| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 004234000 | SEAT AND LID | 38 |
| 20080235857 | Cushion paper assembly for toilet seat - A cushion paper assembly for a toilet seat includes a base, and a stack of cushion paper and a double-coated adhesive tape respectively adhered to a top and a bottom of the base. The stack of cushion paper is adhered to three folded edges of the base extending upwards. The double-coated adhesive tape is adhered to the toilet seat when the assembly is used. When the toilet seat is lifted up, the cushion paper assembly is clipped between a toilet seat cover and the toilet seat. When the assembly is to be used, the toilet seat is lowered down, and the used cushion paper is torn off to expose the next sanitary and unused cushion paper. Thus, it is possible to prevent the hip and the legs from being infected by skin germs, and the cushion paper assembly for the toilet seat can be used in a sanitary and convenient manner. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080313796 | TOILET SEAT SYSTEM - This invention is related to a toilet-seat-system or a similar system which makes use of the lid to serve the user as a backrest. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100275353 | INSTALLATION MECHANISM FOR A TOILET COVER MEMBER - An installation mechanism for a toilet cover member comprises a rotating shaft for rotating the cover member, a support base for fixing the rotating shaft and a sleeve for containing the rotating shaft. An elongated hole of the sleeve is provided with at least a first hole in any portion which has bigger aperture than other portions of the elongated hole, the aperture of the first hole matches the peripheral wall of the pin so that the pin can be inserted into the first hole; the middle portion of the pin has a groove, which cooperates with the wall of the sleeve so that when the pin is moved from the first hole, the two sides of the width direction of the elongated hole of the sleeve is clamped in the groove. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110083258 | Cosmetic toilet seat and lid - A toilet assembly utilizing a toilet bowl having an opening at a top. A seat portion is swivelly connected to the toilet bowl and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is visible when the seat portion is in an open position; this lower surface has an artistic cosmetic design imprinted thereon which ideally compliments a design on the lid portion. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110119818 | Cosmetic toilet seat and lid - A toilet assembly utilizing a toilet bowl having an opening at a top. A seat portion is swivelly connected to the toilet bowl and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is visible when the seat portion is in an open position; this lower surface has an artistic cosmetic design imprinted thereon which ideally compliments a design on the lid portion. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120023651 | Seat for a toilet including a target illuminating feature - A toilet seat incorporating a laser pointing device for creating a target to increase accuracy during standing urination. Several embodiments of decorative and/or functional lighting may also be combined in various embodiments of the toilet seat. Power may be supplied from an internal battery pack or, optionally, from an external power supply connected to the power grid. Numerous versions of sensors and/or controls may be implemented to switch one or more features on or off depending upon such factors as ambient light levels, the proximity of a person to the toilet seat, etc. In some embodiments, timers may be used to control one or more features. Ancillary devices such as audio annunciatiors, audio message generators, and fragrance generators may also be included. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20130239314 | SELF-ACTUATING TOILET SEAT ASSEMBLY - The present invention generally relates to the field of toilet seats, and in particular, self actuating toilet seat and toilet seat lid assemblies which silently close after use. More particularly, the present invention generally relates to a piston and cylinder designs. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140130244 | Toilet Chair Assembly - A chair assembly including a toilet seat, a chair seat lid and a backrest. The toilet seat, the lid and the backrest are connected relative to one another such that they are positionable in alternative chair and toilet-use modes. The lid is behind the generally upright backrest when the assembly is in the toilet-use mode and is on the toilet seat when the assembly is in the chair mode. The assembly can have self-supporting legs whereby it can form a standalone chair remote from the toilet. When in a male urination mode, the toilet seat is lifted and the backrest is in a lifted, generally horizontal position. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140215698 | METALLIC TOILET LID AND SEAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - A toilet lid or seat for use with a toilet includes first and second metallic layers bonded together along an edge to form a shell having a shape and size associated with the toilet lid or seat, the shell having an interior volume. The toilet lid or seat also includes a core structural layer disposed within the interior volume of the shell. The toilet lid or seat further includes a plurality of exterior layers disposed on exterior surfaces of the shell, the exterior layers configured to envelop the toilet lid or seat. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140215699 | TOILET SEAL SYSTEM - A seal for use with a toilet bowl has a horizontal lip with a horizontal ledge beneath the lip. An annular base of the seal is positioned upon the lip. The interior edge of the seal is positioned upon the lip above the interior surface of the toilet bowl. The exterior edge is positioned upon the lip above the exterior surface of the toilet bowl. The central extent of the seal is spaced above the lip. The lower end of an upstanding finger of the seal is integrally formed with the base above the central extent. The upstanding finger has a lower extent in a linear configuration extending outwardly from the vertical. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20160088984 | TOILET SEAT COVER WITH A FULL-DIRECTIONAL NIGHT LAMP - A toilet seat cover with a full-directional night lamp includes an upper lid, a seat and two supports. A cylindrical night lamp is locked on the upper lid or locked between two seat shaft sleeves at two sides of the seat. The night lamp comprises at least one electric body and at least one light-pervious tube. The electric body has at least one end thereof defined as a light source end. The light source end of the electric body is axially sleeved on and fixed to the light-pervious tube. The whole night lamp can be detachably mounted on the upper lid or locked between the two seat shaft sleeves at two sides of the seat, thereby attaining a full 360 degree emission of light and allowing the lighting emission to be free of the operation state of the toilet seat cover. | 03-31-2016 |
| 004235000 | Plural seats | 2 |
| 20130212793 | COMBINED ADULT AND CHILD TOILET SEAT ASSEMBLY - A toilet seat assembly includes first and second hinges configured to be mounted on a toilet bowl, an adult seat coupled to the hinges for pivotal movement about an axis, and a child seat including a child ring portion and first and second arms extending from the child ring portion. The child seat is removably coupled to the hinges for pivotal movement about the axis and is removable from the hinges by squeezing the arms towards one another. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20160015226 | TOILET SEAT COVER WITH AN EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DETACHED CHILD SEAT - A toilet seat cover with an easily assembled and detached child seat includes an upper lid, a parent seat and a child seat. Two fixing shafts are respectively sleeved on two parent shaft sleeves. Two pins of two supports and the two fixing shafts are radially held with each other. Each of the two fixing shafts is axially inserted by a cylindrical shaft post. Two elastic c-shaped rings are respectively disposed at two ends of a child shaft sleeve and radially sleeved on the shaft post. At least one end of the child shaft sleeve disposes a central shaft which is radially inserted into a directional slot. When the child seat is not needed, the shaft post can be removed from the fixing shaft to attain a toilet seat cover with a common appearance. | 01-21-2016 |
| 004236000 | Hinges | 25 |
| 20080235858 | Elevated toilet seat - An improved elevated hinged toilet seat with lid of simple construction and ease of installation. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080271230 | Releasable toilet seat assembly - An easy release hinge assembly for connecting a covering member to a toilet base is disclosed. It has a mounting plate mountable on an upper rearward surface of the toilet base, and having two spaced apart through holes and two overhanging lateral wings. Fasteners are extendible through the through holes and then through a portion of the toilet base to mount the mounting plate thereon. There is also a hinge base member adapted to support the covering member in a pivotal fashion, the hinge base member having a pair of spaced essentially horizontally extending extension arms defining in part an opening for receiving the mounting plate therebetween. A lid is pivotably mounted on the hinge base to pivot between a first position where a rearward portion of the lid is positioned behind the mounting plate, and a second position where it is not. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090000017 | Hinge for toilet seat - A toilet seat includes a toilet bowl and a toilet platform. A toilet platform includes a bowl seat having a seating portion and a mounting portion. A seat hinge mechanism includes two spaced apart retention bases adapted for securely mounting at the toilet platform of the toilet bowl wherein the joint members are detachably engaged with the retention bases respectively for detachably mounting bowl seat on the toilet platform of the toilet bowl in a tool-less manner. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090013453 | Toilet seat elevator assembly - A toilet seat elevator assembly includes a mounting bracket for connection to a toilet bowl and a seat elevator removably connected to the mounting bracket. The seat elevator has a generally ring-shaped portion for resting on the toilet bowl and a mounting portion with opposing mounting projections. The mounting bracket has a pair of opposing side panels and an elongate slot formed in each side panel. Each elongate slot is adapted for slidably and rotatably receiving the mounting projections of the mounting portion, so that the seat elevator may be slidably and rotatably mounted to the bracket to facilitate installation, adjustment and removal of the seat elevator with respect to the toilet bowl. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090064402 | TOILET WITH MAGNETIC ATTRACTION BETWEEN BEARING AND PIVOT - The present invention relates to a toilet in which the bowl ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090106884 | TOILET SEAT HINGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A toilet assembly comprising: a toilet bowl; a toilet seat; and a hinge pivotally connecting the toilet seat to the toilet bowl, the hinge including a base portion connected to the toilet bowl, the base portion being made of a relatively rigid material; a leaf portion connected to the toilet seat, the leaf portion being made of a relatively rigid material; and a living hinge portion pivotally connecting the base portion to the leaf portion, the living hinge portion being made of a relatively flexible material. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090193569 | TOILET SEAT MOUNTING APPARATUS - An apparatus for a toilet seat hinge assembly has a shroud, a base plate, a pin or pins, two bolts, and two threaded nuts. The shroud has a contoured surface and molded bolt tracks. The base plate has a bolt entry opening and a bolt guide. The pin, or pins, are configured to interconnect the shroud to a toilet seat and optionally a toilet seat cover. The two bolts each have a threaded shaft and a head where the heads are either over-molded or configured to engage the bolt entry opening and the bolt tracks of the shroud. The two threaded nuts are configured to engage the threaded shafts of the two bolts. The apparatus provides a smoothly contoured, relatively joint-free surface for easy cleansing and maintenance of the hinge area of a toilet. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100017946 | TOILET SEAT - The invention concerns a toilet seat consisting of a seat ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100162476 | BRAKING DEVICE INTERPOSABLE BETWEEN MOTUALLY ROTATABLE ELEMENTS - A braking device which can be interposed between mutually rotatable elements and comprises a first body, which rotates rigidly with a first element, and a second body, which rotates rigidly with a second element and can engage rotatably the first body, the device further comprising means for translational motion in order to impart a translational motion of the second body with respect to the first body upon mutual rotation, elastically deformable means being provided which interact between the first body and the second body in order to contrast the translational motion upon mutual rotation between the bodies, at least in one preset direction. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100199414 | Automatic self-closing toilet seat assembly - A self-closing toilet seat assembly includes a longitudinal hinge tube mounted in a cavity on the underside of a toilet lid in coaxial alignment with the hinge flanges thereof. The hinge tube is secured in hinged engagement with both the toilet lid and seat by means of a pair of slow-close hinge dampeners. A self-closing mechanism, in association with a mounting base attached to the bowl of a conventional toilet and to the underside of the hinge tube, is responsive to manual lifting of either the toilet lid itself or of both the toilet lid and the toilet seat to the open or vertical position for initiating closing rotation of the toilet lid and the toilet seat, if also upright, to the vertical tipping point, past which they continue to gravitationally rotate to the closed position, at a rate limited by the slow-close hinge dampeners. The self-closing mechanism is responsive to the weight of a user seated on the toilet seat for inhibiting closing rotation of the toilet lid until the user rises from the toilet seat. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110000010 | SELF-SUSTAINING TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY - A hinge assembly for a toilet having a bowl and a seat includes a hinge post configured to mount to the bowl. The hinge post includes a splined inner surface defining a bore. The hinge assembly also includes a pintle extending through the bore and configured to engage the seat to pivotally couple the seat to the hinge post. The pintle includes a splined portion that engages the splined inner surface of the hinge post to prevent rotation of the pintle relative to the hinge post. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110067170 | Quick-Release Structure of a Toilet Cover Hinge - A quick-release structure of a toilet cover hinge includes a fixing bolt, a locking base, and a lid. To assemble, the present invention is coupled to a toilet cover. The fixing bolt is inserted into and engaged with a calabash-shaped engaging hole, and a stopping block is to press against the bolt head, which locks the toilet seat to the fixing bolt. To disassemble, the user places their fingers into arched notches of the locking base to pull the lid up and to disassemble the toilet cover for replacement or cleaning; the fixing bolt does not need to be unscrewed from the toilet bowl to remove the toilet seat. To reassemble, the locking base directly engages with the fixing bolt, which provides for a quick and convenient assembly and disassembly of the toilet seat. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120167291 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR TOILET SEAT - A device for affixing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a fixing component having a through-hole and removably coupling to a fixing member, a hinge base receiving the fixing component, a hinge cover, the hinge cover being rotatable when covering a portion of the hinge base and having a locked position, and a rib on an internal surface of the hinge cover, the rib including an inward projection for engaging an indentation of the fixing component when the hinge cover is in a locked position. The hinge cover of another device can slide onto the hinge base into a locked position. The device can quickly install the toilet seat and provide quick release of the toilet seat. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120240318 | Toilet seat hinge - A hinge for attaching a toilet seat to irregularly spaced toilet bowl mounting holes, the hinge body having a mounting plate cooperating with a bowl mounting hole and having a plurality of interconnected fixing holes for receiving a fixing bolt in one of a plurality of selected positions. An integral flexibly hinged cover closes over the hinge body and is frictionally secured thereto for concealing the fixing holes and bolt, and giving the hinge a finished appearance. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120317708 | HINGE ASSEMBLY FOR A TOILET SEAT - A hinge assembly for a toilet seat, the hinge assembly comprising a hinge post for pivotally supporting the toilet seat on a toilet bowl, and a bolt embedded in the hinge post and configured to extend through an opening in the toilet bowl, the bolt having thereon a plurality of projections extending into the hinge post to distribute to the hinge post forces applied to the bolt. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130117918 | Device to keep toilet seat upright - In public restrooms, many people do not lift a toilet seat after use; the following man may just urinate without lifting the seat too. So the toilet seat is polluted. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130117919 | CONNECTING MECHANISM OF A TOILET COVER WITH EASY ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY - A toilet cover connecting mechanism has two supports, support shafts, and an independent hinge tube. Dampers and pivot mechanisms are fixed on both ends of the hinge tube. The damper on the open end of the hinge tube can be inserted into a shaft hole of the cover. An insertion hole is disposed radially on the pivot mechanism. A through hole for the support shaft is disposed in the hinge tube. The support shaft is inserted into the pivot mechanism. A keying mechanism is mounted in the middle of the hinge tube. A key panel is fastened to an arrow-shaped push block. An urging rod having a chamfer on the top is disposed on two sides of the push block. The push block may press against the chamfers to push distal ends of the two urging rods to displace toward two sides thereof to press against the pivot mechanism. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130254981 | FAST RELEASE TOILET SEAT ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A toilet set can be removably attached to a toilet fixture using a system having an attachment body and a post with laterally mateable portions. The post has a rod portion extendable through a mounting hole of the toilet fixture and a post engagement portion. The attachment body has a pivot portion, a movable closure, and a receiving opening. The post engagement portion is defined by radially oriented features, such as disc or ring-shaped portions of different diameters. A portion of the periphery of the receiving opening has features with contours inversely shaped with respect to the features of the post engagement portion so that the attachment body engagement portion is laterally mateable with the post engagement portion. The closure is movable between a closed position preventing disengagement of the attachment body and the post and an open position enabling disengagement of the attachment body from the post. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130333104 | QUICK ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY MECHANISM WITH BUTTON LOCK FOR A TOILET COVER - A quick assembly and disassembly mechanism with a button lock for a toilet cover has a straight tube pivot joint, two stands and two pivot shafts. Each pivot shaft is disposed with pin holes in the radial direction. A lock bar disposed between the pivot shafts can slide side to side. The straight tube is disposed with an operation mechanism to drive the lock bar to slide. A spring is disposed inside the straight tube to reposition the lock bar. The lock bar is disposed with a lock catch and a lock piece with lock hole. The lock catch has an elastic body and a lock piece to limit the sliding of the lock bar and a pivot shaft, which is plugged to the end of the lock bar in sliding way. The lock piece in the end of the lock bar is disposed with a lock hole. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140157500 | TOILET SEAT HINGE WITH SLIDING KEYWAY - A toilet seat hinge includes a lock feature to releasably attach the hinge to a bolt head fastened to a toilet bowl. The hinge includes a hinge base, a key plate, and a grip. The hinge base includes a mounting structure to which a toilet seat can be pivotally mounted, as well as an aperture in a bottom surface thereof through which the bolt head can pass. The key plate includes a keyway having a large end that can be aligned with the aperture for insertion of the bolt head and can be slid into a locking position where the small end is aligned with the aperture to retain the bolt head within the hinge base. The user-movable grip includes a guide which travels in an L-shaped slot to restrain movement of the grip to an L-shape (two-movement) for moving the keyway into and out of locking position. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140215700 | Easy-Install Toilet Seat - A toilet seat hinge assembly and method of installing the assembly are described, wherein the assembly includes a hinge body having a seat and a central opening extending longitudinally through the body; a fastening hinge post having a head, a longitudinally extending body and at least one locking pin; a bushing having an upper flange portion and a longitudinally extending body defining a longitudinally extending channel therethrough, which body further has at least one transversely extending groove in or on the bushing body; and at least one fastening device for securing the hinge assembly to a toilet. The at least one locking pin locks the assembly by rotation of the fastening hinge post body within the channel in the bushing body. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150059072 | Hinge, Damping Device and Mobile Toilet - The present embodiments relate to a hinge for use in a mobile toilet having a toilet bowl, a toilet seat, and a toilet lid, wherein the toilet seat and the toilet lid each are swivel-mounted to the toilet bowl by the hinge and have a common pivot axis. Furthermore, the present embodiments relate to a damping device for retrofitting a hinge. The present embodiments also relate to a mobile toilet. In particular, the present embodiments relate to the problem to allow an easy retrofitting of a hinge and mobile toilets, respectively. This problem is in particular solved with the initially described hinge that in accordance with the present embodiments has at least one receiving area that is formed to receive at least one damping device for damping the swivel motion of the toilet seat or the toilet lid about the pivot axis. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160095480 | HINGE PIN FOR LAVATORY SEAT AND/OR LID - A hinge pin for pivotally mounting at least one of a toilet seat and a lid to a toilet or surrounding structure comprises a first hinge pin component, a second hinge pin component a linking member and fasteners. The first hinge pin component and the second hinge pin component each has a cylindrical outer end, a semicylindrical inner end with a flat joining surface and a shoulder between the outer end and the inner end. The linking member is semicylindrical and has a flat linking surface dimensioned to link the first hinge pin component and the second hinge component when they are axially aligned with their inner ends facing each other and the linking surface is in contact with each joining surface and secured by the fasteners. The assembled linking member and first and second hinge components define a center section of the hinge pin having a circular cross section. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160157685 | LUMINOUS ROTATING SHAFT OF TOILET SEAT COVER - A luminous rotating shaft of toilet seat cover includes a shaft sleeve with two ends that the toilet seat cover is rotatably pivot joined to, a luminous unit with a front light source, a rear light source and a battery module. The luminous unit is detachably assembled in the shaft sleeve. The shaft sleeve has a front window corresponding to the front light source. The front light source provides light to the toilet through the front window. The shaft sleeve has a rear window corresponding to the rear light source. The rear light source provides light to the toilet water tank or the wall through the rear window. The luminous unit includes two photosensors that collect light at the front side and at the rear side of the shaft sleeve. The front light source and the rear light source startup to provide light if the photosensors both collect no light. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20180020888 | TOILET SEAT | 01-25-2018 |
