Claims
- 1. An automatic flushing mechanism connected to a toilet,said toilet having a toilet seat and a toilet seat lid, both hingedly mounted to a toilet base, and a toilet flush tank affixed to said toilet base, said toilet flush tank having a handle for flushing said toilet, and wherein said automatic flushing mechanism comprises: a control box attached to said toilet seat, said control box having means connected to said handle for automatically operating said handle when said a person's weight is removed from said toilet seat, and means connected to said toilet seat for activating said means connected to said handle.
- 2. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 1, where said toilet seat has means connected thereto for preventing said toilet seat from being moved from a raised position to a lowered position.
- 3. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 2, where said means for preventing said toilet seat from being moved from a raised position to a lowered position is a rod,said rod being connected at one end to said toilet seat, and said rod, on another end, engaging said toilet base.
- 4. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means connected to said toilet seat for activating said means connected to said handle, comprises:at least a pair of rollers, one of said at. least a pair of rollers engaging said toilet base, and another of said at least a pair of rollers engaging said toilet seat.
- 5. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of said at least a pair of rollers has a rod connected thereto, andanother end of said rod being connected to said means connected to said handle for automatically. operating said handle when a person's weight is removed from said toilet seat.
- 6. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 5, wherein said another end of said rod is connected to a first end of a first flexible connector, anda second end of said first flexible connector is attached to a first end of a second flexible connector, and said second end of said first flexible connector and said first end of said second flexible connector are connected within said control box, and said second flexible connector is connected at a second end to a trigger shuttle at one end of said trigger shuttle, and said trigger shuttle is connected at another end to a spring, said trigger shuttle having having a trigger which engages a clasp on a clasp shuttle, and said clasp shuttle being connected to a first end of a third flexible connector, and another end of said third flexible connector is connected to said handle.
- 7. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein a fourth flexible connector is connected at one end to said clasp shuttle, andmeans for connecting another end of said fourth flexible connector to said toilet seat lid.
- 8. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein a fifth flexible connector is connected at one end to said second flexible connector, andmeans for connecting another end of said fifth flexible connector to said toilet seat.
- 9. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein said control box has means for allowing said trigger shuttle to disconnect from said clasp shuttle.
- 10. The automatic flushing mechanism as claimed in claim 9, wherein said means for allowing said trigger shuttle to disconnect from said clasp shuttle is a track which is connected to said clasp shuttle,said track pivoting from a first position in which said trigger shuttle and said clasp shuttle are connected, and a second position in which said trigger shuttle and said clasp shuttle are disconnected.
Parent Case Info
This application claims benefit of No. 60/166,743 Nov. 22, 1999.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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