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  Toilet lidUSPTO Application #: 20060207000Title: Toilet lid Abstract: The toilet lid for a toilet consisting of a toilet bowl, a seat and a toilet lid with or without a drilled through-hole consists in that at least one cupola- or dome-like, one- or multidimensional moulded body made of a glass-clear, transparent or semitransparent material is fixedly or detachably arranged on the outer wall surface of the toilet lid, and solid, liquid or movable decorative objects or materials and/or functional objects are arranged in the hollow or interior space defined by the moulded body and the outer wall surface of the toilet lid. (end of abstract) Agent: Friedrich Kueffner - New York, NY, US Inventors: Axel Benkhardt, Andreas Hack USPTO Applicaton #: 20060207000 - Class: 004242100 (USPTO) Related Patent Categories: Baths, Closets, Sinks, And Spittoons, Lid The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060207000. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a toilet lid according to the preamble of claim 1. [0002] Toilets are known in which the toilet lid is adapted for the reception of decorative materials. Such toilet lids are double-walled and include a hollow space for the reception of decorative materials, and their outer wall consists of a glass-clear material. In the aforedescribed embodiment, the toilet lids have to be manufactured and acquired separately. The toilet lids of existing toilets which have already been installed cannot be retrofitted. In another embodiment, decorative films, e.g. with a floral pattern, are stuck onto the outer wall surface of the toilet lid and covered with a protective film, or incorporated into the toilet lid's material such that the image is visible from outside. [0003] The object of the present invention is to retrofit a usual, commercially available toilet lid with or without a drilled through-hole, or the toilet lid of a toilet of the type described at the beginning which has already been installed without damaging the toilet lid and in such a way that the toilet lid can receive solid, liquid or movable decorative objects or materials and/or functional objects which are attractively arranged and able to be seen by the toilet user. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0004] The aforesaid object is achieved by means of a toilet lid having the features specified in claims 1 and 2. [0005] According to a first embodiment specified in claim 1, the invention consists in that at least one cupola- or dome-like, one- or multidimensional moulded body made of a glass-clear, transparent or semitransparent material is fixedly or detachably arranged on the outer wall surface of the toilet lid, and solid, liquid or movable decorative objects or materials and/or functional objects are arranged in the hollow space defined by the moulded body and the outer wall surface of the toilet lid. [0006] The aforedescribed embodiment according to the invention enables usual, commercially available or existing toilet lids to be provided with a cupola-like moulded body made of a glass-clear plastic thus defining a space enclosed by the moulded body and the outer wall surface of the toilet lid, in which space decorative materials or objects can be arranged which can be solid, e.g. images of landscapes or cities, movable, e.g. dice, marble games, or liquid, e.g. a coloured liquid with wooden or plastic fish swimming therein in order to achieve an aquarium-like effect. [0007] According to a second embodiment specified in claim 2, the invention consists in that both openings of the drilled through-hole in the toilet lid are covered by means of plate-shaped or cupola- or dome-like, one- or multidimensional moulded bodies made of a glass-clear, transparent or semitransparent material and/or a non-transparent material, which moulded bodies are fixedly or detachably arranged, and solid, liquid or movable decorative objects or materials and/or functional objects are arranged in the hollow or interior space defined by the moulded bodies. [0008] It is particularly advantageous that the openings of the drilled through-hole in the toilet lid be covered by means of a cupola- or dome-like body since in this way a large hollow space is obtained in which functional objects, e.g. a radio or a game, can be placed. [0009] Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are described in the subclaims. [0010] For instance, the cupola-like moulded body arranged on the outer wall surface of the toilet lid can vary widely in shape. The area of the moulded body's base corresponds to the area of the outer wall surface or a part of the outer wall surface of the toilet lid. It is also possible to arrange more than one cupola-like moulded body on the toilet lid. The cupola-like moulded body can be box-shaped or have the form of a rounded cap. [0011] According to another embodiment of the invention, the cupola-like moulded body is provided with a bottom plate instead of being open at its bottom side thus defining an enclosed interior space. The decorative materials or functional objects are placed in the interior space before the bottom plate is attached. [0012] The cupola-like moulded body can be secured to the outer wall surface of the toilet lid e.g. by screwing, gluing or clamping or by means of other suitable fastening members. In this regard, it is particularly advantageous that the cupola-like moulded body comprises a circumferential supporting edge bent perpendicularly outwards, which supporting edge facilitates attachment to the outer wall surface of the toilet lid, e.g. by screwing or gluing. [0013] The cupola-like moulded body can also be secured to the toilet lid by attaching the cupola-like moulded body to the outer wall surface of the toilet lid by means of a lath having an L-shaped cross-sectional profile, which lath is secured to the toilet lid and overlays the edge area of the moulded body with one of its legs. The moulded body's outwardly angled, circumferential edge is then retained in the gap between the outer wall surface of the toilet lid and the angled leg of the lath. The fixing lath can be arranged and designed such that the outwardly angled edge of the moulded body is push-inserted into the gap. [0014] In order that the interior space of the cupola-like moulded body be accessible and the decorative materials or functional objects can be exchanged at any time, another embodiment of the invention envisages that the cupola-like moulded body be pivotably mounted on the toilet lid by means of a hinge, which is preferably provided in the rear area of the toilet lid, and the front area of the moulded body be retained on the toilet lid by means of a Velcro fastener, magnetic lock, clamping or snap-on device. [0015] In order to protect the materials or objects contained inside the moulded body from moisture and splashed water, the cupola-like moulded body is sealingly arranged on the outer wall surface of the toilet lid by means of a rubber seal arranged in the moulded body's edge area. [0016] Functional objects arranged in the interior space of the cupola-like moulded body, e.g. a clock or a radio, can be operated from outside due to the fact that the cupola-like moulded body or a portion of the cupola-like moulded body consists of a plastic material having resilient properties and a high inherent stability. [0017] Toilet lids having a drilled through-hole are also provided with cupola-like covers which close the openings of the through-hole such that large-volume hollow spaces are obtained. The cross-sectional area of the drilled through-hole in the toilet lid can be smaller than the area of the toilet lid, but the cross-sectional area of the drilled through-hole in the toilet lid can also be approximately the same as the area of the toilet lid. In the latter case, the drilled through-hole in the toilet lid can have a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the shape of the outer wall surface of the toilet lid. [0018] The drilled through-hole in the toilet lid can be sized such that only a circumferential rim of the toilet lid remains to the outer wall surfaces of which the two cupola-like moulded bodies are secured. This rim can be designed as a rubber seal if the hollow space provided is to be filled with water in order to create an aquarium, or consist of a glass-clear material such that a body, i.e. a toilet lid, consisting of a glass-clear material is provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0019] Now, embodiments of the invention will be explained in more detail by means of the attached drawings in which: [0020] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a toilet comprising a toilet bowl and a toilet lid which is closed and on the outer wall surface of which a cupola-like moulded body defining an enclosed interior space is arranged; [0021] FIG. 2 shows a vertical section of the toilet lid along the line A-A in FIG. 1, wherein a box-shaped moulded body is arranged on the outer wall surface of the toilet lid and pivotably mounted on the toilet lid in its rear area by means of a hinge; Continue reading... Full patent description for Toilet lid Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Toilet lid 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. 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