Toilet seat hinge assembly
AssigneeBemis Manufacturing Company
InventorsJonathan Arndt, Brian A. Henne, Jeffrey J. Weiss
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Abstract
A hinge assembly for use with a toilet seat assembly having a toilet seat includes an extension arm, and a hinge plate coupled to the extension arm and configured to extend into a pocket of the toilet seat. The hinge plate extends between a forward edge and a rearward edge, the forward edge having a decreased thickness relative to the rearward edge. The hinge plate includes an opening, and an elastically deformable tab extending within the opening and configured to engage a surface of the toilet seat assembly that defines the pocket to retain the hinge plate within the pocket.
Claims20
A hinge assembly for use with a toilet seat assembly including a toilet seat, the hinge assembly including:
- an extension arm;
- and
- a hinge plate coupled to the extension arm and configured to extend into a pocket of the toilet seat, the hinge plate extending between a forward edge and a rearward edge, the forward edge having a decreased thickness relative to the rearward edge, the hinge plate including
- an opening, and
- an elastically deformable tab extending within the opening and configured to engage a surface of the toilet seat assembly that defines the pocket to retain the hinge plate within the pocket.
A hinge assembly for use with a toilet seat assembly including a toilet seat, the hinge assembly comprising:
- an extension arm;
- and
- a hinge plate coupled to the extension arm and configured to extend into a pocket of the toilet seat, the hinge plate including
- a first edge and a second edge adjacent the extension arm and opposite the first edge, wherein the first edge is substantially curved and tapered, and
- a catch pocket formed where the first edge meets the second edge, the catch pocket configured to receive adhesive displaced within the pocket of the toilet seat during insertion of the hinge plate.
A method of assembling a hinge assembly to a pocket formed in a toilet seat lid or a toilet seat, the hinge assembly including a hinge plate having an opening and a tab extending within the opening, the method comprising:
- applying an adhesive to at least one of the hinge plate and the pocket;
- inserting the hinge plate into the pocket such that the tab is elastically deformed against a surface of the pocket;
- retaining the hinge plate within the pocket via the tab;
- and
- displacing the adhesive around a forward edge of the hinge plate and into the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.