US4103371A
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Toilet seat lift
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-12-14
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Granted: 1978-08-01
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Expires: 1996-12-14
Abstract
Abstract The application discloses a foot actuated air or liquid dispensing means connected to a cylinder and piston rod for lifting the seat, so that the user will not have to soil his hands lifting the seat.
Inventors
- 👤 Lester J. Wilson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:17
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K13/00; A47K13/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
244 words
In combination, a toilet having a seat 11 and a cover 12, hinge means 41 connecting said seat 11 to said toilet 1, bulb means 17 to be engaged by a person's foot for operating said toilet seat 11, a rod 15 pivotally connected to said seat in a position spaced from said hinge means, a hollow cylinder supported relative to said toilet at one end, a bellows-like member 18 in said hollow cylinder 9 having said rod 15 connected to the upper end thereof 20 and adapted to be expanded by fluid from said bulb means 17, said bulb means 17 comprising a hollow expandable bulb connected to said bellows-like member for forcing air into said bellows-like member whereby said rod swings said seat to lifted position, a C-shaped washer on an end of said rod, spaced grooves in said rod receiving said washer, a cylindrical dust cover telescopically received on said cylinder, a helical spring supported on said rod, one end of said helical spring resting on said cylinder and the other end of said spring supported on said dust cover urging said rod and said seat upward to counterbalance said seat, said rod having longitudinally-spaced grooves, said C-shaped washer being selectively received in said longitudinally-spaced grooves in said rod whereby said seat is counter-balanced to swing upwardly, and said spring extending through the inside of said dust cover and engaging the top of said dust cover for urging said rod upwardly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
244 words
In combination, a toilet having a seat 11 and a cover 12, hinge means 41 connecting said seat 11 to said toilet 1, bulb means 17 to be engaged by a person's foot for operating said toilet seat 11, a rod 15 pivotally connected to said seat in a position spaced from said hinge means, a hollow cylinder supported relative to said toilet at one end, a bellows-like member 18 in said hollow cylinder 9 having said rod 15 connected to the upper end thereof 20 and adapted to be expanded by fluid from said bulb means 17, said bulb means 17 comprising a hollow expandable bulb connected to said bellows-like member for forcing air into said bellows-like member whereby said rod swings said seat to lifted position, a C-shaped washer on an end of said rod, spaced grooves in said rod receiving said washer, a cylindrical dust cover telescopically received on said cylinder, a helical spring supported on said rod, one end of said helical spring resting on said cylinder and the other end of said spring supported on said dust cover urging said rod and said seat upward to counterbalance said seat, said rod having longitudinally-spaced grooves, said C-shaped washer being selectively received in said longitudinally-spaced grooves in said rod whereby said seat is counter-balanced to swing upwardly, and said spring extending through the inside of said dust cover and engaging the top of said dust cover for urging said rod upwardly.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-07-31 | 1982-01-30 | 1982-08-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-07-31 | 1986-01-30 | 1986-08-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-07-31 | 1990-01-30 | 1990-08-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |