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US Patent 6125480 - Vehicle mounted toilet seat
US Patent Issued on October 3, 2000
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
November 3, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
November 3, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAn extension member is attachable to a trailer hitch and extends away from the vehicle and is connected to a seating frame supporting a toilet seat. This extension member serves to provide distance between the toilet seat and the vehicle. The seating frame consists of a background which is perpendicular to extension member and two arms which extend from the back rail. The back rail and arms create a generally "U" shaped frame. In the top surface of the back rail are two mounting apertures. These apertures are 51/2 inches apart which is the standard different distance of the two mounting bolts commonly found on standard toilet seats. The toilet seat can be used by hunters, fisherman, campers, construction workers, boaters and other people who find themselves away from conventional bathroom facilities. | InventorsApplicationNo. 184857 filed on 11/03/1998US Classes:4/460, Field4/449, DRY CLOSETS4/458, Automobile4/483, With seat224/519, Trailer hitch224/521TelescopingField of Search4/235, Plural seats4/237, SEAT4/239, Superposed4/449, DRY CLOSETS4/458, Automobile4/460, Field4/479, Receptacle type4/483, With seat4/484, Flexible material4/420, Bowl4/246.1, OPENER OR CLOSER FOR A CLOSET SEAT OR LID224/519, Trailer hitch280/491.5, Readily demountable hitch280/460.1, Laterally spaced parallel connections280/292Towing attachmentsExaminersPrimary: Recla, Henry J.Assistant: Nguyen, Tan T. Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References1142249, 1243815, 2772402, 5083324, Portable collapsible toilet seatIssued on: 01/28/1992 Inventor: Strong5232133, Apparatus for carrying articles and portable table attachable to a trailer-hitch ball Issued on: 08/03/1993 Inventor: Speer5232135, Trunk top carrier Issued on: 08/03/1993 Inventor: Marren5285937, Cycle rack Issued on: 02/15/1994 Inventor: Schmidt5460304, Modular vehicular carrier system Issued on: 10/24/1995 Inventor: Porter, et al.5806106, Lever activated toilet seat lift Issued on: 09/15/1998 Inventor: Carter, et al.5853187, Snowmobile hitch Issued on: 12/29/1998 Inventor: Maier5881937, Movable frame assembly Issued on: 03/16/1999 Inventor: Sadler5909968, Vacuum toilet unit Issued on: 06/08/1999 Inventor: Olin, et al.6023792Portable toilet Issued on: 02/15/2000 Inventor: Croucher, et al. International ClassesA47K 011/02E04H 001/12 |
