公开(公告)号：US06279180B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09677813

申请日：2000-10-03

Applicant: Jonathan Marc Bell ,  Jonathan Todd Pollack

Inventor： Jonathan Marc Bell ,  Jonathan Todd Pollack

IPC: A47K1300

CPC classification number: A47K13/24 ,  Y10S4/09

Abstract: The combination of plural photoluminescent panels and a commode and a method of illuminating the commode are described. The commode has a bowl including a top surface and an arcuate inner wall portion contiguous with the top surface. The commode may also include a seat pivotally connected to the bowl for selective disposition on the top surface of the bowl, and a cover pivotally connected to the bowl for selective disposition on the seat. Each photoluminescent panel is a generally planar, flexible member of generally rectangular shape having rounded corners. Each panel has an exterior surface and an interior surface, with its exterior surface being arranged to be activated by exposure to ambient light to produce photoluminescent illumination when the ambient light decreases to a threshold level. The interior surface of each panel includes an adhesive, e.g., a pressure sensitive adhesive, thereon covered by a peel-off liner. The adhesive of each panel is arranged to be exposed by removal of the liner so that the panel may be adhesively secured by the adhesive to the arcuate inner wall, e.g., the rear portion of the commode. Once mounted the top surface of each panel is oriented in a generally vertical orientation for receipt of the ambient light, so that each panel illuminates at least a portion of the commode when the ambient light decreases to the threshold level. Another photoluminescent panel may be adhesively secured to the seat. Still another photoluminescent panel may be adhesively secured to the cover.

Abstract translation: 描述了多个光致发光面板和一个接头的组合以及照明该接头的方法。 该槽具有包括顶表面和与上表面邻接的弓形内壁部分的碗。 接头还可以包括枢转地连接到碗的座，用于选择性地布置在碗的顶表面上，以及可枢转地连接到碗的盖，用于选择性地配置在座上。 每个光致发光面板是具有圆角的大致矩形形状的大致平面的柔性构件。 每个面板具有外表面和内表面，其外表面布置成通过暴露于环境光而被激活，以在环境光降低到阈值水平时产生光致发光照明。 每个面板的内表面包括其上由剥离衬垫覆盖的粘合剂，例如压敏粘合剂。 每个面板的粘合剂被布置成通过去除衬垫而暴露，使得面板可以通过粘合剂被粘合地固定到弧形内壁，例如接头的后部。 一旦安装，每个面板的顶表面被定向成大致竖直的方向以便接收环境光，使得当环境光降低到阈值水平时，每个面板照亮所述连接槽的至少一部分。 另一个光致发光面板可以粘合地固定到座椅。 另一个光致发光面板可以粘合地固定到盖子上。