Sanitary toilet seat ring lift
OwnerMilton A. S. Hermanninventor
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Abstract
A sanitary lift for a toilet seat ring pivoted to a toilet bowl with the under surface of the toilet seat ring being spaced above the top of the bowl includes a base member secured to the under surface of the toilet seat ring with an outer edge adjacent to the outer edge of the ring. A shield member which depends from the outer edge of the base member spans the gap between the under surface of the ring and the top of the bowl. A lift member extends outwardly from the shield member with a manually engageable under surface for lifting the toilet seat ring without the user's fingers or the lift member touching the toilet bowl or being soiled by its contents.
Claims20
A lift for a toilet seat ring pivoted to a toilet bowl and having an under surface spaced above the top of the bowl, comprising:
- a base to be secured to the under surface of the toilet ring with an outer edge adjacent the outer edge of the ring;
- a shield depending from the outer edge of the base to span the gap between the under surface of the ring and the top of the bowl;
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- a handle extending outwardly from the shield with a manually engageable under surface for lifting the toilet seat.
A toilet seat ring lift comprising:
- a generally rectangular base member of flat sheet material with two round corners and a curved side;
- means for securing said rectangular member to the underside of a toilet ring on a toilet bowl with said curved side approximately flush with the outer edge of said ring;
- a bowed shield member of flat sheet material attached to and depending from the curved side at substantially a right angle to said rectangular member to span the gap between the toilet ring and bowl and terminating in a bottom edge with round corners;
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- a lift member of flat sheet material attached to and projecting laterally from an intermediate point on the surface of said bowed member facing away from said toilet bowl, said members forming an integral toilet seat ring lift with at least a digit between the lift member and the bottom edge of the bowed member to prevent contact with the toilet bowl and its contents when lifting the toilet seat ring.
A toilet seat ring lift for maintaining sanitary condition in the use of a toilet having a toilet bowl, a toilet seat ring pivoted to the toilet bowl with a flat underside resting on top of said bowl, comprising in combination:
- a generally rectangular base member of flat sheet material with two round corners opposite a curved longitudinal side of said member having a uniform thickness with a smooth top and bottom surface, said member having spaced apart holes to receive fasteners for securing said member flush with the flat underside of said toilet seat ring by means of the fasteners extending through said holes;
- a bowed trapezoidal shield member of flat sheet material with the larger parallel side attached to and matching the length and curve of said curved longitudinal side, said shield member extending downwardly at substantially a right angle to said fastened base member and of at least a length sufficient to span the gap between the toilet seat ring and the bowl and terminating in the smaller parallel side with round corners;
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- a finger-gripping member of flat sheet material projecting laterally from the curved flat surface of the shield member facing away from the toilet bowl at a point intermediate the parallel sides and terminating in an edge with round corners, whereby said round corners prevent an obstruction to cleaning or clothing and said gripping member is positioned on said shield member so that the distance between the smaller parallel side and the gripping member is at least a digit to prevent the fingers of a user from contacting the bowl or its splashed contents when operating the toilet ring lift.
A lift for the seat ring of a toilet bowl, said ring having a flat underside facing the top of said bowl, comprising:
- a depending member of flat sheet material integral with said flat underside, and bowed outwardly from said bowl and spanning the gap between the ring and the bowl, having an upper edge approximately flush with the outer edge of the seat ring and a bottom edge with round corners;
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- a gripping member of flat sheet material projecting laterally from the side of said depending member facing away from said bowl intermediate said upper and bottom edges so that the space between the gripping member and the bottom edge of said depending member is at least a digit to avoid finger contact with the bowl or its contents when using the toilet ring lift.
A sanitary toilet seat ring lift, comprising:
- an attachment member with a curved side;
- means for securing said attachment member to the underside of a toilet ring on a bowl in which the radius of said curved side matches the underside radius of the curvature in the toilet ring;
- a shield member extending downwardly from a connection with said curved side to span the gap between the toilet ring and bowl before terminating in a bottom edge;
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- a lift member projecting laterally from a point intermediate said curved side and bottom edge so that a space equal to at least a digit exists between the lift member and the bottom edge of the shield member to prevent finger contact with the bowl or soiling of the lift member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.