JPH1033410A - Toilet seat cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet seat cover that can be manufactured with a simple structure at a low cost, that is detached easily, and that is pleasing in appearance when used. SOLUTION: This toilet seat cover 1 is provided with a roughly rectangular main body 2 made of an expandable cloth; with an elastic engaging part 3 which is formed along one long side of the main body 2 and which contains in a tubular part 5 a bar-shaped body 6 having elasticity and a shape-holding function; and with an expandable engaging part 4 formed along the other long side. In addition, the long side size L of the elastic engaging part 3 is designed to have the length from the proximity of one toilet seat hinge to that of the other hinge through the inner circumference of the seat; the seat cover 1 is also provided with a stopper 10 consisting of a female and male hooks 8, 9 that are attached to near both ends of the elastic engaging part 3 as well as to those of the corresponding expandable engaging part 4, and that fasten each corresponding part freely detachably/attachably; and the seat cover is so structured that both ends of the elastic 3 and the expandable 4 engaging part are fastened with each other by the stopper 10 near the hinge side of the toilet seat.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toilet seat cover suitable for use as an O-shaped toilet seat having a thick washing function or a heating function, for example, which is frequently used in recent years.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of this kind of toilet seat cover, there is one disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-22315. FIG. 5 shows the toilet seat cover 61 disclosed above. The toilet seat cover 61 has an elastic locking portion 63 formed by accommodating a rod-shaped body 66 such as a synthetic resin hollow pipe in a cylindrical portion 65 formed by folding one side edge of a toilet seat cover main body 62.
And an elastic locking portion 64 in which a rubber string 68 is accommodated in a cylindrical portion 67 formed by folding the other side edge portion.

When mounting the toilet seat cover 61 on an O-shaped toilet seat A having a washing function or a heating function,
As shown in FIG. 6, the elastic locking portion 63 is applied to the inner peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A, the portions near both short sides of the toilet seat cover main body 62 are wound around the upper surface of the toilet seat A, and the hook 70 is fixed to the locking ring 69.
Is locked. Next, the band-shaped member 72 wrapping around the back surface of the toilet seat A is folded back from the end on the hinge B side to the upper surface of the toilet seat A, and the hook 71 at the tip thereof is attached to the toilet seat cover body 6.
The second hook 73 is locked. Then, the toilet seat cover main body 62 projecting to the upper surface side from the center hole of the toilet seat A is extended outward and is covered so as to wrap around the upper surface of the toilet seat A, so that the elastic locking portion 64 is attached to the outer peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A. Locked.

On the other hand, as another conventional example, for example,
There is a toilet seat cover disclosed in -14080. FIG. 7 shows the toilet seat cover 81 disclosed above. In this toilet seat cover 81, six sets of male hooks 93 and female hooks 9 are provided on both side edges 91, 92 of a knitted toilet seat cover body 82.
4 are provided, and end portions 9 on both sides of the toilet seat cover body 82 are provided.
At the corners of 7, 97, a pair of locking tools 95, 96 typified by hooks, cloth rings and the like are provided. Therefore, when attaching the toilet seat cover 81 to the toilet seat, the ends 97 of the toilet seat cover body 81 are wound around both shoulders on the outer periphery of the toilet seat near the hinge, and the corners of the end 97 turned around the back surface are locked. It is locked by tools 95 and 96. Similarly, the side edges 91 and 92 turned to the rear surface of the toilet seat are fastened to each other by the hooks 93 and 94 of each set, so that the mounting is completed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The toilet seat cover 61 disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 22315 has the following problems. That is, generally, the toilet seat A is coaxially pivotally supported by the toilet body (not shown) together with the lid C (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 6).
2 needs to be inserted into the gap between the toilet seat A and the lid C on the hinge B side. However, the gap between the toilet seat A and the lid C on the hinge B side is too narrow depending on the manufacturer and the type of the belt member 72.
It can be difficult to pass through, which is very troublesome. In addition, since there are relatively many places to be hooked, it is difficult for general users to know where to attach what and how to hook them, and to a proper mounting place and an accurate mounting procedure. Moreover, after the mounting, the band-shaped member 72 is exposed when viewed from above, so that the appearance is not good.
Then, the bag ring of the locking ring 69 or the tubular portion 67 is sewn,
A large number of sewing processes such as sewing the locking ring 69 and the locking ring 69 to the toilet seat cover body 62, etc., have to be performed, and the sewing processing cost is high.

On the other hand, the toilet seat cover 81 disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-14080 has the following problems. That is, since a large number of hooks 93, 94 are used, a large number of mounting steps are required to attach these hooks 93, 94 to the side edges 91, 92 by caulking or the like. Such a large number of mounting steps not only increases the operating cost, but also causes the hooks 93 and 94 to be easily crimped, resulting in poor product yield. On the other hand, when attaching the toilet seat cover 81 to the toilet seat, a large number of sets of hooks 93 and 94 must be attached and detached one by one, which is extremely troublesome for general users. In addition, in a toilet seat having a leg placed on the upper surface of the toilet bowl on the bottom surface, the legs are covered by both side edges 91 and 92 which are overlapped with each other. The part may be pressed against the upper surface of the toilet to locally contaminate and give discomfort. Further, since the toilet seat cover 81 is formed only of a knitted fabric and does not have a shape maintaining function in the long side direction, both ends 97, 97 slide on the toilet seat in the long side direction during use. Shrinking, appearance and comfort were sometimes reduced.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple configuration.
An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat cover that can be easily attached to and detached from a toilet seat and that has a good appearance when attached.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a toilet seat cover according to the present invention comprises a substantially rectangular toilet seat cover body made of stretchable fabric, and one long side of the toilet seat cover body. An elastic locking portion formed along the side and accommodating a rod-shaped body having elasticity and a shape holding function, and a telescopic locking portion formed along the other long side of the toilet seat cover main body. In a state in which the elastic locking portion is locked to the inner peripheral back surface of the O-shaped toilet seat and the elastic locking portion is locked to the outer peripheral back surface, the upper surface of the toilet seat is disconnected from the toilet seat hinge side by the toilet seat cover body. In the U-shaped covering, the length of the long side of the elastic locking portion is set to a size from the vicinity of one toilet seat hinge to the circumference of the toilet seat inner circumference and the vicinity of the other toilet seat hinge, and both ends of the elastic locking portion. In the vicinity and near both ends of the corresponding telescopic locking part And a fastening body that detachably fastens each corresponding location, and secures both ends of the elastic locking portion and the expansion-contraction locking portion with the fastening body near the toilet seat hinge side. Configuration.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a partially broken plan view showing a toilet seat cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partially broken bottom view showing the toilet seat cover. In each of the drawings, a toilet seat cover 1 has a toilet seat cover body 2 made of a knitted fabric having elasticity (for example, a knitted fabric), and the toilet seat cover body 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in an expanded state. The toilet seat cover body 2 has an elastic locking portion 3 formed along one long side thereof, and a telescopic locking portion 4 formed along the other long side.

The elastic locking portion 3 is configured by housing a rod-shaped body 6 having elasticity and shape holding function in a cylindrical portion 5 formed by folding one side edge of the toilet seat cover body 2 backward. Have been. As the rod-shaped body 6 having elasticity and shape-retaining function, a hollow pipe made of a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride is preferable because it is easily available and inexpensive. A hole (not shown) for inserting and removing the rod 6 from the cylindrical portion 5 is provided on the back surface side of the cylindrical portion 5. In addition, the long side dimension L of the elastic locking portion 3 is set to a dimension that substantially extends from the vicinity of one hinge B to the vicinity of the other hinge B around the inner circumference of the toilet seat.

The elastic locking portion 4 is formed by knitting a plurality of rubber threads when knitting the toilet seat cover body 2 in the longitudinal direction of the toilet seat cover body 2 in the same manner as, for example, knitting the rubber mouth portion of a sock. It is configured to elastically expand and contract.

Also, the toilet seat cover body 2 has short sides 7,7.
Female hooks 8 and 8 are provided near the both sides of the elastic locking portion 3, respectively, and corresponding short sides 7 and 8 are provided.
Male hooks 9 and 9 are provided at positions near both sides of the expansion / contraction locking portion 4 closer to the seventh. The female hook 8 is composed of a pair of metal fittings for holding the knitted fabric of the toilet seat cover body 2,
After penetrating one metal fitting through the knitted fabric, the other metal fitting is fixed to one metal fitting by caulking.
The configuration of the male hook 9 is the same as that of the female hook 8. That is, with the combination structure of the female hook 8 and the male hook 9 described above, the fastening body 10 that detachably fastens the vicinity of both ends in the correspondence relationship between the elastic locking portion 3 and the elastic locking portion 4 is configured. Is done. The toilet seat cover 1 of the present embodiment is configured as described above.

Next, the manner in which the toilet seat cover 1 is mounted on the toilet seat will be described with reference to FIGS. The toilet seat A to which the toilet seat cover 1 is attached has a hollow center O
It is formed in the shape of a letter, and stepped portions 20, 20 cut inward are formed at both shoulder portions on the outer periphery near the hinge B. Therefore, first, in a state where the elastic locking portion 3 is applied to the inner peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A, the portion near the short side 7 of the toilet seat cover main body 2 is placed on the upper surface from the inner peripheral side with respect to the steps 20, Turn it further around the outer side and wind it. Then, when the male hook 9 wrapped around the back of the toilet seat A is locked to the female hook 8,
On the back surface of the toilet seat A, the vicinity of both ends of the elastic locking portion 3 and the elastic locking portion 4 are connected.

After the male hook 9 is locked to the female hook 8,
The upper surface of the toilet seat A is wrapped around while covering the upper surface of the toilet seat A while extending the toilet seat cover main body 2 emerging from the center hole of the toilet seat A to the outside, and the elastic locking portion 4 is elastically locked to the outer peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A. Thus, the upper surface of the toilet seat A is covered with the toilet seat cover body 2 in a U-shape in which the hinge B side is not connected, and the mounting of the toilet seat cover 1 is completed very easily.

In this state, the elastic hooking portion 3 is securely held on the inner peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A by the elasticity and the shape holding function of the rod 6. At the same time, the elastic locking portion 4 is securely held on the outer peripheral back surface of the toilet seat A by its own contracting force. In addition, since the short sides 7, 7 and the vicinity of the toilet seat cover main body 2 are positioned relative to the toilet seat A by the fastening members 10, 10 in the vicinity of the steps 20, 20, the toilet seat cover main body 2 is in use. There is no deviation in the direction.

When used for a toilet seat that is not provided with the stepped portions 20 and 20 as described above and becomes wider as it comes closer to the hinge B, the short side of the toilet seat cover main body 2 is connected to the hinge B during use. Try to shrink away from However,
Since the toilet seat cover 1 has the elastic locking portion 3 defined by the long side dimension L, even if the expansion and contraction locking portion 4 shrinks in the long side direction, the entire toilet seat cover body 2 is elastically locked. Part 3
It is regulated by both ends and does not shrink more than a certain amount.

As described above, the toilet seat cover 1 of this embodiment has a simple structure including the elastic locking portion 3 having the rod-shaped body 6 and the fastening body 10 including the female hook 8 and the male hook 9. It can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, since the female hook 8 and the male hook 9 need only be fixed to the toilet seat when attached to the toilet seat, the ordinary user can extremely easily attach and detach. Furthermore, when attached to the toilet seat, it is hard to lose its shape or the band-like member as in the conventional example does not appear on the upper surface, so that the appearance is clear and good. Further, in the toilet seat cover shown in another conventional example, since a large number of sets of male and female hooks are used, there are cases where defective products that are easy to come off from the hook due to defective caulking during manufacturing often appear. Such a problem is reduced because only two sets of female hooks 8 and male hooks 9 are used.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the cloth forming the toilet seat cover body may be other than the knitted fabric. Further, the fastening body is not limited to the hook, and may be replaced with, for example, a hook and a retaining ring for hanging the hook. Further, the elastic locking portion may be configured by housing a rubber string in a cylindrical portion as in the conventional example.

[0019]

As described above in detail, according to the toilet seat cover of the present invention, the length of the long side of the elastic locking portion is changed from the vicinity of one toilet seat hinge to the vicinity of the other toilet seat hinge through the inner circumference of the toilet seat. , And both ends of the elastic locking portion and the telescopic locking portion are fastened by a fastening body in the vicinity of the toilet seat hinge side on the back surface of the toilet seat, so that it has a simple configuration and can be manufactured at low cost. . In addition, it can be easily attached to and detached from the toilet seat, and the appearance at the time of attachment is good and it is hard to lose its shape. By the way, the toilet seat cover according to the present invention can be used even if there is a slight difference in size and shape as long as it is an O-shaped toilet seat, so a toilet seat with a thick cleaning function or a heating function which has been frequently used in recent years is provided. Especially suitable for O-shaped toilet seats.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially broken plan view showing a toilet seat cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially broken bottom view showing the toilet seat cover.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the toilet seat cover is attached to the toilet seat as viewed from the back side of the upright toilet seat.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which the toilet seat cover is mounted on the toilet seat, as viewed from above the folded toilet seat.

FIG. 5 is a partially broken plan view showing a toilet seat cover according to a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the toilet seat cover according to the conventional example is mounted on the toilet seat as viewed from the back side of the upright toilet seat.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a toilet seat cover according to another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toilet seat cover 2 Toilet seat cover main body 3 Elastic locking part 4 Telescopic locking part 6 Bar-shaped body 8 Female hook 9 Male hook 10 Fastening body A Toilet seat B Hinge L Long side dimension

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A substantially rectangular toilet seat cover main body made of stretchable fabric, and a rod-like body formed along one long side of the toilet seat cover main body and having elasticity and shape holding function. An elastic locking portion, and a telescopic locking portion formed along the other long side of the toilet seat cover main body, and the elastic locking portion is locked to the inner peripheral back surface of the O-shaped toilet seat, In the toilet seat cover in which the upper surface of the toilet seat is covered with the toilet seat cover body in a U-shape in which the hinge side of the toilet seat is disconnected, the elastic locking portion has one long side dimension in a state in which the elastic locking portion is locked to the outer peripheral back surface. Around the toilet seat inner circumference from the vicinity of the toilet seat hinge and the dimensions are set to the vicinity of the other toilet seat hinge, provided at locations near both ends of the elastic locking portion and locations near both ends of the elastic locking portion corresponding to these. A fastening body that detachably attaches each corresponding part Includes, toilet seat cover, characterized in that the two ends together with the resilient locking portion and the elastic engagement portion, and so that each fastened by fastening body seat hinge side vicinity.