Toilet seat lifting device having his and her foot pedal
OwnerJulius Gregoireinventor
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Abstract
A toilet seat lifting device having a his and her foot pedal which allows a toilet seat to be automatically raised or lowered, regardless of the posture of the bathroom user, without using hands. More specifically, the his and her foot pedal is conveniently positioned and uniquely designed to enhance the application of foot pressure thereto as a gentleman stands directly in front of the toilet and as a woman squats down over the toilet bowl wherein the application of foot pressure serves to automatically raise a toilet seat and the release of the foot pressure serves to automatically lower the toilet seat.
Claims17
A toilet seat lifting device for lifting a toilet seat of a toilet, for use by men and women, comprising:
- a foot pedal having a first bar member recessed under the front of a toilet bowl of the toilet and an arch-shaped member coupled to said first bar member wherein said arch-shaped member extends beyond the toilet bowl a sufficient distance accessible by a foot of a bathroom user and is offset to the side from the center of the front of the toilet;
- a first support frame member coupled to said arch-shaped member;
- a second support frame member parallel to said first support frame member and perpendicularly coupled to said first bar member;
- and,
- a lifting arm member coupled to said toilet seat and to said first support frame member.
A toilet seat lifting device for lifting and lowering a toilet seat of a toilet automatically, for use by men and women, comprising:
- a his and her foot pedal having a first bar member recessed under a toilet bowl of the toilet and an arch-shaped member coupled to said first bar member wherein said arch-shaped member is offset to the side from the center of the front of the toilet and extends beyond the toilet bowl a sufficient distance accessible by the front of a foot of a bathroom user as the bathroom user stands directly in front of the toilet and as the bathroom user squats down over the toilet bowl;
- a first support frame member coupled to said arch-shaped member;
- a second support frame member parallel to said first support frame member and perpendicularly coupled to said first bar member;
- and,
- a lifting arm member coupled to said toilet seat and to said first support frame member.
A toilet seat lifting device for lifting and lowering a toilet seat of a toilet automatically, for use by men and women, comprising:
- a his and her foot pedal having a first bar member recessed under a toilet bowl of the toilet and an arch-shaped member coupled to said first bar member wherein said arch-shaped member extends beyond the toilet bowl a sufficient distance and is offset to the side from the center of the front of the toilet, said arch-shaped member comprises:
- a second bar member perpendicularly coupled to said first support frame member, and
- a third bar member perpendicularly coupled to said first and second first bar members wherein said second bar member is distanced from said first bar member by the length of said third bar member and wherein said second bar member resides in the front of the toilet bowl a sufficient distance accessible by the foot of the bathroom user regardless of their posture when using the toilet;
- a first support frame member coupled to said arch-shaped member;
- a second support frame member parallel to said first support frame member and perpendicularly coupled to said first bar member;
- and,
- a lifting arm member coupled to said toilet seat and to said first support frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.