HANDS-FREE TOILET ATTACHMENT

Title:

HANDS-FREE TOILET ATTACHMENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/022297

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A novel attachment on a toilet system for a male user to raise a toilet seat (100), by depressing a pedal (30) with a foot and then releasing it, while standing well balanced on his second foot, so that he can urinate comfortably with both feet on the floor; and then to lower same seat (100) by depressing same pedal (30) and releasing it; with all these actions done with no startling noise against the water tank (104) or the toilet bowl rim. The dual operation of the same pedal (30) can provide a timely flushing of the toilet automatically when seat (100) is lowered, without hand touching any part of the toilet system. The attachment can add, with a secondary pedal (140), a hands-free flushing system that can be operated without moving toilet seat (100) when it is already in the lowered position. All manual toilet-system operations are preserved.

Inventors:

RICCA TOM L (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2010/045411

Publication Date:

February 24, 2011

Filing Date:

August 13, 2010

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Assignee:

RICCA TOM L (US)

International Classes:

A47K13/10

Foreign References:

US6588027B1	2003-07-08
US20080189843A1	2008-08-14
US3781924A	1974-01-01
US3638769A	1972-02-01
US5058216A	1991-10-22

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

FOSTER, Frank, H. et al. (7632 Slate Ridge Blvd.Reynoldsburg, OH, US)

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