Patent ID: 6321393
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An automated toilet seat lowering device for automatically lowering a toilet seat which is hingedly coupled to a toilet by a pair of hinges, said device comprising:a motor for rotating a spindle securely attached to said toilet seat, said motor being mechanically coupled to said spindle, said spindle being generally coaxial with each of said hinges, wherein said motor rotates said spindle to lower said toilet seat downward from a raised position;a housing, said housing being mountable to a wall, said housing having a front side facing outwardly away from said wall;control circuitry adapted for actuating said motor, tracking elapsed time and receiving an electrical signal from a sensor, said control circuitry being positioned in said housing and electrically coupled to said motor; said sensor being positioned on said front side of said housing and electrically coupled to said control circuitry, said sensor sending said electrical signal to said control circuitry when said sensor detects movement; andwherein said control circuitry actuates said motor to lower said toilet seat downward from a raised position when said control circuitry does not receive said signal from said sensor beyond a predetermined amount of elapsed time.