US 11,937,744 B2
Toilet shield
James William Kramer, Columbus, NE (US)
Assigned to BETTER TRICK, INC., Columbus, NE (US)
Filed by BETTER TRICK, INC., Columbus, NE (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,813.
Application 18/147,813 is a continuation of application No. 17/335,190, filed on Jun. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,596,280.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/033,326, filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0144569 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47K 13/26 (2006.01); A47K 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 13/26 (2013.01) [A47K 13/16 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toilet shield comprising:
a tube;
a first arm coupled to a first side edge of a lumen of the tube;
a second arm coupled to a second side edge of the lumen of the tube, wherein the tube is configured such that the lumen of the tube opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite directions;
a raised collar which is disposed between and rises above the first arm and the second arm and is configured to deflect liquid feces expelled from a defecating human toward a rear portion of a toilet; and
an expandable pleat disposed on each side of the raised collar.
 
6. A toilet shielding system comprising:
a first hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a first side of a toilet bowl;
a second hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a second side of the toilet bowl, wherein the first side of the toilet bowl and the second side of the toilet bowl are on opposite lateral sides of the toilet bowl; and
a toilet shield comprising:
a tube composed of a flushable material;
a first arm composed of the flushable material, the first arm coupled to a first side edge of a lumen of the tube and comprising a first plurality of adjustment holes configured into the first arm; and
a second arm composed of the flushable material, the second arm coupled to a second side edge of the lumen of the tube and comprising a second plurality of adjustment holes configured into the second arm, wherein the tube is configured such that the lumen of the tube opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being in extended generally opposite in directions; and
wherein, responsive to a first adjustment hole of the first plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the first hook while the first hook extends from the first side of the toilet bowl and a second adjustment hole of the second plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the second hook while the second hook extends from the second side of the toilet bowl, the toilet shield is configured to suspend across the toilet bowl with the lumen held open to receive feces from human defecation.
 
12. A toilet shielding system comprising:
a first hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a first side of a toilet bowl;
a second hook configured to couple with and extend outward from a second side of the toilet bowl, wherein the first side of the toilet bowl and the second side of the toilet bowl are on opposite lateral sides of the toilet bowl; and
a toilet shield comprising:
a gutter shaped portion with an interior channel, the interior channel comprising:
a rear vertical wall;
a first vertical side wall; and
a second vertical side wall;
a first arm coupled to a top edge of the first vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion and comprising a first plurality of adjustment holes configured into the first arm; and
a second arm coupled to a top edge of the second vertical side wall of the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion a second plurality of adjustment holes configured into the second arm, wherein the gutter shaped portion is configured such that the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion opens in response to the first arm and the second arm being extended in generally opposite in directions; and
wherein, responsive to a first adjustment hole of the first plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the first hook while the first hook extends outward from the first side of the toilet bowl and a second adjustment hole of the second plurality of adjustment holes being coupled with the second hook while the second hook extends outward from the second side of the toilet bowl, the gutter shaped portion is configured to suspend across and into the toilet bowl with the interior channel of the gutter shaped portion held open to receive feces from human defecation.