Patent ID: 7367066

Claim:
A pivotally adjustable toilet lid lifting and lowering apparatus, the apparatus for use proximal to either side of a toilet, the apparatus comprising: a parallelepiped base, the base having length and a width, the length having a front and a back; a parallelepiped foot pedal, the pedal having a length and a width, the width having a top and a bottom, the bottom of the pedal pivotally mounted to the front of the base; a pedal resistance device resisting downward pedal movement, whereby the pedal is returned to rest when released; a vertical stanchion disposed in an approximate center of the base; a pivot arm pivotally connected to the stanchion, the arm having a first end, a second end, and a semicircular center, the approximate middle of the center connected to the stanchion; the top of the pedal width pivotally connected to the first end of the pivot arm; an actuation arm, the actuation arm having a bottom end, a top end, and a length, the bottom end removably and pivotally connected to the second end of the pivot arm, the top end removably connected to the toilet lid.