Patent ID: 8479323
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A toilet seat lifting assembly for maintaining a toilet seat in a vertical rest position when not in use, the assembly comprising a toilet seat including two fixed hinge supports, an outer casing arranged between the two hinges, a pull handle having a shaft and a base rod, the shaft being connected via a first pin to a link, the link being connected via a second pin to a pivotal L-shaped link, the base rod terminates in a first opening in the outer casing, a first torsion spring is fitted over the base rod and is, upon assembly, arranged in the first opening such that upon pivoting the pull handle out of a rest position, the first torsion spring is tensioned and upon releasing the pull handle, the torsion spring urges the pull handle back into the rest position, the L-shaped link is pivotally guided via a third pin into a second opening in the outer casing, such that the L-shaped link contacts the toilet seat and upon pivoting the pull handle out of the rest position, the L-shaped link pushes the seat down and upon relaxing of the pull handle, the torsion spring forces the seat into a vertical position.