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Seat pivoting system

a technology of seat pivoting and seat, which is applied in the field of devices, can solve problems such as insufficient force, and achieve the effects of simple construction, convenient replacement and simple replacemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-02
KIST MARK E +1
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[0006] By means of the present invention there is provided a manually actuated toilet seat pivoting system for hinged toilet seats of relatively simplified construction which automatically returns an attached seat to its lowered disposition when a depressed pedal is released by the operator. The pivoting system of the invention features a floor-mounted manually operated lever device connected only to the seat itself which is readily removable and replaceable and not connected to the toilet bowl itself so that retrofitting existing facilities is simplified. The system is designed to operate with a hinged, pivoting seat or similar device.

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In the detailed embodiment the biasing element is a tension spring which supplies sufficient tension force to dampen or slow the return of the seat to the lowered position but insufficient force to prevent gravity operated return.

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[0013] While the following description is directed to a particular embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment is offered only as an example of the inventive concept and is not intended to limit the scope of that concept. It is contemplated that other embodiments will occur to those skilled in the art that come within the boundaries and confines of the present inventive concepts.

[0014]FIG. 1a illustrates, in side elevation, a toilet device 10 showing a porcelain water supply tank 12 attached to a porcelain bowl 14 having a rim or lift 16 and a base 18. Seat 20 with lid 22 is attached by removable hinge devices 24, which are attached to the bowl or base and by being bolted thereon through conventional holes. The advantage of this system allows the lid and seat to be pivoted upward either the lid separately or both the lid and the seat, and once in a well-known manner. This hinged seat construction is well known and similar arrangements exist for both seats with or without li...

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Abstract

A floor-mounted apparatus for raising and lowering a toilet seat is disclosed which includes a seat bar adapted to be attached to the underside of a toilet seat, a pivot pedestal adapted to be fixed to the floor, a foot pedal operating lever attached in pivotal relation to the pivot pedestal and having a foot pedal end and an operating end, a lift bar lever pivotally connected between the operating end of the foot pedal operating lever and the seat bar, and resilient tension biasing element connected between the foot pedal and the pivot pedestal to dampen gravity return of the seat to a lowered position when the foot pedal is released.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] I. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to devices for use as toilet accessories and, more particularly, to mechanisms for raising or pivoting toilet seats. The system of the present invention includes a floor-mounted manually operated lever mechanism which requires no connection to the toilet itself and which is of a simple reliable construction with few parts and an automatic, damped, gravity-operated lowering feature. [0003] II. Related Art [0004] Over the years many devices have been contrived to raise and lower toilet seats which avoid the need for direct hand contact between the user and the seat. The need for such devices is, of course, quite well known. Many prior systems have been rather complicated mechanical devices with many levers and other moving parts and they often have required attachment to the toilet itself in addition to the seat. One such prior device is found at U.S. Pat. No. 5,978,974 which discloses a ...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K13/10
CPCA47K13/10
Inventor KIST, MARK E.KIST, GAYLE L.
Owner KIST MARK E