Patent ID: 6763529
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A bolt assembly to reversibly affix a toilet seat having an attaching bracket with at least one opening to a toilet bowl flange having at least one corresponding vertical opening, said bolt assembly comprising:at least one threaded rod dimensioned to be received within the opening in the flange and opening in the attaching bracket and being substantially longer than the thickness of the flange and the bracket combined; at least one first nut for being threaded onto the bottom of said rod such that said rod may thereafter be inserted upwardly into the opening in the flange with the top of said rod extending a substantial distance above the flange; at least one second nut for being threaded onto the top of the rod and being rotated downwardly until said second nut rests against the flange to maintain the rod securely in place with the top of the rod projecting upwardly from the second nut to receive the toilet seat bracket; and at least one third nut for being threaded onto the top of the rod after the toilet seat bracket has been received thereon, the third nut for securing the toilet seat to the flange; whereby the toilet seat can be easily removed by removing the third nut and lifting the toilet seat and bracket upwardly away from the flange with no need to reach below the flange and the toilet seat may be just as easily replaced and secured with the third nut from above the flange, and the length of the rod and the placement of the first, second and third nuts accommodates any variations in the thickness of the flange and the bracket.