Patent ID: 7281277
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A foot actuated toilet seat lift for a toilet fixture having a bowl and a seat hinged to a pair of mounting plates secured to the bowl by mounting bolts passing through mounting holes in said bowl, said lift comprising: a pedal assembly having a floor base positionable on a floor surface adjacent to the bowl, a pedal having a proximal end hinged to said floor base and a distal end movable between an elevated condition and a depressed condition, an extension rod extending from said distal end of the pedal away from said proximal end, an actuator assembly including a thin and elongated seat base plate having a pair of bolt holes located for passing the said pair of mounting bolts for securing said base plate between said bowl and said seat, a lifting arm supported for rotation to said seat base with a free end of said lifting arn positioned under said seat, an actuating lever fixed for rotation with said lifting arm, and a chain connecting said actuating lever to a free end of said extension rod for lifting the said seat with said free end of said lifting arm responsive to depression of said distal pedal end relative to said floor base.