Toilet seat cover sheets and continuous toilet seat cover reels

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to continuous toilet seat cover reel having a predetermined number of toilet seat cover sheets. Each toilet seat cover sheet includes a seat cover portion and a splash prevention tongue. Seat cover portion includes a sheet separation marking line printed between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets to indicate where toilet seat cover sheet is cut from the continuous toilet seat cover reel. Printed sheet separation marking line between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets guides a user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel. Splash prevention tongue includes a predetermined number of attached segments and a predetermined number of detached segments along its outer edge to allow a user to separate partially the splash prevention tongue from the seat cover portion and allow the splash prevention tongue to hang into a toilet to prevent splash.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet seat cover sheet dispensed through an automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 a seat cover portion, wherein the seat cover portion includes a sheet separation marking line printed between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets to indicate where the toilet seat cover sheet is cut from a continuous toilet seat cover reel, and   a splash prevention portion, wherein the splash prevention portion comprises a splash prevention tongue having a retention end and a bowl end, a plurality of attached segments and a plurality of detached segments along an outer edge of the splash prevention tongue to allow a user to separate partially the splash prevention tongue from the seat cover portion and allow the splash prevention tongue to hang into a toilet to prevent splash, and the retention end of the splash prevention tongue is located at a leading edge of each toilet seat cover sheet and exits the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser first.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a predetermined number of toilet seat cover sheets and each toilet seat cover sheet has a predetermined length L. 
     
     
         3 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the printed sheet separation marking line between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets guides the user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel with a toilet seat cover dispensing system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the retention end of the splash prevention tongue comprises two vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines, one on each side of the retention end, for the user to partially separate the splash prevention portion from the seat cover portion, where the retention end of the splash prevention tongue remains attached to the seat cover portion, and the bowl end of the splash prevention tongue is separated from the seat cover portion and is hanging into the toilet bowl for presenting splash. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 4 , wherein each of the vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines comprises the plurality of attached segments and the plurality of detached segments for easy separation. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 1 , wherein each toilet seat cover sheet comprises a counting indicator, wherein the counting indicator comprises one of:
 an opto-electrical counting hole punctured in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet; and   a counting marking printed in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet.   
     
     
         7 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 1 , wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 a dispenser sensing system, wherein the dispenser sensing system detects a user's demand of the toilet seat cover sheet;   a dispenser control system, wherein the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out vertically at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel; and   a toilet seat cover dispensing system, wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system delivers the toilet seat cover sheet to the user,   wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is installed on a bathroom wall and the toilet seat cover sheet is dispensed vertically along the toilet seat cover sheet moving direction, when the user is in need of a toilet seat cover sheet, the user activates the dispenser sensing system to signal that the user is in need of the toilet seat cover sheet, the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel, and the toilet seat cover dispensing system cuts the toilet seat cover sheet along the printed sheet separation marking line and delivers the cut toilet seat cover sheet to the user.   
     
     
         8 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the dispenser sensing system comprises:
 a push button switch for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet; and   a motion sensor for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet.   
     
     
         9 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system further comprises:
 a sliding cutter for the user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel along the printed sheet separation marking line, wherein the sliding cutter comprises a manual driven sliding cutting mechanism or a motorized sliding cutting mechanism.   
     
     
         10 . The toilet seat cover sheet of  claim 7 , wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser further comprises a dispenser alert system, wherein the dispenser alert system comprises:
 a dispenser alert indicator for indicating that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets; and   a wireless alert system for wirelessly notifying a management staff that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets.   
     
     
         11 . A continuous toilet seat cover reel for an automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 a plurality of toilet seat cover sheets rolled in the continuous toilet seat cover reel, wherein each of the plurality of toilet seat cover sheets comprises:
 a seat cover portion, wherein the seat cover portion includes a sheet separation marking line printed between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets to indicate where the toilet seat cover sheet is cut from the continuous toilet seat cover reel, and 
 a splash prevention portion, wherein the splash prevention portion comprises a splash prevention tongue having a retention end and a bowl end, a plurality of attached segments and a plurality of detached segments along an outer edge of the splash prevention tongue to allow a user to separate partially the splash prevention tongue from the seat cover portion and allow the splash prevention tongue to hang into a toilet to prevent splash, and the retention end of the splash prevention tongue is located at a leading edge of each toilet seat cover sheet and exits the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser first. 
   
     
     
         12 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 11 , wherein the continuous toilet seat cover reel comprises a predetermined number of toilet seat cover sheets and each toilet seat cover sheet has a predetermined length L. 
     
     
         13 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 11 , wherein the printed sheet separation marking line between two adjacent toilet seat cover sheets guides the user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel with a toilet seat cover dispensing system of the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser. 
     
     
         14 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 11 , wherein the retention end of the splash prevention tongue comprises two vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines, one on each side of the retention end, for the user to partially separate the splash prevention portion from the seat cover portion, where the retention end of the splash prevention tongue remains attached to the seat cover portion, and the bowl end of the splash prevention tongue is separated from the seat cover portion and is hanging into the toilet bowl for presenting splash. 
     
     
         15 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 14 , wherein each of the vertical splash prevention perforated tear lines comprises the plurality of attached segments and the plurality of detached segments for easy separation. 
     
     
         16 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 11 , wherein each toilet seat cover sheet comprises a counting indicator, wherein the counting indicator comprises one of:
 an opto-electrical counting hole punctured in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet; and   a counting marking printed in a predetermined location of the toilet seat cover sheet.   
     
     
         17 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 11 , wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser, comprising:
 a dispenser sensing system, wherein the dispenser sensing system detects a user's demand of the toilet seat cover sheet;   a dispenser control system, wherein the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out vertically at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel; and   a toilet seat cover dispensing system, wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system delivers the toilet seat cover sheet to the user,   wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is installed on a bathroom wall and the toilet seat cover sheet is dispensed vertically along the toilet seat cover sheet moving direction, when the user is in need of a toilet seat cover sheet, the user activates the dispenser sensing system to signal that the user is in need of the toilet seat cover sheet, the dispenser control system moves one toilet seat cover sheet out at a time from the continuous toilet seat cover reel, and the toilet seat cover dispensing system cuts the toilet seat cover sheet along the printed sheet separation marking line and delivers the cut toilet seat cover sheet to the user.   
     
     
         18 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 17 , wherein the dispenser sensing system comprises:
 a push button switch for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet; and   a motion sensor for the user to request the toilet seat cover sheet.   
     
     
         19 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 17 , wherein the toilet seat cover dispensing system further comprises:
 a sliding cutter for the user to cut the toilet seat cover sheet from the continuous toilet seat cover reel along the printed sheet separation marking line, wherein the sliding cutter comprises a manual driven sliding cutting mechanism or a motorized sliding cutting mechanism.   
     
     
         20 . The continuous toilet seat cover reel of  claim 17 , wherein the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser further comprises a dispenser alert system, wherein the dispenser alert system comprises:
 a dispenser alert indicator for indicating that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets; and   a wireless alert system for wirelessly notifying a management staff that the automatic toilet seat cover dispenser is out of toilet seat cover sheets.