Patent ID: 9107547
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A47K,F16B

Abstract:
1. A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, the hinge assembly comprising: a hinge post; a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl; an adaptor having a first segment coupled to the head of the bolt, a second segment, and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments, the first and second segments both configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the bolt, the shear segment having a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments such that the shear segment breaks when a torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount; and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded shaft of the bolt; wherein the head of the bolt is fit into the adaptor such that the first segment of the adaptor surrounds the head.