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WO2008030841A2 - Procédé et appareil destinés à baisser un couvercle de siège de toilettes - Google Patents

Procédé et appareil destinés à baisser un couvercle de siège de toilettes Download PDF

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WO2008030841A2
WO2008030841A2 PCT/US2007/077584 US2007077584W WO2008030841A2 WO 2008030841 A2 WO2008030841 A2 WO 2008030841A2 US 2007077584 W US2007077584 W US 2007077584W WO 2008030841 A2 WO2008030841 A2 WO 2008030841A2
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handle
toilet seat
extension
toilet
adapter
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John D. Bailey
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K13/00—Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
    • A47K13/10—Devices for raising and lowering, e.g. tilting or lifting mechanisms; Collapsible or rotating seats or covers
    • A47K13/105—Toilet seat or toilet cover handles

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  • This invention pertains to the art of methods and apparatuses for automatically lowering a seat, and more particularly to lowering the seats of toilets upon flushing.
  • a toilet flushing apparatus includes a handle, a handle adapter, the adapter operatively connected to the '0 handle, a handle extension, the handle extension operatively connected to the handle adapter, the handle extension, extending downwardly from the handle adapter, and at least two spaced apart grooves, the grooves located in the handle adapter, the handle extension connected to the handle adapter via one of the grooves.
  • the space between ⁇ 5 the grooves is approximately the thickness of an associated toilet seat.
  • the apparatus includes at least one sound buffer, the at least one sound buffer being attached to the associated toilet set.
  • the handle i0 extension has a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the adapter, wherein the apparatus also includes a flange, the flange being attached to the second end of the handle extension, the flange extending outwardly from the second end of the handle extension.
  • the flange extends outwardly from the second end of the handle extension at approximately 90° with respect to the handle extension.
  • the apparatus includes a toilet seat, a toilet seat lid, the toilet seat lid being attached to the toilet seat via a hinge, and at least one sound buffer, wherein the sound buffer is located on the bottom of the toilet seat.
  • the handle extension is angled outwardly from the tank. [0010] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the handle extension is angled approximately 1/8 inch outwardly from the tank.
  • the flange has a center and edges, wherein the flange is wider at the center than the edges.
  • a flushable toilet includes a bowl, a tank, the tank having a front and a back, the tank having an opening in the front, the opening being above an associated water line, a tank lid, a flushing mechanism, a handle, and a bracket, the bracket movably attached to the tank through the opening, the bracket having an extension that extends into the tank.
  • the toilet includes a toilet seat, a toilet seat lid, the toilet seat lid being attached to the toilet seat via a hinge, and at least one sound buffer, wherein the sound buffer is located on the bottom of the toilet seat.
  • the toilet includes a clip, the clip attached to the tank, the clip having an opening approximately the thickness of the toilet seat lid.
  • a method for lowering a toilet seat includes providing a toilet bowl, the toilet seat, a toilet seat lid, a tank, a tank lid, a flushing mechanism, a handle, a handle adapter, the adapter operatively connected to the handle, a handle extension, the handle extension operatively connected to the handle adapter, the handle extension, extending downwardly from the handle adapter, and at least two spaced apart grooves, the grooves located in the handle adapter, inserting the handle
  • #690 504 vl extension into one of the at least two grooves depressing the handle downwardly, thereby moving the handle extension toward the seat and the toilet seat lid, and lowering at least the toilet seat.
  • the handle extension is inserted into the groove which allows the handle extension to move between the toilet seat and the toilet seat lid.
  • the handle extension is inserted into the groove which allows the handle extension to move behind the upraised toilet seat lid, thereby lowering both the toilet seat and the toilet seat lid when the handle is depressed downwardly.
  • the method further includes providing at least one sound buffer, the sound buffer being attached to the toilet seat.
  • the purpose of the invention is to lower the seats of toilets upon flushing.
  • One embodiment is an adapter that attaches to the flushing handles of existing toilets, another is a replacement flushing handle for existing toilets and it will be a complete assembly, essentially using the same interior components in use today.
  • the third is for new toilets that will be built having a totally different means for achieving the same result.
  • the invention has a cushioning material to absorb the sound when the seat hits the ceramic toilet bowl. Instead of making a loud bang, it makes a soft sounding thump.
  • the rubber material is long lasting, easy to clean, and keep clean.
  • the handle adapter and the handle with the complete assembly will be adjustable. Not all toilet seats are positioned the same, and some are thicker than others. For example, a wooden seat is normally thicker than one made of plastic.
  • FIG. 10 Another embodiment uses the current handles in use today for flushing.
  • the tank will be built with a small hole above the water line and behind the lid and seat.
  • a bracket is placed through the hole and held in place by a tight and flexible fitting.
  • the outside of the bracket will be manufactured with safety issues in mind.
  • the lever arm will move the bracket inside the tank upward, forcing the other end on the outside of the tank downward and against the lid, moving it down along with the seat. It can also be designed in such a way as to lower the seat only, leaving the lid upright.
  • FIGURE IA is a plan view of the device showing a handle adapter
  • FIGURE IB is a bottom view of the handle adapter
  • FIGURE 1C is a plan view of the handle extension
  • FIGURE 2 A is a side view of the device showing the handle adapter;
  • FIGURE 2B is a front view of FIGURE 2A;
  • FIGURE 3 A is a side view of the device showing the handle adapter with a sound buffer;
  • FIGURE 3B is a front view of FIGURE 3 A;
  • FIGURE 4A is a plan view of the device showing an adjustable handle extension
  • FIGURE 4B is a side view of FIGURE 4A;
  • FIGURE 5 A is a plan view of a handle attachment;
  • FIGURE 5B is a plan view of the toilet seat;
  • FIGURE 6 is a plan view of the handle in the flushed position;
  • FIGURE 7 is a plan view of the handle in the resting position;
  • FIGURE 8 is a plan view of the handle mechanism;
  • FIGURE 9A is a plan view of the device showing another embodiment for lowering the seat; and,
  • FIGURE 9B is a plan view of the device showing another embodiment for lowering the seat, with sound buffers.
  • FIGURES IA, IB, and 1C show a toilet 10, a toilet tank 14, toilet tank lid 12, a toilet tank handle 18 (shown in the non-flushed position 20 and the flushed position 22), a toilet seat 16, a handle adapter 30, a handle extension 40 (shown in the non-flushed position 24 and the flushed position 26), and a sound buffer 28.
  • the handle adapter 30 can be attached to an
  • the extension 40 is attached to the adapter 30, such that when the toilet handle 18 is rotated to the flushed position 22 to flush the toilet 10, the extension 40 moves between the toilet lid 36 and the seat 16, thereby lowering the seat 16.
  • the extension 40 extends downwardly from the handle 18.
  • the length of the extension 40 is not intended as a limitation to this invention, although the extension 40 has to be long enough so that when
  • the extension 40 is long enough to come in contact with either the toilet lid 36 or the toilet seat 16.
  • the extension 40 is positioned so that when the handle 18 is depressed downwardly, the extension 40 rotates towards the toilet lid 36 and toilet seat 16 and goes between the lid 36 and the seat 16 and lowers the seat 16.
  • the extension 40 is positioned so that
  • the toilet seat 16 has a sound buffer 28 attached to the seat 16, so that when the seat 16 is lowered by the extension 40, the sound is muffled.
  • the sound buffer 28 can be any device, made of any material that will limit the force of the impact of the seat 16 being
  • the adapter 30 can have openings 32 to allow for different positions for the extension 40, as mentioned above.
  • FIGURES 2 A and 2B show the inside of the toilet tank 14. In this case
  • the tank 14 is designed with a hole above the water level 34 to accommodate a bracket 48 that shifts when it is struck by an interior lever 46 when the toilet 10 is flushed.
  • This embodiment will typically be used for newly manufactured toilets or retrofitted toilets. This movement causes the lid 36 and seat 16 to move down. When the handle 18 is depressed, the lever 46 is raised, and the lever 46 makes contact with the bracket 48, and the
  • SO bracket 48 moves outward toward the seat lid 36 and makes contact with the lid 36 with
  • the bracket 48 can be of any design such that the movement of the lever 46 against the portion of the bracket 48 within the tank 14, will cause the bracket 48 to make contact with the lid 36 with sufficient force such that the lid 36 and seat 16 move down to a closed position.
  • the lever 46 contacts the bracket 48 and the bracket moves downward to strike the lid 36.
  • FIGURES 9A and 9B which is only one embodiment of the invention, the lever 46 comes in contact with the angled portion 50 of the bracket 48 when the toilet 10 is flushed. The lever 46 pushes against the angled portion 50 and moves the bracket 48 into the lid 36.
  • FIGURES 3 A and 3B show another embodiment of FIGURES 2 A and 2B, wherein a sound buffer 28 is attached to the toilet seat 16 in order to minimize the noise of the seat 16 closing.
  • FIGURES 4A and 4B show a replacement extension 40 and handle 18.
  • the adjustable handle extension 40 fits between the toilet lid 36 and seat 16. The extension 40 will lower the seat 16, leaving the lid 36 in the upright position. The handle extension 40 can be adjusted forward and away from the tank 14 to fit between the lid 36 and the seat 16 upon flushing.
  • FIGURES 5 A and 5B show the toilet seat 16 with a handle attachment.
  • a square washer type bracket 52 fits between the flushing handle 18 and the toilet tank 14.
  • the bottom part of the bracket 52 is an adjustable extension that turns when the toilet 10 is flushed. This in rum pushes the lid 36, seat 16, or both forward and in the down position.
  • a sound buffer 28 is attached to the bottom front of the toilet seat 16 reduces the sound when the toilet seat 16 hits the toilet bowl.
  • FIGURES 6 and 7 show another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the extension 40 is attached to the pivot portion of the flushing handle 18.
  • the extension 40 has a flange 42 at the bottom that pushes the toilet seat 16 down when the flushing handle 18 is depressed.
  • the invention can be designed for the extension 40 to move between the lid 36 and the seat 16 or between the tank 14 and the lid 36, so that either just the seat 16 or both the seat 16 and the lid 36 can be lowered upon flushing.
  • the extension 40 rotates
  • FIGURE 8 shows the entire flushing handle mechanism 18, including the grooves 44.
  • the grooves 44 allow for the extension 40 to be placed in different positions depending on whether the user wished to close the lid 36 and the seat 16 or just the seat 16.
  • the extension 40 is straight, and in another embodiment, the extension 40 is angled outward from the tank 14, which in one embodiment would be 1/8".
  • the flange 42 at the bottom of the extension 40 in one embodiment, is wider at the center than on the edges. In one embodiment, this width is approximately one inch.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil à la fois nouveaux et perfectionnés qui permettent de baisser un couvercle de siège de toilettes. Une chasse d'eau comprend : une poignée ; un adaptateur de poignée fonctionnellement relié à la poignée ; une extension de poignée fonctionnellement reliée à l'adaptateur de poignée et s'étendant vers le bas depuis l'adaptateur de poignée ; et au moins deux rainures espacées entre elles, situées dans l'adaptateur de poignée. L'extension de poignée est reliée à l'adaptateur de poignée à l'aide de l'une des rainures.
PCT/US2007/077584 2006-09-05 2007-09-05 Procédé et appareil destinés à baisser un couvercle de siège de toilettes WO2008030841A2 (fr)

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