Patent ID: 9713406
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A47K

Claim:
1. A toilet seat assembly for controlling the movement of a toilet seat comprising: a toilet having a base, a bowl, a tank, and the toilet seat moveable from a first open position to a second closed position; a housing coupled to the toilet seat and the base, the housing containing a microprocessor and a motor configured to move the toilet seat between the first open position and the second closed position; a lifting structure coupling the toilet seat to the housing; a tongue connected to the housing and extending into a space between the tank and the base; a switch in communication with a circuit in the microprocessor, the microprocessor being configured to operate the motor in response to the switch; and wherein the microprocessor is in communication with a mobile device configured to transmit commands to the microprocessor to move the toilet seat between the first open position and the second closed position, and to move the toilet seat to a third desired position between the first open and the second closed position.