Toilet seat lifter

Abstract

A toilet seat lifter is arranged for pivotally moving a toilet seat with respect to a toilet bowl. The toilet seat lifter includes an actuator having a coupling portion adapted for outwardly extending from an outer peripheral edge of the toilet seat and a hand gripping portion extending from the coupling portion at a position away from a peripheral edge of the toilet seat. The hand gripping portion of the actuator is adapted for being held to pivotally lift up the toilet seat from the toilet bowl at an upright unfolded position and to pivotally drop down to the toilet bowl at a lay flat folded position without directly contacting with the toilet seat by a hand of a user for sanitary purpose.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0001]1. Field of Invention[0002]The present invention generally relates to a toilet seat, and more particularly to a toilet seat lifter, which is able to downwardly and upwardly lift the toilet lid between an in-use position and an upright position respectively without directly touching the toilet seat by a hand of user.[0003]2. Description of Related Arts[0004]The toilet seat is commonly tool for seating on the rim of toilet bowl, wherein the toilet seat is pivotally mounted at the rear portion of the toilet rim to pivotally move the toilet seat between an upright position and a lay flat position in accordance with different situations and purposes. The toilet seat is usually lifted up at the unfolded position during a male's urination or when cleaning the toilet bowl. The toilet seat is pivotally dropped down at the folded position to serve as a place for the user to sit on.[0005]Most of the users, especially in a public restroom or a toilet roo...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, wherein the actuator is outwardly extended at a clearance between the toilet seat and the top rim surface of toilet bowl and is outwardly extended out of the peripheral edge of the toilet seat. Therefore, the user is able to lift the toilet seat up and down via the hand gripping portion of the actuator without directly touching the toilet seat in a hand non-touching manner.

[0010]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, wherein the hand gripping portion of the actuator is naturally and vertically dropped downward at both in-use position and the upright position, so as to prevent the actuator blocking and limiting the toilet usage area of the user.

[0011]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, wherein the base member attached to the underside of the toilet seat by adhesive to minimize the damage of the toilet seat. In addition, the base member can be coupled with the toilet seat in a tool-less manner.

[0012]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, wherein the actuator can be detached from the base member to form a disposable actuator for enhancing the sanitation of the toilet.

[0013]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, which has a simple structure to minimize the manufacturing cost of the toilet seat lifter in order to incorporate with the toilet seat. The toilet seat lifter requires simple installation process that the user is able to install the toilet seat lifter into the toilet seat in a tool-less manner.

[0014]Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat lifter, which does not require to alter the original structural design of the toilet seat, so as to enable the toilet seat lifter being incorporated with any existing toilet seat.

Problems solved by technology

Most of the users, especially in a public restroom or a toilet room being shared by two or more family members, may also face the common problem of wet and / or dirty toilet seat, so that the user does not want to sit on the toilet seat or touch the toilet seat at all.

However, it still leaves the problem of directly contacting the hand of the user with the toilet seat or even the rim of the toilet bowl, when the toilet seat is necessary to be raised or lowered with respect to variety of situations.

Therefore, there is still the sanitary issue of touching the toilet seat with user's hands in the restroom including the public toilet room and the private toilet being shared by family members.

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