US 6,305,032 B1Granted

Toilet seat lifting device

OwnerEmory G. Jonesinventor

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Abstract

A toilet seat lifting device is provided for the manually lifting and lowering of a toilet seat without requiring the user to actually touch the toilet seat or actually touching any part attached to the toilet seat. This toilet seat lifting device is also provided for raising and lowering said toilet seat for persons with physical disabilities who have difficulty in bending to raise or lower a toilet seat. It is also provided as a sanitary way of raising and lowering a toilet seat for those without sight. It is a two piece device, one piece being a lifting knob that is permanently attached to one side of the underside of a toilet seat. The other part of the device is in the form of a wand having a manually graspable portion at one end and a hook at the opposite end that is used to cradle the neck part of the lifting knob, granting the user complete control of the toilet seat when lifting or lowering said toilet seat.

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Dependent claims

A two-piece unit for raising and lowering a toilet seat, comprising:

(a) a one-piece lifting knob consisting of:
two flat surfaces comprising a top surface and a bottom surface and having two sides and two ends;
an adhesive coating on the top surface for adhering to the bottom of the toilet seat;
at least one hole extending through the top and bottom surfaces for receiving a screw therethrough;
one of the ends having sides tapering inwardly to form a neck and then flaring outwardly to form a flat, oblong head;
and
(b) an elongated wand having opposed first and second sides and first and second ends, the opposed first and second sides tapering from the first end to the second end, the first end forming a handle and the second end having a hook shape,
wherein, the second end of the wand is engaged with the lifting knob to thereby raise and lower the toilet seat, the tapering sides of the one end of the lifting knob guiding the second end of the wand onto the neck, the flat, oblong head of the lifting knob acting as a stop to maintain the second end of the wand on the neck when engaged therewith.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.