Patent ID: 6138289
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A toilet seat lowering device, for use with a toilet seat having a raised position and a lowered position, a seat bottom, a seat front, a seat rear, and a seat middle, the toilet seat mounted to a toilet bowl having a bowl front, a bowl middle, and a bowl rear, the toilet seat rear pivotally connected at the toilet bowl rear with a hinge, comprising:a top plate having a top plate front and a top plate rear, the top plate front for mounting to the toilet seat bottom near the seat middle with the top plate rear extending toward the seat rear;a bottom plate having a bottom plate front and a bottom plate rear, the bottom plate rear pivotally attached to the top plate rear, the bottom plate front attachable to the toilet bowl middle with the bottom plate rear extending toward the bowl rear;an inflatable bellows located between the top plate and bottom plate, defining an internal cavity which is inflatable to create a pressurized internal cavity, such that when said internal cavity is inflated a distance between the top plate front and bottom plate front is maximized to hold the toilet seat in the raised position; a quick intake valve in communication with the internal cavity of the bellows, so that the bellows automatically inflates when the toilet seat is manually raised; anda slow release valve in communication with the internal cavity of the bellows to allow controlled slow release of air from said internal cavity to slowly deflate the internal cavity, causing the distance between the top plate front and bottom plate front to minimize, thus lowering the toilet seat.