Patent ID: 7913327

Claim:
An automatically flushing toilet comprising: (a) a horizontal bar to which both a toilet seat and a toilet seat cover are attached; (b) an extension arm having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the horizontal bar and the second end comprising a cut-out; (c) a telescoping member comprising an outer tube located entirely within a tank compartment of a toilet and an inner tube that is situated inside of the outer tube and that moves vertically within the outer tube; (d) a pivoting member that is pivotally attached to the second end of the extension arm and that has a side edge and a top edge; (e) a spring that biases the pivoting member to move forward within the cut-out in the second end of the extension arm; and (f) a laterally extending rod that is connected to an extension of the inner tube and that extends laterally through the cut-out in the second end of the extension arm; wherein when the toilet seat cover is lifted, the second end of the extension arm moves downward, and the rod pushes the pivoting member rearward within the cut-out in the second end of the extension arm and simultaneously travels upward along the side edge of the pivoting member until it reaches the top edge of the pivoting member, at which point the spring causes the pivoting member to move forward, resulting in the rod being positioned on top of the top edge of the pivoting member; wherein when the toilet seat cover is lowered after being raised, the second end of the extension arm moves upward, causing the rod to push the inner tube upward within the outer tube of the telescoping member; wherein the inner tube is connected to a trip lever that is connected to a chain that is connected to a toilet flapper; and wherein when the inner tube is pushed upward within the outer tube of the telescoping member, one end of the trip lever is raised, thereby causing the chain to lift the toilet flapper and causing the toilet to flush.