EP1800585B1 - Coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl - Google Patents

Coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl Download PDF

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EP1800585B1
EP1800585B1 EP06024593A EP06024593A EP1800585B1 EP 1800585 B1 EP1800585 B1 EP 1800585B1 EP 06024593 A EP06024593 A EP 06024593A EP 06024593 A EP06024593 A EP 06024593A EP 1800585 B1 EP1800585 B1 EP 1800585B1
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coupling device
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toilet bowl
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Livio Cavagna
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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
    • A47K13/24—Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups A47K13/02 - A47K13/22, e.g. devices imparting a swinging or vibrating motion to the seats
    • A47K13/26—Mounting devices for seats or covers

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  • the present invention relates to a coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl.
  • hinge elements are typically used to fix the seat to a toilet bowl and connect one another the seat ring and the seat lid and are connected to threaded stems which are inserted in holes provided in the toilet bowl and are fixed by means of a butterfly nut which usually is difficult to actuate.
  • EP 0 853 916 disclosed a new solution, which connects a pin with a contoured head to the toilet bowl; a slider engages said pin, is associated with the pivoting elements of the seat and allows to obtain quick and safe coupling without having to use tools of any kind.
  • FR-A-2 817 136 discloses a coupling device particularly for fixing a seat to a toilet bowl, as defined in the preamble of claim 1.
  • EP-A1-0 345 835 also discloses a coupling device for fixing a seat to a toilet bowl.
  • the aim of the invention is to solve the problems described above by providing a coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl which allows to perform a very stable coupling without having to use tools of any kind, further having the possibility to remove rapidly and simply the seat from the toilet bowl when needed.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a coupling device in which it is possible to provide safe fixing without any danger of accidental disengagement.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device which, thanks to its particular constructive characteristics, is capable of giving the greatest assurances of reliability and safety in use.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl which can be obtained easily starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials and is further competitive from a merely economical standpoint.
  • a coupling device particularly for fixing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, according to the invention, comprising a transverse pivot, and a pin which can be fixed to a toilet bowl and which can be accommodated detachably in a seat of said transverse pivot which defines the element for the mutual pivoting of the lid and the ring of said toilet seat, further comprising means for the detachable fixing of said transverse pivot to said pin which are constituted by screw means, which are accommodated in a threaded seat defined by said transverse pivot and are able to perform a translational motion substantially at right angles to said pin, characterized in that the pin is provided with a contoured head and extraction prevention means are further provided to prevent the disengagement of said screw means from said threaded seat.
  • the coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl, comprises a pin 1, which can be fixed in a per se known manner to a toilet bowl generally designated by the reference numeral 2.
  • the pin 1 has, at its free end, a contoured head 3 below which there is a groove 4 which is provided with a central portion 5 flanked by mutually opposite frustum-shaped portions 6 and 7.
  • a transverse pivot designated by the reference numeral 10, with a seat 11, can be coupled to the pin 1; the pivot 10 defines a pivoting element 12 which can be engaged for pivoting between a lid 13 and a ring 14 of a conventional seat.
  • the pecularity of the invention consists in that the transverse pivot 10, at one of its axial ends, defines a threaded seat 20 in which screw means 21 can engage which are constituted by a detent or pawl, which has a threaded portion 22 connected, by means of a stem 23, to an enlarged cylindrical head 24.
  • the threaded portion 22 has a larger diameter than the stem 23.
  • the threaded portion 22 ends with a tapering region 25 which can engage within the groove 4.
  • the screw means 21, constituted by the detent are screwed in manually so as to make the tapered portion engage the upper frustum-shaped portion 6 so as to provide stable fastening of the pivot.
  • extraction prevention means are provided which prevent the outward escape of the threaded portion 22 from the threaded seat 20.
  • said extraction prevention means are constituted by a mechanically crimped portion, designated by the reference numeral 30, which has been emphasized in Figure 4 for clarity; in practice, the crimped portion 30 reduces the useful diameter of the threaded seat 20 at the seat and accordingly prevents extraction of the threaded portion 22, which, as mentioned earlier, has a larger diameter than the stem 23.
  • the detent can be actuated so as to move the tapering portion 25 so as to produce fastening or optionally, by unscrewing it, can be returned into the seat 20, allowing the disengagement of the pin from the seat 11 but preventing the possibility to extract the detent completely due to the presence of the mechanically crimped.portion.
  • detent which in this case acts simply as a plug.
  • the extraction prevention means are not provided and the detent simply has a closure and aesthetic function, but prevents the seat from being fraudulently removed simply by unscrewing by hand the detent.

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EP06024593A 2005-12-20 2006-11-28 Coupling device particularly for fixing the seat to a toilet bowl Not-in-force EP1800585B1 (en)

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IT002427A ITMI20052427A1 (it) 2005-12-20 2005-12-20 Dispositivo di accoppiamento particolarmente per il fissaggio dell'asse ad un water

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EP1800585A2 EP1800585A2 (en) 2007-06-27
EP1800585A3 EP1800585A3 (en) 2007-10-03
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AT (1) ATE462339T1 (es)
DE (1) DE602006013257D1 (es)
ES (1) ES2339582T3 (es)
IT (1) ITMI20052427A1 (es)

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CH705265A2 (de) 2011-07-05 2013-01-15 Maria Ayer Toilettendeckel-Garnitur.
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IT201700014760A1 (it) 2017-02-10 2018-08-10 Sipex Cavagna S P A Dispositivo di accoppiamento particolarmente per il fissaggio dell'asse ad un sanitario.
IT201700073546A1 (it) * 2017-06-30 2018-12-30 Criniga Hinge D O O Cerniera a estrazione rapida per un gruppo seduta-coperchio di un vaso igienico o water

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ATE462339T1 (de) 2010-04-15
ES2339582T3 (es) 2010-05-21
ITMI20052427A1 (it) 2007-06-21
DE602006013257D1 (de) 2010-05-12
EP1800585A3 (en) 2007-10-03

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