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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Brian Lemahieu, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Weiss, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly is configured to pivotably couple a toilet seat to a toilet bowl about a pivot axis. The hinge assembly includes a base configured to be selectively fixed to the toilet bowl, and a post coupled to the base. The base includes a top portion, and a bottom portion opposite the top portion. The bottom portion having a skirt that is configured to abut against the toilet bowl when the base is fixed to the toilet bowl to inhibit liquid from entering between the base and the toilet bowl. The post is configured to support the toilet seat for rotation about the pivot axis.