IP Library Granted Patent US 9,422,700
Granted Patent B2
US 9,422,700 · App. 13/915,213 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Sheet catcher for toilets and methods therefor

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Patent No.
US 9,422,700
App. No.
13/915,213
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus ( 100 ) for a toilet ( 600 ) is provided. The apparatus can include a rim engagement portion ( 101 ) and a sheet catcher ( 102 ) comprising one or more barbs ( 104,105,106 ). A bowl side bestrider ( 103 ) can couple the rim engagement portion to the sheet catcher. The sheet catcher to situate within a water seal ( 605 ) of the toilet when the rim engagement portion engages a rim ( 601 ) of the toilet. The barbs can to catch non-dispersible sheets ( 701 ) when the toilet is flushed.

Claims (28)

1. An apparatus for a toilet, comprising:

a rim engagement portion;

a sheet catcher comprising one or more barbs; and

a bowl side bestrider coupling the rim engagement portion to the sheet catcher;

the sheet catcher to situate within a water seal of the toilet when the rim engagement portion engages a rim of the toilet; and

the one or more barbs to catch non-dispersible sheets when the toilet is flushed.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the sheet catcher to at least partially extend into a trapway of the toilet.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , the sheet catcher between four and five inches in length.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , the one or more barbs comprising three barbs.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , the three barbs spaced from each other about an axis of the sheet catcher.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a handle extending from the rim engagement portion.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , the handle extending from a side of the rim of the toilet at an angle of between fifteen and thirty degrees.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 , the apparatus manufactured from a pliant metal.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , the rim engagement portion:

comprising three or fewer corners;

to release the rim in response to upward force applied to the handle.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , the bowl side bestrider having a radius of between seven and eight inches.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , the one or more barbs to permit dispersible sheets to pass when the toilet is flushed.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , the one or more barbs to allow human waste to pass when the toilet is flushed.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , the non-dispersible sheets manufactured from one of needlepunched material or spunlace material.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , the non-dispersible sheets between five and eight inches in width.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , the non-dispersible sheets between seven and twelve inches in length.

16. A method, comprising:

disposing a sheet catcher in a water seal of a toilet;

attaching a rim engagement portion to a rim of the toilet; and

catching non-dispersible sheets with one or more barbs of the sheet catcher when the toilet is flushed.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising permitting one or more of human waste or dispersible sheets to pass when the toilet is flushed.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising placing a bowl side bestrider against an inner surface of a bowl of the toilet.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 28, 2026
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075643/0462 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
CONVERSION OF ENTITY FROM CORPORATION TO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Recorded Oct 31, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
Reel/Frame 057977/0567 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →