Toilet Training Seat

Abstract

A toilet training seat includes a base having a platform and a support structure, the base including a cavity accessible through the platform. The seat also includes a waste receptacle including a bowl having a rim and a bowl diameter. The receptacle also includes a handle extending from the bowl at an attachment point to a distal end, the handle having a length, wherein the handle length is at least 1.5 times the bowl diameter, the waste receptacle and the base being configured such that the waste receptacle can be removably disposed on the base such that the bowl is at least partially within the cavity. The seat can also include a removable cover disposed over and at least partially enclosing the base and the waste receptacle.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A toilet training seat comprising:
 a base having a platform and a support structure, the base including a cavity accessible through the platform; and   a waste receptacle including
 a bowl having a rim and a bowl diameter, the bowl diameter being the average of the longest and shortest bisectors of the shape formed by the horizontal cross section of the bowl with the largest area when the rim is horizontal, and 
 a handle extending from the bowl at an attachment point to a distal end, the handle having a length and a longitudinal centerline extending along the handle from the attachment point to the distal end, wherein the handle length is the longer of the length of the longitudinal centerline and the linear distance from the attachment point to the distal end, and wherein the handle length is at least 1.5 times the bowl diameter, the waste receptacle and the base being configured such that the waste receptacle can be removably disposed on the base such that the bowl is at least partially within the cavity. 
   
     
     
         2 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the base includes a groove configured to accommodate the handle. 
     
     
         3 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl is resilient. 
     
     
         4 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl is configured to be positionable entirely within a toilet bowl. 
     
     
         5 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl is configured to be positionable at least partially below the water level of a toilet bowl during flushing of the toilet. 
     
     
         6 . The seat of  claim 1 , further comprising a removable cover disposed over and at least partially enclosing the base. 
     
     
         7 . The seat of  claim 6 , wherein the bowl is captured between the base and the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The seat of  claim 6 , wherein the handle is captured between the base and the cover. 
     
     
         9 . The seat of  claim 6 , wherein the handle and the bowl are captured between the base and the cover. 
     
     
         10 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the handle length is at least double the bowl diameter. 
     
     
         11 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the handle length is at least 2.5 times the bowl diameter. 
     
     
         12 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the bowl has a volume, and wherein the volume of the bowl is at least 200 milliliters. 
     
     
         13 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the rim of the bowl defines a plane, and wherein a portion of the handle adjacent to the attachment point extends at a right angle to the plane. 
     
     
         14 . The seat of  claim 1 , wherein the rim of the bowl defines a plane, and wherein a portion of the handle adjacent to the attachment point is non-orthogonal to the plane. 
     
     
         15 . A toilet training seat comprising:
 a base having a platform and a support structure, the base including a cavity accessible through the platform;   a removable cover disposed over and at least partially enclosing the base; and   a waste receptacle including
 a bowl having a rim and a bowl diameter, the bowl diameter being the average of the longest and shortest bisectors of the shape formed by the horizontal cross section of the bowl with the largest area when the rim is horizontal, and 
 a handle extending from the bowl at an attachment point to a distal end, the handle having a length and a longitudinal centerline extending along the handle from the attachment point to the distal end, wherein the handle length is the longer of the length of the longitudinal centerline and the linear distance from the attachment point to the distal end, and wherein the handle length is at least 1.5 times the bowl diameter, the waste receptacle and the base being configured such that the waste receptacle can be removably disposed on the base such that the bowl is at least partially within the cavity. 
   
     
     
         16 . A waste receptacle for use in conjunction with a toilet training seat, the receptacle comprising:
 a waste receptacle including
 a bowl having a rim and a bowl diameter, the bowl diameter being the average of the longest and shortest bisectors of the shape formed by the horizontal cross section of the bowl with the largest area when the rim is horizontal, and 
 a handle extending from the bowl at an attachment point to a distal end, the handle having a length and a longitudinal centerline extending along the handle from the attachment point to the distal end, wherein the handle length is the longer of the length of the longitudinal centerline and the linear distance from the attachment point to the distal end, and wherein the handle length is at least 1.5 times the bowl diameter. 
   
     
     
         17 . The receptacle of  claim 16 , wherein the bowl is resilient. 
     
     
         18 . The receptacle of  claim 16 , wherein the bowl is configured to be positionable at least partially within a standard toilet bowl. 
     
     
         19 . The receptacle of  claim 16 , wherein the bowl is configured to be positionable entirely within a standard toilet bowl. 
     
     
         20 . The receptacle of  claim 16 , wherein the handle length is at least double the bowl diameter.