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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316037 | Seat lifter The seat lifter is for lifting a toilet seat. The seat lifter includes a foot pedal, cables, pulleys, a base, spring hinge, lifting arm, cable blocks, and a counter weight. The hinge holds the base down on to the toilet with its mounting hardware. The whole mechanis... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281277 | Foot operated toilet seat lifter A pedal actuated seat lifter has a mounting plate fastened between a toilet bowl and its seat using existing bolts holding the seat in place. A floor pedal transmits lifting force through a chain or the like to a lever and lifting arm hinged to the mounting plate. T... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7051383 | Powered lift toilet seat A powered lift toilet seat including a toilet seat for sitting on, a back support for supporting a back of a person sitting on the toilet seat, and an actuator connected to the toilet seat and the back support by a linkage device for raising and tilting the toilet s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978491 | Inflatable urinal for attachment to a toilet An inflatable urinal for attachment to a toilet, having a bowl and a seat, for preventing spillage onto the toilet and floor during urination. The urinal includes a plurality of air chambers, held together by seams, which inflate to form an elongated and continuous ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6807687 | Toilet seat and cover system The self-supportive toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a toilet seat and cover on an open end of a toilet bowl includes a hinge attached to one end of the toilet bowl opening which also attaches to an end of the toilet seat and toilet cover. The sy... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6615412 | Flip your lid and toilet seat opener A no hands toilet lid and seat opening and closing mechanism designed to be disposed on a typical existing toilet having a seat and/or lid and seat. A saddle-like mounting bracket having left and right brackets is positioned on the top rear quadrant of th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588027 | Toilet seat lifting mechanism A mechanism lifts a toilet seat from a condition covering the toilet bowl to a condition in which the seat is upright with respect to a top rim of the toilet bowl. The mechanism includes a foot pedal in front of the toilet bowl. The foot pedal is connecte... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6219854 | Toilet seat lifting apparatus A toilet seat lifting apparatus for lifting a toilet seat with a user's foot. The toilet seat lifting apparatus includes a toilet and a lifting assembly. The toilet has a bowl. A toilet seat is hingedly coupled to the top edge of the top section of the bo... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6161229 | Powered lift toilet seat with armrests An apparatus is disclosed having a frame, front and rear guides rigidly secured to the frame and having front and rear channels passing therethrough, angling rearwardly from top to bottom. A toilet seat is operably connected to the frame and is movable be... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6112335 | Foot actuated, anti-slamming, toilet seat raising and lowering device An improved foot actuated, anti-slamming, toilet seat raising and lowering device providing smooth operation during both phases. A foot-receiving lever is pivotally attached to a fulcrum which is floor mounted on preferred side of toilet. A lift lever and... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5978974 | Apparatus for raising and automatically lowering a toilet seat A rod includes a plunger attached thereto between first and second ends of the rod. The plunger is disposed within a cylinder and the rod extends through opposing ends of the cylinder. The cylinder is adapted to be attached to a toilet beneath a toilet se... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5875498 | Toilet seat lifting device A toilet seat lifting device for selectively raising and lowering the seat of a toilet includes a base disposed on a floor surface, a stanchion secured to the front of the base, and a foot pedal pivotably mounted to the stanchion. A plurality of link arms... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5309583 | Powered lift toilet seat A powered toilet seat used in association with a toilet bowl or throw-away waste receptacle and which may be used to assist a person in being raised and lowered relative to the toilet bowl. The present invention provides separate sets of mechanical linkag... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5103506 | Toilet seat lifter A foot-actuated lifting mechanism for a toilet seat requires no modification of the toilet or surrounding structure. The lifting mechanism has a hollow vertical housing, an upper transverse bracket for attachment to a toilet seat bolt, and a lower transve... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5056165 | Commode flush and seat lift apparatus An apparatus including a conduit arrangement directing linkage to individually and selectively lift a toilet seat in cooperation with a flush lever of a commode organization to minimize manual contact with the commode apparatus.... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4807307 | Device for opening and closing the seating plate of the lavatory unit of the seat type A device for opening and closing the seating plate of the lavatory unit of the seat type wherein the unit is provided with only the seating plate. The device includes a spring for connecting a movable member attached to the unit body with the seating plat... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803741 | Toilet seat lifter In an effort to avoid touching a toilet seat in a public restroom many men use their foot to raise the toilet seat. Many men do not even bother to lift the seat. This invariably results in the seat becoming wet, which is quite offensive for parties who mu... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4736470 | Lifting assembly for lid and seat structures of a toilet A lifting assembly for the lifting of both a lid and seat structure of conventional design normally placed in covering relation to the open mouth of a toilet bowl wherein utilization of the toilet assembly necessitates the lifting or positioning of at lea... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4592097 | Seat lifter A toilet seat lifter for use with a conventional, floor-supported toilet. The toilet seat lifter has a foot pedal adapted to be hingedly attached to the toilet without permanent alteration thereof by means of at least one of the toilet attachment bolts th... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4534073 | Toilet seat lifter A toilet seat lifting apparatus (10) mounted on a commode bowl (52) of conventional design and shown to connect with a water reservoir (53). However, the lifting apparatus is designed to be mounted on various types of toilets such as those having a pressu... | 08/13/1985 |
