Claims
- 1. A fastener for removably attaching a toilet seat assembly to a toilet bowl, said toilet seat assembly comprising a seat, a seat lid and a hinge for attaching said seat and said seat lid for independent pivotal motion with respect to said toilet bowl, said assembly including a mounting hole at each end thereof, said fastener comprising, in combination,two elongated pins each having a threaded end inserted through one of said mounting holes and being attached to said assembly by a pin-securing nut screwed onto said threaded end, two receptacles, each having deflectable side walls for receiving one of said pins, said receptacles being attached to said toilet bowl and positioned to align with said two pins, and means for applying a constricting force to deflect said side walls of each of said receptacles when said pins are inserted therein to frictionally clamp each of said pins in a fixed position within its surrounding receptacle to secure said seat hinge to said toilet bowl.
- 2. A fastener as set forth in claim 1 wherein said toilet bowl defines a pair of seat mounting holes and wherein each of said receptacles has a first threaded end adapted to be inserted through and attached to one of said seat mounting holes by a receptacle securing nut.
- 3. A fastener as set forth in claim 2 wherein each of said receptacles has a second threaded end opposite to said first threaded end adapted to receive a clamping nut which includes an internal bearing surface which applies said constricting force to said side walls when said clamping nut is screwed onto said second threaded end.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of the prior filed U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/109,372 filed on Nov. 23, 1998.
US Referenced Citations (5)
Provisional Applications (1)
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60/109372 |
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