US1830344A - Sanitary shield for toilet seats - Google Patents

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l. E. AKESSON 1,830,344 SANITARY SHIELD FOR TOILET SEATS Nov. 3, 1931.

- Filed Jan. 25. 1930 ,Jrzve 722-20 7 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 PATENT OFFICE INGRID-ELISABETH AKESSON, F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS SANITARY SHIELD FOR TOILET SEATS Application filed January 23, 1930. Serial No. 422,778.

This invention relates to sanitary shields or protective covers for toilet seats or the like, and the principal object of the invention is to provide an improved paper protector of this character which is simple and economical to manufacture, which may be folded into a compact package for dispensation in envelopes at public washrooms, and which may be conveniently used to ensure cleanliness and to protect the person from possible infection.

More specifically, the invention contemplates the provision of a paper shield to rest upon and completely cover a toilet seat, and having its side margin shaped to overhang the periphery of the seat to prevent the shield from slipping therefrom.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toilet seat equipped with the improved shield;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the shield in a flat state, rior to the formation of the depending si es; and

ing the preformed depending mar ins.

The shield is formed of suit-a le flexible sheet material, such as crepe or tissue paper out in appropriate contour to provide a generally rectangular portion 4 having a central opening 5, and a projecting tab portion 6 at one end provided with longitudinal and transverse lines of perforations 7 and 8 to form detachable rectan ar sheets 9 and 10. The seat portion 4 has d1a onal slits 11 cut inwardly from its rounde corners, and the divided corner portions are then overlapped and cemented together as indicated at 12 to provide depending sides 13.

seat portion 4 covers the top of the seat 14, and the side margins 13 overhang the sides of the seat and tend to hold the shield in properposition and prevent displacement thereof. 1 The tab 6 preferably projects forwardly of the seat 14 so that the individual Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the shield hav When applied upon the toilet seat '14, the

tions, depending upon the dimensions of the tab and desired size of the detachable sheets.

It is apparent that a rotective shield constructed as above descri ed may be manufactured at small cost and may be readily folded into small compass for dispensation in individual envelopes or in vending machines. The shield is convenient to use and provides readily accessible, removable sheets of toilet tissue, so that a person equipped with the improved protector need not necessarily rely upon an available supply of tissue at the washroom. The protectors are of course, destroyed after use and may be flushed down the seat without clogging the drainage sysas tem.

I claim:

1. A shield for toilet seats formed of a sheet of paper having slits at its sides extending inwardly from its periphery the edges of the slitted portions bein overlapped and cemented together to furnis depending side margins adapted to overhang the sides of the seat thereby to prevent displacement of the shield.

2. A shield for toilet seats comprising a seat portion of regularcontour formed of a sheet of paper an generally rectangular in outline, the corners of the seat portion being rounded and havin diagonal slits extending inwardly from t e periphery thereof, the opposed mar ins of the slitted portions being overla ped and cemented together to furnish depen ng sides adapted to overhang the toilet seat thereby to prevent displacement of the shield.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 21st da of January, 1930.

INGRI ELISABETH AKESSON.

' sheets 9 and 10 may readily be torn ofi by the user. It is obvious that the tab 6' may be subdivided into any reasonable number of detachable sheets by proper lines of perfora-

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