# US 2023/0404336 A1 · Connector and toilet installation component

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- Number: US 2023/0404336 A1
- Document ID: US20230404336A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/200,608
- Filed: 2023-05-23
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-15
- Assignees: Xiamen Beewill Sanitary Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Xiamen Beewill Sanitary Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Shisong REN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230404336A1

## CPC

- A47K 13/12: Hinges
- A47K 13/26: Mounting devices for seats or covers
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES

## Abstract

A connector and a toilet installation component are provided. The connector has an elastic piece, the elastic piece is provided with a hook, and a first end of the elastic piece is provided with a shifting knob. Therefore, the connector can be quickly disassembled without the help of a tool, so that a toilet cover plate is better replaced with different hinges, thereby improving efficiency and meanwhile avoiding damage to the toilet cover plate due to violent removal of the hinges.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connector, wherein the connector has an elastic piece, the elastic piece is provided with a hook, and a first end of the elastic piece is provided with a shifting knob.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the elastic piece forms a step by bending to obtain the shifting knob.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The connector according to claim 2, wherein a second end of the elastic piece is provided with a fixing piece.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The connector according to claim 3, wherein the fixing piece is of a ring sleeve structure.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The connector according to claim 2, wherein fixing pieces are symmetrically disposed on left and right sides of the elastic piece.

### Claim 6

A toilet installation component, comprising:
a toilet cover, provided with a first through hole;
a toilet seat ring, provided with a second through hole;
a rotating shaft, penetrating through the second through hole and connected with the first through hole of the toilet cover or penetrating through the first through hole and connected with the second through hole of the toilet seat ring, wherein the rotating shaft is provided with a first clamping groove; and
a connector, having an elastic piece, wherein the elastic piece is provided with a hook, a first end of the elastic piece is provided with a shifting knob, the connector is disposed in the first through hole or the second through hole, and the hook is inserted in the first clamping groove of the rotating shaft.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The toilet installation component according to claim 6, wherein a second end of the elastic piece is provided with a fixing piece, the first through hole or the second through hole is internally provided with a first groove, and the first groove is internally provided with a second clamping groove, wherein the second clamping groove is matched with the fixing piece.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The toilet installation component according to claim 7, wherein the fixing pieces are symmetrically disposed on left and right sides of the elastic piece, the first through hole or the second through hole is internally provided with the first groove, and the first groove is internally provided with the second clamping groove, wherein the second clamping groove is matched with the fixing pieces.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The toilet installation component according to claim 7, wherein the connector is disposed in the first groove, and the fixing piece is disposed in the second clamping groove to fix the connector axially.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The toilet installation component according to claim 6, wherein the shifting knob extends beyond the first through hole or the second through hole.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The toilet installation component according to claim 8, wherein the connector is disposed in the first groove, and the fixing piece is disposed in the second clamping groove to fix the connector axially.