Patent ID: 6842916

Claim:
A toilet seat lifting device, having a proximal and distal end, for use with a toilet seat assembly having a toilet seat and a toilet seat lid, the toilet seat and toilet seat lid each having a periphery, the toilet seat lid having upper and lower surfaces, and the toilet seat having a top and bottom, comprising: a housing having an upper surface, and a lower surface, the housing having an internal channel having an opening at the proximal end; an adhesive pad attached to the upper surface of the housing for mounting the housing to the lower surface of the toilet seat lid; a handle having a handgrip and a shaft, the handgrip located fully proximally on the handle and more proximal than the housing, the shaft slidably mounted within the internal channel for allowing the handle to selectively enter an inward position and an outward position; and a hook attached to and extending beneath the handle near the handgrip, the hook for selectively engaging the perimeter of the toilet seat when the housing is affixed to the toilet seat lid associated with said toilet seat and the hook is in the inward position, wherein the hook has a forward portion that extends downwardly from the handgrip and a lower portion having an apex for selectively engaging the toilet seat bottom whereas the hook flexes against the toilet seat bottom and is biased there against to keep the hook in position against the toilet seat perimeter.