Most flush tanks are provided with tank covers to cover the reservoir of water stored in the flush tanks. Typically, such tank covers are made of the same material as the flush tanks, which is porcelain. Such porcelain flush tank covers are heavy and undecorative. Moreover, it is common to place articles on top of the flush tank covers. However, the articles oftentimes fall off of the flush tank covers because cf the lack of back and side rails. Before washing one's hands or before bathing, it is common to remove jewelry from one's body and place such jewelry on the counter of the sink in the bathroom or on top of the flush tank cover. Therefore, it is highly desirable to provide a bathroom with a hidden compartment for storing therein valuables such as, jewelry to prevent misplacement of such jewelry. Moreover, a hidden compartment is highly desirable for storing dentures, contact lenses, or other personal items. Such a hidden compartment is particularly advantageous for a bathroom which does not have a medicine cabinet. Thereby, such a hidden compartment would provide a storage compartment for the placement of articles to reduce clutter on the counter around the bathroom sink.
Several devices have been patented which are aimed at flush tank covers.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,181,176, to Nagy et al., entitled "ARTICLE RETAINING BAND FOR FLUSH TANKS" discloses a retaining guard for use on and in conjunction with a porcelain or equivalent lid or cover which is commonly used on a flush tank. The retaining guard serves to prevent miscellaneous articles from being displaced from the top surface of the cover and falling into an uncovered bowl. As shown the retaining guard is disposed in the front of the tank lid.
U.S. Pat. No. 1,835,540, to Tilden, entitled "COVER FOR FLUSH TANKS" discloses a flush tank cover adapted to operatively support one or more toilet paper rolls. The flush tank cover is provided with detachable cores or spindles upon which the roles of toilet paper are usually mounted and freely rotate. U.S. Pat. No. 1,030,059, to Schoenthaler, entitled "FLUSH TANK COVER" discloses a flush tank cover made of porcelain which has a hollow portion to reduce the dead weight of such flush tank cover.
U.S. Pat. No. 909,965, to Thompson, entitled "FLUSH TANK FOR WATER CLOSETS" discloses a wooden case having a sheet metal lining spaced apart therefrom, a corrugated member interposed between the lining and the wooden case.
U.S. Pat. No. 825,921, to Miller, entitled "TANK FOR WATER CLOSETS" discloses a casing made of veneer which is shaped to enclose the front and end walls of a reservoir-box.
U.S. Design Pat. No. Des 351, 463, to McCormick, entitled "TOILET TANK VENTILATING COVER" illustrates an ornamental design for a toilet tank ventilating cover.
While each of the above flush tank covers function as desired, none of them have a flush tank cover which is preferably constructed of wood and includes a spindle railing to prevent items placed on the flush tank cover from slipping off the back and sides of the flush tank cover and a hidden storage compartment accessible through a top mounted trap door.