Elevated toilet seat
AssigneeMoen Incorporated
InventorsViorel Berlovan, Laura M. Marker
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Abstract
An elevated toilet seat that includes integral flanges or wings that allow for attachment of one or more external apparatus. The toilet seat is removably attachable to the upper surface of a toilet bowl via a bracket. The seat is snap-fit to the bracket for easy installation and removal.
Claims19
An elevated toilet seat assembly mountable on a toilet bowl having an upper rim, the toilet seat assembly comprising:
- a mounting bracket having a base portion connectable to the toilet bowl, at least on end portion attached to the base portion and extending beyond the perimeter of the upper rim when the mounting bracket is attached to the toilet bowl, and a first attachment element connected to the end portion of the mounting bracket;
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- a seating ring including a riser engageable with the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and a second attachment element releasably engageable with the first attachment element;
- wherein the first attachment element comprises a jaw and a latch extending from the end portion of the bracket in spaced relation to one another to define a receiving socket therebetween.
An elevated toilet seat assembly mountable on a toilet bowl having an upper rim, the toilet seat assembly comprising:
- a) a mounting bracket having a base portion connectable to the toilet bowl, and a first attachment element;
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- b) a seating ring including a riser engageable with the upper rim of the toilet bowl, and a second attachment element releasably engageable with the first attachment element, one of the first and second attachment element comprising a jaw and a latch extending in spaced relation to one another to define a receiving socket therebetween, and the other of the first and second attachment elements comprising a catch for releasable engagement with the jaw and latch by means of entry to and exit from the receiving socket.
An elevated toilet seat for removable engagement with a toilet bowl having an upper rim, said toilet seat comprising:
- a) a mounting bracket removably attachable to the toilet bowl and including a first attachment element;
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- b) a seating ring including a riser, a second attachment element and a pair of wings extending from the sides of said seating ring, the first attachment element being releasably engageable with the second attachment element, wherein the first attachment element comprises a jaw and a latch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.