Toilet seat quick release system
View Patent ↗A toilet seat and lid quick release hinge system utilizing a toilet seat and lid hinge hold-down screw with a release lever at the bottom. The hold-down screw has a head flange with diametrically opposed, outwardly extending projections. These projections engage a slot in the hinge mount of a toilet seat and lid hinge assembly, thereby releaseably holding the seat and lid hinge assembly to the toilet bowl.
1. A device for affixing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl, comprising:
a mounting post having a mounting post bore therein;
a first screw for passing through the mounting post bore, the first screw having a head with at least one projection; wherein the first screw includes a threaded bore therein for receiving a second screw, and wherein the second screw couples the lever to the first screw;
a nut for fastening the mounting post onto the toilet bowl;
a lever for coupling to the first screw and for selectively rotating the first screw; and
a hinge mount for coupling to the toilet seat, the hinge mount having
an opening for receiving the head of the first screw and
a locking slot for selectively receiving the projection of the first screw.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein when the lever is moved in a first direction into a first position and as the lever rotates the first screw within the mounting post bore, the projection of the first screw moves into the locking slot of the hinge mount and the mounting post engages with the hinge mount.
3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein when the lever is moved in a second direction away from the first position and as the lever rotates the mounting post and the first screw, the projection of the first screw moves out of the locking slot of the hinge mount and the mounting post releases from the hinge mount.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first screw further comprises another projection, the projections being diametrically opposed from one another.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge mount includes a hinge axel for receiving a first hinge at a first end and a second hinge at a second end.
6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the first hinge couples to the toilet seat and the second hinge couples to the toilet seat cover.
7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein when the toilet seat is moved from a raised position to a down position and as the hinge axel moves by the first hinge, the second hinge concurrently rotates to move the toilet seat cover from a raised position to a down position.
8. A hinge assembly, comprising:
a mounting post having a mounting post bore therein;
a first screw for passing through the mounting post bore, the first screw having a head with at least one projection; wherein the first screw includes a threaded bore therein for receiving a second screw, and wherein the second screw couples the level extender to the first screw;
a lever extender for coupling to the first screw and for selectively rotating the first screw; and
a hinge mount having
an opening for receiving the head of the first screw and
a locking slot for selectively receiving the projection of the first screw.
9. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the lever extender includes a lever tab, and wherein when the lever tab is moved in a first direction into a first position and as the lever rotates the first screw within the mounting post bore, the projection of the first screw moves into the locking slot of the hinge mount and the mounting post engages with the hinge mount.
10. The assembly according to claim 9 , wherein when the lever tab is moved in a second direction away from the first position and as the lever rotates the mounting post and the first screw, the projection of the first screw moves out of the locking slot of the hinge mount and the mounting post releases from the hinge mount.
11. The assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the first screw further comprises another projection, the projections being diametrically opposed from one another.