Patent ID: 6883186

Claim:
An apparatus disposed within a toilet tank to displace a raised toilet cover or seat member, comprising, in combination: a) an actuator movable generally endwise toward a location defined by the raised toilet seat or cover, b) mechanism within the toilet tank to urge the actuator endwise from a retracted position in response to lowering of the surface level of water in the tank, and toward said location to effect lowering of the seat or cover, c) the actuator thereafter being movable toward said retracted position, d) the toilet tank having a wall defining an opening through which the actuator projects for movement toward said location defined by the raised toilet seat or cover, e) the actuator including a rod in endwise alignment with said opening, f) said mechanism including a pusher receivable in the tank interior for pushing the rod endwise toward said location in response to said lowering of water level in the tank, g) and including a spring positioned in the tank to yieldably urge the rod toward said retracted position, as accommodated by water rising in the tank.