US4443200A
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Toilet training device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-08-08
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Granted: 1984-04-17
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Expires: 2003-08-08
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a toilet training device for toilet training of children, embodied as an animal, such as a bear, having a lower torso having anterior and posterior chambers with upper access ports for filling the anterior chamber with water and the posterior chamber with soft material. Upon sufficient pressure being applied to the anterior chamber, a lower valve opens to allow the water to pass therethrough representing urine; and upon sufficient pressure being applied to the posterior chamber, a lower valve opens to allow such soft material to pass therethrough representing stools.
Inventors
- 👤 Judith K. Murphy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 19:26
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
238 words
A toilet training device for toilet training of children, said toilet training device having an anterior chamber and a posterior chamber, said anterior chamber holding water and said posterior chamber hold soft material, said anterior chamber having an upper access port for filling said anterior chamber with water, said posterior chamber having an access port for filling said posterior chamber with such soft material, each of said upper access ports comprising a tapped port body and a threaded plug with said threaded plug being removably engaged with said tapped port body, said chamber having means to allow such water representing urine to pass from said anterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber holding such water, said posterior chamber having means to allow such soft material representing stools to pass from said posterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said posterior chamber, said means to allow such water representing urine to pass from said anterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber holding such water comprising a lower valve, said lower valve comprising a valve port, ball and compression spring, said spring biasing said ball into seating relationship with said valve port to close said valve, and said valve opening to allow water to pass therethrough by said ball moving away from said valve port against the biasing force of said spring upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
238 words
A toilet training device for toilet training of children, said toilet training device having an anterior chamber and a posterior chamber, said anterior chamber holding water and said posterior chamber hold soft material, said anterior chamber having an upper access port for filling said anterior chamber with water, said posterior chamber having an access port for filling said posterior chamber with such soft material, each of said upper access ports comprising a tapped port body and a threaded plug with said threaded plug being removably engaged with said tapped port body, said chamber having means to allow such water representing urine to pass from said anterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber holding such water, said posterior chamber having means to allow such soft material representing stools to pass from said posterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said posterior chamber, said means to allow such water representing urine to pass from said anterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber holding such water comprising a lower valve, said lower valve comprising a valve port, ball and compression spring, said spring biasing said ball into seating relationship with said valve port to close said valve, and said valve opening to allow water to pass therethrough by said ball moving away from said valve port against the biasing force of said spring upon sufficient pressure being applied to said anterior chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
A toilet training device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means to allow such soft material representing stools to pass from said posterior chamber upon sufficient pressure being applied to said posterior chamber holding such soft material comprises a lower valve, wherein said lower valve comprises a valve body and flexible membrane, said valve body defining said flexible membrane and said membrane having radial slits, said radial slits spreading open to allow such soft material to pass therethrough upon sufficient pressure being applied to said posterior chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A toilet training device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said toilet training device is embodied as an animal having a lower torso and wherein said lower torso has said anterior and posterior chambers.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-04-17 | 1987-10-17 | 1988-04-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-04-17 | 1991-10-17 | 1992-04-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-04-17 | 1995-10-17 | 1996-04-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |