Patent ID: 6308346
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A sanitary toilet seat assembly for advancing tubular plastic around a toilet seat, said assembly comprising:a toilet seat having a first end and a second end;a base member to which the toilet seat is operatively connected;a top cover covering at least a portion of the base member, thereby forming a housing;a dispenser shaft proximate said first end; a take-up shaft proximate said second end; tubular plastic forming a roll around said dispenser shaft, extending around said toilet seat, and forming a roll around said take-up shaft;a counter shaft;a motor within said housing for operatively driving said take-up shaft to advance said tubular plastic in a travel direction; anda unitary pressure member for forcing the tubular plastic against said counter shaft, said pressure member extending continuously in a unitary construction downward from an upper internal surface of said top cover to a stationary pressure edge, said pressure edge having a long axis and a short axis defining a contact area with the tubular plastic, said long axis substantially transverse to said travel direction, whereby contact between said tubular plastic and said counter shaft is improved.