Toilet seat lifting apparatus

A toilet seat lifting apparatus, comprising:

• two side-by-side hingedly connected flat members, a first of said flat members having two spaced holes for alignment with seat attachment holes in a rear portion of a toilet bowl, and a second of said flat members extending from said first member in a forward direction towards the front of the toilet bowl, said second member having a projection at its forward end for engagement with a lower surface of a toilet seat, said second member including a lever extending rearward past said first member;
• a foot operated actuating member adapted to be mounted adjacent a side of the toilet bowl;
• connecting means extending between said actuating member and said lever, the arrangement such that on installation of the members beneath a toilet seat, operation of said actuating member pulls said connecting means, to pull said lever down and forward thereby causing said second member to pivot up to lift the seat;
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• resilient restraining means connected to a lower surface of said second member above a top surface of said toilet bowl for restraining downward movement of said second member with respect to said top surface of said toilet bowl.

A combined toilet seat lifting and flushing apparatus comprising:

• two side-by-side hingedly connected flat members, a first of said flat members having two spaced holes for alignment with seat attachment holes in a rear portion of a toilet bowl and a second of said flat members extending from said first member in a forward direction towards the front of the toilet bowl, said second member having a projection at its forward end for engagement with a lower surface of a toilet seat, said second member including a lever extending rearward past said first member;
• a foot operated actuating member adapted to be mounted adjacent a side of the toilet bowl, a connecting means extending between said actuating member and said lever, the arrangement such that on installation of the members beneath a toilet seat, operation of said actuating member pulls said connecting means to pull said lever down and forward, thereby causing said second member to pivot up to lift the seat;
• a first air bag and a second air bag each having an air inlet and an air outlet, said first air bag connected to a lower surface of said second member above a top surface of said toilet bowl for restraining downward movement of said second member with respect to said top surface of said toilet bowl, said second air bag mounted on a water tank of a toilet;
• means supporting an operating arm of a flushing system on said second air bag;
• a tube connecting said outlet of said first bag to said inlet of said second bag, the arrangement being such that on release of said actuating member, said second member pivots forward and downward with respect to said toilet seat, thereby causing said first air bag to collapse and feed air residing in said first air bag to said second air bag to expand said second air bag and lift said operating arm to flush said toilet.