EP2356929A3 - Toilet seat raising apparatus - Google Patents

Toilet seat raising apparatus Download PDF

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EP2356929A3
EP2356929A3 EP11250119A EP11250119A EP2356929A3 EP 2356929 A3 EP2356929 A3 EP 2356929A3 EP 11250119 A EP11250119 A EP 11250119A EP 11250119 A EP11250119 A EP 11250119A EP 2356929 A3 EP2356929 A3 EP 2356929A3
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toilet seat
raising apparatus
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seat raising
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William David Steadman
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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
    • A47K13/10—Devices for raising and lowering, e.g. tilting or lifting mechanisms; Collapsible or rotating seats or covers

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A toilet seat raising apparatus 10 comprising a mounting bracket 24 with a cranked arm 26 bearing a counterweight arrangement 28. The mounting bracket 24 is provided on the underside of the toilet seat 28 just behind the pivotal mounting thereof, with the counterweight arrangement 28 weighing a little less than the part of the toilet seat 18 in front of the pivotal mounting of the apparatus 10. A flexible band 34 extends from the cranked arm 26 to a hinged pedal 38, such that placing a foot on the pedal 38 causes the band 34 to engage with the cranked arm 26 and raise the toilet seat 18.
EP11250119A 2010-02-16 2011-02-03 Toilet seat raising apparatus Withdrawn EP2356929A3 (en)

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US9907443B1 (en) * 2015-11-12 2018-03-06 Zachary Vinal Toilet seat with sanitary lifting element

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FR1011871A (en) * 1949-04-08 1952-07-01 Improvements to devices for raising and lowering cabinet seats using a pedal
WO2003043479A1 (en) * 2001-11-20 2003-05-30 Won-Kook Lee Automatic toilet seat opening device for a toilet bowl
WO2006050090A2 (en) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-11 Pantos William P Toilet seat lifting and lowering device

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US2530482A (en) * 1948-10-22 1950-11-21 Rothe Walter Foot-operated device for flushing toilets
US4584724A (en) * 1985-05-24 1986-04-29 Wilson Patricia Z Toilet seat lifting and lowering device
IL104228A (en) * 1992-11-25 1997-02-18 Carmel Yehuda Device for lifting a toilet seat
US5781938A (en) * 1997-01-17 1998-07-21 Anderson; Eric A. Toilet seat lowering device
US5918936A (en) * 1997-02-14 1999-07-06 Murphy; Lloyd F. Seat lift mechanism
US5907873A (en) * 1998-04-01 1999-06-01 Brandolf; Henry E. Toilet lid/seat closing return mechanism
US6393623B1 (en) * 2001-07-05 2002-05-28 Rufus Willie Strickland, Jr. Toilet seat raising and lowering lift device
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US20070056084A1 (en) * 2003-02-17 2007-03-15 Watt Glenn M Powered toilet & seat assembly
US7644451B1 (en) * 2005-05-31 2010-01-12 Michael Ross Pedal operated toilet seat lifter and return
US7398563B2 (en) * 2006-08-14 2008-07-15 Yung-Chung Chen Toilet seat structure that can be lifted up through a pedal
US20080307572A1 (en) * 2007-06-15 2008-12-18 Leutschaft Curt B Toilet Seat Positioning Device
USD641458S1 (en) * 2007-10-19 2011-07-12 Vance Mixon Toilet seat lifting device
US8266730B2 (en) * 2009-08-17 2012-09-18 Ricca Tom L Hands-free toilet attachment

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1011871A (en) * 1949-04-08 1952-07-01 Improvements to devices for raising and lowering cabinet seats using a pedal
WO2003043479A1 (en) * 2001-11-20 2003-05-30 Won-Kook Lee Automatic toilet seat opening device for a toilet bowl
WO2006050090A2 (en) * 2004-11-02 2006-05-11 Pantos William P Toilet seat lifting and lowering device

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