Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Opener or closer for a closet seat or lid – Lever operated opener
Patent
1994-11-23
1996-01-30
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Opener or closer for a closet seat or lid
Lever operated opener
A47K 1310
Patent
active
054871921
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the raising and self-lowering of a toilet seat comprising a lever, the lever being disposed in an essentially vertical plane having a central aperture extending therethrough for the receipt of a bolt and an associated nut for constituting a pivot point, the lever having an outboard end with a pedal secured thereto for being depressed by the foot of a user, the lever having an inboard end with an aperture therethrough for receipt of a bolt with an associated nut for transferring motion from the pedal to a toilet seat to be lifted upon the depression of the pedal; and a support assembly for attachment to a support bolt of a toilet seat and for supporting the lever at its pivot point, the support assembly including an L-shaped bracket with a horizontal leg formed with an aperture for being received by and secured to the support bolt of a toilet and with the L-shaped bracket having an upstanding leg with an aperture, the support assembly also having a horizontal bracket with a pair of apertures at each end, the apertures at one end being coupled to the apertures of the L-shaped bracket, the support assembly also including a vertical bracket having an upper end with two apertures adapted to be received in the outboard apertures of the horizontal bracket and with a lower end positionable in contact with the toilet for maintaining a proper orientation of the support assembly.
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