Patent ID: 8656522

Claim:
A toilet comprising: a toilet bowl having a bowl flange with apertures; a toilet seat including a seat ring and a seat mount, and seat mounting apparatus; said seat mounting apparatus including said seat mount, post holders overlying the flange apertures, a connector joining said seat mount and said post holders to permit rotation of the seat ring between a generally horizontal use position and an over center storage position, and an elongate post secured to and extending downwardly from each of said post holders; a post receptacle secured in each of the bowl flange apertures and extending there beyond; and a cylindrical receptacle retainer surrounding and engaging each post receptacle over most of its length and engaging the underside of the bowl to secure the post receptacle in the bowl flange aperture; said elongate posts passing through and beyond the post receptacles, configured to permit the seat to be slidably elevated above the bowl flange to a maintenance position, and having a distal end configured to engage the receptacle in the maintenance position and to releasably support the elongate posts in said position for cleaning and maintenance; wherein the post receptacle comprises a receptacle head, a threaded sleeve, and an insert liner.