GB2579284 (A)

Patent-GB2579284

Patent-GB2579284

Improvements to a portable toilet and lifting frame.

A lifting frame 10 suitable for use with a portable toilet 50, the frame comprising a base 12 with opposing first and second edges. At least an upwardly extending first bar 14-17 is mounted at a first end to the upper surface of the base, wherein the first bar is mounted at the first or second edge of said base. At least a first circumferentially arrayed support 18 is attached to the upwardly extending bar or bars. The circumferentially arrayed support defining an area suitable for insertion of a portable toilet. A top frame 20 is detachably secured to the free ends of the upwardly extending bar or bars. The top frame incorporating at least a first bracket attachment 22 suitable for attachment to lifting machinery 27. A later embodiment relates to a toilet seat having a sealing ring between a lid portion and the seat portion whereby when the lid is closed, fluid cannot exit through the toilet sea