Installation and Reinforcement Pads for a Toilet Seat

Abstract

The present invention discloses a toilet seat reinforcement adhesive pad kit. The adhesive pad kit includes a pair of adhesive pads shaped and dimensioned to conventional toilet seat mounting tabs. The adhesive pads are configured to adhere to a toilet for preventing a toilet seat from moving laterally. More specifically, each adhesive pad includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a bolt hole therethrough. The top surface, inner perimeter of the bolt hole, and the bottom surface can each include an adhesive layer or coating. Each adhesive pad is configured to be positioned on a toilet surface using the bottom surface and bolt hole aligned with a hole of the toilet surface. A mounting tab of a toilet seat is placed on the top surface of the adhesive pad such that a fastener can fasten the toilet seat to the adhesive pad using a mechanical fastener.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adhesive pad kit for installation and mounting of a toilet seat to a toilet bowl base, the adhesive pad kit comprising:
 a pair of pads each including a top surface and a bottom surface;   each of said pair of pads including a hole therethrough for alignment with a mounting hole in the toilet bowl base;   each of said pair of pads includes a first adhesive layer on a top surface and a second adhesive layer on a bottom surface;   said top surface adhesive layer adapted to receive a mounting tab of the toilet seat; and   said bottom surface adhesive layer adapted to be mounted to the toilet bowl base.   
     
     
         2 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second adhesive layer further comprise a protective film layer for selective removal prior to installing said pair of pads. 
     
     
         3 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 1 , wherein said top surface of each of said pair of pads includes a perimeter wall extending upward to prohibit lateral movement of the mounting tab of the toilet seat. 
     
     
         4 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 3 , wherein said hole of each of said pair of pads receives a mounting bolt therethrough for securing the mounting tab of the toilet seat to each of said pair of pads and to the toilet bowl base. 
     
     
         5 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 3 , wherein a shape of each of said pair of pads is selected from a group consisting of a square, a rectangle, a circle, and an oval. 
     
     
         6 . An adhesive pad kit for installation and mounting of a toilet seat to a toilet bowl base, the adhesive pad kit comprising:
 a pair of pads each including a top surface and a bottom surface;   each of said pair of pads including a hole therethrough for alignment with a mounting hole in the toilet bowl base;   a perimeter of said hole including an adhesive;   each of said pair of pads includes a first adhesive layer on a top surface and a second adhesive layer on a bottom surface;   said top surface adhesive layer adapted to receive a mounting tab of the toilet seat;   said bottom surface adhesive layer adapted to be mounted to the toilet bowl base; and   said top surface of each of said pair of pads includes a perimeter wall extending upward to prohibit lateral movement of the mounting tab of the toilet seat.   
     
     
         7 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 6 , wherein said first and said second adhesive layers further comprise a protective film layer for selective removal prior to installing said pair of pads. 
     
     
         8 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 6 , wherein said hole of each of said pair of pads receives a mounting bolt therethrough for securing the mounting tab of the toilet seat to said pad and to the toilet bowl base. 
     
     
         9 . The adhesive pad kit of  claim 6 , wherein a shape of each of said pair of pads is selected from a group consisting of a square, a rectangle, a circle, and an oval. 
     
     
         10 . A method of installing a toilet seat to a toilet bowl base using a pair of adhesive pads, the method comprising the steps of:
 providing an adhesive pad kit including the pair of adhesive pads, each of said pair of adhesive pads including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a hole therethrough for alignment with a mounting hole in the toilet bowl base, wherein said top surface includes a first adhesive layer and said bottom surface includes a second adhesive layer;   removing a first protective film layer from said second adhesive layer of each of said pair of adhesive pads;   aligning said hole of each of said pair of adhesive pads to a mounting hole in the toilet bowl base; and   mounting each of said pair of adhesive pads by adhering said second adhesive layer to the toilet bowl base.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  further comprising a step of removing a second protective film layer from said first adhesive layer of each of said pair of adhesive pads. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising a step of affixing a mounting tab of the toilet seat to said first adhesive layer of each of said pair of adhesive pads. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising a step of affixing another mounting tab of the toilet seat to said first adhesive layer of another of said pair of adhesive pads. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12  further comprising a step of mounting a first bolt through the mounting tab of the toilet seat and through a first of said pair of adhesive pads, and securing the first bolt to the toilet bowl base. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  further comprising a step of mounting a second bolt through another mounting tab of the toilet seat and through another of said pair of adhesive pads, and securing the second bolt to the toilet bowl base. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said top surface of each of said pair of adhesive pads includes a perimeter wall extending upward to prohibit lateral movement of the mounting tab of the toilet seat. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  further comprising a step of selecting a shape for each of said pair of adhesive pads, wherein the shape is selected from a group consisting of a square, a rectangle, a circle, and an oval. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising a step of selecting a color of each of said pair of adhesive pads to match a color of the toilet bowl base. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a perimeter of said hole includes an adhesive. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising a step of selecting a color of said pair of adhesive pads to match a color of the toilet seat.