US2000566A - Toilet seat cover - Google Patents

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May 7, 1935. E. LlcHTENsTx-:IN

TOILET SEAT COVER Filed June 27, 1934 ELUS LAOHTENSTN Patented May 7, 1935 2,000,566VV v enfants t Euis Lichtenstein, wopeineia-Nfyi! i Application Juden, 1934, fseifiai N0. 732,560

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Y :Thempresent inventionirelates ltoftoiletiseat covers an'drnore particularly to a sanitary paper cover which is designed to conform tothe' shape oftheseat.. i Y In the use of prior seat covers, a great` many shortcomings were present which made their handling a nuisance. lThey refused to conform to the shape of theA seat without a great deal of folding andstretching of the paper- Furthermore, when` auser was obliged to tediously spend time in shaping the cover so that he` could sit thereon in safety, he was very apt to tear and injure the paper. In prior devices, if an attempt were made to provide a coverwhich naturally conformed to the contours of the seat, severaldifflculties were encountered. ItY was found that folding of the paper cover Was impractical once the paper was out. This was true since the cover was made' ofa comparatively large sheet which, when severed, refused to be folded without great difliculty and expensive machinery. The paper tended to tear in its weakened condition. Another shortcoming was encountered because, if cuts were made so as to enable the cover to conform to the seat, the cuts were so large that part of the seat was exposed, or the folds were rendered so weak that they tore as soon as the users weight came down onto the paper. On the other hand, if the lines were not weakened adequately, there was a tendency for the corners to project or stick outwardly and for the paper cover to fit very clumsily over the seat. In other words, the cover was not provided with the proper amount of give or stretch so that it could t neatly and naturally in place. Likewise, if such a natural t were attempted, the diiculty in folding the paper rendered commercial vending impracticable. Prior sanitary paper covers had many disadvantages which those skilled in the art were attempting to remedy, but. as far as I am aware, the art was not provided with a wholly practical, satisfactory and successful sanitary cover.

It is an object of the present invention to provide sanitary paper seat covers which may be prepared when in the folded state.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a paper seat shield which is so constructed that it may be conformed to the shape of the seat without troublesome folding and/or tear- It is a further object of the present invention to provide a paper cover for water closets which has weakened lines of such a nature that the papermay stretch in twodirections so'that* it mayf-conformnaturally to a curved contour. i

It is-,also-withinj the contemplation of the present invention to provide a paper seat cover ,Other-,objectsand advantages` of present invention will becomeiapparent from the following description taken in conjunctionwiththe accompanyngdrawing; in fwhichr- Y.

.Fig. 1v is a top planview of, an,` embodiment of the present invention Whenlaidout flat; i

Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe folded lseat cover showingthe mannerin which it is preferably cut and weakened;

Fig. 3 illustratesa sectional view of a seat having one of my paper sanitary covers placed thereon ready for'use. Y y

Referring more particularly to the drawing, reference character I designates a, fiat sheet of paper, preferably tissue or crepe which may readily be discardedV and dispensed after use. Sheet l may be either of'an elliptical, square or rectangular shape. This sheet is then folded in quarters along the rectangular axes. II'he resulting pack is illustrated in Fig. 2. For thepurpose of preparing the cover, the line 2 is out from aV point slightly above the center corner 3 of the sheet to a point 4 on the periphery of a quadrant of an ellipse drawn around the center 3. It will be noticed that this cut severs the four curtains 5 of the sheet l andresults in cuts depicted by the lines 6 of Fig. 1. ably be left at the center of thesheet for the purpose of holding the'same together more securely. When the sheet is to be used, of course, this small strip I is severed by the user.

For the purpose of weakening the lines around the quadrant sothat the curtains will fall naturally in place over the seat 9 without additional folding by the user, perforations or score lines are made in two directions. Without such score lines in two directions, the curtains tend to set back or bend down from an imaginary straight line connecting the points 4. However, if the paper is permitted to hang down along this straight line, it will be noted that the cover refuses to take on the shape of the seat, nor does it hang down naturally. With my two directioned perforaticns,

A small strip l may prefer-Y manner that the curtains will hang down and fold along the periphery of the seat. In this manner I achieve an excellent form fitting cover. Once the cover has been given a potential stretch, permitting the cover to fallinto place, it will be observed that stress concentration points are reduced, if not eliminated,so that the sheet will not tend to tear so easily when a users weight is placed on the sheet. I To effect my' two dmensioned perforations, I preferably weaken the lines in a plurality of T-shaped indentations or the like. the Ts extend toward the center of the sheet for the required distance. Vide the perforations or indentationsnlll in.A the form of radial slots, punches, or thewlilgre, which enables the curtain to stretch along the imaginary line connecting the points 4. In thisxzsianner,

the curtains do not project horizontally over the seat opening, nor' are they so weakened `'that the linesof stress concentrate at certain corners e. g. points 4, at which points theyfare aptl to tear. y I Y Y As anothermanner offelfecting' two dimensioned weakening of lines," I 'may provide two 'or more cuts 2 to the folded pack asv shownin Fig. 2'. These radial cuts produceA additional curtains and enable the imaginary lineV connecting points l to be set back closer to the periphery of the seat, thus reducing the number of required perforations or indentations for dishing the curtains.

With these'indentations and/or perforations, it

will be observed that my rcurtains tend to dishV The feet pf In addition, IY may proe- While the present invention has lbeen illustrated and described in connection with specific embodiments, it is to be observed that modifications and variations may be incorporated without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:-

1. VA toilet seat cover adapted to it smoothly over a. toilet seat which comprises a sheet of paper having a'plurality of lradial cuts through the central portion of the sheet forming curtains, and having a plurality of T-shaped perfo- `rations arranged in an ellipse around said cuts permitting the said curtains to be dished whereby the curtains may conform to the shape of the seat. Y

2 A toilet seat cover ladapted to t smoothly uover atoilet seat which comprises a sheet of 'over a toilet seat which'comprises a sheet of paper capable Aof being folded into quarters, said folded sheet having -a plurality of perforations arranged in the form of a quadrant of an ellipse draw-n around the corner formed at the center of 'the folded sheet, and having a cut Vpenetrating the four quarters beginning at a point near to the said corner land extending toa point'on the periphery 'of said quadrant forming curtains, -said perforations extending inwardly toward the center 'to dish the curtains whereby the `sheet when laid out may conform to the shape of the seat.

ELLIS LICHTENSTEIN,

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