Global Patent Index - EP 1091679 A1

EP 1091679 A1 20010418 - TOILET APPARATUS

Title (en)

TOILET APPARATUS

Title (de)

TOILETTENBEHÄLTNIS

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE W.-C.

Publication

EP 1091679 A1 20010418 (EN)

Application

EP 99929535 A 19990701

Priority

  • GB 9902102 W 19990701
  • GB 9814371 A 19980702

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0001290A1] Toilet apparatus (2) for use by young children, which toilet apparatus (2) comprises a potty (4), sound generating means (6) for giving sounds of praise when the toilet apparatus (2) is used by a young child thereby to encourage the young child to use the toilet apparatus (2), and sensor means (8) for automatically causing operation of the sound generating means (6) consequent upon the young child using the toilet apparatus (2), the potty (4) being a one-piece moulded potty (4), and the sound generating means (6) being such that it is part of a battery-operated electronic circuit (10) which is attached to the potty (4).

IPC 1-7

A47K 11/04

IPC 8 full level

A47K 11/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A47K 11/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0001290 A1 20000113; AT E309734 T1 20051215; AU 4632599 A 20000124; AU 759355 B2 20030410; DE 69928403 D1 20051222; EP 1091679 A1 20010418; EP 1091679 B1 20051116; GB 9814371 D0 19980902

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9902102 W 19990701; AT 99929535 T 19990701; AU 4632599 A 19990701; DE 69928403 T 19990701; EP 99929535 A 19990701; GB 9814371 A 19980702