Rotatable splash guard

1 . A potty seat adaptable for sit-down use on a toilet comprising:

a child-sized seat having a seating surface and a mounting receptacle; and

a splash guard rotatably mounted to the seat via a cylindrical projection received in the mounting receptacle, the splash guard being rotatable about a rotational axis between a first and a second orientation;

wherein the cylindrical projection is eccentrically positioned relative to the splash guard such that rotation of the splash guard varies a vertical height of the splash guard relative to the seating surface;

wherein the splash guard further comprises a fixing structure and the seat includes a corresponding detent;

wherein the fixing structure is configured to selective engage the detent to retain the splash guard in each of the first orientation and the second orientation; and

wherein an end of the splash guard is located higher in relation to the seating surface in the first orientation than in the second orientation.

2 . The potty seat of claim 1 , wherein the child-sized seat further comprises an opening, the opening having a downwardly extending skirt, the mounting receptacle being disposed on the skirt.

3 . The potty seat of claim 2 , wherein the receptacle comprises a slot in the skirt open to a lower end of the skirt, the slot having a circular interior portion configured to receive a portion of the projection and enable rotation of the splash guard about the rotational axis.

4 . The potty seat of claim 3 , wherein the projection further comprises a distally disposed flange spaced apart from the splash guard and disposed on an opposite surface of the skirt from the splash guard when the projection is engaged in the receptacle, the flange configured to limit movement of the splash guard along the rotational axis relative to the skirt.

5 . The potty seat of claim 4 , wherein the detent is disposed on the skirt adjacent to the receptacle and the fixing structure is disposed adjacent to the projection.

6 . The potty seat of claim 1 , wherein the splash guard comprises a generally concave interior surface and a generally convex exterior surface, the projection extending from the exterior surface along the rotational axis.

7 . The potty seat of claim 1 , further comprising a resilient retainer engageable with the toilet, the retainer extending laterally beneath a lower surface of a seat on the toilet and engageable therewith to inhibit upward movement of the potty seat.

8 . A child potty seat adaptable for sit-down use on a toilet by male and female users, the child potty seat comprising:

a seating surface with a forwardly-rearwardly extending opening and a downwardly extending skirt;

a mounting receptacle disposed on a forward end of the skirt;

a splash guard having a first end and a second end spaced apart along a longitudinal axis; and

a projection extending along a rotational axis from a surface of the splash guard and eccentrically positioned between the first and second ends, the projection being rotatably engageable in the mounting receptacle aligning the rotational axis forwardly-rearwardly to the seating surface;

wherein the splash guard further comprises a fixing structure engageable in a detent disposed on the skirt, engagement therein selectively fixing the splash guard with either the first end or the second end upwardly oriented;

wherein rotating the splash guard between a first orientation and the second orientation while the projection is engaged in the mounting receptacle upwardly positions the first end or the second end, respectively, and the first end being located higher above the seating surface when upwardly oriented than the second end when it is upwardly oriented.

9 . The child potty seat of claim 8 , wherein the splash guard comprises a generally concave interior surface and a generally convex exterior surface, the projection extending from the exterior surface along the rotational axis.

10 . The child potty seat of claim 8 , wherein the receptacle comprises a slot in the skirt open to a lower end of the skirt, the slot having a circular interior portion configured to receive a portion of the projection and enable rotation of the splash guard about the rotational axis.

11 . The child potty seat of claim 10 , wherein the detent is disposed on the skirt adjacent to the receptacle and the fixing structure is disposed on the exterior surface adjacent to the projection.

12 . The child potty seat of claim 8 , further comprising a resilient retainer engageable with the toilet, the retainer extending laterally beneath a lower surface of a seat on the toilet and engageable therewith to inhibit upward movement of the potty seat.

13 . A splash guard for use with a toilet seat comprising:

a concave interior surface spanning between generally opposing first and second ends;

a convex exterior surface oppositely disposed from the interior surface; and

a projection extending from a surface of the splash guard and eccentrically positioned between the first and second ends, the projection further comprising a fixing structure engageable in a receptacle configured to retain the splash guard in a preferred orientation; and

a mounting apparatus including the receptacle, the mounting apparatus selectively connectible to the toilet seat, the mounting apparatus retaining the splash guard in the preferred orientation in relation to the toilet seat, the preferred orientation arranging the splash guard with either the first end or the second end being upwardly oriented.

14 . The splash guard of claim 13 , wherein the fixing structure includes a surface profile engageable with a portion of the receptacle.