Patent ID: 8819873

Claim:
A device for moving the seat of a toilet comprising: a first hinge bracket fixedly attached to a seat; a second hinge bracket fixedly attached to a toilet; a pivot lever fixedly attached to said first hinge bracket; said pivot lever pivotally attached to said second hinge bracket; one end of said pivot lever extending to one side of said toilet and towards a rear and a top of said toilet when said seat is in a horizontal orientation; said one end of said pivot lever terminating in a horizontal pivot joint; an elongate arm being pivotally attached to said horizontal pivot joint at a point between a first end and a second end of said elongate arm; a counterweight attached to said first end of said elongate arm such that said counterweight causes said elongate arm to maintain a substantially vertical orientation; whereby said seat is lifted from said toilet when said elongated arm is pushed in a downward direction.