Low maintenance hygienic toilet seat
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1. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
- a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, the outer cover configured to rotate between a first, closed position and a second, open position;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within a cavity defined by the lower housing and outer cover, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring having a thickness and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at the second end of the toilet seat ring at half of the thickness of the toilet seat ring and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a toilet seat assembly that can be assembled and disassembled without the use of tools by aligning various components of the assembly at a predetermined angle with respect to one another. Another aspect of the invention includes a system composed of a plurality of toilet seat assemblies that communicate information onto and receive information from a computer network that can include the Internet in one embodiment. Another aspect of the invention includes a kit for serviceing the assembly of the invention that includes a plurality of rolls of plastic sleeves.
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1. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, the outer cover configured to rotate between a first, closed position and a second, open position;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within a cavity defined by the lower housing and outer cover, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring having a thickness and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at the second end of the toilet seat ring at half of the thickness of the toilet seat ring and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade.
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2. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within the housing, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring having a thickness and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at the second end of the toilet seat ring, a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade and a take-up pin eccentrically mounted on an axle, the axle mounted to the sleeve dispenser at the second end of the toilet seat ring, the take-up pin configured to adjust on the axle to regulate the amount of take-up force applied to the upper and lower segments of the slit sleeve.
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3. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a plastic sleeve comprising:
- a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, the outer cover configured to rotate between a first, open position and a second, closed position;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within a cavity defined by the lower housing and outer cover, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring having a thickness and comprising a first end associate with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade configured to slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment and disposed at the second end of the toilet seat, and a take-up pin eccentrically and adjustably mounted to an axle mounted to the sleeve dispenser at second end of the toilet seat ring, the take-up pin configured to adjust on the axle to regulate the amount of take-up force applied to the upper and lower segments of the slit sleeve.
- a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
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4. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a plastic sleeve comprising:
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a lower housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, the outer cover configured to rotate between a first, open position and a second, closed position;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within a cavity defined by the lower housing and outer cover, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply and a take-up;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the lower housing, the toilet seat ring comprising a first end associated with the supply and a second end associated with the take-up, and a tensioning knife receptacle and a hinge pin disposed therein at the take-up end of the toilet seat ring; and
a tensioning knife configured to releasably mount to the toilet seat ring within the tensioning knife receptacle, the tensioning knife comprising a first, bladed end, a biasing member to bias the bladed end away from the toilet seat ring, a second end comprising a receptacle configured to releasably receive the hinge pin, and a pivot surface configured to communicate with a back wall of the tensioning knife receptacle and configured to pivot the tensioning knife in response to a pin releasing force applied to the bladed end of the knife and against the biasing of the biasing member.
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5. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within the housing, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the housing, the toilet seat ring having an upper and lower surface and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at an interior surface of the second end of the toilet seat ring at the second end substantially intermediate between the upper and lower surfaces and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade, wherein the biasing member comprises a biasing arm integrally formed with a holder for securely holding the blade.
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6. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within the housing, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the housing, the toilet seat ring having an upper and lower surface and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at an interior surface of the second end of the toilet seat ring at the second end substantially intermediate between the upper and lower surfaces and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade, wherein the biasing member comprises a leaf spring.
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7. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within the housing, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the housing, the toilet seat ring having an upper and lower surface and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve tensioning device configured to tightly roll used segments of the sleeve from the toilet seat ring onto the take-up assembly, the sleeve tensioning device comprising a blade disposed at an interior surface of the second end of the toilet seat ring at the second end substantially intermediate between the upper and lower surfaces and a biasing member configured to bias the blade away from an interior surface of the toilet seat ring and slit the sleeve into an upper and lower segment as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the blade, wherein the housing comprises a lower housing mounted to the first surface of the toilet, and an outer cover rotatably mounted to the lower housing, wherein the outer cover is rotatable between a first, open position and a second, closed position.
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8. A toilet seat assembly for dispensing a sleeve comprising:
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a housing mounted to a first surface of a toilet;
a sleeve dispenser disposed within the housing, the sleeve dispenser comprising a supply assembly and a take-up assembly configured to apply a take-up force to the sleeve;
a toilet seat ring mounted to the housing, the toilet seat ring having an upper and lower surface and comprising a first end associated with the supply assembly and a second end associated with the take-up assembly; and
a sleeve stretching device disposed at the second end of the toilet seat ring configured to stretch the sleeve advancing to the take-up assembly as the take-up force advances the sleeve past the stretching device, wherein the sleeve stretching device includes a biasing mechanism configured to bias the sleeve stretching device away from the toilet seat ring thereby stretching the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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