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A potty chair, or simply a potty, is a proportionately small chair or enclosure with an opening for seating very young children in order for them to urinate and defecate ("go potty"). [1] [2] Potty chairs are a variant of the close stool, which were commonly used by adults before the widespread adoption of water flush toilets. There are a ...
A portable camping toilet has a seat and a small waste tank. Adding a packet of chemicals to the waste tank reduces odors and bacteria, until the waste can be dumped at an appropriate facility. They are used in camping, travel trailers, caravans, and camper vans. They may also be used on small boats which lack a built-in marine toilet.
A toilet seat is a hinged unit consisting of a round or oval open seat, and usually a lid, which is bolted onto the bowl of a toilet used in a sitting position (as opposed to a squat toilet). The seat can be either for a flush toilet or a dry toilet .
Camping toilets, usually sold under the $100 mark, don't require any water and hold waste in a container similar to a port-a-potty. It's not the sexiest option, but hey, there's always Poo-Pourri !
Hybrid toilet designs, where users can squat or swing down a seat to sit on, have not been developed for portable toilets. Most include ventilation near the top, and a vent pipe for the holding tank. When wind is blowing over the vent pipe, it creates a low pressure area sucking the odor out, and leaving the toilet lid open will reverse the ...
Ladderback chairs tend to have tall backs with two uprights. Between these two uprights exists multiple horizontal spindles or slats (three in the picture to the right). The seat can be made of a variety of different materials. Originally the majority of seats were constructed using cane or rush, whereas now, the seats tend to be made of wood ...
Combined toilet/bidet installations make self-care toileting possible for many people, affording greater independence. There are often special units with higher toilet seats allowing easier wheelchair transfer, and with some form of electronic remote control that benefits an individual with limited mobility or otherwise requiring assistance.
A vault toilet is a non-flush toilet with a sealed container (or vault) buried in the ground to receive the excreta, all of which is contained underground until it is removed by pumping. A vault toilet is distinguished from a pit latrine because the waste accumulates in the vault instead of seeping into the underlying soil.