Hinged cover lifting and lowering device

Details Hinged cover lifting and lowering device Hinged cover lifting and lowering device

A - Human Necessities

47

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A47K 13/10 (2006.01) B65D 43/26 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2242475

Apparatus is provided for manipulating a cover or lid between horizontal and upright positions. A foot-actuated device is connected by a first cable to a lift mechanism positioned about the lid's pivot. The first cable lies over the profile of an oblong cam in the lift mechanism. Pulling the first cable rotates the cam for rotating the lid. The cam's profile initially producing a large turning moment which compensates for the initially difficult lift and then smoothly decreases the turning moment to compensate for the decreasing force needed as the lid approaches the upright position. In the context of a toilet seat lid, it is convenient to incorporate an automatic lowering device. In upright position, a latch in the cam engages a trigger. The seat is spring-urged to close, restrained only by the latch and trigger. A second cable is float-actuated to disengage the trigger from the latch when the tank begins to refill after being flushed. Preferably, the foot-actuated device is a double hinge located between a base and a semicircular pedal. Depression of the pedal causes two points of the hinge to retreat, pulling the first cable and actuating the cam's rotation and lifting of the lid.

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