Releasable toilet seat assembly
CA 2584206 C · Owner: Cowell, Brian D. · Inventors: Halloran, Daniel N.; Vierkant, Erich C. Iii; Cowell, Brian D.
Overview
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A mounting assembly is disclosed for mounting a toilet seat and/or cover in a releasable fashion to the rear of a toilet bowl base. The assembly includes a fastener permanently affixed to the toilet base on which is mounted a cross shaped mount. The mount is engaged by deflectable arms extending from a hinge base. The arms flex outward slightly during mounting and dismounting where , mounting and dismounting can be achieved by a horizontal sliding motion. A hinged cap snaps onto the pair of arms to cover the fastener and prevent deflection of the arms and thus separation of the base member from the fastener.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 11, 2005 and granted February 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 11, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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