Patent ID: 8091155

Claim:
A toilet seat lifting system comprising: a toilet; a seat and a lid being hingedly coupled together by a hinge and secured to said toilet, each of said seat and lid being positionable in lifted position or lowered position relative to said toilet; a pivot bar being rotatably coupled to said seat and said lid, said pivot bar being positioned adjacent to said hinge; a lifting arm being coupled to a first end of said pivot bar, said lifting arm extending outwardly from said pivot bar and engaging a bottom face of the seat, said lifting arm lifting the seat when said pivot bar is rotated; a lifting assembly being coupled to said pivot bar, said lifting assembly being actuated to rotate said pivot bar to lift the seat of the toilet, said lifting assembly being actuated again to rotate said pivot bar to lower the seat of the toilet; wherein said lifting assembly includes; a housing being coupled to a wall positioned adjacent to the toilet; a lifting gear being rotatably coupled to and positioned in said housing, said lifting gear being coupled to a second end of said pivot bar; an actuation gear being rotatably coupled to and positioned in said housing; and a chain extending around said actuation gear and said lifting gear, said chain transferring rotational movement of said actuation gear to said lifting gear, said lifting gear rotating said pivot rod to lift the seat when said actuation gear is rotated in the first direction, said lifting gear rotating said pivot rod to lower the seat when said actuation gear is rotated in the second direction.