Patent ID: 8959672
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A toilet seat hinge configured for releasable connection to a bolt coupled to a toilet bowl wherein said bolt includes a shank and an enlarged head, comprising: a hinge base having a mounting structure configured to be coupled to a toilet seat and an interior bounded by at least a bottom wall thereof, said bottom wall including an aperture configured to allow access to said interior; a key plate including a keyway having a first-sized opening configured to allow said bolt head to pass therethrough and a second-sized opening that is smaller than said bolt head, said key plate being configured to slide, relative to said hinge base, along a first axis, between (i) a first position in which said first-sized opening is in registry with said aperture, thereby allowing insertion of said bolt head therethrough, and (ii) a second position in which said second-sized opening is in registry with said aperture, said key plate in said second position being interposed between said bolt head and said aperture, thereby inhibiting withdrawal of said bolt head from said interior; and a grip coupled to said key plate and slidable along a second axis generally perpendicular to said first axis between a locked position in which said grip holds said key plate in said second position and a retracted position, away from said locked position, in which said grip does not hold said key plate in said second position, said grip being further slidable along a third axis generally parallel to said first axis, between said retracted position and an unlocked position, in which said key plate is in said first position.