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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20130117918 | Device to keep toilet seat upright In public restrooms, many people do not lift a toilet seat after use; the following man may just urinate without lifting the seat too. So the toilet seat is polluted. There are many devices try to automatically keep toilet seat upright, but... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20130117919 | CONNECTING MECHANISM OF A TOILET COVER WITH EASY ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY A toilet cover connecting mechanism has two supports, support shafts, and an independent hinge tube. Dampers and pivot mechanisms are fixed on both ends of the hinge tube. The damper on the open end of the hinge tube can be inserted into a shaft hole of the cover. An in... | 05/16/2013 |
| 20120317708 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR A TOILET SEAT A hinge assembly for a toilet seat, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge post for pivotally supporting the toilet seat on a toilet bowl, and a bolt embedded in the hinge post and configured to extend through an opening in the toilet bowl, the bolt having thereon a plur... | 12/20/2012 |
| 20120240318 | Toilet seat hinge A hinge for attaching a toilet seat to irregularly spaced toilet bowl mounting holes, the hinge body having a mounting plate cooperating with a bowl mounting hole and having a plurality of interconnected fixing holes for receiving a fixing bolt in one of a plurality of ... | 09/27/2012 |
| 20120167291 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR TOILET SEAT A device for affixing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a fixing component having a through-hole and removably coupling to a fixing member, a hinge base receiving the fixing component, a hinge cover, the hinge cover being rotatable when covering a portion of the h... | 07/05/2012 |
| 20110067170 | Quick-Release Structure of a Toilet Cover Hinge A quick-release structure of a toilet cover hinge includes a fixing bolt, a locking base, and a lid. To assemble, the present invention is coupled to a toilet cover. The fixing bolt is inserted into and engaged with a calabash-shaped engaging hole, and a stopping block ... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110000010 | SELF-SUSTAINING TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY A hinge assembly for a toilet having a bowl and a seat includes a hinge post configured to mount to the bowl. The hinge post includes a splined inner surface defining a bore. The hinge assembly also includes a pintle extending through the bore and configured to engage t... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100306909 | Detachable Connective Device for Toilet Seat A detachable connective device for toilet seat includes a base portion, a main body, a seat portion and a cover. The base portion is fitted under the main body, and the former may be detached from the latter. Therefore, the main body may be fitted to a toilet through th... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100199414 | Automatic self-closing toilet seat assembly A self-closing toilet seat assembly includes a longitudinal hinge tube mounted in a cavity on the underside of a toilet lid in coaxial alignment with the hinge flanges thereof. The hinge tube is secured in hinged engagement with both the toilet lid and seat by means of ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100162476 | BRAKING DEVICE INTERPOSABLE BETWEEN MOTUALLY ROTATABLE ELEMENTS A braking device which can be interposed between mutually rotatable elements and comprises a first body, which rotates rigidly with a first element, and a second body, which rotates rigidly with a second element and can engage rotatably the first body, the device furthe... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100017946 | TOILET SEAT The invention concerns a toilet seat consisting of a seat (1) and a lid (2) capable of being hinge-mounted on it or actually hinge-mounted on it, whereby this lid (2) has a top cover (3) that may consist of sheets of veneer shaped along two a... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090193569 | TOILET SEAT MOUNTING APPARATUS An apparatus for a toilet seat hinge assembly has a shroud, a base plate, a pin or pins, two bolts, and two threaded nuts. The shroud has a contoured surface and molded bolt tracks. The base plate has a bolt entry opening and a bolt guide. The pin, or pins, are configur... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090113610 | LIFT AND CLEAN TOILET SEAT HINGE A toilet featuring a lift and clean toilet seat hinge includes a toilet bowl, toilet seat, and the hinge includes a hinge base, a post, and a flap for closing the hinge base. The mounting post is provided with an expandable head and the flap includes a ring for expandin... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090106884 | TOILET SEAT HINGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE A toilet assembly comprising: a toilet bowl; a toilet seat; and a hinge pivotally connecting the toilet seat to the toilet bowl, the hinge including a base portion connected to the toilet bowl, the base portion being made of a relatively rigid material; a leaf portion c... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090064402 | TOILET WITH MAGNETIC ATTRACTION BETWEEN BEARING AND PIVOT The present invention relates to a toilet in which the bowl (1) has at least one bearing (4) with an open cross section, preferably a curved wall, particularly in the general shape of a C, against which is rotatably engaged at least one part forming a pivo... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090013453 | Toilet seat elevator assembly A toilet seat elevator assembly includes a mounting bracket for connection to a toilet bowl and a seat elevator removably connected to the mounting bracket. The seat elevator has a generally ring-shaped portion for resting on the toilet bowl and a mounting portion with ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090000017 | Hinge for toilet seat A toilet seat includes a toilet bowl and a toilet platform. A toilet platform includes a bowl seat having a seating portion and a mounting portion. A seat hinge mechanism includes two spaced apart retention bases adapted for securely mounting at the toilet platform of t... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080271230 | Releasable toilet seat assembly An easy release hinge assembly for connecting a covering member to a toilet base is disclosed. It has a mounting plate mountable on an upper rearward surface of the toilet base, and having two spaced apart through holes and two overhanging lateral wings. Fasteners are e... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080235858 | Elevated toilet seat An improved elevated hinged toilet seat with lid of simple construction and ease of installation.... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080172780 | Quick Release Toilet Mechanism The invention relates to a removable bolt assembly for fastening a toilet seat to a commode using a knob or bar handle. The knob or bar handle, pivotally mounted to the bolt, can be used to twist or clamp the bolt into engagement with a nut that is inserted through a ho... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080060120 | Slow Closing Mechanism For Toilet Covers Slow closing mechanism (A) for toilet covers according to the invention comprises left hinge shaft (1), right hinge shaft (2), main frame (3) and toilet fitting legs with slots (4) on the main frame (3), damper housings (5), com... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080052811 | TOILET SEAT ASSEMBLY WITH MOTORIZED DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM An automated toilet seat assembly includes a motorized actuation mechanism for raising and/or lowering a toilet seat Independent spring arrangements are preferably deployed so as to independently counterbalance the seat and lid, thereby minimizing the load on the motor ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070250996 | Hinge assembly for toilet seat A hinge assembly for attaching a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a plate along with a member fixed to the toilet seat with a member being pivotally attached to the plate. A slot is disposed in the plate and sized for slidably receiving a toilet bowl and mounting h... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070226883 | Eccentric hinge for plumbing fixture A multi-part eccentric hinge assembly for a plumbing fixture has two hinge bodies, which when connected pivotally couple a movable part of the fixture to a fixed part, for example, a lid or cover to a bowl deck. One of the hinge bodies has a radial portion and an offset... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070214556 | SLOW CLOSURE MECHANISM FOR TOILET COVERS The subject of the invention is a slow closure mechanism (A) for toilet covers wherein it comprises two-hinge bodies (1), two pins (2), two dampers (3) and a body cover (4). Slow closing and easy opening process of toilet covers are achieved ... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070089222 | Toilet and toilet seat mounting apparatus A toilet including a toilet bowl having a bowl flange with apertures and a toilet seat. The seat has a seat ring configured to rest on the bowl flange and a seat mounting means, the mounting means having at least one ring portion extending from the ring, two flange port... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20060064808 | Releasable toilet seat hinge assembly A hinge assembly is provided for connecting a toilet seat and cover to a rearward extension behind a toilet bowl. A base member is permanently affixed to the extension. A hinge support member is rotatably linked to the base member in bayonet connection fashion. The hing... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060064807 | Quick release toilet seat hinge assembly Disclosed is a hinge assembly for connecting a toilet seat and cover to a rearward extension behind a toilet bowl. Two base members are permanently affixed to the extension in spaced fashion. Two hinge support members are provided to snap connect to the base members by ... | 03/30/2006 |