Patent ID: 7340782

Claim:
A toilet seat assembly for use with a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, said toilet tank having a front surface, the toilet seat assembly comprising: (a) a toilet seat lid having a front peripheral lid portion and a lid end portion extended off of the front peripheral lid portion; (b) a toilet seat having a front peripheral seat portion and a seat end portion extended normal to the front peripheral seat portion, said seat end portion having a top surface at an elevation higher than the front peripheral seat portion; and (c) at least one hinge assembly adapted for attachment to the toilet tank, said at least one hinge assembly including a hinge bracket adapted for attachment to the top surface of the seat end portion, a plurality of hinge plates, and a plurality of mounting attachments, said plurality of hinge plates and said plurality of mounting attachments being connected to said hinge bracket, wherein an edge of the top surface of the seat end portion extends higher than said hinge bracket; wherein said hinge assembly is attached to the lid end portion and the top surface of the seat end portion.