Quick release toilet seat hinge assembly
OwnerScott A. Moserinventor
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Abstract
A quick release hinge assembly for a toilet seat is disclosed. The assembly including a pair of fasteners each having a flange for engaging a toilet bowl when attached thereto and a head spaced above the flange. An anchor plate having a pair of slots formed on the bottom side thereof which cooperate with the heads of the fasteners to secure the anchor plate to a toilet bowl. The anchor plate further including a resiliently biased latch formed in the top surface thereof which locks and unlocks the anchor plate from one of the fastener heads to permit the anchor plate to slide off of the fasteners and a pair of spaced hinge mounting supports extending from the anchor plate to which a toilet seat and lid can be pivotally coupled.
Claims20
A quick release hinge assembly for a toilet seat comprising:
- a pair of fasteners each having a flange for engaging a toilet bowl when attached thereto and a head spaced above the flange;
- an anchor plate having an upper surface, an under surface and a pair of lips formed on the under surface and extending below thereof which cooperate with said pair of fasteners to secure the anchor plate to the fasteners;
- at least one resiliently biased latch formed on the upper surface of the anchor plate for locking and unlocking said anchor plate to at least one of said fasteners;
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- said anchor plate further including a hinge mounting support extending therefrom to which a toilet seat and lid pivotally coupled.
A toilet seat mounting kit comprising:
- a pair of thread bolts with a flange spaced below a head thereof;
- a pair of nuts which cooperate with the bolts;
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- an anchor plate having an upper surface, an under surface and a pair of lips formed on the under surface and extending below thereof which cooperate with said pair of thread bolts to secure the anchor plate to the bolts;
- a least one resiliently biased latch formed on the upper surface of the anchor plate for locking and unlocking said anchor plate to at least one of the bolts;
- said anchor plate further including a hinge mounting support extending therefrom to which a toilet seat and lid are adapted to be pivotally coupled;
- a wrench dimensioned to fit within the space between the head and flange of each bolt.
A quick release hinge, toilet seat and lid assembly comprising:
- a pair of fasteners each having a flange for engaging a toilet bowl when attached thereto and a head spaced above the flange;
- an anchor plate having an upper surface, an under surface and a pair of lips formed on the under surface and extending below thereof which cooperate with said pair of fasteners to secure the anchor plate to the fasteners;
- at least one resiliently biased latch formed on the upper surface of the anchor plate for locking and unlocking said anchor plate to at least one of said fasteners;
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- said anchor plate further including a hinge mounting support extending therefrom to which said toilet seat and lid are pivotally coupled via a hinge pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.