner and outer edge portions; a bottom layer having an outer edge portion and an inner edge portion disposed substantially uniformly therefrom, said bottom layer further having an upper surface and a lower surface extending between the inner and outer edge portions; a middle layer sandwiched between said top and bottom layers and disposed between the inner and outer portions of said top and bottom layers; and means for removably attaching said toilet seat cover onto a toilet seat so that said toilet seat cover does not become detached therefrom while a user is seated said toilet seat cover; said top and bottom layers being formed from water proof material for preventing liquid from passing therethrough; wherein said top and bottom layers are coextensively shaped and are suitably sized and shaped for fitting on a toilet seat, each said top and bottom layers having a substantially annular shape provided with a centrally registered opening formed therein for allowing the user to freely deposit excrements into the toilet while seated on the toilet seat: wherein said top and bottom layers have coextensive thicknesses: wherein said means for removable attaching said toilet seat cover to a toilet seat comprises a plurality of adhesive patches substantially equally spaced apart and attached between the inner and outer edge portions of said bottom layer; wherein said plurality of adhesive patches each include a lower surface and each further comprise a cover member removably attached to the lower surface thereof for preventing said plurality of adhesive patches from contacting a surface prior to being placed onto a toilet seat; wherein each said adhesive patch includes a tab at one end thereof so that a user can easily pull off the adhesive layer during times of urgency.