US 12,232,658 B2
Anti-plume toilet seat and toilet lid
Taiwoon Woon, Singapore (SG); and Jeffrey T. Laundre, Sheboygan, WI (US)
Assigned to Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed by Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,254.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/157,931, filed on Mar. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0279993 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A47K 13/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61L 101/26 (2006.01)
CPC A47K 13/105 (2013.01) [A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2101/26 (2020.08)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toilet seat comprising:
a rim; and
a tab made from an antibacterial material and configured to be attached to the rim as a touch point for a user to open or close the toilet seat,
wherein the rim comprises a base disposed on a side of the rim,
wherein the base comprises a groove configured to receive the tab, and
wherein the tab comprises an insert portion configured to be inserted into the groove and comprises a grip portion connected to the insert portion and configured to be the touch point for the user.