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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2004
Erich C. Vierkant, Iii, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Daniel N. Halloran, Saukeville, WI (US);
Brian D. Cowell, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Erich C. Vierkant, III, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Daniel N. Halloran, Saukeville, WI (US);
Brian D. Cowell, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Abstract
A mounting assembly is disclosed for mounting a toilet seat and/or cover in a releasable fashion to the rear of a toilet bowl base. The assembly includes a fastener permanently affixed to the toilet base on which is mounted a cross shaped mount. The mount is engaged by deflectable arms extending from a hinge base. The arms flex outward slightly during mounting and dismounting, where mounting and dismounting can be achieved by a horizontal sliding motion. A hinged cap snaps onto the pair of arms to cover the fastener and prevent deflection of the arms and thus separation of the base member from the fastener.