Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200878 | Portable toilet A collapsible portable toilet includes a chair frame including a built-in foldable seat with a hole, a seat back, four legs and two front wheels, a disposable absorbent fragrant flexible refuse bag extending through the hole in the seat and draped around an outer pe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6742195 | Convenience chair with attachable tray/table and optional roll away storage unit-safe senior unit A seating apparatus is designed for placing over a standard toilet system. The apparatus includes a chair having a padded backrest, padded arms and a padded seat. A patient accesses the toilet by raising the padded seat that is hinged across the back of the chair. E... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6240576 | Portable toilet A portable toilet having a frame defining a collection space for waste product, an opening in the frame, and a seating surface for supporting a user in a seated position to allow waste product from a user in the seated position to be discharged through th... | 06/05/2001 |
| 5991938 | Potty trainer and desk combination A potty trainer is provided including a chair having an opening for receiving waste from a seated child. Also included is a desk coupled to the chair for providing a working surface.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5384920 | Bedside toilet for incapacitated patients A toilet for bed-ridden patients is supported by a flat planar support surface which holds the weight of the patient. One end of the support surface is tapered and rests on the surface of the patient's bed; the other end is supported by a pair of height a... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5359737 | Convertible multi-functional seat apparatus A convertible multi-functional seat apparatus includes a base having a generally horizontal seat with an opening formed therein and a pair of generally vertical armrests disposed along and extending above opposite sides of the seat, and a generally uprigh... | 11/01/1994 |
| 4785483 | Integrated passenger seat and toilet apparatus and method Apparatus and method for integrated passenger seat and toilet for vehicles. The apparatus includes a structural seat, an integrated toilet, a water supply, a waste system and a swivel mechanism. The method includes modifying the vehicle, supplying the app... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4751753 | Portable toilet enclosure A portable toilet enclosure comprises a base and sidewalls attached to sides of the base. The base has a wall in which a portable toilet is disposed. A moveable wall is supported on the sidewalls and is operable to a closed position in which the portable ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4571759 | Bed apparatus with a urinal A cushion unit with an opening section is placed atop a bed frame. Rails are laid under the bed frame, and a truck reciprocated by a drive mechanism is placed on the rails for traveling. The truck carries movable units on which an elastic pad and a urinal... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4550455 | Slosh dampening waste receptacle for chairs for care of incontinent persons A receptacle adapted to be disposed for receiving, by gravity, waste discharges from a person is an elongated container having an elongated aperture defined at the top thereof for receiving waste into the container. The container has side and end surfaces... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4510631 | Commode A portable commode includes a pair of stabilizing legs which engage the floor when the commode is in use and further includes a connecting device to secure the commode to a bed or other structure in order to provide stability as the user moves from the be... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4343052 | Toilet support A toilet support for use with a toilet bowl, comprising a pair of first arm portions, mounted on the toilet bowl for pivotal movement. A pair of second arm portions are mounted on said first arm portions and moveable generally axially of the first arm por... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4300249 | Chair for neurologically impaired patients A contoured chair for use by neurologically impaired patients providing means for supporting such patients in a sitting position while preventing them from falling or slumping out of the chair due to the patient's inadequate muscular tone and control and ... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4296506 | Invalid chair A seat for a collapsible invalid wheelchair comprising: a flexible padded seat; an elongated, generally rectangular opening in the seat; reinforcing means located within the seat and at the underside of the seat respectively on either side of the said ope... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295232 | Device for human body waste elimination during incapacitation The invention is a device to assist people who are incapacitated by age, injury, illness, or other causes, to eliminate body waste. The device may be used while in bed or while seated. The device consists of two segments. A first segment (in conjunction w... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4155126 | Universal hospital chair A universal hospital chair comprising a first angular support frame with multiply apertured vertical sections; a second support frame, including a U-shaped vertical insert means having apertures aligning with those of the first support frame for assembly ... | 05/22/1979 |
