Patent ID: 8082603

Claim:
A toilet comprising: a toilet bowl comprising a bowl flange comprising bowl flange apertures; a toilet seat ring; a mounting apparatus comprising: a seat mount; post holders; a hinge pin joining said seat mount and said post holders, the hinge pin configured to permit rotation of the toilet seat ring between a general 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, a cylindrical receptacle retainer configured to surrounding and engage each post receptacle over most of its length and engaging an underside of the bowl flange to secure the post receptacle in the bowl flange aperture; said elongate posts passing through and beyond the post receptacles, and said elongate posts each comprising a flattened blade configured to interfere with the post receptacles to control longitudinal motion of said elongate posts relative to said post receptacles, whereby said seat ring is configured to rest on said bowl flange and is configured to be raised and releasably supported above said bowl flange for maintenance.