SQUAT TOILET SEAT

Abstract

A squat toilet seat that positions users in a squatting position when sitting on the toilet so that the user's torso and legs form a 35-38 angle. This straightens the colon, relaxing the puborecatlis muscles to ease the strain of having a bowel movement. The toilet seat is thicker in the front than in the back, creating a sloped surface that in turn creates the angle from the user's torso to legs. The toilet seat has left and right attachment parts that are attachable to both rounded and elongated toilet bowl bodies.

Claims

1. A squat toilet seat comprising: (a) a seat part with a front end and a back end; (b) an opening, wherein the opening is centered in the seat part; (c) a left attachment part and a right attachment part, wherein the left and right attachment parts are attachable to a toilet bowl body, and wherein the left and right attachment parts are operably positioned at the back end of the seat part to attach the seat part to the toilet bowl body; and (d) a lid, wherein the lid is operably connected to the back end so that it is moveable up and down from a closed position where the lid is flush with the seat part to an upright position where the lid is essentially perpendicular to the floor, wherein the front end is higher than the back end so that the angle between the seat part and the lid when the lid is in the upright position is 35-38.

2. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the front end is higher than the back end so that the angle between the seat part and the lid when the lid is in the upright position is 35.

3. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat part and lid are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of PVC, thermoset plastic, polypropylene, resin, medium density fiberboard, wood, bamboo, and porcelain.

4. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the left attachment part and right attachment part are attachable to both round and elongated toilet bowls.

5. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the back end of the seat part has a thickness of one inch, and wherein the front end of the seat part has a thickness of six inches.

6. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the seat part has a length of 16 inches from the back end to the front end, wherein the seat part has a width of 14.25 inches from a left side to a right side, wherein the opening has a length of 9 and inches from an opening back end to an opening front end, wherein the opening has a width of 8.25 inches from an opening left side to an opening right side, and wherein the left attachment part is 5.5 inches away from the right attachment part.

7. The squat toilet seat according to claim 5, wherein the seat part has a length of 16 inches from the back end to the front end, wherein the seat part has a width of 14.25 inches from a left side to a right side, wherein the opening has a length of 9 and inches from an opening back end to an opening front end, wherein the opening has a width of 8.25 inches from an opening left side to an opening right side, and wherein the left attachment part is 5.5 inches away from the right attachment part.

8. The squat toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein a slot is operably positioned in the front end of the seat part so a user can insert one or more fingers into the slot and easily rotate the seat part up and down from the left attachment part and the right attachment part.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The figures that accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, a squat toilet seat, constructed and operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

[0013] FIG. 1 shows an illustration of a user on a squat toilet seat with their legs at a 35 angle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0014] FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a front view of the squat toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0015] FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a side view of the squat toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0016] FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a top view of the squat toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 1.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a side view of the squat toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a closer view illustrating a side view of the squat toilet seat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 7 is a schematic illustrating one set of possible dimensions of the squat toilet according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIG. 6.

[0020] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to a toilet seat and more particularly to a squat toilet seat as used to improve the user's ability to easily pass a bowel movement.

[0022] Generally speaking, the PRO squat toilet seat is designed to place an individual in the squatting position when using the toilet. The invention includes a toilet seat manufactured to accommodate attachment to both round and elongated toilet bowls.

[0023] The seat fits on the conventional toilet bowl like any other seat, however it is gradually raised from the back to the front to elevate the user into the squatting position, with their legs preferably at a 35 angle from the torso. The exact dimensions of the toilet seat may vary due to different toilet heights, so long as the final seat achieves a 35-38 angle between the user's torso and thighs.

[0024] Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in FIG. 1, a user 1 sits on the squat toilet seat 2. The squat toilet seat 2 is attached to the main toilet bowl 3 and slopes upwards so that the seat 2 and the lid 6 form a 35 to 38 angle. Since the seat and the lid form a 35 to 38 angle, when sitting, the user's thighs 4 are at a 35 to 38, but preferably 35, angle from the user's torso 5.

[0025] Referring now to FIGS. 1-4, the squat toilet seat 2 fits on a conventional toilet bowl 3. A 6 lid is attached to the back of the seat 2. The seat may be manufactured using polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plastic materials such as thermoset and polypropylene, or other materials similar to those currently used to construct toilet seats, including wood, medium density fiberboard, bamboo, resin, and porcelain. The attachment parts 7 are capable of attaching to a round or an elongated toilet bowl 3.

[0026] Referring now to FIG. 5, the squat toilet seat 2 may have a slot or indentation 17 positioned in the front of the seat to aid a user in lifting the squat toilet seat 2 on its hinges 7 up and away from the toilet bowl 3 and towards the lid 6.

[0027] Referring now to FIG. 6, the squat toilet seat 2 slopes upward from the back to the front. The back 8 of the seat 2 is preferably 1 inch tall. The front 9 of the seat 2 is preferably 6 inches tall. However, the exact dimensions may vary, depending on the height of the toilet bowl, so long as the difference between the back 8 and the front 9 of the seat 2 results in a 35-38 angle between the user's torso 5 and thighs 4. The angle is preferably 35 angle between the user's torso 5 and thighs 4, in order to best straighten the colon.

[0028] Referring now to FIG. 7, in one embodiment the squat toilet seat 2 is 16 inches from the front 9 to the back 8, 14.25 inches wide from the left 10 to the right 11 side, with an opening 12 that is 9 and inches from the opening back 13 to the opening front 14 and 8.25 inches from the opening left 15 to the opening right 16. The two attachment parts 7 are 5.5 inches apart from each other at the back 8 of the seat 2.

[0029] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.