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US 2006/0064808 A1Published application
Releasable toilet seat hinge assembly
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorErich Vierkant
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Abstract
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 hinge support, seat and cover can be removed from the, leaving only the base attached to the extension.
Claims13
A hinge assembly for linking a toilet covering element to a rearward portion of the toilet, the assembly, comprising:
- a base member adapted to be mounted adjacent the rearward portion of the toilet, the base member including a non-circular locking element, the locking element having a radially extending flange with an undercut beneath it;
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- a hinge support member adapted to support the toilet covering element, the hinge support member having a wall with a non-circular opening sized and dimensioned to receive the non-circular locking element;
- wherein the hinge support member is positionable over the base member such that the flange of the base member can pass into the non-circular opening of the hinge support member, and such that thereafter rotation of the base member relative to the hinge support member can cause the flange to catch the hinge support member to lock the hinge support member to the base member.
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A hinge assembly for linking a toilet covering element to a rearward portion of the toilet, the assembly, comprising:
- a base member adapted to be mounted adjacent the rearward portion of the toilet, the base member including a rotational locking element having at least one flange with an undercut beneath it;
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- a hinge support member adapted to support the toilet covering element, the hinge support member having a wall with a non-circular opening sized and dimensioned to receive the rotational locking element, the height of the wall being selected to provide a frictional contact with the undercut of the locking member;
- wherein the non-circular opening in the hinge support member is selectively positionable over the locking member of the hinge support member and wherein thereafter rotation of the locking element causes the flange to rotate over the wall of the hinge support member to lock the base member to the hinge support member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.