Toilet seat elevator assembly

Abstract

A toilet seat elevator assembly includes a seat elevator and a bracket for removably connecting the seat elevator to a toilet bowl. The seat elevator has a support portion for resting on the toilet bowl and a mounting portion that extends rearwardly of the support portion. The mounting portion has at least one mounting projection that extends inwardly. The bracket includes a bottom wall that is adapted for securement to the toilet bowl and spaced bracket side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall. Each bracket side wall has forward and rear edges that extend upwardly from the bottom wall and an elongate slot that extends within each bracket side wall between the forward and rear edges. Each elongate slot is adapted for slidably receiving the at least one mounting projection of the mounting portion to adjust the seat elevator between a retracted position and an extended position to accommodate various configurations of respective toilet bowls.

1 . A toilet seat elevator assembly comprising:
 a seat elevator having a support portion for resting on a toilet bowl and a mounting portion extending rearwardly of the support portion, the mounting portion having at least one mounting projection that extends inwardly; and   a bracket including a bottom wall adapted for securement to the toilet bowl and spaced bracket side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, each said side wall having forward and rear edges extending upwardly from the bottom wall, and an elongate slot extending within each said side wall between the forward and rear edges, whereby each said elongate slot is adapted for slidably receiving the at least one mounting projection of the mounting portion to thereby adjust the seat elevator between a retracted position and an extended position to thereby accommodate various shapes and sizes of the toilet bowl.   
   
   
       2 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one mounting projection is rotatably received in at least one of the elongate slots to thereby facilitate adjustment and removal of the seat elevator with respect to the toilet bowl. 
   
   
       3 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each bracket side wall further comprises a rearward slot segment and a forward slot segment extending transversely from the elongate slot to receive and hold the at least one mounting projection and the seat elevator in the retracted and extended positions, respectively. 
   
   
       4 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the mounting portion further comprises spaced rearwardly extending mounting walls. 
   
   
       5 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one mounting projection comprises a pair of mounting projections extending inwardly toward each other from the spaced mounting walls. 
   
   
       6 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one mounting projection comprises a single mounting projection that extends between the mounting walls. 
   
   
       7 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein the elongate slot and the rearward and forward slot segments extend completely through each bracket side wall. 
   
   
       8 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 3 , and further comprising a wall segment extending across at least a portion of the elongate slot and the rearward slot segment of the at least one of the bracket side walls. 
   
   
       9 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 8 , wherein the wall segment is removable to expose the elongate slot and the rearward slot segment to facilitate slidable movement of the respective mounting projection. 
   
   
       10 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein each bracket side wall comprises a wall segment that extends across the elongate slot and the rearward and forward slot segments. 
   
   
       11 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the wall segment is integrally formed with each bracket side wall such that the elongate slot and the rearward and forward slot segments face outwardly. 
   
   
       12 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein the wall segment is integrally formed with each bracket side wall such that the elongate slot and the rearward and forward slot segments face inwardly. 
   
   
       13 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each bracket side wall further comprises an upper edge that extends between the forward and rearward edges, each said elongate slot extending from a first slot position proximal the forward and upper edges to a second slot position proximal the rear edge and bottom wall. 
   
   
       14 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each bracket side wall further comprises:
 an upper edge extending between the forward and rearward edges;   a first slot segment extending between the upper edge and the elongate slot;   a second slot segment corresponding to the retracted position and extending transversely from the elongate slot; and   a third slot segment corresponding to the extended position and extending transversely from the elongate slot between the first and second slot segments, the second and third slot segments being adapted to receive and hold the at least one mounting projection, and thus the seat elevator in the retracted and extended positions respectively.   
   
   
       15 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the bottom wall is formed with a rear bracket adapted to receive a support handle. 
   
   
       16 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 15 , wherein the rear bracket extends along the length of the bottom wall and is provided with a recess for receiving the support handle. 
   
   
       17 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the seat elevator further comprises a lower part engaging the toilet bowl and an upper part, the lower part is provided with a pair of spaced grooves extending forwardly from the rear wall and adapted to receive the side walls of the mounting bracket when the seat elevator is installed on the mounting bracket. 
   
   
       18 . A toilet seat elevator assembly according to  claim 14 , wherein the first slot segment extends from an upper edge of the side wall to the elongated slot, the second slot segment is spaced rearwardly of the first slot segment so as to extend transversely relative to the elongated slot toward the upper edge, and the third slot segment is located between the first and second slot segment and extends transversely to the elongated slot toward the upper edge.