EP 0517813 A4 19930217 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A TOILET BOWL LID AND SEAT
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING A TOILET BOWL LID AND SEAT
Publication
Application
Priority
US 48547990 A 19900227
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9112760A1] For use with a toilet having a toilet bowl (12) and a lid (18) mounted to pivot between a closed position covering the bowl and an open position pivoted approximately 90 DEG from the bowl, an apparatus (10) for automatically closing the lid includes a control mechanism (52) engageable with the lid for locking the lid in the open position when the lid is pivoted to the open position and a timer mechanism (53) for actuating the control mechanism to release the lid from the open position after the passage of a predetermined time. Where the toilet includes a toilet seat (17) pivotally mounted to the toilet bowl between the bowl and the lid and is pivotable from a closed position resting atop the bowl, a timer suspension system (130) temporarily suspends operation of the timer mechanism while at least a predetermined weight is applied to the seat in the closed position.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A47K 13/12 (2006.01); A47K 13/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A47K 13/10 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2877469 A 19590317 - JOHNSON WALTER M
- [A] DE 176266 C
- See references of WO 9112760A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9112760 A1 19910905; AU 7462291 A 19910918; CA 2076967 A1 19910828; EP 0517813 A1 19921216; EP 0517813 A4 19930217; JP H05503460 A 19930610
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9101314 W 19910227; AU 7462291 A 19910227; CA 2076967 A 19910227; EP 91905748 A 19910227; JP 50606691 A 19910227