Toilet seat and cover system

Abstract

The toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a toilet seat and cover on an open end of a toilet bowl includes a hinge attached to one end of the toilet bowl opening which also attaches to an end of the toilet seat and toilet cover. The system also includes a first lever located on one side of the toilet bowl which is coupled via a gear to the hinge such that downward radial movement of the first lever causes the toilet cover to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. A second lever is located adjacent the first lever and coupled to the hinge via another gear such that downward radial movement of the second lever causes the toilet seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . In combination with a toilet, a toilet seat and a toilet cover, a system for lifting and placing said toilet seat and, independently, said cover on an open end of a toilet bowl, said toilet seat being a substantially planar toilet seat rotatably mounted on the open end of said toilet bowl via a hinge, said toilet seat capable of swinging about said hinge to a substantially upright position; said toilet cover being a substantially planar toilet cover disposed on said toilet seat and coupled to said hinge, said toilet cover capable of swinging in a substantially upright position; the lift system comprising: 
 a first lever located on one side of said toilet bowl and coupled via a gear to said hinge such that downward radial movement of said first lever causes said toilet cover to swing from a substantially horizontal position to said substantially vertical position; and    a second lever located adjacent said first lever and coupled to said hinge via a gear such that downward radial movement of said second lever causes said toilet seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to said substantially vertical position.    
     
     
         2 . A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said second lever includes a tab extending over a portion of said first lever such that said downward radial movement of said second lever causes downward radial movement of said first lever.  
     
     
         3 . A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said first and second levers and said hinge are constructed of stainless steel.  
     
     
         4 . A toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a substantially planar toilet seat and toilet cover on an open end of a toilet bowl, said toilet seat being disposed on said toilet bowl and said toilet cover being disposed on said toilet seat, the system comprising: 
 a first bracket adapted to be secured to an end of said toilet seat;    a second bracket adapted to be secured to an end of said toilet cover;    a hinge partly adapted to be mounted to an end of said toilet bowl and partly coupled to said first and second brackets such that said first and second brackets are hingedly attached to said toilet bowl;    a first lever located on one side of said toilet bowl and coupled via a gear to said hinge such that downward radial movement of said first lever causes said toilet cover to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and    a second lever located adjacent said first lever and coupled to said hinge via a gear such that downward radial movement of said second lever causes said toilet seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position.    
     
     
         5 . A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said second lever includes a tab extending over a portion of said first lever such that said downward radial movement of said second lever causes downward radial movement of said first lever.  
     
     
         6 . A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in  claim 4  wherein said first and second brackets, said first and second levers, and said hinge are constructed of stainless steel.