Patent ID: 7788741
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. An automatic toilet seat and lid assembly comprising: a first motor; a first output shaft, said first output shaft connected to one of the seat and the lid and capable of being actuated to raise and lower said one of said seat and said lid; and a first clutch connecting said first motor to said first output shaft, said first clutch including a first element defining a notch, a second element interfitting with said notch, and a spring biasing said second element into said notch, said second element capable of being forced out of said notch to disengage said first motor from said first output shaft when said one of said seat and said lid are manually raised or lowered, wherein said first element is a wheel in driving engagement with said motor, said wheel including a face perpendicular to the axis of said wheel, said notch defined in said face, wherein said second element is a pin, extending outwardly from said first output shaft.