Abstract: A new sanitary toilet seat apparatus for permitting a user to raise and lower a toilet seat without having to touch the toilet seat directly. The inventive device includes a toilet seat member which is pivotally coupled to a toilet bowl apparatus. At least one counterweight member is coupled to or extends outwardly from the back end of the toilet seat. A lid or cover member of for said toilet seat counterbalances the seat and is provided with a handle for ease of operation well away from the normal contamination areas of the toilet seat.

Abstract: A sanitary toilet seat apparatus for permitting a user to raise and lower the toilet seat without having to physically touch the toilet seat. The toilet seat comprising a two-part assembly is physically coupled to the toilet bowl apparatus at two coupled pivot points located adjacent to each other. One counterweighed upper is coupled to the back end of the toilet seat. Another second counterweighed seat element is coupled to the apparatus in balanced arrangement, the upper member is balancled to provide a handle for movement of the seat well away from normally contaminated areas of the toilet seat.

Abstract: A new sanitary toilet seat apparatus for permitting a user to raise and lower a toilet seat without having to touch the toilet seat directly. The inventive device includes a toilet seat which is pivotally couplable to a toilet. At least one counterweight member is coupled to the back end of the toilet seat. A handle member is pivotally coupled to the counterweight member such that the upper end of the handle member upwardly extends from the counterweight member.