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US 2016/0257537 A1Published application
Jack Operated Toilet Lifting Device
OwnerRandall Grahaminventor
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Abstract
A device for lifting a toilet includes a base frame member disposed adjacent to a toilet (not part of the invention) such that the toilet can be elevated to a predetermined distance. The device further includes a substantially vertical elevation member secured to the base frame via a horizontal offset member integrally joined to the base frame, a lifting arm secured to the elevation member, a lifting member or strap assembly secure to the lifting arm, and a manually operated jack secured upon the horizontal offset member.
Claims20
A jack operated toilet lifting device comprising:
- a base frame disposed adjacent to a toilet such that the toilet can be elevated a predetermined distance;
- a substantially vertical elevation member secured to said base frame;
- a lifting arm secured to said elevation member, said lifting arm being disposed above the toilet at a predetermined elevation;
- a lifting member secured to said lifting arm, said lifting member ultimately supporting the toilet a predetermined distance above a floor portion;
- and
- means for elevating said lifting arm a distance that separates the toilet from the floor portion a predetermined distance, whereby said toilet lifting device is disposed relative to a toilet such that the toilet can be elevated to allow a seal to be inserted in a conduit that ultimately receives a discharge from the toilet.
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A toilet lifting device comprising:
- a base frame disposed adjacent to a toilet such that the toilet can be elevated a predetermined distance;
- a substantially vertical elevation member secured to said base frame;
- a lifting arm detachably secured to said elevation member, said lifting arm having a horizontal bar with a plurality of apertures disposed above the toilet a predetermined elevation;
- a substantially horizontal jack lifting member secured to a vertical portion of said lifting arm, said jack lifting member ultimately supporting the toilet a predetermined distance above a floor portion;
- and
- means for forcibly elevating said jack lifting member a distance that correspondingly elevates the toilet above the floor portion a predetermined distance.
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A lifting device comprising:
- a base frame;
- an elevation member secured to said base frame;
- a lifting arm detachably secured to said elevation member, said lifting arm having a horizontal portion disposed above a predetermined object a predetermined elevation;
- a substantially horizontal jack lifting member secured to a vertical portion of said lifting arm, said jack lifting member ultimately supporting the predetermined object a predetermined distance above a floor portion;
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- means for forcibly elevating said jack lifting member a distance that correspondingly elevates the predetermined object a predetermined distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.