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Low maintenance hygienic toilet seat

  • US 6,757,917 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2002
  • Issued: 07/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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