Patent ID: 8763168

Claim:
A device for affixing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, comprising: a fixing component having a first through-hole and removably coupling to a fixing member; a hinge base having a second through-hole in a lower surface and a cavity above the second through-hole, wherein the hinge base receives the fixing component through the second through-hole and a first portion of the fixing component protrudes above the second through-hole and into the hinge base cavity; a hinge cover, the hinge cover being rotatable when covering a portion of the hinge base and having a locked position; and a rib on an internal surface of the hinge cover, the rib including an inward projection for engaging an indentation on an exterior side surface of the first portion of the fixing component and including an outward projection for engaging a projection on an internal surface of the hinge base cavity only when the hinge cover is in the locked position.