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Toilet bowl illumination device including audible annunciator for reminding user to move toilet seat from upper retracted position to lower seating position after use

  • US 5,748,096 A
  • Filed: 11/19/1996
  • Issued: 05/05/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An illuminating and annunciating device for a toilet having a bowl, and a seat which is movable between a lower seating position and an upper retracted position, the device comprising:

  • an illumination unit for illuminating the bowl;

    an annunciator unit for generating an audible indication which reminds a user to move the seat from the retracted position to the seating position after use; and

    a sensor for activating the illumination unit and the annunciator unit when the seat is in the retracted position; and

    de-activating the illumination unit and the annunciator unit when the seat is in the seating position;

    in which the annunciator unit comprises an audio module for playing back said audible indication as a recorded audio sequence; and

    the audio module is configured to selectively record an audio sequence.

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