Patent ID: 8272081

Claim:
A lift device for use with a toilet, the toilet having a toilet bowl with a top planar surface, comprising: a first support portion positioned in direct contact with the top planar surface of the toilet bowl, the first support portion having a plate extending downwardly to each side of the toilet bowl, each plate having a forward portion; a second support portion comprising a pair of vertical fixed support tubes and a member slidably movable within each tube, the forward portion of each plate of the first support portion being attachable to one of the support tubes from the pair of support tubes; a rotatable toilet seat comprising a front portion and a back portion and a pivot shaft disposed within the front portion, the pivot shaft having a first end; a worm wheel segment attached to the first end of the pivot shaft; an electric motor comprising a worm gear drive that is movable when the electric motor is actuated; a housing, wherein the motor, the worm gear drive and the worm wheel segment are contained within the housing; and means for selectively driving the electric motor in a first direction that causes rotation of the pivot shaft and brings the back portion of the toilet seat upward and forward, and in a second direction that causes opposite rotation of the pivot shaft and brings the back portion of the toilet seat downward and rearward.