Apparatus and method for automatically closing a toilet bowl lid and seat
CA 2076967 A1 · Owner: Yoke, W. Calvin · Inventors: Yoke, James H.; Yoke, W. Calvin
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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· 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 …
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- Filed February 27, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 27, 2011.
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