EP0444355A1 - Scharniere zur Befestigung eines Toilettensitzes - Google Patents

Scharniere zur Befestigung eines Toilettensitzes Download PDF

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EP0444355A1
EP0444355A1 EP90314075A EP90314075A EP0444355A1 EP 0444355 A1 EP0444355 A1 EP 0444355A1 EP 90314075 A EP90314075 A EP 90314075A EP 90314075 A EP90314075 A EP 90314075A EP 0444355 A1 EP0444355 A1 EP 0444355A1
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hinge
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hinge assembly
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toilet
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Paul Palmer-Baker
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Celmac Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/12—Hinges

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  • This invention relates to a hinge assembly for fixing a toilet seat, and optionally a toilet lid to a toilet bowl.
  • a hinge assembly for releasably fixing a toilet seat and optionally a toilet lid to a toilet bowl the hinge assembly comprising:-
  • a pair of the hinge posts is located on the rear of the toilet bowl so that the sidewalls of the posts face towards the front and rear of the bowl and mounted on the toilet bowl by means of screws passing through the apertures in the bases of the hinge posts.
  • the aperture in the hinge post base is preferably an elongate slot because such an aperture allows location of the hinge post to be adjusted laterally to suit different toilet bowl and toilet seat designs.
  • a hinge rod is gripped by its head portion and inserted in the hinge post so that one of the arms of the head portion is located on the ledge on the inside of the hinge post, and the rod portion protrudes out of the hinge post, and the rod portions of the two hinge assemblies are then inserted into apertured lugs on the rear of a toilet seat, and optionally into the apertured lugs of a toilet lid.
  • the toilet seat, and toilet lid if fitted can then be rotated about the rod portions of the hinge rods to that they can be in the up or down position.
  • both sidewalls of the hinge post have a ledge on their inner surface so that the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on both ledges.
  • both sidewalls of the hinge post have two ledges on their inner surface, spaced apart by a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the arms of the head portion of the hinge rod. One arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can then be located between the ledges.
  • the rod portion of the hinge rod may be fixed to the inside of the bridging portion of the head portion, for example by locating it in an aperture in the bridging portion, or the rod portion may be formed integrally with the inside of the bridging portion of the head portion, or fixed to or formed integrally with the inside of one or both arms.
  • the rod portion is fixed between the arms such that the distance of the rod portion from one of the arms is greater than the distance from the other arm.
  • In the United Kingdom toilet seats usually have a height of 3/4 in (1.91 cm) or 1 in (2.54 cm).
  • one standard hinge assembly according to the invention By locating the rod portion closer to one arm than the other it is possible to use one standard hinge assembly according to the invention to fix either type of toilet seat because one arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on or between the ledges of the hinge post for fixing one of the seats, and the other arm of the head portion of the hinge rod can be located on or between the ledges of the hinge post for fixing the other seat.
  • the base of the hinge post has an extension having an aperture therein, preferably an elongate aperture, extending beyond the outer surface of one of the sidewalls.
  • an extension enables the same hinge assembly to be used with a variety of toilet bowl and toilet seat designs because the hinge post can be fixed to the rear of the toilet bowl in one of three positions in a direction from the front to the rear of the toilet bowl.
  • the post can be fixed through the aperture in the base of the post, through the aperture in the extension with the post located so that the extension is at the front of the post, or through the aperture in the extension with the post located so that the extension is at the rear of the post.
  • the extension may be fitted with a cover, for example a cover which pivots about one edge of the extension, and in the closed position rests against the outside of one of the hinge post sidewalls.
  • the hinge assembly of the invention has the following advantages:-
  • a hinge assembly 1 for fixing a toilet seat 2,2' and optionally a toilet lid 3 to a toilet bowl consists of a hinge post 4 and a hinge rod 5.
  • the hinge post 4 which is mounted on the toilet bowl has a base 6 having an elongate aperture 7 therein and two sidewalls 8, 9 projecting upwardly from the base 6.
  • Each of the sidewalls 8, 9 has two ledges 10, 11.
  • the base 6 has an extension 12 having an elongate aperture 13 therein extending beyond the outer surface of sidewall 8, and the extension 12 has a cover 14 which pivots about the edge 15 of the extension 12 as indicated by the curved arrows in Figure 5 and rests against the outside of sidewall 8 in the closed position, and the rod portion 17 protrudes from the head portion 16.
  • the hinge rod 5 has a head portion 16 and a rod portion 17 adapted to pivotally mate with the toilet seat 2 and toilet lid 3.
  • the head portion 16 has two arms 18, 19 joined at one end by a bridging portion 20 and spaced apart such that the arms 18, 19 are parallel with each other.
  • the rod portion 17 is fixed to the inside of the bridging portion 20 and to the inside of the two arms 18, 19 such that the rod portion 17 is closer to arm 18 then it is to arm 19, and the rod portion 17 protrudes from the head portion 16.
  • hinge post 4 In use the hinge post 4 is fixed to a toilet seat bowl by means of a screw 21 passing through either aperture 7 or aperture 13 as indicated by the vertical arrows in Figure 5.
  • the hinge rod 5 is gripped by its head portion 16 and inserted into the hinge post 4 as indicated by the arrows in Figures 2 and 3 so that one of the arms 18, 19 is located between the ledges 10, 11 on the sidewalls 8, 9 of the hinge post 4, and the rod portion 17 protrudes out of the hinge post 4.
  • arm 18 is located between ledges 10, 11 and in Figure 3 and in the left-hand part of Figure 4 arm 19 is located between ledges 10, 11.
  • the rod portion 17 is then inserted into an apertured lug 22 on the rear of toilet seat 2,2' and optionally the rear of toilet lid 3 as indicated by the arrows in Figure 6.
  • Two such hinge assemblies 1 are used for fixing the toilet seat 2,2' and optionally toilet lid 3 and as shown in Figure 4 the same assemblies can be used to fix toilet seats 2,2' of two different heights.
  • each of the hinge rods 5 can be gripped and pulled to remove the hinge rod portions from the lugs 22 and release the toilet seat 2,2' and toilet lid 3.

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GB909004228A GB9004228D0 (en) 1990-02-24 1990-02-24 Hinge assembly for toilet seat fixing
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Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2703579A3 (fr) * 1993-04-01 1994-10-14 Semmler Axel Dispositif pour fixer un abattant de toilettes sur une cuvette de W.-C. de manière à pouvoir le relever.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2371200A (en) * 1945-03-13 Plastic toilet seat hinge
DE2131437A1 (de) * 1971-06-24 1972-12-28 Blount George Washington Wasserklosettdeckel
US3768117A (en) * 1970-02-02 1973-10-30 Swedish Crucible Steel Co Side-pivoted self-contained fastener-concealing hinge leaf

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GB917989A (en) * 1961-02-16 1963-02-13 Kingsland Company Plastics Ltd Improvements in or relating to closet pan seat hinge assemblies
GB1569624A (en) * 1977-08-17 1980-06-18 Ball Plastics Ltd Hinge assembly hinge assembly

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2371200A (en) * 1945-03-13 Plastic toilet seat hinge
US3768117A (en) * 1970-02-02 1973-10-30 Swedish Crucible Steel Co Side-pivoted self-contained fastener-concealing hinge leaf
DE2131437A1 (de) * 1971-06-24 1972-12-28 Blount George Washington Wasserklosettdeckel

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2703579A3 (fr) * 1993-04-01 1994-10-14 Semmler Axel Dispositif pour fixer un abattant de toilettes sur une cuvette de W.-C. de manière à pouvoir le relever.

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DE69001806D1 (de) 1993-07-08
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GB2241283B (en) 1994-03-09
EP0444355B1 (de) 1993-06-02
GB2241283A (en) 1991-08-28
IE65801B1 (en) 1995-11-15
GB9101768D0 (en) 1991-03-13

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