Toilet seat and hinge
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorJeffrey T. Laundre
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Abstract
A toilet seat mounting assembly that includes a hinge mount on an upper surface of a portion of a pedestal, the hinge mount having a body with a bore; an anchor underneath a lower surface of the portion; a fastener extending through the bore and operatively coupled to the anchor to clamp the portion between the hinge mount and the anchor; a hinge base having a mount supported by the upper surface, the mount having an outer wall, which defines an opening that receives the body, and a locking feature flexibly coupled to the outer wall; and a lock cap rotatably coupled to the mount and having a wall. The wall retains the locking feature into a locking engagement with the hinge mount in a locking position of the lock cap, and the mount is removable from the hinge mount in a non-locking position of the lock cap.
Claims20
A toilet seat hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge base;
- a hinge lock configured to secure the hinge base to a toilet;
- and
- a hinge cover configured to ensure the hinge lock is in a locked position when the cover is closed.
A method comprising:
- receiving contact at a hinge lock from a hinge cover;
- and
- moving the hinge lock from a non-locking position to a locking position in response to the contact from the hinge cover.
A toilet comprising:
- a toilet pedestal comprising an upper surface having a mounting hole therein;
- a toilet seat hinge assembly comprising:
- a hinge base;
- a hinge lock configured to secure the hinge base to the toilet pedestal;
- and
- a hinge cover configured to ensure the hinge lock is in a locked position when the cover is closed;
- and
- a toilet seat rotatably coupled to the hinge base, such that the toilet seat is rotatable relative to the toilet pedestal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.