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US 2021/0196089 A1Published application
Mounting method and/or apparatus for mounting a toilet seat
AssigneeNorcros Group (Holdings) Limited
InventorsPeter James Harold Pegden, Jonathan Harry Tooley, Luke Michael Ritchie Semple
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for mounting a toilet seat hinge to a toilet pan uses an adhesive. The adhesivised surface of the hinge is held clear of the pan until correct positioning is established. Thereafter the adhesivised surface is displaced directly into contact with the pan.
Claims13
A method of mounting a toilet seat hinge on a toilet pan, comprising:
- providing a toilet seat hinge having a hinge base;
- providing an adhesive to adhere said hinge base to a toilet pan;
- providing a spacer to maintain clearance between said adhesive and said toilet pan while establishing a desired position of said toilet seat hinge relative to said toilet pan;
- and
- displacing or deforming said spacer while pressing said toilet seat hinge into contact with said toilet pan.
2 more elements
A hinge for mounting a toilet seat on a toilet pan, said hinge comprising:
- a hinge base having a contact surface for adhesive engagement with a toilet pan;
- and
- a spacing facility configured to maintain a space between said contact surface and said toilet pan, said spacing facility displaceable or deformable by the application of a force to said hinge base against said toilet pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.