Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Seat and lid – Hinges
Patent
1988-07-11
1990-12-04
Cusick, Ernest G.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Seat and lid
Hinges
4240, A47K 1312
Patent
active
049742620
ABSTRACT:
A hinge for a toilet seat and lid includes a bowl leaf, a seat leaf and a lid leaf. The bowl leaf includes a base, means for securing the bowl leaf to a toilet bowl, and a pair of spaced socket portions extending upwardly from the forward end of the bowl leaf base. The seat leaf has a base for securing the seat leaf to a toilet seat, and a hinge pin receiving member extending upwardly from the rear end of the base and having an aperture formed therein for receiving a pair of hinge pins. The lid leaf includes a base, means for securing a lid leaf to a toilet seat lid, and a pair of hinge pin supports extending downwardly from the rear portion of the base. Each hinge pin support as a pair of hinge members extending laterally in opposite directions. The slot extends generally upwardly and rearwardly in the hinge pin receiving member. A hinge pin retaining member extends from one of the walls of the slot. The hinge pin retaining member has a generally concave interior surface and a generally triangular cross section and serves to securely retain the hinge pins within the slot while speeding assembly of the hinge.
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Cusick Ernest G.
Donovan Edward C.
Ginsey Industries, Inc.
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