TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY

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EP 3 155 946 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	28.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/26

(43)	Date of publication:
	19.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/16

(21)	Application number: 16197413.4

(22)	Date of filing: 12.03.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A47K 13/12^(2006.01)
F16B 13/12^(2006.01)
F16B 31/02^(2006.01)

A47K 13/26^(2006.01)
F16B 33/00^(2006.01)
F16B 13/06^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

11.03.2011 US 201161451708 P
02.08.2011 US 201161514209 P
21.10.2011 US 201161550155 P
16.12.2011 WO PCT/US2011/065315

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	12758271.6 / 2640904

(71)	Applicant: Bemis Manufacturing Company
	Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HAND, Joseph Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin 53085 (US) LE, MAHIEU, Brian L. Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081 (US) HENNE, Brian A. Plymouth, Wisconsin 53073 (US) GREBEL, Randall Plymouth, WI 53073 (US)

(74)	Representative: Carpmael, Robert Maurice Charles
	Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 04.11.2016 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	TOILET SEAT HINGE ASSEMBLY

(57) A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl, a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener, and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener. The nut includes an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl. The nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl.