ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,600, issued on June 9.
"Method for isolating pants from floor contact during use of commode" was invented by Matthew Page (Russellville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for isolating clothing, such as pants legs and particularly the legs of shorts, from floor contact during use of commode. The clothing has securement members and the user manipulates the clothing to roll or fold up and retain portions of the clothing with the securement members as the user transitions to a seated position on a commode, resulting in portions of the clothing being elevated a distance above the floor of at least about 6 inches to isolate all...