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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Michael Stelter, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Brian Le Mahieu, Sheboygan, WI (US);
John Seaman, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A toilet seat hinge for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post and a pin extending through the hinge post and defining an axis. The pin is configured to attach the toilet seat to the hinge post for pivotal movement about the axis. The toilet seat hinge also includes a quick release mechanism for releasably securing the hinge post to the toilet bowl. The quick release mechanism includes a member coupled to the pin for pivotal movement about the axis. The member is pivotable about the axis between a first position in which the hinge post is secured to the toilet bowl, and a second position in which the hinge post is released from the toilet bowl.