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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Joseph Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Brian L. Le Mahieu, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Brian A. Henne, Plymouth, WI (US);
Randall Grebel, Plymouth, WI (US);
Joseph Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Brian L. Le Mahieu, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Brian A. Henne, Plymouth, WI (US);
Randall Grebel, Plymouth, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl for securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl, and an adaptor having a first segment coupled to the head of the bolt, a second segment, and a shear segment connecting the first and second segments. The first and second segments are both configured to be engaged by a tool to rotate the bolt. The shear segment has a lower torque resistance than the first and second segments such that the shear segment breaks when a torque applied to the second segment reaches a predetermined amount. The head of the bolt is fit into the adaptor such that the first segment of the adaptor surrounds the head.