Toilet Seat Lifting and Lowering Apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus configured to lift and lower a toilet seat on a toilet without the need to touch the toilet seat. The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus attaches directly to the bathroom floor and the toilet seat. A foot lever is pivotally attached to a base component that is securable to the floor next to the toilet. The foot lever is pivotally connected to a lifting lever that extends upward toward the toilet seat. A toilet seat attachment component is pivotally attached to a distal end of the lifting lever extending perpendicularly where it engages the toilet seat. The user steps on a foot pedal of the foot lever pushing up the lifting lever to raise the toilet seat. To lower the toilet seat, the user removed their foot from the foot pedal allowing the lifting lever to return the toilet seat to the down position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus comprising:
 a base component;   a foot lever comprising a foot pedal and an arm extending out of the foot pedal terminating in a bracket, the foot lever pivotally attached to the base component;   a lifting lever comprising a primary member pivotally attached to and extending upwardly from one end of the foot lever, and an extension member extendable from the primary member; and   a toilet seat attachment component pivotally attached to and extending perpendicularly from a distal end of the extension member of the lifting lever;   wherein the primary member of the lifting lever comprises a plurality of primary locking positions and the extension member of the lifting lever comprises a plurality of extension locking positions; and   further wherein the plurality of primary locking positions mate with the plurality of extension locking positions to adjust a length of the lifting lever.   
     
     
         2 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein depressing the foot pedal pushes the lifting lever upward to raise an attached toilet seat. 
     
     
         3 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein releasing the foot pedal lowers the lifting lever to lower the attached toilet seat. 
     
     
         4 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the primary member comprises a pivot connector on a proximal end for pivotally engaging the bracket of the arm of the foot lever. 
     
     
         5 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the extension member comprises a pivot connector on a distal end of the extension member for engaging the toilet seat attachment component. 
     
     
         6 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the toilet seat attachment component comprises a lifting lever connector and a toilet seat bracket attachable to the lifting lever connector. 
     
     
         7 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the lifting lever connector comprises a bracket and an arm extending from the bracket. 
     
     
         8 . The toilet seat lifting and lowering apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the toilet seat bracket comprises a seat engaging member configured to engage a toilet seat.