US1784807A - Toilet seat - Google Patents

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Dec. 9, 1930, B. C, BOQTH 1,784,807

TOILET SEAT original Fild Nov. 11, 1927 Patented Dec.` 9, 1930 Y,

UNITE!) STATES PATENT fonia.

:BYRON O. BOOTH, OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTSQMIOHIGAN, AssIGivon TO THE anniv's-y F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, n OOREORATION: OF

WICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY, O

DELAWARE i TOILE T SEAT Application med November 11, 1927,'seria1 Ne. 232,627?. Renewed septeaber `12, 1930.

My invention relates to toilet seats, and more particularly to hinges therefor.

An object of my invention is to provide a toilet seat having a hinge which is concealed from view when the seat is inlowered posi tion and which therefore has" an especially attractive appearance.

4vAnother obj ect of the invention is to provide a seat and hinge of this type with concealed devices for checking the movement of the seat so that it may be held in an elevated and rearwardly inclined position.

@ther objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring to the-drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan viewV of a seat embodying my invention;` l

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the rear of such a seat, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the seatattached to a closet bowl, which is shown in dotted lines,

the seat being shown in raised position in dotted lines.

My preferred embodiment comprises a core l, preferably made of laminated wood. In the rear of the core is an insert madeof cast -iron or similar material. A portion of the insertis embedded in the core, this portion v being in the form of a iat plate 3, preferably roughened or corrugated as shown to in'- crease its area of vcontact and consequent gripping power. Adjacent the plate 3 is a shoulder 4 which abuts snugly against the rear of the core. Rearwardly extending from the shoulder is a shellhaving a top 5 and sides 6 in which are formed aligned apertures 7. The top portion is curved downwardly in back to form a rear portion 8.

A coating 9 of rubber, a phenolic condensation product, or a similar plastic material extends continnousl insert.

Standards 10 having threaded posts 11 are secured to a closet bowl l2 and extend upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, into the cavity defined by the shell and have pintles 14 thereon which extend into the apertures o 7 in the insert.

y over the entire core and` .The seat ymay be movedv to,l a Vposition slightly beyond the vertical, at which point 'the vvcurved rear portion 8 of the shell will abut against'the standards, thus checking the'rotationof theseat. 4 f

In constructing the preferred embodiment 'ofthe invention, the 'core lisbuilt up of laminated wood and shape'dtothe form of'a toilet seat. An opening is cnt i'n the rear and the 4 plate 34 of the insert driven therein.. A coatf ingof rubber or other plastic, material is'then molded overthe core 4and thelprojecting shell-like portion of thefinse'rt, and, in the case of rubber, vulcanizedthereon- It 'will readily be seen vthat a seat embodye ing my `invention.will be unusually attra-ci tive in appearance because of the fact that l a perfectly: smooth `surface is exposedwhen the seat` is lowered, withno hinge elements in j view'. v Such a. structure is also obviously highly sanitary. l

My invention may forms. rFor example, the core 'may be madeA of ground'oorl, woodshavings, or of various" kinds of: fiber 'held together by afsuit'able binder, or shoddy rubber, coated asabovedescribed. lOr, the seat may be nfioldeda]` solid unit'oflplastic material.)V

Otherj modifications Vwill come within the spirit of myinvention as defined by the ap-V pended claims, and'l do i ed to the 'embodiments described.

`What IV claim and` ters Patent isz* l. The combination'of atoiilet'seat having acavity in ,the rear portion thereoffclosed on alljside's exceptA atthe b'ottomiofithe seat.,`

trainer "lof takevarious modified ee wat tete' ineaf desire tos'ecure by- Letf` and `a standard.y extefridingfi'ntoV said' cavity and siipp'ortingy said .seat for'pivotal movement# A 'A' Y 2." rIhe combination of atoilet seat having a l'cavity inthe lower rear portion' thereof, i

the seat, and a. standard extending Vintogfsaid cavityl and supporting said se'atfor pivotal movement, 'and l lengage-able with fthef rear wall of. sai said seat.l

8. The combination of a toilet seat body formed of a plasticcomposition and having closed on all sides'eXcept-at thejbottorn of" cavityto limit the rotation'of i a cavity in the rear portion thereof closed on all sides except at the bottom of the body, and an upwardly and rearwardly extending standard concealed within said cavity when said body is in lowered position and pivotally supporting said body and engageable with the rear wall of said cavity to limit the rotation of lsaid body. l

4. The combination'of a toilet seat comr-A prising` a core, al metallic .insert inthe rear of. saidzcore having a cavityin the lower rear portion thereof, a coatingof plastic material completely covering said core and said insert, a standard concealed within said cavity when said seatis in lowered position,

and a pintle onv said standard extending` into a wall of said cavity for supporting said seatfor pivotal movement.

5. The combination of a toilet seat Vcomi prising a core, a metallic insertgin the rear of said core having a cavity closed Von allV sides excepting at the bottom, a coating of plastic material completely` covering said v 'core' and said insert, a'standard concealed Within said cavity When said seat is in` lowered position,an`cl a' pintle on'saidstandard l extending into a wall of said cavity'for supporting said seat for pivotal movement.

6. Atoilet seat comprising a Wooden core, v

a metallic insert in the rear of said core having ashell-like member projecting from said core, a pair yofstandardsj concealed withinV said member when said seat is `in lowered position and'pivot'ally 'supporting` the same, and a thick coating of plasticv substance covering said'core and insert and presenting an .uninterrupted surface at the points of juncture of'said core and said member. c

n `7. Atoilet seat comprising awoodencore,l a shell-like member ysecured to the rear.

thereof and projecting therefrom, a coating of hardrubber molded on said coreand said member and presenting an uninterrupted surface; at the pointsof junctureV of said core and said member, anda istandard concealed within said member when `said seat; `is in lowered position and having a pintle project! ing into an opening in the wall thereof for pivotally` supporting'said seat.; l

8. A toilet seat comprising arwoodencore, a ymetallic l insert in the rear 'of said core havinga shell-like member projecting theref from, a coatingof hard rubber-molded on said core andrinsert and presenting an fun,-Y

interrupted surface at the points. of juncture of said core andsaid member, and a standard concealed within said shell-like`V member whens'aid seat is'in lowered position and having a pintle projecting into an l openingin vthe Vvwall of said member for'V piv-l. otally supporting said seat.v A

" BYRON O'. BOO'1 `H.

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