Patent ID: 9635987
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A47K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A hinge assembly for a toilet seat, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge post for pivotally supporting the toilet seat on a toilet bowl; a mounting member configured to be supported on the toilet bowl, the mounting member including a bushing configured to extend into and conform to the shape of an opening in the toilet bowl; a bolt connected to the mounting member, the bolt extending through the bushing and being configured to extend through the opening in the toilet bowl; and a nut threadable onto the bolt to secure the mounting member to the toilet bowl; wherein the hinge post engages the mounting member to connect the hinge post to the toilet bowl, and wherein the hinge post is separate from the mounting member such that the hinge post is removable from toilet bowl without unsecuring the mounting member from the toilet bowl.