Hinge structure for toilet
Abstract
A toilet has a toilet bowl and a toilet seat. A hinge structure includes a securing element and an installer. The securing element is fixed to the toilet bowl, and has a head and a screw rod extending from the head. The installer is connected to the toilet seat. The installer has a base with an opening. The opening has a first through hole and a second through hole interconnected with each other. The size of the first through hole is larger than the perimeter size of the head. The size of the second through hole is smaller than the perimeter size of the head. The base first encircles the head with the first through hole. Then, after the base is moved, the screw rod embeds in and fixes to the second through hole.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A hinge structure for a toilet, the toilet having a toilet bowl and a toilet seat, said hinge structure comprising:
a securing element fixed to the toilet bowl, said securing element having a head and a screw rod extending from said head; and an installer connected to the toilet seat, said installer having a base with an opening, said opening having a first through hole and a second through hole interconnected with each other, the size of said first through hole being larger than the perimeter size of said head, the size of said second through hole being smaller than the perimeter size of said head; wherein said base first encircles said head with said first through hole, then, after said base is moved, said screw rod embeds in and fixes to said second through hole.
2 . The structure of claim 1 , further comprising a fixing element, said fixing element having an inner thread, said screw rod having an outer thread corresponding to said inner thread, said fixing element being for encircling said securing element and fixing said securing element to the toilet bowl.
3 . The structure of claim 1 , further comprising two fixing lugs, said base having a pivoting lug, said fixing lugs being connected to the toilet seat and said pivoting lug and pivoting on said pivoting lug.
4 . The structure of claim 3 , wherein said installer further has a slide lid corresponding to said base, and when said slide lid engages with said base, said slide lid and said securing element also engages with each other.
5 . The structure of claim 4 , wherein said base has a denting part and a slide rail on the lateral side of said denting part, said slide lid has a stop block protruding towards said base, and said stop block is to move corresponding to said slide rail for engagement.
6 . The structure of claim 5 , wherein said stop block has a tenon, said slide rail has a mortise corresponding to said tenon, and said tenon and said mortise are to be adjusted in coordination with each other.
7 . The structure of claim 6 , wherein said mortise comprises an inclined plane formed on an end plane of said mortise, a denting segment, and a protruding part protruding from the junction of said inclined plane and said denting segment, said inclined plane allows said tenon to slide by said protruding part, said denting segment allows adjustment movement of said tenon in coordination, and said protruding part allows said stop block to be positioned at said slide rail.
8 . The structure of claim 5 , where said denting part has said opening, via said first through hole said base encircles said securing element at said second through hole, and said stop block and said head engages with each other, so that said second through hole is positioned at said securing element.
9 . The structure of claim 8 , wherein said screw rod has a protruding ring, the perimeter size of said protruding ring is smaller than the perimeter size of said head, said protruding ring and said head form an infixing part, the size of said second through hole is smaller than the perimeter size of said head and is larger than the perimeter size of said infixing part, so as to allow said head to engage with said second through hole with said infixing part.
10 . The structure of claim 9 , wherein said stop block and said slide rail form an L-shape.
11 . The structure of claim 9 , wherein said stop block, said slide rail, and said infixing part form a T-shape.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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