Abstract: A toilet cover assembly comprising a seat (1) and a cover (2) interconnected by means of two interspaced hinges (5). Each hinge (5) comprises a seat hinge eye member (6) and an adjacent cover hinge eye member (7) and a bushing (9) on which the hinge eye members are arranged as well as a mounting member (11) having a freely projecting hinge pin (10) accommodated in the bushing (9). The bushing (9) is resilient in the portion at an inner radial projection (34), whereby the inner projection (34) may be brought into and out of engagement with a recess (41) on the hinge pin (10) with the eye members (6, 7) arranged on the bushing (9). Furthermore the bushing (9) is resilient in the portion at a radially extending projection (28), whereby the outer projection (28) may be inserted through the eye members (6, 7) prior to insertion of the hinge pin (10) in the bushing (9).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 17, 2000
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2001
Assignee:
Pressalit A/S
Inventors:
Kjeld Bruno Pedersen, Dan Boyter, Klaus Rehnquist, Torkil Carlsen, Benny Nielsen
Abstract: A toilet cover assembly comprises a seat (1) and a cover (2) each being pivotally connected with a bracket (3) adapted to be fastened to a toilet bowl by means of two interspaced hinges (6,7). The seat (1) and the cover (2) are pivotally interconnected by means of two interspaced hinges of the pin-b earing type, each comprising a hinge member (6) fixedly secured to the seat (1) and a hinge member (7) fixedly secured with the cover (2). One of the hinge members (6) is provided with a protruding pin (9), whereas the other hinge member (7) is provided with a bearing (12) for receiving said pin (9). The hinge members (6) fixedly secured to the seat (1) and the cover (2) respectively are arranged such that the hinge pins (9) can be brought into and out of engagement with the hinge bearings by axial displacement of the seat (1) relative to the cover (2) when the seat (1) and the cover (2) are detached from the bracket (3).