	US 7,540,741 B2
	Toilet training aides and kits
Ian David Kemp, Gosforth (United Kingdom); Michael Gerard McCabe, Consett Co. (United Kingdom); and Jon Aleksander Naess, Lancy (Switzerland)
Assigned to The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/879,337.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/558001, filed on Mar. 31, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0239024 A1, Oct. 27, 2005
Int. Cl. G09B 19/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 434—247

11 Claims

1. A toilet training aide provided in the form of a multiple page booklet configured to teach a child individual toilet activities from a series of toilet training activities, said toilet training aide comprising:

a first page, said first page comprising an iconic image disposed thereon, said first iconic image depicting a first toilet activity;

a first progress indicating area disposed on said first page or opposite said first page such that both of said first iconic image and said first progress indicating area may be viewed simultaneously without the need to turn pages in said booklet;

a second page, said second page comprising an iconic image disposed thereon, said second iconic image depicting a second toilet activity;

a second progress indicating area disposed on said second page or opposite said second page such that both of said second iconic image and said second progress indicating area may be viewed simultaneously without the need to turn pages in said booklet;

a first success indicating means wherein said first success indicating means may be placed within said first progress indicating area to denote the successful completion of the first toilet activity and wherein said first success indicating means, said first progress indicating area, and said first iconic image are color coordinated to communicate to a pre-literate user that a cooperative relationship exists between said first success indicating means, said first progress indicating area, and said first iconic image;

a second success indicating means wherein said second success indicating means may be placed within said second progress indicating area to denote the successful completion of the second toilet activity and wherein said second success indicating means, said second progress indicating area, and said second iconic image are color coordinated to communicate to a pre-literate user that a cooperative relationship exists between said second success indicating means, said second progress indicating area, and said second iconic image.