TOILET SEAT AND LID SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A toilet seat, system and method including hinge sleeves and a clamping element. The toilet seat being configured to be pushed or pushed open from a same side with the hinge sleeves on a hinge. The toilet seat in a first position is configured to be pushed onto the hinge that is coaxially with the toilet seat and rotatable to a rotation axis of the hinge. The clamping element can feature two bearing tabs protruding therefrom that are configured to secure the toilet seat against axial displacement. At least one of the bearing tabs can include a changeable stop by rotary movement of the clamping element around the axis of rotation.

Claims

1. A toilet seat comprising: hinge sleeves, the toilet seat being configured to be pushed or pushed open from a same side with the hinge sleeves on a hinge, the toilet seat in a first position is configured to be pushed onto the hinge that is coaxially with the toilet seat and rotatable to a rotation axis of the hinge; and a clamping element featuring two bearing tabs protruding therefrom, the two bearing tabs being configured to secure the toilet seat against axial displacement; wherein at least one of the two bearing tabs of the clamping element includes a changeable stop by rotary movement of the clamping element around the rotation axis.

2. The toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the hinge comprises: a first bearing pin coaxial along the rotation axis of the hinge; a second bearing pin that is spaced from the first bearing pin; a first hinge pin protruding from the first bearing pin in a first direction along the rotation axis of the hinge; and a second hinge pin protruding from the second bearing pin in the first direction along the rotation axis of the hinge; wherein the hinge sleeves comprises a first hinge sleeve and a second hinge sleeve, the first hinge sleeve is slidable or pushed on the first hinge pin, the second hinge sleeve is slidable or pushed on the second hinge pin; wherein the changeable stop is on the first bearing pin when the clamping element is on a hinge arranged position on the hinge.

3. The toilet seat according to claim 2, wherein the first bearing pin includes a third hinge pin protruding therefrom in a second direction along the rotation axis of the hinge that is opposite to the first direction along.

4. The toilet seat according to claim 3, wherein the second hinge pin protrudes in the first direction beyond the second hinge sleeve when a position of the toilet seat is pushed onto the hinge.

5. The toilet seat according to any one of claim 4, wherein the clamping element is associated with a toilet lid rotatable around the rotation axis of the hinge.

6. The toilet seat according to claim 5, wherein the changeable stop is formed in at least one of the two bearing tabs protruding from the toilet lid.

7. The toilet seat according to claim 6, wherein the two bearing tabs of the toilet lid comprises a first bearing tab and a second bearing tab, wherein the changeable stop is formed on the first bearing tab.

8. The toilet seat according to claim 7, wherein the first bearing tab has a stop surface facing the second bearing tab, wherein in the stop surface includes an indentation defined therein, wherein the changeable stop includes the stop surface and the indentation.

9. The toilet seat according to claim 8, wherein the first bearing tab protrudes from the toilet lid in an extension direction substantially perpendicular to an extension plane of the toilet lid that protrudes from the toilet lid, wherein the indentation has a longitudinal length in a longitudinal extension direction, where imaginary lines along the extension direction and the longitudinal extension direction include an angle.

10. The toilet seat according to claim 9, wherein the indentation has a configuration corresponding to an external form of the first bearing pin.

11. The toilet seat according to claim 10, wherein the indentation includes a first recess.

12. The toilet seat according to claim 11, wherein the second bearing tab includes a clamping surface facing the first bearing tab, and a second recess extending in a recess longitudinal extension, wherein the clamping surface starting from the second recess has a radial opening, wherein the radial opening extends over an opening portion of an outer contour of the second bearing tab, wherein the radial opening starting from the second recess has a radial surface running substantially transversely to the recess longitudinal extension.

13. The toilet seat according to claim 12, wherein in the hinge arranged position of the toilet lid, the third hinge pin protrudes into the first recess of the first bearing tab, wherein the changeable stop is attached to the first bearing pin, wherein depending on a rotation position of the toilet lid about the rotation axis, the stop surface or the indentation on the first bearing pin is present, wherein the second hinge pin protrudes beyond the second hinge sleeve and into the second recess.

14. The toilet seat according to claim 13, wherein in a rotating position of the toilet lid, the stop surface is on the first bearing pin, one end of the second hinge pin in a direction of the recess longitudinal extension and protrudes beyond the radial surface into the second recess, wherein at the rotation position of the toilet lid, in which the indentation rests on the first bearing pin, an end of the second hinge pin in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension is located in front of the radial surface.

15. A toilet with a toilet bowl and including the toilet seat according to claim 1, wherein the hinge is arranged on the toilet bowl.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0073] The present technology will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof, with phantom lines (long-short-short-long lines) depicting environmental structure and forming no part of the claimed present technology. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0074] FIG. 1 is a front view of a toilet with a proposed toilet seat with the clamping element fully open in the form of a toilet lid, wherein the toilet seat is shown in cross-section.

[0075] FIG. 2 is an enlarged representation of the hinge area of the toilet seat according to FIG. 1.

[0076] FIG. 3 is a front plane view of the toilet of FIG. 1 with the toilet lid in a half-open position.

[0077] FIG. 4 is an enlarged representation of the hinge area of the toilet seat according to FIG. 3.

[0078] FIG. 5 is an oblique or perspective view of the toilet lid according to FIG. 1.

[0079] FIG. 6 is an enlarged representation of the first bearing tab of the toilet lid according to FIG. 5.

[0080] FIG. 7 an enlarged representation of the second bearing tab of the toilet lid according to FIG. 5.

[0081] FIG. 8 is a front view of the toilet according to FIG. 3 with the toilet lid half-opened and axially shifted and tilted for dismantling the toilet lid.

[0082] The same reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the various figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0083] While the above-described devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned devices or systems do not describe a toilet seat and lid system and method that allows quickly removing the lid from the seat. The present technology additionally overcomes one or more of the disadvantages associated with the known systems and/or methods.

[0084] A need exists for a new and novel toilet seat and lid system and method that can be used for quickly removing the lid from the seat. In this regard, the present technology substantially fulfills this need. In this respect, the toilet seat and lid system and method according to the present technology substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the known systems and/or methods, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of quickly removing the lid from the seat.

[0085] In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular embodiments, procedures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present technology. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present technology may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details.

[0086] FIGS. 1 to 8 shows a toilet 21 comprising a toilet bowl 10 with an arranged thereon, a toilet seat 2 and a clamping element 9 in the form of a toilet lid 3 comprising toilet seat 1. The toilet seat 1 is attached by means of hinge 4 to the toilet bowl 10 in a known manner. The hinge 4 comprises two coaxially spaced along the axis of rotation D of the hinge 4 bearing pins 11, 12, each comprising a threaded pin or the like not visible here, which extends through openings in the toilet bowl 10 and is attached to the underside by an easily detachable, not shown locking nut. The toilet seat 2 and the toilet lid 3 can be swiveled both independently of each other and together around the hinge axis specified by the hinge 4 in the form of the axis of rotation D.

[0087] FIGS. 1 and 2 show the toilet seat 1 in a position arranged on the hinge 4 in a rotating position of the toilet lid 3, which corresponds to an essentially fully opened toilet lid 3. In FIG. 1, the toilet seat 2 is shown cut in the region of the hinge 4 in order to better recognize and explain details of the proposed toilet seat 1, and FIG. 2 shows an enlarged representation of the hinge area of the toilet seat 1 according to FIG. 1, wherein here additionally also the second bearing tab 6 of the clamping element 9 in the form of the toilet lid 3 is shown cut in the area of the hinge 4.

[0088] FIGS. 3 and 4 show the toilet seat 1 in a rotating position of the toilet lid 3, which corresponds to an essentially half-opened toilet lid 3. FIG. 3 shows the toilet seat 2 cut in the region of the hinge 4 in order to be able to better recognize and explain details of the proposed toilet seat 1, and FIG. 4 shows an enlarged representation of the hinge area of the toilet seat 1 according to FIG. 3, wherein here additionally also the first bearing tab 5 and the second bearing tab 6 of the clamping element 9 in the form of the toilet lids 3 in the area of the hinge 4 are shown cut.

[0089] FIG. 5 shows an oblique view of the toilet lid 3 according to FIGS. 1 to 4, FIG. 6 shows an enlarged representation of the first bearing tab 5 of the toilet lid 3 according to FIG. 5 and FIG. FIG. 7 shows an enlarged representation of the second bearing tab 6 of the toilet lid 3 according to FIG. 5.

[0090] In FIGS. 1 and 2 it can be seen that the toilet seat 2 with hinge sleeves 7, 8 molded to the toilet seat 2 is pushed onto the hinge 4 from the same side. The toilet seat 2 is secured against axial displacement by the clamping element 9 with two protruding bearing tabs 5, 6 rotatable on the hinge 4 coaxially with the toilet seat 2 around the axis of rotation D of the hinge 4. The bearing tabs 5, 6 of the clamping element 9 (in the example shown the first bearing tab 5) represents a changeable stop A by rotating the clamping element 9 around the axis of rotation D. The clamping element 9 is formed in the example shown as a about the axis of rotation D of the hinge 4 coaxially with the toilet seat 2 rotatable stored r toilet lid 3.

[0091] As will be explained below, the changeable stop A serves to arrange the clamping element 9 in the form of the toilet lid 3 at a certain swivel position or rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D in a particularly simple manner on the hinge 4 and to be able to remove it from the hinge 4.

[0092] The hinge 4 comprises a first bearing pin 11 and a second bearing pin 12 spaced coaxially along the axis of rotation D of the hinge 4 from the first bearing pin 11. The first bearing pin 11, a protruding in a first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D first hinge pin 13 is arranged and at the second bearing pin 12 a protruding in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D is arranged second hinge pin 14.

[0093] The toilet seat 2 has a first hinge sleeve 7 and a second hinge sleeve 8, wherein the first hinge sleeve 7 is pushed onto the first hinge pin 13 and the second hinge sleeve 8 is pushed onto the second hinge pin 14. The second hinge pin 14 protrudes in the first direction R1 beyond the second hinge sleeve 8. In this position of the toilet seat 2 pushed onto the hinge 4, the first hinge sleeve 7 lies on the right outside of the first bearing pin 11 on the first bearing pin 11 and the second hinge sleeve 8 lies on the right outside of the second bearing pin 12 on the second bearing pin 12. In other words, the toilet seat 2 was in a second direction R2 running opposite to the first direction R1 by means of first hinge sleeve 7 and second hinge sleeve 8 on the first hinge pin 13 and the second hinge pin 14 pushed until the hinge sleeves 7, 8 struck the bearing pins 11, 12 and thus no further pushing in the second direction R2 was possible.

[0094] At the first bearing pin 11, a second direction R2 running in the opposite direction to the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D protruding third hinge pin 15 is also arranged.

[0095] In the example shown, the first hinge pin 13 and the third hinge pin 15 are formed on a common rod which penetrates the first bearing pin 11, and the second hinge pin 14 is formed on a rod which penetrates the second bearing pin 12 and runs to the first bearing pin 11, wherein this rod has a crank so that one end of this rod is located at the first bearing pin 11 below the first hinge sleeve 7.

[0096] The toilet lid 3 clasps the toilet seat 2 pushed on the hinge 4 with the bearing tabs 5, 6 of the brackets or clamping element 9 protruding from the toilet lid 3 and thus secures the toilet seat 2 against axial displacement along the first direction R1. The left in the illustration, first bearing tab 5 lies on the left outside of the first bearing pin 11 on the first bearing pin 11 in this view and the right, second bearing tab 6 lies at the right end of the toilet seat 2 on the toilet seat 2. The second hinge sleeve 8 of the toilet seat 2 is thus located between the second bearing pin 12 and the second bearing tab 6 of the toilet lid 3, so that the toilet seat cannot be pushed off the hinge in the first direction R1 and is thus secured against axial displacement along the first direction R1.

[0097] The changeable stop A is formed on the first bearing tab 5 of the toilet lid 3 and lies on the left side of the first bearing pin 11 on the first bearing pin 11. The first bearing tab 5 has a stop surface 16 facing the second bearing tab 6. In the stop surface 16, an indentation 17 is formed. The changeable stop A is formed by the stop surface 16 and the indentation 17 formed in the stop surface 16.

[0098] As can be seen in particular in the detail view of the first bearing tab 5 in FIG. 6, the first bearing tab 5 in an extension direction E is essentially perpendicular to an extension plane EE of the toilet lid 3 from the toilet lid 3, wherein the indentation 17 is a longitudinal extension in a longitudinal extension direction L. Imaginary lines along the extension direction E and the longitudinal stretch or length direction L include an angle W. In addition, in the example shown, the indentation 17 is formed corresponding to an outer shape of the first bearing pin 11 and allows the axial displacement of the toilet lid 3 in the first direction R1 at a defined angular position or rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D. This leads to the fact that in the defined by the arrangement of the indentation 17 rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D, the first bearing pin 11 can be partially taken up by the indentation 17, whereby the toilet lid 3 is shifted axially in the first direction R1 and can be removed from the hinge (see FIGS. 3, 4 and 8).

[0099] In the indentation 17, a first recess 18 is formed, which in the present example is formed in the form of a through hole which intersperses the first bearing tab 5. The first bearing tab 5 was pushed by means of the first recess 18 on the third hinge pin 15 until the changeable stop A at the first bearing pin 11 came to the system.

[0100] As can be seen in particular in the detailed view of the second bearing tab 6 in FIG. 7, the second bearing tab 6 has a bracket or clamping surface 23 facing the first bearing tab 5. In the rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the second bearing tab 6 with the clamping surface 23 is attached to the second hinge sleeve 8.

[0101] The second bearing tab 6 has starting from the clamping surface 23 a second recess 19 extending in a recess longitudinal extension 26 (see FIG. 2). The clamping surface 23 has a radial opening 20 starting from the second recess 19, wherein the radial opening 20 extends over an opening section 24 of an outer contour 25 of the second bearing tab 6, wherein the radial opening 20 starting from the second recess 19 has a radial surface 22 running substantially transversely to the recess longitudinal extension 26 (see FIGS. 4 and 7). The recess longitudinal extension 26 runs substantially perpendicular to the clamping surface 23 in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D and the radial surface 22 runs substantially parallel to the clamping surface 23.

[0102] The second recess 19 is formed in the present example in the form of a blind hole, which does not fully penetrate the second bearing tab 6. The second bearing tab 6 was arranged by means of the radial opening 20 and the second recess 19 on the second hinge pin 14, wherein the clamping surface 23 lies on the second hinge sleeve 8 or is slightly spaced to the second hinge sleeve 8.

[0103] When the position of the toilet lid 3 is arranged on the hinge 4, the third hinge pin 15 protrudes into the first recess 18 of the first bearing tab 5 and the second hinge pin 14 protruding beyond the second hinge sleeve 8 protrudes into the second recess 19 of the second bearing tab 6. At the first bearing pin 11, wherein depending on the rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D, the stop surface 16 or the indentation 17 is on the first bearing pin 11.

[0104] In the FIGS. 1 and 2 shown rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D, the stop surface 16 of the changeable stop A is at the first bearing pin 11. In such a rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D, wherein the stop surface 16 of the changeable stop A is attached to the first bearing pin 11, one end of the second hinge pin 14 protrudes in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 beyond the radial surface 22 into the second recess 19. The indentation 17 of the changeable stop A is not in action with the first bearing pin 11 due to the opening angle of the toilet lid 3. Thus, the second bearing tab 6 is by means of the second recess 19 in engagement with the second hinge pin 14.

[0105] In the FIGS. 3 and 4 shown rotation position of the toilet lid 3 about the axis of rotation D is the toilet lid 3 in half open state. In this rotation position, the indentation 17 of the changeable stop A is attached to the first bearing pin 11. In such a rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D, wherein the indentation 17 of the changeable stop A is attached to the first bearing pin 11, the end of the second hinge pin 14 in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 is located in front of the radial surface 22. This is due to the fact that the first bearing pin 11 is partially taken up in the indentation 17, whereby the toilet lid 3 is offset axially according to the depth of the indentation 17 starting from the stop surface 16 axially in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D, whereby also the second bearing tab 6 is offset accordingly axially in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D, so that the toilet lid 3 was pushed off in the first direction R1 so far from the second hinge pin 14 that the end of the second hinge pin 14 is located in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 in front of the radial surface 22. As a result, the hinge pin 14 can be guided through the radial opening 20, so that it is possible, in other words, to remove the toilet lid 3 in the region of the second bearing tab 6 from the hinge by lifting the toilet lid 3 upwards on this side.

[0106] FIGS. 3 and 4 show the toilet lid 3 in a half-open state and slightly axially shifted. The axial displacement is possible because the indentation 17 at the first bearing tab 5 is in engagement with the first bearing pin 11. This displacement now allows the second hinge pin 14 of hinge 4, which was previously engaged in the second recess 19 of the second bearing tab 6 of the toilet lid, is now free. Due to the fact that by the axial displacement of the second bearing tab 6, the clamping surface 23, which limits the axial displacement of the toilet seat 2, is axially shifted, the toilet seat 2 can also participate in this axial displacement in order not to limit the path for the toilet lid 3 itself.

[0107] Thus, the toilet lid 3, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, is half-opened, the toilet lid 3 can be axially displaced by the modified stop A, whereby the second bearing tab 6 of the toilet lid 3 releases the second hinge pin 14.

[0108] FIG. 8 shows the dismantling of the toilet lid 3 at a defined opening angle of the toilet lid 3 or at a defined rotation position of the toilet lid 3 around the axis of rotation D of the hinge 4, by an axial displacement made possible by the indentation 17 and thus release of the engagement of the second hinge pin 14 in the second bearing tab 6, by simple tilting and subsequent axial displacement of the bearing tab 5 from the third hinge pin 15 of the hinges 4.

[0109] Specifically, FIG. 8 shows the toilet 21 according to FIG. 3 while half open and axially shifted and tilted for dismantling of the toilet lid 3. The toilet seat 2 is cut away in the area of the hinge 4 to better recognize the details. Starting from the open position of the toilet lid 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 - wherein the stop surface 16 of the changeable stop A lies on the first bearing pin 11, the third hinge pin 15 protrudes into the first recess 18 and the second hinge pin 14 protrudes into the second recess 19, wherein the end of the second hinge pin 14 in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 over the radial surface 22 protrudes into the second recess 19 - was pivoted in a first step S1 of the toilet lid 3 so far in the direction of the closing position around the axis of rotation D until the indentation 17 of the changeable stop A at the first bearing pin 11 came to the plant. In the present example, this is the case with about half-open position of the toilet lid 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

[0110] In this rotation position of the toilet lid 3, wherein the indentation 17 is attached to the first bearing pin 11, the first bearing pin 11 is partially taken up in the indentation 17. It can be appreciated that the indentation 17 on the first bearing tab 5 is in intervention with the first bearing pin 11, whereby the toilet lid FIG. 3 is offset axially in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D according to the depth of the indentation 17 starting from the stop surface 16. Then the axial offset of the toilet lid 3 in the first direction R1 along the axis of rotation D, the second bearing tab 6 is also offset accordingly axially, so that now the end of the second hinge pin 14 in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 in front of the radial surface 22 is located. As a result, in this rotating position of the toilet lid, the second bearing tab 6 can be lifted from the second hinge pin 14 since the end of the second hinge pin 14 can exit through the radial opening 20. While the first bearing tab 5 of the toilet lid 3 in axial displacement remains steadily in engagement with the third hinge pin 15 of the first bearing pin 11, the axial displacement allows a free passage of the second bearing tab 6 of the toilet lid 3. The free passage of the second bearing tab 6 now allows a tilting movement of the toilet lid 3. To dismantle the toilet lid 3, therefore, in the second step S2, the toilet lid 3 in the area of the second bearing tab 6 is swiveled upwards and thus detached from the second bearing pin 12.

[0111] After such a removal of the second bearing tab 6 from the second hinge pin 14 can be removed by pushing off the first bearing tab 5 from the third hinge pin 15 in the second direction R2, the toilet lid 3 from the hinge 4, whereupon the toilet seat 2 along the first direction R1 from the first hinge pin 13 and second hinge pin 14 and thus can also be removed from the hinge 4.

[0112] For the installation of the toilet seat 1 on the hinge 4 is proceeded accordingly reversed. In this case, the toilet seat 2 is first pushed along the second direction R2 on the hinge 4 by pushing first hinge sleeve 7 and second hinge sleeve 8 onto the first hinge pin 13 and the second hinge pin 14 until the hinge sleeves 7, 8 on the bearing pins 11, 12 come to engagement. Then the first bearing tab 5 is pushed onto the third hinge pin 15 by means of the first recess 18 and the toilet lid 3 is swiveled into a half-open position, so that the indentation 17 on the first bearing tab 5 is in engagement with the first bearing pin 11. In this rotation position of the toilet lid 3, the opening section 24 of the radial opening 20 faces the second hinge pin 14, so that the second bearing tab 6 can be placed on the second hinge pin 14 until the second hinge pin 14 is attached to an inner wall of the second recess 19 (the second hinge pin 14 could be inserted through the radial opening 20 into the recess 19), wherein the end of the second hinge pin 14 in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 is located in front of the radial surface 22.

[0113] As soon as the rotation position of the toilet lid 3 is changed, so that the changeable stop A is transferred to the stop surface 16 and thus the stop surface 16 lies on the first bearing pin 11 and thereby the toilet lid 3 was axially offset in the second direction R2, the end of the second hinge pin 14 protrudes in the direction of the recess longitudinal extension 26 beyond the radial surface 22 into the second recess 19 and the toilet lid 3 can no longer be removed from the hinge 4 in this rotation position.

[0114] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the present technology. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the present technology to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the present technology.

TABLE-US-00001 List of reference characters: 1 Toilet seat 2 Toilet seat 3 Toilet lid 4 Hinge 5 First bearing tab 6 Second bearing tab 7 First hinge sleeve 8 Second hinge sleeve 9 Bracket element 10 Toilet bowl 11 First bearing pin 12 Second bearing pin 13 First hinge pin 14 Second hinge pin 15 Third hinge pin 16 Stop surface 17 Indentation 18 First omission 19 Second recess 20 Opening 21 Toilet 22 Radial area 23 Clamp area 24 Opening section 25 Outer contour 26 Recess longitudinal extension A Changeable stop D Axis of rotation of the hinge E Direction of extension EE Extension plane L Longitudinal extension direction R1 First direction R2 Second direction S1 First step S2 Second step W Angle