Toilet seat elevator assembly

a technology for elevators and toilet seats, applied in bathroom accessories, bathroom covers, domestic applications, etc., can solve the problems of limited use of toilet seats, physical limitations and disabilities have difficulty accessing toilet seats, and the bowl is restricted in its us

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-15
BEL ART PRODS
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More recently, the plumbing industry has become conscious of the necessity for the interchangeability of products and thus the dimensions of the bowl have become increasingly limited by consensus standards.
However, many people with physical limitations and disabilities have difficulty accessing the toilet seat at the conventional height and thus require a seat which is raised 1-5 inches or higher comparative to standards.
Many of these elevators must be attached to the bowl in such a way that the bowl is restricted in its use or the elevator simply sits on the bowl.
Elevators that are permanently attached or bolted to the bowl either through the conventional seat attachment holes or to the annular rim around the top of the bowl create many areas between the bowl and the eleva

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[0039]Referring to the drawings and to FIGS. 1 and 2 in particular, a toilet seat elevator assembly 10 in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The elevator assembly 10 serves to increase the height of a conventional toilet seat 12 and lid 14 with respect to a toilet bowl 16 of a conventional toilet 18 to accommodate users who may otherwise experience difficultly with toilet seats of conventional height. The elevator assembly 10 preferably includes a mounting bracket 20 connected to a seat mounting area 22 of the toilet bowl 16 and a seat elevator 24 removably connected to the mounting bracket 20.

[0040]The mounting bracket 20 preferably has a bottom wall 26 and spaced side walls or walls 28, 30 extending upwardly from the bottom wall. The bottom wall 26 includes a rear edge 32 and spaced slots 34, 36 that preferably extend in a parallel manner with respect to the rear edge. The slots 34 and 36 are in alignment with spaced openings 38 and 40...

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Abstract

A toilet seat elevator assembly includes a seat elevator and a bracket for removably connecting the seat elevator to a toilet bowl. The seat elevator has a support portion for resting on the toilet bowl and a mounting portion that extends rearwardly of the support portion. The mounting portion has at least one mounting projection that extends inwardly. The bracket includes a bottom wall that is adapted for securement to the toilet bowl and spaced bracket side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall. Each bracket side wall has forward and rear edges that extend upwardly from the bottom wall and an elongate slot that extends within each bracket side wall between the forward and rear edges. Each elongate slot is adapted for slidably receiving the at least one mounting projection of the mounting portion to adjust the seat elevator between a retracted position and an extended position to accommodate various configurations of respective toilet bowls.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to toilet seat elevators, and more particularly to a toilet seat elevator assembly that is easily installed and removed with respect to a toilet bowl.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Over the years, toilet bowls have been manufactured in many different sizes and shapes. More recently, the plumbing industry has become conscious of the necessity for the interchangeability of products and thus the dimensions of the bowl have become increasingly limited by consensus standards. One of the standards dictates that the seat on a toilet bowl, when in a horizontal or lowered position, be located between 15 and 16 inches above the floor. The conventional 15-16 inch toilet seat height is common for both residential and commercial bowls and is generally adapted to accommodate needs of the majority of people.[0003]However, many people with physical limitations and disabilities have difficulty accessing the toilet seat at the conv...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K13/00
CPCA47K13/005
Inventor LANDSBERGER, DAVIDTHOM, PAULGOMES, FRANCIS
Owner BEL ART PRODS
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