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  Child's training step and footrestRelated Patent Categories: Baths, Closets, Sinks, And Spittoons, Closet Head, Foot, And Body RestsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060179559. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a child's training step and footrest for use by small children in the course of using the toilet. There are and have been a number of child's toilet seat designs which support a child on an adult-sized toilet seat. [0002] U.S. Pat. No. 5,254,295 shows a toilet seat adapter for children, including flanges which wrap over the edges of a standard toilet seat to secure the adapter and which includes a footrest. [0003] U.S. Pat. No. 4,381,568 discloses a combination potty seat and footrest where the child's seat is removable from the toilet seat, inverted, and placed on the floor in front of the toilet to function as a step stool. [0004] There appears to be a need for a step stool for children which: [0005] a) can be left positioned in front of the toilet; [0006] b) enables a child to step up to the toilet seat or to stand in front of the toilet at an acceptable height; [0007] c) is stable and secure against tipping; [0008] d) without removing and replacing the step stool also serves as a footrest for the child when on the toilet seat; [0009] e) is comfortable for a child sitting on the toilet seat with his or her legs properly supported so that and he or she will feel secure; and [0010] f) the footrest, which has large surfaces for secure support of the child and allows the parent to decorate it with stickers for training or award recognition for a child in toilet training. BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0011] Applicant has designed a child's step and footrest to be placed in front of a toilet and which meets the needs set forth above in that it serves as a step stool for assisting a child to step up to the toilet seat or to stand in front of it. When the child is seated on the toilet seat, it provides a footrest at a height that supports his or her legs. The step and footrest extends around the front and both sides of the toilet and a considerable distance toward the back, so that it is very stable and has essentially no tendency to tip. Preferably, the step and footrest is genrally U-shaped and provides a stable platform, even if the child attempts to get on or off the seat toward the side rather than directly to or from the front of the toilet seat. [0012] In addition, the step stool and platform preferably has cutouts at the front for receiving adult feet so that the step and footrest can remain in position and does not have to be removed at any time an adult desires to use the toilet. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING [0013] This invention may be more clearly understood with the following detailed description and by reference to the drawings in which: [0014] FIG. 1 is a perspective drawing of the step and footrest according to the invention and showing a child in the process of stepping on the step portion; [0015] FIG. 2 is a perspective drawing of the step and footrest of FIG. 1 showing a child on the toilet with her feet supported on the step and footrest of the invention; [0016] FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the step and footrest of FIG. 2; [0017] FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the step and footrest of FIG. 1; [0018] FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; [0019] FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; [0020] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the step and footrest of the invention; [0021] FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of the embodiment of FIG. 7; Continue reading... Full patent description for Child's training step and footrest Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Child's training step and footrest patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Child's training step and footrest or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Toilet seat lifting apparatus Next Patent Application: Transfer platform for a lavatory seat Industry Class: Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Child's training step and footrest patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.44657 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Medical: Surgery , Surgery(2) , Surgery(3) , Drug , Drug(2) , Prosthesis , Dentistry |
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