US2251770A - Lift for toilet seats - Google Patents

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Aug. 5 W41. R. B. WARNER LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS.

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LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS Filed Aug. 5, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 U 32 2 BZWf 5. ARA t7? 30' V 30 F l g1! BY M Patented Aug. 5, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LIFT FOR TOILET SEATS Robert B. Warner, Denver, Colo.

Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,784

3 Claims. (Cl. 4-251) the necessity of drilling holes or making anychanges in the fixtures and which can be used to raise either the lid or the seat, or both, without the necessity of contacting them with the hands.

Devices have been. designed for this purpose and all of them with which the inventor is familiar require attachments to the walls or floor or to the plumbing pipes in order to make the installation.

This device is so designed that all such attachments are eliminated, the device being held in place by means of the usual seat hinge studs with which all toilet bowls are at present equipped.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efliciency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawings and throughout the description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention in place on a typical toilet bowl.

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the toilet lid lifted.

Fig. 4 is a side view illustrating the toilet lid partially raised.

Fig. 5 is a side View of the lid raising mechanism, per se.

Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6. n

Fig. 8 is a detail top view of the lid attachment clip.

Fig. 9 is a side View thereof.

Fig. 10 is a detail bottom view of the attachment clip spring.

Fig. 11 is a side view of the assembled spring and clip in place on a toilet lid.

In the drawings a typical toilet bowl is indicated at l2 with its seat at 13, lid at I4, tank at l5, and hinge shelf at l9. Inthe usual toilet, the seat I3 and the lid l4 are mounted on a hinge bar l6 by means of suitable hinge arms ll. The hinge bar I6 is supported from the toilet bowl l2 on bracket studs 18 which extend downwardly through the .shelf lot the bowlwhere they are clamped in place by meansof suitable clamping nuts 20. l

This invention is designedto be secured to the toilet bowl bymeans vofthe bracket studs l8 and the nuts 20. It consists of ahorizontal, elongated supporting bar 2! drilled with a pair .of holes 22. These holes are spaced to register with the positions of the two hinge studs of the standard toilet sov that to placethe bar 2| in position it is only necessary to removefthenuts 20, lift thestuds from position, slide the plate over the rear shelf of the bowl, replace the studs and tighten the nuts 20.

The bar 2| extends to one side of the toilet bowl and supports a pair of bearing boxes, an outer box 23 and an inner box 24. The bearing boxes act as journals for an outer handle 25 and an inner handle 26. Each of the handles is formed from a metallic rod bent to form a horizontal portion which extends through its bearing box. The rods are then bent to extend inwardly and forwardlyto form a lower lever arm 21 and an upper lever arm 28, respectively. Both handle members terminate in suitable hand grips 29. The extremities of the lever arms are turned horizontally to extend beneath the lid and seat of the toilet bowl. The lower arm 26 will extend beneath the seat and the upper arm 28 will extend beneath the edge of the lid [2.

The horizontally turned extremities of the lever arms are received between offset attachment clips 30 provided with spring friction plates 3|. The clips with their friction plates are secured in place by means of suitable screws 32 beneath the lid and the seat. The spring plates 3| are bowed downwardly into the clips 30 to provide frictional resistance for the movement of the extremities of the lever arm, such as indicated in broken line in Fig. 11.

It can be readily seen that if the inner arm 26 is lifted, it Will act to lift the lid of the toilet. When the lid has been lifted its full height, the turned extremity of the lever arm will have passed the bow in the spring 3| which will support the seat from falling. The same action takes place when the outer handle 25 is lifted. The latter handle will lift both the seat and the lid simultaneously if the latter is down or will simply lift the seat if the lid is up.

The difference in height in the two boxes 23 and 24 allows the inner arm to operate without interference with the lever arm 21. The two handles are inclined outwardly so that they will extend beyond the side of the tank when in the upright position to facilitate grasping them.

The boxes 23 and 24 consist of a metal block member to the top of which a clamping cap 33 is clamped by means of a pair of clamp screws 34 which extend upwardly through the bottom of the bar 2|. The opening for the passage of the bearing portion of the handle member through the cap members 30 is reduced in size so that the cap may exert a squeezing or a clamping action on the handle member to assist the spring plates in supporting the lid and seat at any desired position.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is desired to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of the invention.- a I I 7 Having thusdescribed the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type havingihinge studs extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: an elongated bar having openings for the reception of said rhinge studs .so that it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing membersupported by said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in said bearing member; a leverarm actuated by said handle member to lift .thelid irom said bowl; a horizontally extending extremity on said lever arm; and a clip secured to the lid of said bowl for receiving said extremity.

2. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type having hinge studs extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: an elongated bar having openings for the reception of said hinge studs so that it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing member supported by said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in said bearing member; a lever arm actuated by said handle member to lift the lid from said bowl; a horizontally extending extremity on said lever arm; a clip secured to the lid of said bowl for receiving said extremity; and friction means in said clip 7 for resisting the movements of said extremity therein.

3. A lid lifting attachment for toilet bowls of the type having hinge studs extending downwardly through an apron on the bowl comprising: an elongated bar having openings for the reception of said hinge studs so that it may be clamped in place by the latter; a bearing member supported by said bar; a handle member rotatively mounted in said bearing member; a lever arm actuated by said handle member to lift the lid from said bowl; a second bearing member carried by said bar; a second handle member rotatively mounted in said second bearing member; a lever member projecting from said second bearing member into contact with the seat of said bowl for lifting said seat; and clamping means in said bearing members for resisting rotation of said handle members.

ROBERT E. WARNER.

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