Patent ID: 6163894
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A sanitary clip-on handle arrangement adapted to be clipped onto a hinge mounted toilet seat and later removed, comprising:a. a handle portion movably coupled to a clamping arrangement, the clamping arrangement adapted for operation by a user and movable into an open position, and when released by the user is biased into a closed position for clipping onto a toilet seat,b. the handle portion being capable of movement from a first extended position enabling a person to easily grasp the handle portion, to a second tucked, less obtrusive position wherein the handle portion extends substantially parallel to the toilet seat, to a third storage position wherein the handle portion extends substantially parallel to the clamping arrangement,c. the clamping arrangement further comprising a plurality of opposing clamp members and a flexible bias arrangement provided to bias the clamp members to the closed position, each clamp member having a tab end for engagement by a user into the open position and a clamping end for clipping onto the toilet seat,d. the clip-on handle arrangement configured to be temporarily clipped onto the toilet seat for use in lifting and lowering the toilet seat, and capable of quick removal therefrom by the user by grasping and operating the tab ends of the clamping arrangement into the open position, thereby releasing the clip-on handle arrangement from the toilet seat.