Toilet seat cover

Abstract

A toilet seat cover comprising a sheet of polymeric material configured essentially in the shape of a toilet seat. The sheet has a portable form and a usable form. The sheet is of flexible material, and has a surface that allows the sheet to be secured on a toilet seat when in a usable form by pressing the same onto the toilet seat. The sheet is removable from the toilet seat by peeling the sheet from one peripheral portion of the sheet to an opposite peripheral portion of the sheet. The sheet is transportable by being placed into a portable form for carrying in one's pocket or carrying case.

1 . A toilet seat cover comprising a sheet of polymeric material configured essentially to be the shape of a toilet seat, said sheet having a portable form and a usable form, said sheet being of flexible material, said sheet having a surface that allows said sheet to be secured on a toilet seat when in said usable form by pressing the same onto the toilet seat, said sheet being removable from the toilet seat by peeling said sheet from one peripheral portion of said sheet to an opposite peripheral portion of said sheet, said sheet being transportable by being placed into said portable form for carrying in one's pocket, purse or carrying case.  
   
   
       2 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet may cover substantially the entire surface of a toilet seat or a portion of the entire surface of the toilet seat.  
   
   
       3 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet in said portable form is chosen from the group of portable forms consisting of rolling said sheet into a tubular form, folding said sheet into a folded form, wadding said sheet into a wad of smaller dimensions, and all other ways of reducing the size of said sheet.  
   
   
       4 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein the sheet material of said sheet is chosen from the group of sheet materials consisting of polyethyleneterephalate sheets, polypropylene sheets, polyethylene sheets, other hydrocarbon sheets, silicon sheets, other polymer sheets, composites thereof and paper sheets having at least one surface coated with said sheet materials.  
   
   
       5 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material has a thickness from about 0.2 mm to about 0.4 mm.  
   
   
       6 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material comprises a core layer and an additional layer of a polypropylene copolymer, an anti-block, and a silicone oil.  
   
   
       7 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is impervious to moisture.  
   
   
       8 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet has opposite smooth surfaces.  
   
   
       9 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is colored.  
   
   
       10 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet further includes a functional layer having printing thereon.  
   
   
       11 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is sterilizable.  
   
   
       12 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said carrying case is chosen from the group of carrying cases consisting of purses, totes, bags, briefcases, suitcases, packages and other carrying cases.  
   
   
       13 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is removable from the toilet seat and capable of being placed into said portable form for carrying in one's pocket or carrying case, said sheet covering the entire surface of a toilet seat or a portion of the entire portion of a toilet seat, said sheet in said portable form is chosen from the group of portable forms consisting of a roll of said sheet into a tubular form, a folded form of said sheet, a wad of said sheet, and all other resulting forms of reducing the size of said sheet.  
   
   
       14 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is removable from the toilet seat and capable of being placed into said portable form for carrying in one's pocket or carrying case, said sheet covering the entire surface of a toilet seat or a portion of the toilet seat, said sheet in said portable form being chosen from the group of portable forms consisting of rolling said sheet into a tubular form, folding said sheet into a folded form, wadding said sheet into smaller dimensions, and all other ways of reducing the size of said sheet, said material of said sheet being chosen from the group of sheet materials consisting of polyethyleneterephalate sheets, polypropylene sheets, polyethylene sheets, other hydrocarbon sheets, silicon sheets, other polymer sheets, composites thereof and paper sheets having at least one surface coated with said sheet materials.  
   
   
       15 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 14  wherein said sheet is impervious to moisture.  
   
   
       16 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 14  wherein said sheet has opposite smooth surfaces.  
   
   
       17 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 14  wherein said sheet is sterilizable.  
   
   
       18 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 14  wherein said sheet is cleanable between uses.  
   
   
       19 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 18  wherein said sheet is sterilizable between uses.  
   
   
       20 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is removable from the toilet seat and capable of being placed into said portable form for carrying in one's pocket or carrying case, said sheet covering the entire surface of a toilet seat or a portion of the toilet seat, said sheet in said portable form is chosen from the group of portable forms consisting of rolling said sheet into a tubular form, folding said sheet into a folded form, wadding said sheet into smaller dimensions, and all other ways of reducing the size of said sheet, the sheet material of said sheet is chosen from the group of sheet materials consisting of polyethyleneterephalate sheets, polypropylene sheets, polyethylene sheets, other hydrocarbon sheets, silicon sheets, other polymer sheets, composites thereof, and paper sheets having at least one surface coated with said sheet materials, said sheet being impervious to moisture, said sheet having opposite smooth surfaces, said sheet being sterilizable, said sheet being cleanable between uses.  
   
   
       21 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material of said sheet comprises a thermal plastic core layer having first and second sides, and an additional layer secured to one of said first and second sides comprising a polypropylene homopolymer, a solid anti block and a silicone oil.  
   
   
       22 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 21  wherein a functional layer is superimposed on the other of said first and second sides of said core layer.  
   
   
       23 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 22  wherein said functional layer is chosen from the group of polymeric sheets comprising an olefin homopolymer such as polypropylene or polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene, propylene, or a mixture of these olefin polymers.  
   
   
       24 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 22  wherein said core layer is a polymeric layer chosen from the group of polymers made from two to four carbon atom olefins, a copolymer made predominantly of propylene with minor amounts of other olefins, and combinations thereof.  
   
   
       25 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material of said sheet comprises a thermal plastic core layer having first and second sides, and an additional layer secured to one of said first and second sides, said additional layer being comprised of highly crystalline polypropylene.  
   
   
       26 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet material of said sheet comprises a thermal plastic core layer having first and second sides, and an additional layer secured to one of said first and second sides, said additional layer being of FDA Grade “A’ silicone having from about 20 to about 30 Shore and a thickness from about 0.012 to about 0.20 inches.  
   
   
       27 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 26  wherein said core layer is reinforced with glass fibers.  
   
   
       28 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is a sheet of FDA Grade “A” silicone having a durometer above 30.  
   
   
       29 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is a sheet of FDA Grade “A” 20 Shore silicone overlaid with a fiberglass reinforced core layer which is overlaid with a FDA Grade “A” silicone having a durometer from about 40 to about 50 Shore.  
   
   
       30 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is a sheet of FDA Grade “A” silicone of about 20 to about 30 Shore overlaid with a polyester top layer.  
   
   
       31 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is a sheet of FDA Grade “A” silicone material of at least 30 Shore having a thickness from about 0.12 to about 0.2 inches.  
   
   
       32 . The toilet seat cover of  claim 1  wherein said sheet is of silicone material having a durometer of less than 30 superimposed upon a reinforcement core layer.