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US 7,841,028 B1Granted
Toilet moving device
OwnerArnold C. Rojasinventor
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Abstract
A toilet moving device for facilitating lifting and transporting of a toilet includes a dolly being insertable under a front of a pedestal of the toilet to facilitate lifting of the toilet. A base is coupled to the dolly. A lifting assembly is coupled to the base. The lifting assembly engages a tank of the toilet. The lifting assembly supports the toilet when the dolly is used to lift the toilet.
Claims10
A toilet moving device configured to support and aiding a person in transporting a toilet, said device comprising:
- a dolly being insertable under a front of a pedestal of the toilet to facilitate lifting of the toilet;
- a base being coupled to said dolly;
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- a lifting assembly being coupled to said base, said lifting assembly being engageable with the toilet to support the toilet when the dolly is used to lift the toilet, said lifting assembly including;
- a pair of support plates, each of said support plates being slidably coupled to opposite sides of said base, each of said support plates being vertically adjustable to adjust a height of said support plates with respect to a tongue of said dolly;
- a pair of arms, each of said arms being pivotally coupled to one of said support plates, each of said arms being pivoted between a stored position and a deployed position, said stored position being defined as said arms extending vertically from said support plates, said deployed position being defined as said arms extending horizontally from said support plates, said arms extending along opposing sides of the toilet when said arms in the deployed position;
- a pair of lifting plates, each of said lifting plates being coupled to one of said arms opposite the associated one of said support plates, each of said lifting plates engaging a bottom face of the tank to support the toilet when the toilet is lifted by said dolly, at least one of said lifting plates having an intake aperture extending therethrough, said intake as aperture receiving a water inlet extending from the bottom surface of the tank to permit the associated one of said lifting plates to engage the bottom surface of the tank.
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A toilet moving device configured to support and aiding a person in transporting a toilet, said device comprising:
- a dolly being insertable under a front of a pedestal of the toilet to facilitate lifting of the toilet, said dolly comprising;
- a tongue being insertable under the front of the pedestal of the toilet;
- a frame being coupled to and upwardly extending from said tongue, said frame being positioned adjacent a rear edge of said tongue, a top end of said frame being graspable to permit tipping of said tongue to lift the pedestal of the toilet off a support surface;
- a plurality of wheels, each of said wheels being rotatably coupled to said frame, each of said wheels being positioned opposite said tongue with respect to said frame, said wheels facilitating transportation of said frame, said tongue and the toilet across the support surface when said frame is tipped to lift the toilet off the support surface;
- a base being coupled to said dolly, said base being positioned above said tongue;
- a lifting assembly being coupled to said base, said lifting assembly being engageable with the toilet to support the toilet when the dolly is used to lift the toilet;
- a pair of support plates, each of said support plates being slidably coupled to opposite sides of said base, each of said support plates being vertically adjustable to adjust a height of said support plates with respect to said tongue;
- at least one bracing rod being coupled to and extending between said support plates, said bracing rod aligning said support plates and permitting said support plates to be moved in unison;
- a crank being rotatably coupled to said base, said crank threadably engaging said at least one bracing rod, said crank being rotated to adjust a height of said bracing rod above said tongue and thereby the height of said support plates above the support surface;
- a handle being coupled to said crank opposite said at least one bracing rod;
- at least one protective cover being coupled to said at least one bracing rod, said at least one protective cover being comprised of a resiliently compressible material to inhibit damage to the toilet when the toilet contacts said at least one bracing rod;
- a pair of arms, each of said arms being pivotally coupled to one of said support plates, each of said arms being pivoted between a stored position and a deployed position, said stored position being defined as said arms extending vertically from said support plates, said deployed position being defined as said arms extending horizontally from said support plates, said arms extending along opposing sides of the toilet when said arms in the deployed position;
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- a pair of lifting plates, each of said lifting plates being coupled to one of said arms opposite the associated one of said support plates, each of said lifting plates engaging a bottom face of the tank to support the toilet when the toilet is lifted by said dolly, at least one of said lifting plates having an intake aperture extending therethrough, said intake aperture receiving a water inlet extending from the bottom surface of the tank to permit the associated one of said lifting plates to engage the bottom surface of the tank.
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