Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Closet-bowl closures
Patent
1989-05-26
1990-01-23
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Closet-bowl closures
292210, A47K 1324
Patent
active
048948705
ABSTRACT:
A latch mechanism for a hinged cover such as a toilet cover comprising a base which is mounted on the bowl of the toilet, a latch bar which is pivotally mounted on the base and movable between a horizontal position which interferringly overlies as the toilet cover and a raised position which permits raising of the cover, and locking means which must be released to allow the latch bar to be moved to its raised or entry-authorized position. In one embodiment of the invention, the base is mounted on the ceramic structure of the toilet between the cover and the wafer closet, and the locking means comprises an element which depends pivotally from the latch bar and has dog-leg portions with feet which swing under a portion of the base to prevent the latch bar from being raised. In another embodiment, the base element comprises a U-shaped assembly which fits over the rim of the bowl, and the locking means comprise a pair of independently actuable lock members which are pivoted at one end to the base assembly and engage at their free hook end with recesses in the latch bar to preclude unauthorized raising of the latch bar. In both embodiments, when the latch bar is lowered, it automatically relocks under the influence of gravity.
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Buckshaw Dennis J.
Clark James A.
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