Foot-operated toilet seat
OwnerSteve Stewartinventor
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Abstract
A mechanism for raising a toilet seat includes two geared shafts that are cooperatively engaged while mounted on a toilet. A foot-operated lever attached to a first of the geared shafts provides torque thereto, causing a rotation of the first geared shaft upon depressing the lever. This, in turn, causes a rotation of the second of the geared shafts. The second geared shaft includes a metal flange or other connector that secures a toilet seat thereto over the bowl of the toilet. As the two geared shafts rotate, the toilet seat raises and lowers with the movement of the metal flange on the second geared shaft.
Claims19
An apparatus for adjusting a position of a toilet seat, comprising:
- a first gear that rotates in response to a depression of a lever;
- a second gear operatively engaged with the first gear such that a rotation of the first gear causes a rotation of the second gear;
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- a flange secured to the second gear, the flange for attachment to a toilet seat for adjusting a position of thereof in response to the rotation of the second gear.
A toilet comprising:
- a foot operated mechanism disposed between a tank and a bowl, the foot operated mechanism comprising:
- a first gear having a lever disposed on at least one side for providing torque to rotate the first gear;
- a second gear operatively engaged with the first gear such that a rotation of the first gear in a first direction causes a rotation of the second gear in an opposite direction;
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- a flange secured to the second gear, the flange further attached to a toilet seat for adjusting a position thereof in response to a rotation of the second gear.
A method for adjusting a position of a toilet seat, comprising:
- depressing a foot operated lever to raise a toilet seat, the foot operated lever attached to a first gear that rotates a second gear, the second gear having a flange attached to the toilet seat;
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- releasing the foot operated lever to lower the toilet seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.