Toilet seat cover locking device

For use with a toilet bowl having a seat member with lid rotatable between open and closed positions for controlling access to said toilet bowl, a locking device for said lid comprising:

• a lever arm having first and second displaced ends;
• linkage means adjacent said first end of said arm member for engaging a portion of said lid;
• means for mounting said second end of said lever arm in rotation about an axis passing therethrough;
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• means for locating said linkage means at a position adjacent said portion of said lid for engagement therewith upon an initial rotation of said lid towards said open position, said linkage means causing said lever arm to be responsive to said engagement in a manner resistive to movement of said lid portion corresponding to subsequent rotation of said lid to said open position.

For use with a toilet bowl having a seat member with lid rotatable between open and closed positions for controlling access to said toilet bowl, a locking device for said lid comprising:

• a lever arm having first and second displaced ends;
• a first flange member generally adjacent said first end and downwardly depending therefrom;
• means for mounting said second end of said lever arm in rotation about an axis passing therethrough;
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• means for locating said first flange member at a position adjacent a portion of said lid and generally extending towards the underside of said lid with said first end of said arm extending towards the topside of said lid, said first flange engageable by a portion of said lid upon an initial rotation of said lid towards said open position with said engagement urging said first flange and lever arm in a direction causing said lever arm to bear on said lid portion whereby to resist subsequent lid rotation to said open position.

For use with a toilet bowl having a seat member with lid rotatable about a generally horizontal axis between open and closed positions for controlling access to said toilet bowl, a locking device for said lid comprising:

• an arm member having first and second displaced ends;
• wedge means on said first end of said arm member for engaging a portion of said lid;
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• means for locating said wedge means at a position rearwardly adjacent said portion of said lid and forward of said horizontal axis for engaging said lid portion upon an initial rotation of said lid towards said open position, said engagement resisting subsequent rotation of said lid about said horizontal axis and subsequent movement of the same towards said open position.