Toilet seat hinge
AssigneeBemis Manufacturing Company
InventorsBrian A. Henne, Jonathan Arndt
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a toilet seat hinge configured to couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl. The toilet seat hinge including a base configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the toilet bowl, a post defining a pivot axis about which the toilet seat can rotate, the post being slidable onto the base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl to couple the post to the base, and a cap pivotally coupled to the post. The cap being pivotable about the pivot axis to secure the post on the base.
Claims20
A toilet seat hinge configured to couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, the toilet seat hinge comprising:
- a base configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the toilet bowl;
- a post defining a pivot axis about which the toilet seat can rotate, the post being slidable onto the base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl to couple the post to the base;
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- a cap pivotally coupled to the post, the cap being pivotable about the pivot axis to secure the post on the base.
A platform-style toilet seat hinge configured to couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, the platform-style toilet seat hinge comprising:
- a unitary base having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the unitary base defining a first through hole proximate the first end and a second through hole proximate the second end, the unitary base configured to be positioned on an upper surface of the toilet bowl;
- a first fastener extending through the first through hole to couple the unitary base to the toilet bowl;
- a second fastener extending through the second through hole to couple the unitary base to the toilet bowl;
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- a post including an upright portion and a frame extending from the upright portion, the upright portion defining a pivot axis about which the toilet seat can rotate, the frame being slidable onto the unitary base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl to couple the post to the unitary base.
A method of coupling a platform-style toilet seat hinge to a toilet bowl, the platform-style toilet seat hinge including a unitary base and a post, the method comprising:
- positioning the unitary base on an upper surface of the toilet bowl, the unitary base having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the unitary base defining a first through hole proximate the first end and a second through hole proximate the second end;
- inserting a first fastener through the first through hole to couple the unitary base to the toilet bowl;
- inserting a second fastener through the second through hole to couple the unitary base to the toilet bowl;
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- sliding the post onto the unitary base in a direction parallel to the upper surface of the toilet bowl, the post defining a pivot axis about which a toilet seat can pivot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.