Lift-off toilet seat hinge
DCFirst Claim
1. A toilet seat hinge comprising:
- a hinge base member adapted to be mounted on a toilet bowl;
a fastener for mounting said base member on the toilet bowl;
a hinge support member adapted to support a toilet seat, said support member including a top wall, said top wall having therein an opening; and
a locking member extending through said opening, said locking member being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking member securing said support member to said base member when said locking member is in the locked position.
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Abstract
A lift-off toilet seat hinge comprising a hinge base member adapted to be mounted on a toilet bowl, a hinge support member adapted to pivotally support a toilet seat, a locking member supported for rotation between a locked position, where the support member is secured to the base member, and an unlocked position, and an indicator for indicating when the locking member is in the locked position. The base member and the locking member include corresponding arcuate projections which engage when the locking member is in the locked position. The indicator includes a pair of engagement surfaces which engage when the locking member is in the locked position. In one embodiment, the engagement surfaces are provided by a projection on the locking member and a first recess and a second recess in the support member, and the projection extends into the first recess when the locking member is in the locked position.
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1. A toilet seat hinge comprising:
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a hinge base member adapted to be mounted on a toilet bowl; a fastener for mounting said base member on the toilet bowl; a hinge support member adapted to support a toilet seat, said support member including a top wall, said top wall having therein an opening; and a locking member extending through said opening, said locking member being movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking member securing said support member to said base member when said locking member is in the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A toilet comprising:
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a toilet bowl; a toilet seat; and a toilet seat hinge pivotally connecting said seat to said bowl, said hinge including a hinge base member adapted to be mounted on said toilet bowl, said base member including a bottom wall and a base member side wall extending from said bottom wall, said bottom wall and said base member side wall defining a recess, said base member side wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, said base member also including a first base member arcuate projection and a second base member arcuate projection, each base member arcuate projection extending from said inner surface of said base member side wall, each base member arcuate projection extending along a portion of said base member side wall, a hinge support member adapted to pivotally support said seat, said support member being removably supported by said base member, said support member including a top wall having therein an opening, said support member also including a support member side wall depending from said top wall, said support member side wall having an inner surface engaging said outer surface of said base member side wall to prevent rotation of said support member relative to said base member, one of said base member and said support member having a recess, the other of said base member and said support member including a projection, and said projection extending into said recess when said support member is supported by said base member, a locking member rotatably supported by said support member, said locking member being rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said locking member securing said support member to said base member when said locking member is in the locked position, said locking member extending through said opening and into said recess, said locking member including a locking member side wall having an outer surface, said locking member also including a first locking member arcuate projection and a second locking member arcuate projection, each locking member arcuate projection extending from said outer surface of said locking member side wall, each locking member arcuate projection extending along a portion of said locking member side wall, wherein said first locking member arcuate projection engages said first base member arcuate projection and said second locking member arcuate projection engages said second base member arcuate projection when said locking member is in the locked position, each locking member arcuate projection having an end including a portion, said portions facilitating engagement of said locking member arcuate projections and said base member arcuate projections as said locking member is rotated to the locked position, and an indicator for alternatively visually indicating when said locking member is in the locked position or the unlocked position, said indicator including an engagement surface on said locking member, said indicator also including an engagement surface on said support member, wherein said engagement surfaces engage when said locking member is in the locked position.
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