CN102031811A - Disabled toilet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toilet bowl and seat, which is easy to use for physically (or mentally) disabled individuals and especially wheelchair users or even normal people with poor knees. The shape of the toilet bowl and seat is 180° changed from the traditional shape that gradually narrows from front to back, so as to facilitate easy sliding from transportation equipment to the toilet and sliding back after use. A handle is also provided in front of the water tank/behind the toilet seat to provide support for standing up or sitting down during/after use, which can be detachable or fixed. Flushing is also more convenient because the water tank is provided with flushing handles suitable for the user in front of the user and on either side.

Description

Disabled toilet

technical field

The invention relates to a toilet, which is specially designed for disabled persons, and is also suitable for anyone who is inconvenient to use a traditional toilet, and of course the able-bodied or disabled are also applicable.

Background technique

Toilets, portable or fixed, available to consumers and builders at retail and wholesale hardware stores and other stores, for installation in homes, public restrooms, hospitals and schools or in ships, aircraft or recreational vehicles or other places All are one/standard design, which is defined as "traditional toilet" here. That is, their seats are not symmetrical from front to back but other shapes, and they are all configured with the wider part of the seat, on which the user sits or rests his buttocks, at the rear, that is, closest to the cistern or flush tank and the seat ring narrows forward. Close-coupled or not, toilets are, in fact, used by able-bodied or physically or mentally handicapped people. Toilets for the disabled may have a handle bar to assist them in moving in and out of the toilet, but it is generally located on a plane extending parallel to the front and rear axes of the toilet, on the right and/or left hand side of the toilet.

For those with physical or mental disabilities such as muscular dystrophy, dementia, spinal injuries or amputations, they generally have no choice but to use these traditional toilets because there are no other options available. However, these are far from ideal for people with disabilities. A major problem with conventional toilet designs is that when a disabled person in a wheelchair wants to use the toilet, it is difficult to get him/her out of the wheelchair and onto the toilet. The wheelchair user has to turn himself 180° and eventually move onto the toilet.

Even for those who are caring for a wheelchair user, it can be difficult for a caretaker to remove the person from the wheelchair, onto the toilet, turn them around and place them on the toilet. For caregivers, this process is extremely tiring and a job that strains the back.

Ten of the large number of examined patents issued in the United States related to toilets are listed below:

1) D353, 450 (12/1994) Folke Anderson, etc., only for decorative design

2) 3,3986,316 (10/1976) Robert B. Davis et al., on low volume flushing

3) 3,939,501 (02/1976) Frank T. Sargent, on Portable Toilets

4) 3,565,106 (02/1971) Baumbach, diaphragm type control valve

5) 3,801,991 (04/1974) Fulton et al., Standalone Portable Toilet

6) 3,858,249 (01/1975) Howard, separate sanitary toilet

7) 3,994,028 (11/1976) Johan Victor, sealable container

8) 3,798,681 (03/1974) Abom Johansen, High Water Toilets

9) 3,883,903 (05/1975) Broek et al, flush toilets

10) 3,905,409 (09/1975) Stokes et al, pump toilet

None of the above or other prior examined art addresses the aforementioned issues of wheelchair user convenience, which are addressed in the subject matter of the present invention.

Contents of the invention

According to a first aspect of the present invention, it is a toilet with a toilet bowl and a water tank, wherein the bowl and the seat are rotated 180° compared to the conventional type, that is, the seat is oval or at least from The front axle of the toilet is gradually narrowed to the rear axle. The narrower part of the seat ring is the rearmost part, which is connected to the toilet tank. The wider part of the seat ring is where the user's buttocks sit on the top, which is the frontmost part, that is, far away from the toilet. Toilet tank.

This arrangement enables the wheelchair user to slide directly from the wheelchair onto the toilet seat without turning around to move away from the wheelchair.

The toilet constructed according to the invention does not substantially exceed the manufacturing cost of the traditional toilet, and moreover, it provides greatly improved comfort and convenience for wheelchair users.

The person using the toilet faces the cistern, which has a left or right flush handle, and the cistern is suitably adjusted to allow either configuration to facilitate easy flushing of the unit. The user does not need to turn around and flush the water after using the toilet.

The toilet is suitably provided with a support handle/handle bar behind the toilet bowl but preferably in front of the tank. It preferably extends horizontally across the rear of the toilet and is suitably provided with support legs which fit in one or a pair of mounting sockets on the base of the tank or on the rear of the toilet bowl or where both are coupled, the handle/ The handle bar is better raised above the top of the tank. The handle/handle bar is better positioned behind the toilet, at the point between the sockets where the flush wrench might fit on the tank. The handle is suitably a padded handlebar.

The user faces the tank in front of him/her, and although this may require some adjustment from previous habits, most users will quickly adapt to this new approach. After that, it was as easy as riding a bicycle and proved to be a very comfortable and pleasant experience.

In order to make the present invention clearer, figures are attached below for description.

Description of drawings

A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described in more detail, by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that closely related pictures are assigned the same number but with different letter suffixes.

Figure 1 constitutes a perspective view of the preferred embodiment, looking down from the front left direction of a toilet with a complete, close-coupled cistern.

Figure 1(a) is a toilet with the support handle bar removed and two sets of special installation sockets for the handle rod. The installation socket can be drilled or cast/integrated at the bottom of the water tank support (cistern base) or in it or It is provided otherwise.

Figure 1(b) shows the inserted handle, but this time with an external/side-mounted square, tubular handle receptacle.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the toilet.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the toilet.

Fig. 4 is a left side view (front view) of the toilet.

Fig. 5 is a right side view (front view) of the toilet.

Fig. 6 is a front view (front view) of the toilet.

Fig. 7 is a rear view (front view) of the toilet.

Figure 8 is a detailed perspective view of the detachable support handle,

Figure 9 is a diagrammatic view of a wheelchair user approaching and away from and sitting on the toilet using the support handle.

Detailed ways

Referring to Fig. 1, the preferred example of the toilet consists of a close-coupled complete toilet bowl and water tank, wherein the bowl and the seat ring are rotated 180° compared to the traditional structure, that is, the seat ring is oval or at least from the seat The front axle of the toilet gradually narrows to the rear axle, and the narrower part of the seat ring is connected to the toilet tank at the rear end, while the wider part of the seat ring is for the user to adjust his buttocks to sit and squat, and is at the front end, away from the seat. Toilet tank.

The toilet cistern/flush tank is supported by a pedestal. The base is suitably a solid block to support the weight of the filled tank and to provide an anti-tilt counterbalance should any toilet anchor bolts fall due to fatigue or their ceramic sockets crack or snap off.

The solid block support/base behind the toilet seat and under the water tank/flush tank has a set of sockets for the feet of the long-leg support handle/handle rod to be inserted. Provides support after standing up, getting up and sitting down. Handle bar supports can be inserted into the pair of drilled sockets in the block as in all illustrations or the widely spaced pair of tubular support sockets on the side of the block support/base as in Figure 1(b) above . The handle bar has an inverted U shape with a pair of upright stand legs plus a padded handlebar spanning across the high ends of the stand legs. The height of the handle bar, as shown, is raised to a few inches (centimeters) above the top of the tank, with side clearance to facilitate access to the flush handle for a seated user, depending on where the flush handle is mounted on the tank/ The toilet flushes to the left or right in front of the tank.

One or two pairs of holes are suitably arranged at the connection between the toilet seat ring and the seat cover and the toilet bowl. Figures 4 and 5 are front views of the support handle with each bracket leg inserted, and Figure 6 is a front view of the flush handle which can be placed on either side, although it is preferred that the handle bar legs pass through with significant spacing.

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a laterally protruding tubular socket supporting the foot of the handle bar leg. These sockets can be sockets drilled in the block or socket holes formed in the process of making and casting the toilet bowl and base. The production process reflects the cheapest and best way. The support handle/handle bar can be detachable or more in one place can be fixed.

Figure 8 is an image of the detachable two different versions with two different leg/foot ends - round or square - to fit the correspondingly shaped mounting socket.

Figure 9 demonstrates the ability to slide easily from the wheelchair onto the toilet and back from the toilet seat.

Advantage

From the above description, it is apparent that this new toilet has many advantages, including the following:

1) The user or caregiver does not have to turn around at all

2) The user can easily slide from the traffic equipment to the toilet. There are individuals who do not require care for this matter and, therefore, may have less dependence;

3) It can easily slide back from the toilet seat to the transportation equipment after use;

4) The flush handle is in front of the user, so there is no need to turn around and flush after using the toilet. The flush handle can be installed on the left/right side, which is of great advantage to people with limited hands.

5) There are handrails when standing or sitting down

6) The unit is very easy to use.

Therefore, readers will find that this new toilet is easier and more convenient for wheelchair users than traditional toilets. Once an individual gets used to using the new toilet, using it will be natural/(like riding a bicycle) as if it were born with ease.

Claims (12)

1. A toilet for the disabled, comprising a toilet seat pot and a seat ring, characterized in that the toilet is adjusted so that the user sits facing the rear of the toilet, so that the wheelchair user can slide directly into the toilet seat from the wheelchair without turning around to move from the wheelchair to the seat. 2. A toilet according to claim 1, characterized in that the toilet is provided with a support handle/handle bar near the rear of the toilet bowl or the toilet bowl extending across the width of the toilet, To assist the user to move in or out of the toilet facing the rear of the toilet. 3. A toilet as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the rim and the seat of the pot are rotated by 180° compared with the traditional structure, that is, the seat is elliptical or at least from the front of the toilet The shaft to the rear shaft is gradually narrowed, the narrower part of the seat ring is at the rear, that is, adjusted to connect with the water tank used by the toilet, and the wider part of the toilet is for the user to sit on the buttocks, which is at the front . 4. A toilet as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the toilet further comprises a water tank and a support handle/handle bar, the support handle/handle bar is installed in one or a pair of installation sockets Or it is supported by a pair of bracket legs, and the installation socket is arranged on the base of the water tank or the rear or top of the toilet seat pot or the coupling place of the two. 5. A toilet as claimed in claim 2 or 4, characterized in that the support handle/handle bar is raised above the top of the water tank. 6. A toilet as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the water tank is provided with a socket for a flush handle that can be installed from the right or left to assist the unit in flushing. 7. A toilet as claimed in claim 2 or 4, characterized in that the support handle/handle bar spans the rear of the toilet at a point between the sockets where the flush wrench may fit on the tank. 8. A toilet as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the mounting socket for supporting the handle/handle rod is formed by drilling or casting at the base of the water tank or the seat pot or the joint of the two. 9. A toilet as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the supporting handle/handle rod installed in the socket is formed in a tubular shape, on both sides of the water tank base or the toilet bowl or the coupling of the two. 10. A toilet, including a toilet seat pot, a seat ring and a water tank, characterized in that the seat pot and the seat ring are rotated 180° compared to the traditional one, that is, the seat ring is oval or at least from the front of the toilet The axis to the rear axle is gradually narrowed. The narrower part of the seat ring is the rearmost, that is, connected to the toilet tank, and the wider part of the seat ring is where the user's buttocks sit on the top, and is the most forward, that is, away from the toilet tank. Allows the wheelchair user to slide directly from the wheelchair onto the toilet seat without having to turn around to get out of the wheelchair. 11. A toilet according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a toilet bowl and a water tank, characterized in that the water tank is tightly coupled with the toilet bowl, and the toilet bowl and the water tank are used as a complete Unit formation or composition. 12. A toilet as hereinbefore described in general with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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