Toilet seat hinge assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9107548
APP PUB NO 20130340154A1
SERIAL NO

13994840

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A hinge assembly for mounting a toilet seat to a toilet bowl includes a hinge post, a threaded fastener extending through the hinge post and configured to extend into a bore in the toilet bowl, a bushing positioned around a portion of the threaded fastener, and a nut threadably coupled to the threaded fastener. The nut includes an expandable section configured to extend into the bore in the toilet bowl. The nut has a surface that is engaged by a surface of the bushing so that the expandable section of the nut expands as the nut moves relative to the threaded fastener to secure the hinge post to the toilet bowl.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grebel, Randall Plymouth, US 3 29
Hand, Joseph Sheboygan Falls, US 15 115
Henne, Brian A Plymouth, US 10 58
Le, Mahieu Brian L Sheboygan, US 3 29

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