Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Seat
Patent
1997-03-26
1998-10-13
Walczak, David J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Seat
42461, A47K 1300
Patent
active
058193251
ABSTRACT:
A toilet seat lift, for use with a toilet seat and a toilet, for assisting a handicapped person in sitting down on and in rising up from a toilet seat. The toilet seat lift has a plurality of jacks connected to the toilet seat via hinges and to a motor. A handicapped person uses a control panel to engage the motor and jacks, thereby raising the toilet seat from a level position over the toilet to an upright position and to lower the toilet seat from the upright position to the level position. The present invention also comprises a frame structure with handrails that improve the stability and strength of the toilet seat lift. The frame structure is fixed to the floor surrounding the toilet and to the back wall. The handrails and jacks are attached to the frame structure and each handrail contains an embedded control panel. In an alterative embodiment, a person can use a foot control pad to control the raising and lowering of the toilet seat. Also, the toilet seat can be a concave ring, having a depression in the middle of the ring, thereby improving the security and stability of a person using the toilet seat lift.
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