Patent ID: 7644451

Claim:
An apparatus for selectively moving a toilet seat between a first and second position comprising: a) a base; b) a first pedal having a first end for receiving a downward force thereon, said first pedal having opposed upper and lower surfaces, said first pedal being pivotally connected to said base via said lower surface; c) first means for connection between the toilet seat and an end of said first pedal opposite said first end for moving the toilet seat from a first position to a second position; d) a second pedal having opposed upper and lower surfaces and a first end for receiving a downward force thereon, said second pedal having a second end opposite said first end, said second pedal being pivotally connected to the upper surface of said first pedal adjacent the second end of said second pedal; and e) a non-rigid return member connected between said second pedal and upper end of said first moving means for moving the toilet seat from the second position to the first position and said second pedal away from said first pedal; wherein said non-rigid return member is connected to the said upper surface of said second pedal intermediate said first and second ends of said second pedal; wherein upon applying the downward force to the first end of the first pedal, the first pedal pivots and causes the first moving means to move the toilet seat from the first position to the second position and causes the non-rigid return member to move the second pedal away from the first pedal, wherein upon applying the downward force on said first end of the second pedal, the second moving means causes the toilet seat to be moved from the second position to the first position.