Heated toilet seat and methods for making same
US6307180A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49083
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A toilet seat comprises a resistive wire sewn to a support material such as a fibrous mat. The wire is preferably sewn in an annular pattern or a sinuated pattern disposed throughout the seat. The heating element can be contained within a toilet seat core, which can have a shell molded thereon to form a toilet seat.
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