Patent ID: 6567995
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet seat lifting device for use with toilet having a toilet seat, the toilet seat having a ring having a top surface and a bottom surface, comprising:a plate assembly, the plate assembly for mounting above the toilet, said plate assembly comprising an elongated base, said base having a front surface, a rear surface, a top end, and a bottom end, a pair of hooks, including a top hook and a bottom hook, said hooks secured to the base top surface, and at least one U-shaped guide having a guide top, the guide positioned horizontally between the hooks creating a space between the guide and the base top surface; a rope assembly, the rope assembly for extending from the toilet seat to the plate assembly for controlling positioning of the toilet seat, said rope assembly comprising a rope having two ends and a loop between the ends, and a pair of clamps wherein each clamp is attached to one of the ends of the rope, said clamps secured around the toilet seat ring, wherein the rope loop extends under the guide and is selectively looped around the top hook when the toilet seat is in the lowered position, and to raise the seat the loop is selectively removed from the top hook and is pulled downward over the guide top toward the bottom hook to raise the toilet seat and looped around the bottom hook to maintain the toilet seat in the raised position.