Toilet seat lifting device
US6738990B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K13/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toilet seat lifting device for attachment to a toilet for allowing a user to raise and lower a toilet seat without having to manually touch the seat. The toilet seat lifting device has a frame situated alongside the side of the toilet bowl base. The toilet seat lifting device also has a pedal, a lift arm, and a pulley assembly having a cord connecting the pedal and the lift arm. The lift arm has a forward end, a rearward end, and a middle portion, the forward end secured to the underside of the toilet seat. The cord is attached to the lift arm rear portion. Pressing the pedal downward causing the pulley assembly to pivot the rear portion of the lift arm downward, thereby raising the toilet seat.
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