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US 5,412,815 AGranted
Toilet seats
AssigneeGordon Ellis & Company
InventorWilliam E. Ellis
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Abstract
A raised toilet seat is formed from plastic material as a single member by injection molding and includes a seat surface from which inner and outer flanges depend. The flanges form an open bottomed channel in which are located integral strengthening webs. The lower surface of the webs engage the toilet bowl, and three-point clamps integrally-formed with one of the flanges form a downward extension. A pair of rear clamping members is mounted in threaded passages in extensions from the outer flange.
Claims5
A raised toilet seat adapted to be supported on a toilet bowl, comprising:
- (a) a toilet seat surface, wherein the seat surface includes downwardly depending inner and outer flanges extending, respectively, from an inner and outer periphery of the surface to define a downwardly opening channel below the seat surface, the outer flange is intended in use to be generally on a level with a level defined by top of the toilet bowl and is provided at its front with a first downwardly directed extension intended, in use, to project below the level of the top of the toilet bowl, said inner flange and said first extension cooperating to provide a first clamping means adapted to engage the toilet bowl to hold the seat against displacement;
- (b) toilet bowl engaging means formed in said channel for supporting the toilet seat on a toilet bowl,
- (c) said seat being formed in a single piece from injection or rotational molded plastic material;
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- (d) second and third extensions downwardly depending from the outer flange are provided on opposite sides of the seat in a rearward region of the seat to define a second clamping means, each of said second and third extensions including a threaded passage for accommodating a threaded member adapted to clamp the seat to the toilet bowl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.