Child safety toilet lid lock
OwnerRichard W. Yostinventor
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A toilet lid lock comprising a restraining arm removably coupled to a threaded rotatable lock rod mechanism. This mechanism has a first and second end. A repositioning handle and a lock bolt are located at the first end of the mechanism. A threaded portion of the second end of the mechanism receives a compression spring and an adjustable end cap. Two similarly shaped stanchions are further included in the Lid Lock, a first and second respectively, have one aperture each which passes through the stanchion for receiving the threaded rotatable lock rod mechanism. An additional aperture passes through the first stanchion for receiving the threaded rotatable lock rod mechanism lock bolt. The lock bolt is essentially a metal pin which is inserted or withdrawn from the aperture when the repositioning handle is rotated 90 degrees. Integral perpendicular flanges form the bases of the first and second stanchions with each flange having a plurality of screw holes passing through the flange for receiving mounting bolts.
An improved toilet lid safety lock for use with a toilet seat and lid hingedly mounted to a toilet through a pair of holes, said toilet lid safety lock comprising:
The improved toilet lid safety lock of claim wherein the stanchions are mounted with the toilet seat and lid using existing hardware commonly supplied with the toilet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.