Patent ID: 7305720

Claim:
A toilet seat device comprising: a base portion placed above a toilet bowl; a toilet seat extending from the base portion in a forward direction; a mounting member fixed at the toilet bowl and having a lateral length smaller than a lateral length of the toilet bowl; at least one hinge member supporting the base portion and the toilet seat, the at least one hinge member capable of lifting up and down the base portion and the toilet seat between a first condition and a second condition, the first condition in which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned at the toilet bowl substantially in a state of close contact with the toilet bowl, and the second condition in which the base portion and the toilet seat are positioned at predetermined distances relative to the toilet bowl; and a housing space established at a bottom surface portion of the base portion and recessed inside the base portion, the housing space being adapted to house the at least one hinge member therein to be invisible from outside, wherein, in the first condition, the hinge member is housed in the housing space.