Toilet and toilet seat lifting mechanism

A lifting device for attaching to a toilet seat comprising:

• a structural base assembly comprising a main pivot bar in geared relation to a seat pivot bar wherein the seat pivot bar is pivotably connected to the toilet seat;
• the main pivot bar in geared relation to a lift bar extending from the structural base assembly and terminating in a foot bar;
• wherein upon a first actuation of the foot bar by a user, the toilet seat is moved to a vertical orientation from a horizontal orientation and locked into place by a locking means;
• and wherein upon a second actuation of the foot bar, the toilet seat is unlocked by the locking means and moveable from the vertical orientation back to the horizontal orientation at a rate determined by a speed limiter;
• the structural base assembly further comprising a plurality of support brackets including:
• first left and right shaft support brackets having first slots for engaging a main pivot bar;
• second left and right shaft support brackets having second slots for engaging a seat pivot bar;
• third left and right shaft support brackets having third slots for engaging a locking means;
• and fourth left and right shaft support brackets having fourth slots for engaging a speed limiter;
• a shaped seat base plate with mounting slots for mounting the structural base assembly onto a toilet basin;
• the main pivot bar comprising one or more large gears supported by the support brackets;
• the seat pivot bar comprising one or more small gears supported by the support brackets;
• the speed limiter comprising a first speed limiter and a second speed limiter;
• a lift bar extending from the structural base assembly and terminating in one or more foot bars;
• wherein the main pivot bar is in geared relation to the seat pivot bar and to the lift bar.