Patent ID: 6360382
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An apparatus for moving a toilet seat between a lowered position adjacent a toilet bowl and a raised, tilted position above a waste container to assist a physically disabled person between an upright position and a seated position for using a toilet, the apparatus being independent of the waste container and comprising:a toilet seat having a hollow platform defining a central opening therethrough for communication with said toilet bowl in said lowered position and having an enclosed interior passageway; a support structure adapted to be positioned about the waste container; linkage means attached to said support structure for raising the toilet seat directly above the waste container and for tilting the toilet seat such that a rear portion of the toilet seat assumes a vertically higher position than a front portion of the toilet seat; power means for urging the toilet seat between the lowered position and the raised, tilted position; and support arms configured to remain substantially parallel during travel between the lowered position and the raised, tilted position whereby the person is assisted up from and down to a seated position immediately above the toilet bowl.