Toilet seat assembly
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1. A toilet seat assembly comprising:
- a seat; and
hinge means for hingedly attaching the seat to a toilet having a toilet bowl rim, wherein;
the hinge means comprises;
a mounting block having an arcuate slot with a depth and a radius of curvature;
an arcuate seat tang with a thickness and a radius of curvature, said arcuate seat slot extending rearwardly of the seat which is slidable in the arcuate slot of the mounting block,wherein;
the thickness of the arcuate seat tang and the depth of the arcuate slot are substantially the same; and
the radius of curvature of the arcuate seat tan and the radius of curvature of the arcuate slot are substantially the same.
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Abstract
A toilet seat assembly comprising a seat (2) and hinge means (5) for hingedly attaching the seat (2) to a toilet. The hinge means (5) comprises a mounting block (50) having an arcuate slot (17), and an arcuate seat tang (20) extends rearwardly of the seat which is slidable in the arcuate slot of the mounting block. The assembly may also comprise a lid (3); and hinge means for hingedly attaching the lid (3) to a toilet; and an arcuate lid tang (23) extending rearwardly of the lid which is also slidable in the arcuate slot (17) of the mounting block (50).
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16 Claims
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1. A toilet seat assembly comprising:
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a seat; and hinge means for hingedly attaching the seat to a toilet having a toilet bowl rim, wherein; the hinge means comprises; a mounting block having an arcuate slot with a depth and a radius of curvature; an arcuate seat tang with a thickness and a radius of curvature, said arcuate seat slot extending rearwardly of the seat which is slidable in the arcuate slot of the mounting block, wherein; the thickness of the arcuate seat tang and the depth of the arcuate slot are substantially the same; and the radius of curvature of the arcuate seat tan and the radius of curvature of the arcuate slot are substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toilet seat assembly comprising:
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a seat; and hinge means for hingedly attaching the seat to a toilet;
wherein;the hinge means comprises; a mounting block having an arcuate tang with a thickness and a radius of curvature; an arcuate seat slot with a depth and a radius of curvature, said arcuate seat slot extending to the rear of the seat which is slidable around the arcuate tang of the mounting block, wherein; the thickness of the mounting block arcuate tang and the depth of the arcuate seat slot are substantially the same; and the radius of curvature of the mounting block arcuate tang and the radius of curvature of the arcuate seat slot are substantially the same. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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