US 12,006,674 B2
Toilet skirt
Nina L. Schaldach, Wadsworth, OH (US)
Assigned to Nina L. Schaldach, Wadsworth, OH (US)
Filed by Nina L. Schaldach, Wadsworth, OH (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/017,061.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/900,819, filed on Sep. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0079639 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A47K 13/00 (2006.01); E03D 11/13 (2006.01)
CPC E03D 11/13 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of retrofitting a toilet comprising a base portion having a recessed rear portion and a front portion including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface, the method comprising:
providing a skirt, the skirt comprising:
a base panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, a first side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge, and a second side extending between the upper edge and the lower edge;
a first side panel extending from the first side of the base panel, the first side panel comprising a first cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a first portion of the bowl, and first releasable securing means positioned near a first end of the first side panel, wherein the first end of the first side panel is opposite the first side of the base panel; and
a second side panel extending from the second side of the base panel, the second side panel comprising a second cutout sized and shaped to accommodate a second portion of the bowl, and second releasable securing means positioned near a second end of the second side panel, wherein the second end of the second side panel is opposite the second side of the base panel;
releasably securing the first end of the first side panel of the skirt to the first side surface;
wrapping the skirt around the recessed rear portion such that the recessed rear portion is covered by the skirt; and
releasably securing the second end of the second side panel of the skirt to the second side surface.