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US 8,539,617 B2Granted
Sanitary toilet
OwnerWenceslao Murilloinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides a mechanism to lift a toilet seat. A depressable foot pedal connects to a rod which rod is connected to the lid of the toilet seat. When the pedal is depressed, the rod lifts and thus lifts the lid of the toilet seat. A second depressable foot pedal connects to a second rod which is connected to the toilet seat. When the second pedal is depressed the rod lifts and thus lifts the toilet seat.
Claims4
A hands free toilet device, comprising:
- a toilet having a back, a base and two sides;
- two paper dispensers;
- a first depressable foot pedal connecting to a first rod which first rod is connected to a lid of a toilet seat and a second depressable foot pedal connects to a second rod which rod connects to the toilet seat,
- wherein depression of a first depressable pedal lifts the first rod which lifts the lid of the toilet seat and wherein depression of the second depressable foot pedal lifts the second rod which second rod lifts the toilet seat, and wherein the lid of the toilet is attached to a tank or to the center portion of a pivot between toilet seat hinges and wherein the device further comprises two lever extensions at the back, one extension on each side of the toilet seat, and wherein each extension uses toilet seat hinges as fulcrum to lift the toilet seat, and wherein the extensions guide paper towards the toilet seat from the paper dispensers at both sides of the toilet at the base of the tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.