Toilet seat

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2002-10-25

2003-12-23

Phillips, Charles E. (Department: 3751)

Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons

Seat

Reexamination Certificate

active

06665886

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a toilet seat, and more particularly to a toilet seat provided with restoring and transmission mechanisms to move a set of shielding panels between a closed and an opened position to close or open a central opening of the toilet seat.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1 and 2
are exploded and assembled perspective views, respectively, of a conventional flush toilet
1
that includes a toilet bowl
2
and a toilet seat
12
and a toilet seat lid
11
pivotally connected to a rear side of the toilet bowl
2
. The toilet seat lid
11
is provided at a rear side with two holes
111
adapted to receive two shafts
121
sideward projected from a rear side of the toilet seat
12
, so that the lid
11
is pivotally connected to the toilet seat
12
to cover the latter.
After the lid
11
and the toilet seat
12
are assembled together through engagement of the holes
111
with the shafts
121
, they are further connected to the toilet bowl
2
.
When a male user wants to relieve himself, he would usually lift the lid
11
and the toilet seat
12
first. However, there are times some male users do not lift the toilet seat
12
before relieving themselves and therefore smudge the toilet seat
12
.
Another problem with the conventional toilet seat
12
is it is possible for some people to carelessly drop some item into the toilet bowl
2
via a central opening of the toilet seat
12
when the lid
11
is not closed onto the toilet seat
12
.
It is therefore desirable to develop an improved toilet seat to eliminate the drawbacks existed in the conventional toilet seat.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat that would automatically remind a male user to lift it before relieving himself.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a toilet seat that prevents foreign matters from undesirably dropping into the toilet bowl.
To achieve the above and other objects, the toilet seat of the present invention includes an upper and a lower seat for a predetermined number of sets of restoring mechanism, transmission mechanism, and shielding panel to mount between them. When the upper seat is subjected to a downward force, the restoring mechanism is compressed and the transmission mechanism is caused to move the shielding panel horizontally from a closed position closing the central opening of the toilet seat to an opened position opening the central opening. And when the toilet seat is not in use, a restoring force of the compressed restoring mechanism pushes the upper seat and the transmission mechanism upward, and the shielding panel is brought by the transmission mechanism to move from the opened position to the closed position again.


REFERENCES:
patent: 2427953 (1947-09-01), Fishko
patent: 2575208 (1951-11-01), Calderon
patent: 4181988 (1980-01-01), Skaggs

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