Patent ID: 6363543
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A foot operated mechanism for raising a toilet seat away from a toilet bowl and lowering it back down while retarding the natural falling rate of the seat comprising:a) a first non skid pad having a foot pedal attached to an upper surface of said non skid pad; a pedal strap attached to the bottom side of one end of said foot pedal, the other end of said pedal strap attached to a bottom support plate, in order to be consistent with the disclosure terminology; a second non skid pad attached to the under side of said bottom support plate, in order to be consistent with the disclosure terminology; an adjustment pad attached to the bottom of said second non skid pad; the bottom support plate, in order to be consistent with the disclosure terminology; attached to a support housing tube; the support housing tube has at the top a top support cap; b) a shock absorber device resting on top of said bottom support plate, in order to be consistent with the disclosure terminology; and inside of said support housing tube; a piston rod, extending upward from said shock absorber device and through an opening in said top support cap; a cable with a first end attached to the other end of said foot pedal, the second end of said cable extends into a slot in said support housing tube and riding up and over a pulley mounted in said top support cap at the top of said support housing tube; said cable attached to a cable brace near the bottom end of said piston rod of the shock absorber device; and c) a seat bracket attached to the top end of the movable rod of the shock absorber device and attachable to a toilet seat.