Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Opener or closer for a closet seat or lid
Patent
1995-02-15
1996-02-06
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Opener or closer for a closet seat or lid
42463, A47K 1310
Patent
active
054887437
ABSTRACT:
A mechanical apparatus used to lift and lower the lid and seat of a toilet by way of a pedal mechanism. The pedal mechanism is connected by levers to a cylindrical lifting device mounted on a shaft. The lifting device is connected to the lid and seat by clasps which are screwed, bolted, riveted, or glued to the toilet lid and seat. The apparatus is held in place by floor braces attached by threaded studs which are fixed to the floor by nuts or by being cemented in depending on the material to be fixed to. An adjusting lever proceeding from the lifting device and connected to the pedal mechanism by a lever, can be adjusted so that the lid and seat stay up after taking the foot away from the pedal. One or both pedals can be actioned at the same time with one foot. The pedal stirrups are cup shaped. Thus the lid and seat can be lifted by pressing down with the sole of the shoe. To lower the seat and/or lid, the top of the shoe toe makes contact with the inside top of the pedal stirrup pressing upwards on the pedal thus lowering the seat and/or the lid. The entire apparatus can be made of synthetic materials and/or noncorrosive metal with the exception of the mounting shaft and the floor braces. For the mounting shaft and the floor braces noncorrosive metal is best due to the strain produced when fixing the apparatus in its place to keep it secured.
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Eloshway Charles R.
Recla Henry J.
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