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US 4,733,419 AGranted
Toilet seat-up indicator
OwnerSuzanne Neeinventor
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Abstract
A toilet seat up indicator is housed in a flat curvilinear shaped housing for fitting underneath the rim of a toilet seat. The housing contains compartments for a flashing light, batteries, an integrated circuit flasher, a mercury switch and capacitors. A cover bearing a message such as SEAT UP is slidably mounted on the housing in mounting slots over the flashing light. The mercury switch activates the flasher when the seat is up.
Claims6
A device for providing a visible indication that a toilet seat is in its vertical position comprising:
- a housing having an upper edge surface and a lower edge surface;
- a first compartment formed in said housing, said compartment having a source of light mounted therein;
- a cover plate overfitting said housing and said light source, said cover plate having a message formed thereon;
- a second compartment formed in said housing;
- electronic circuit means mounted in said second copartment, said circuit means being connected to said light source for controlling the actuation of said light source;
- position sensing means connected to said circuit means for selectively applying power to said circuit means as a function of position;
- means to affix said housing to the interior surface of a toilet seat;
- said upper edge surface and said lower edge surface being curvilinear in shape.
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A device for producing a visible indication when the device changes from a horizontal to a vertical position comprising:
- a housing:
- indicator means mounted in said housing;
- position sensing means mounted in said housing and connected to said indicator means for selectively actuating said indicator means;
- power supply means mounted in said housing, said power supply means being connected to said indicator means and to said position sensing means;
- means for mounting said housing on another structure to sense a change in position of said structure, said housing having curvilinear upper and lower outer surfaces for mounting said housing on said structure;
- and
- a cover portion overfitting said indicator means, said cover portion having indicia imprinted thereon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.