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US 5,056,165 AGranted
Commode flush and seat lift apparatus
OwnerReginald E. Wescott, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus including a conduit arrangement directing linkage to individually and selectively lift a toilet seat in cooperation with a flush lever of a commode organization to minimize manual contact with the commode apparatus.
Claims7
A commode flush and seat lift apparatus comprising, in combination,
- a commode including a lid overlying the commode, with a fluid tank positioned rearwardly of the lid, with the fluid tank including a flush lever pivotally mounted to the fluid tank to effect a flushing of the commode, wherein the apparatus further includes,
- a first shaft mounted to the commode rearwardly of the lid, wherein the first shaft includes a plurality of spaced plates orthogonally and fixedly mounted to the first shaft and mounted to a rear end face of the lid, wherein rotation of the first shaft effects rotation of the lid, and
- a second shaft orthogonally oriented relative to the first shaft, wherein the second shaft includes a clamp member mounted to an upper terminal end of the second shaft with the clamp member mounted to the flush lever, and
- the commode including a commode base, with a seat lift pedal positioned adjacent a lower terminal end of the commode base, including first linkage means for effecting rotation of the first shaft upon depressing of the seat lift pedal, and
- a flush pedal including second linkage means for effecting downward reciprocation of the second shaft upon depressing of the flush pedal, and
- wherein the apparatus includes a first conduit orthogonally oriented to and integrally mounted to a second conduit, wherein the second conduit projects upwardly relative to the first conduit, and a third conduit projecting longitudinally of and beyond the second conduit, and a fourth conduit projecting orthogonally relative to the second conduit, and the first shaft is rotatably mounted within and extends beyond the fourth conduit, wherein the first linkage means is wholly contained within the second conduit and the first conduit, and the second shaft is reciprocatably mounted within the third conduit and second conduit, with the second linkage means wholly contained within the first conduit.
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