Patent ID: 6226804
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
An automatic toilet cover and seat lifting and lowering device for automatically lifting and lowering a toilet seat and toilet cover without physical assertion, wherein the toilet cover and toilet seat are pivotally coupled with a toilet, the toilet being comprised of a bowl portion and a tank portion coupled together at a central flange, the lifting and lowering device comprising, in combination:an electrically powered motor secured to the cental flange of the toilet, the motor being positioned under a protective housing, the motor including a central gear positioned forwardly thereof;a lifting apparatus coupled with the motor and at least one of the toilet seat and toilet cover, the lifting apparatus including a gear disposed under the protective housing and positioned forwardly of and engaged to the central gear of the motor, the gear having a shaft extending laterally therethrough, the shaft having opposed free ends, the opposed free ends each having an elongated arm extending forwardly therefrom, the elongated arms extending within at least one of the toilet seat and the toilet cover; andan activation switch disposed adjacent to the toilet, the activation switch being in communication with the motor, the activation switch having a first position for operating the motor in a raising orientation and a second position for operating the motor in a lowering orientation.