Patent ID: 7398564

Claim:
A closure apparatus adapted to mount to a toilet, the toilet having a cover and a bowl ledge, the closure apparatus comprising: a mounting bolt having an opening extending therethrough; a rod disposed within the opening of the mounting bolt; a spring adapted to be deformed by the rod to thereby bias the rod; a lever movable with respect to the mounting bolt, the lever including a latch point; and a latch release mechanism coupled to the lever; wherein when the closure apparatus is mounted to the bowl ledge, upon flushing the toilet when the cover is open, the latch release mechanism is actuated in response to flushing of the toilet to cause the latch point of the lever to move with respect to the mounting bolt allowing the spring to move the rod which pushes the cover, to thereby close the cover; and wherein the latch release mechanism includes an actuating member having a first end attached to the lever and a second end coupled to a flush arm, such that, upon flushing the toilet when the cover is open, the flush arm moves the actuating member to cause the latch point of the lever to move with respect to the mounting bolt allowing the spring to move the rod which pushes the cover, to thereby close the cover.