Toilet seat lifting apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-04-08
HALLETT MICHAEL JOHN
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While attempts have been made to produce such devices, they have not gained particularly wide acceptance in many areas due to a number of reasons.
For example, power must generally be provided to drive the seat and lid up and down and overly complex systems result in an incre

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[0020]Referring to the Figures, there is shown apparatus 10 for lifting a seat and lid assembly. The seat and lid assembly includes a toilet seat 12 and a lid 14. The toilet seat 12 and the lid 14 are mounted for rotational movement about a base 16. The base 16 is to be mounted to a toilet (not shown) by any suitable means. The seat 12 and the lid 14 are mounted to both be rotatable about a common axis 18 such that either the seat 12 and lid 14 can be opened together or the lid 14 can be rotated open and the seat 12 left in place.

[0021]The apparatus 10 is provided with a drive means 20 capable of providing a rotational force to either the seat 12 and the lid 14 together or the lid 14 alone. The drive means 20 comprises a first electric motor 22 having a first drive shaft 24 for rotation of the seat 12 and a second electric motor 25 having a second drive shaft 27 for rotation of the lid 14. The base 16 comprises a battery housing 32 and a mounting portion 30, onto which is mounted th...

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Abstract

Apparatus for lifting a seat (12) and lid (14) of a toilet seat and lid assembly. The apparatus includes a first hinge portion (80) integral with the seat and rotatably mounted to the base (16), a second hinge portion (82) integral with the lid (14) and rotatably mounted to the base (16) and a drive means (20) engageable with the first and second hinge portions (80 and 82). The first hinge portion (80) is adjacent a first side of the seat (12) and is the only integral part of the seat (12) secured for rotation about the base (16). The second hinge portion (82) is adjacent a second opposite side of the lid (14) and is the only integral part of the lid (14) secured for rotation about the base (16). The drive means (20) is mounted between the first and second hinge portions (80 and 82) and engages with the first and second hinge portions (80 and 82) to rotate either or both of the seat (12) and lid (14) about the base (16).

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to apparatus for lifting the seat and lid of a toilet. It has been recognised previously that, due to the potential unhygienic nature of toilet seats and lids, a method of lifting the seat and lid without requiring physical contact may be beneficial. While attempts have been made to produce such devices, they have not gained particularly wide acceptance in many areas due to a number of reasons. For example, power must generally be provided to drive the seat and lid up and down and overly complex systems result in an increase in cost to an item that would otherwise be relatively inexpensive. For many consumers, the issue of needing to make contact with a potentially unhygienic toilet seat is simply not of sufficient importance to justify the additional cost and effort to install such a device.[0002]The present invention attempts to overcome at least in part the aforementioned disadvantages of previous devices provided for...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K13/10
CPCA47K13/10
Inventor HALLETT, MICHAEL JOHN
Owner HALLETT MICHAEL JOHN
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