Mechanized toilet seat lift for the elderly and/or disabled
OwnerRoger Lundstrominventor
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Abstract
A toilet seat lift aids the elderly and/or the physically disabled in utilizing a toilet. The toilet seat lift includes a conventionally shaped toilet seat affixed with arms, similar to arms on a chair, which are located approximately 8 inches above the seat surface. A control panel with raising and lowering control buttons is provided on one of the arms. An electrical or battery operated hydraulic power pack provides power to a hydraulic cylinder, which raises and lowers the seat. The toilet seat lift attaches to a conventional toilet by use of the two mounting flanges provided for a conventional toilet. The toilet seat lift utilizes a pair of hydraulic cylinders that telescopically expand and contract so as to raise and lower the toilet seat as desired.
Claims13
A mechanized toilet seat lift comprising:
- an arm support rest, said arm support rest suspended above a toilet seat by a plurality of arm support braces, said arm support rest providing arm support to a user;
- a control panel, said control panel positioned along said arm support rest, said control panel provided for operation of said toilet seat lift;
- a first hydraulic cylinder, said first hydraulic cylinder providing hydraulic force for lifting or lowering of said toilet seat;
- a second hydraulic cylinder, said second hydraulic cylinder providing force for lifting or lowering of said toilet seat, said second hydraulic cylinder positioned opposite to said first hydraulic cylinder;
- a lower frame section, said lower frame section affixed about a base of a toilet, said lower frame section housing said first hydraulic cylinder and said second hydraulic cylinder;
- a power unit enclosure, said power unit enclosure positioned at a rear of said toilet base, said power unit enclosure affixed to said lower frame section;
- said power unit enclosure providing electrical and hydraulic power to said toilet lift seat;
- a power cord, said power cord affixed to said power unit enclosure, said power cord supplying electrical power from an electrical outlet to said power unit enclosure;
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- a mounting flange, said mounting flange securing said toilet seat lift to said toilet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.