Toilet seat attachment assembly and method of use
View Patent ↗Two polymeric, cylindrical, and tubular bushings that each have an inner surface defining inner diameter, an outer surface defining an outer diameter, an upper end, a lower end opposing the upper end of the bushing, a bushing length separating the upper and lower ends of the bushing, and a bushing channel defined by the inner surface of the bushing and spanning the bushing length, disposed, respectively, within bowl bores defined by a toilet bowl, and with a threaded screw, coupled to a toilet seat, disposed within the bushing channel and coupled to the inner surface of the bushing, wherein the bushings prevent inadvertent loosening of the toilet seat when attached to the toilet bowl.
1. In combination with a toilet bowl defining a bowl aperture, two upper bore apertures disposed on a top surface of the toilet bowl, two lower bore apertures disposed on a bottom surface of the toilet bowl, and two bowl bores each spanning, respectively, from the two upper bore apertures to the two lower bore apertures and a toilet seat having two threaded screws coupled to the toilet seat and shaped and sized to be received within the two upper and lower bore apertures and the two bowl bores, the improvement comprising:
two polymeric, cylindrical, and tubular bushings each:
having an inner surface defining inner diameter, an outside surface defining an outer diameter, an upper end, a lower end opposing the upper end of the bushings, a bushing length separating the upper and lower ends of the bushing, and a bushing channel defined by the inner surface of the bushing and spanning the bushing length;
selectively removably disposed, respectively, within the bowl bores; and
with one of the two threaded screws disposed within the bushing channel and uncoupled to the inner surface of the bushing, whereby each of the two threaded screws are freely disposed for insertion therethrough bushing channel; and
two nuts threadedly engaged with the two threaded screws and each with an upper nut surface and an opposing lower surface thereon, the upper surface directly coupled to the bushing in a mechanically coupling bond configuration.
2. The improvement according to claim 1 , wherein:
the bushing is frictionally retained by the toilet bowl.
3. The improvement according to claim 2 , wherein:
the inner diameter of the busing is of a uniformly width along the bushing length.
4. The improvement according to claim 2 , wherein:
the bushing is of a substantially rigid material.
5. The improvement according to claim 2 , the two bowl bores defining a bore length separating the two upper and lower bore apertures, wherein:
the bushing length is at least the bore length.
6. The improvement according to claim 5 , wherein:
the bushing length is greater than the bore length.
7. The improvement according to claim 1 , wherein:
two nuts are of a polymeric material and include a plurality of flanges disposed thereon.
8. The improvement according to claim 7 , wherein:
the bushing and the two nuts are of a nylon material.
9. In combination with a toilet bowl defining a bowl aperture, two upper bore apertures disposed on a top surface of the toilet bowl, two lower bore apertures disposed on a bottom surface of the toilet bowl, and two bowl bores each spanning, respectively, from the two upper bore apertures to the two lower bore apertures and a toilet seat having two threaded screws coupled to the toilet seat and shaped and sized to be received within the two upper and lower bore apertures and the two bowl bores, the improvement comprising:
two polymeric and tubular bushings each:
having an inner surface defining inner diameter, an outside surface defining an outer diameter, an upper end, a lower end opposing the upper end of the bushings, a bushing length separating the upper and lower ends of the bushing, and a bushing channel defined by the inner surface of the bushing and spanning the bushing length;
selectively removably disposed, respectively, within the bowl bores; and
with one of the two threaded screws disposed within the bushing channel and fixedly and uncoupled to the inner surface of the bushing, whereby each of the two threaded screws are freely disposed for insertion therethrough bushing channel; and
two nuts threadedly engaged with the two threaded screws and each with an upper nut surface and an opposing lower surface thereon, the upper surface directly coupled to the bushing in a mechanically coupling bond configuration.
10. The improvement according to claim 9 , wherein:
the two bushings are each cylindrical.
11. The improvement according to claim 9 , wherein:
the bushing is frictionally retained by the toilet bowl.
12. The improvement according to claim 11 , wherein:
the inner diameter of the busing is of a uniformly width along the bushing length.
13. The improvement according to claim 12 , wherein:
the bushing is of a substantially rigid material.
14. The improvement according to claim 13 , the two bowl bores defining a bore length separating the two upper and lower bore apertures, wherein:
the bushing length is at least the bore length.
15. The improvement according to claim 14 , wherein:
the bushing length is greater than the bore length.