Patent ID: 6851130

Claim:
A sanitary toilet seat assembly for attachment to a toilet bowl apparatus comprising (a) a toilet seat member having top and bottom surfaces, front and back ends, and a pair of side surfaces, (b) said back end of said toilet seat member being pivotally coupled to said toilet bowl apparatus at a first axis whereby the toilet seat member is rotatable between a closed position where the seat member abuts an upper surface of the toilet bowl apparatus and a fully open position where the seat member is disposed substantially vertical to the upper surface of the toilet bowl apparatus; (c) a counterweight member integrally formed with the back end of the toilet seat and extending rearwardly therefrom for a distance beyond the first axis; the counterweight member having an end remote from the first axis; (d) a lid pivotally connected to the end of the counterweight member at a second axis; the second axis being disposed rearwardly of the first axis; whereby the lid is rotatable between a closed position where the lid abuts the top surface of the seat member and a fully open position where the lid lies substantially vertical to the upper surface of the toilet bowl apparatus; and (e) a handle extending outwardly from a front end of the lid and beyond the front end of the toilet seat member; whereby the handle is adapted for raising and lowering the lid and additionally for raising and lowering the seat by selectively applying a force either toward or away from the second axis.