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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
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 threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl, a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener, and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener. The nut includes an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl. The nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl.