IP Library Granted Patent US 10,478,024
Granted Patent B2
US 10,478,024 · App. 15/655,429 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Combination toilet training seat and step stool

Inventors: Matthew James Del Duke (Audubon, NJ); Christopher Ernest Greco (Sewell, NJ); Daniel Imberman (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: GINSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
A47K11/04A47K10/38A47K11/06A47K13/02A47K13/06A47K17/003A47K17/028A47K11/105
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Patent No.
US 10,478,024
App. No.
15/655,429
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention can provide a combination toilet trainer, comprising a base comprising two handles, an underside, a backside, and an open side; a removable seat comprising a backed ring and a hinged ring connected by a hinge point, each having an inner opening; and an internal bowl having an internal bowl lip; wherein the removable seat is configured to be removably mounted atop the open side of the base; and wherein the internal bowl is configured to be removably attachable to the removable seat at the inner opening by the internal bowl lip being secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring.

Claims (42)

1. A base comprising two handles, an underside, a backside, and an open side;

a removable seat comprising a backed ring and a hinged ring connected by a hinge point, each having an inner opening; and

an internal bowl having an internal bowl lip;

wherein the removable seat is configured to be removably mounted atop the open side of the base; and

wherein the internal bowl is configured to be removably attachable to the removable seat at the inner opening by the internal bowl lip being secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring,

wherein the internal bowl further comprises a finger ring and a finger ring curve located on a front of the internal bowl;

the hinged ring further comprising a flange located on an underside of the hinged ring;

wherein the flange is configured to fit within the finger ring curve when the internal bowl is secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring.

2. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , wherein the underside of the base further comprises one or more layers of non-slip material alternated with one or more layers of rough material; and

the open side of the base further comprises a strip of non-slip material secured around a circumference of the open side.

3. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , wherein the base further comprises a dispenser opening located on the backside of the base;

the dispenser opening further comprising one or more flexible tabs.

4. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 3 , wherein the dispenser opening is configured to be closed using a dispenser cap attached to the dispenser opening through a dispenser cap connector.

5. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 3 , wherein the base further comprises a dispenser configured to dispense a dispensed material from an inside of the base to an outside through the dispenser opening.

6. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 5 , wherein the dispenser further comprises one or more tabbed tongs configured to secure a roll of dispensed material.

7. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 5 , wherein the base further comprises a dispenser material holding area configured to hold one or more rolls of dispensed material.

8. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 7 , wherein the dispenser material holding area further comprises one or more holding area tabs configured to secure the one or more rolls of dispensed material.

9. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , wherein the internal bowl is scented.

10. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , wherein the removable seat further comprises one or more toilet attachment hooks located on an underside of the backed ring, the toilet attachment hooks configured to attach the removable seat to an adult toilet when detached from the base.

11. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , wherein the removable seat further comprises one or more strips of sealant material secured to an underside of the backed ring.

12. The combination toilet trainer as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a spring piece placed within the hinge point configured to provide an outward spring force against an underside of the internal bowl lip when the hinged ring is hinged open from the backed ring.

13. A removable seat for use in toilet training, comprising:

a backed ring and a hinged ring connected by a hinge point, each having an inner opening; and

an internal bowl having an internal bowl lip;

wherein the internal bowl is configured to be removably attachable to the removable seat at the inner opening by the internal bowl lip being secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring,

wherein the internal bowl further comprises a finger ring and a finger ring curve located on a front of the internal bowl;

the hinged ring further comprising a flange located on an underside of the hinged ring;

wherein the flange is configured to fit within the finger ring curve when the internal bowl is secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring.

14. The removable seat as recited in claim 13 , wherein the removable seat further comprises one or more toilet attachment hooks located on an underside of the backed ring, the toilet attachment hooks configured to attach the removable seat to an adult toilet.

15. The removable seat as recited in claim 13 , further comprising:

a base comprising two handles, an underside, a backside, and an open side;

wherein the removable seat is configured to be removably mounted atop the open side of the base.

16. The removable seat as recited in claim 15 , wherein the underside of the base further comprises one or more layers of non-slip material alternated with one or more layers of rough material; and

the open side of the base further comprises a strip of non-slip material secured around a circumference of the open side.

17. The removable seat as recited in claim 15 , wherein the base further comprises a dispenser configured to dispense a dispensed material from an inside of the base to an outside through a dispenser opening.

18. A combination toilet trainer, comprising:

a base comprising two handles, an underside, a backside, and an open side;

a removable seat comprising a backed ring and a hinged ring connected by a hinge point, each having an inner opening; and

an internal bowl having an internal bowl lip;

wherein the removable seat is configured to be removably mounted atop the open side of the base; and

wherein the internal bowl is configured to be removably attachable to the removable seat at the inner opening by the internal bowl lip being secured between the backed ring and the hinged ring,

further comprising a spring piece placed within the hinge point configured to provide an outward spring force against an underside of the internal bowl lip when the hinged ring is hinged open from the backed ring.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: GINSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
To: BERKSHIRE BANK
Reel/Frame 061212/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2017
From: DEL DUKE, MATTHEW JAMES; GRECO, CHRISTOPHER ERNEST; IMBERMAN, DANIEL
To: GINSEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 043405/0881 →
Continuity (1)
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