Claims
- 1. A toilet height conversion structure for use in combination with a supporting frame associated with a toilet having at least a rear portion, said supporting frame including at least a substantially horizontal support member, said structure comprising:
- a mounting block positionable at the rear portion of said toilet,
- riser means for raising the effective height of a toilet seat, said riser means being pivotably connected to said mounting block for movement between raised and lowered positions of said riser means relative to the toilet,
- said mounting block including opposed mounting side members, said mounting side members defining opposed detent recesses and said riser means including opposed riser side walls having a pair of pivot pins provided for alignment and engagement with said detent recesses, said riser means being formed of a biasable material and said mounting side members further including taper means for initially accepting said pair of pins during the mounting of said riser means to said mounting block and directing said pins to said detent recesses, said riser means being movable from a non-biased mode to a biased mode during mounting and self-biased from the biased mode to the non-biased mode upon engagement within said detent recesses, said mounting block is formed with transverse channel means for securing said substantially horizontal support member of said supporting frame and preventing transverse movement of said supporting frame relative to the toilet.
- 2. The structure of claim 1, further comprising adjustable connecting means for securing said mounting block to the rear portion of the toilet.
- 3. The structure according to claim 2, wherein said adjustable connecting means is a slot arrangement provided for alignment with preformed mounting holes defined in the toilet.
- 4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a single elongated transversely extending slot extending between said top and bottom block walls and generally between said block side walls, whereby said single elongated slot is capable of being aligned with a plurality of possible spacings of preformed mounting holes defined in the toilet.
- 5. The structure according to claim 3, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a pair of elongated slots extending between said top and bottom walls and passing through said block side walls, so that apertures are defined at junctions of said block side walls with said elongated slots facilitating securing of the block to the toilet.
- 6. The structure according to claim 3, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a pair of elongated transversely extending slot combinations extending between said top and bottom walls and generally between said block side walls, each said slot combination including at least two mating elongated transversely extending slots and a lateral slot for joining said mating slots.
- 7. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said mounting block further includes opposed top and bottom block walls, said bottom block wall being positionable upon the toilet rear portion, said transverse channel means formed at said bottom block wall defining a substantially horizontal transverse channel passing through the mounting block, said horizontal support member of the supporting frame being positionable within said substantially horizontal transverse channel.
- 8. A toilet height conversion structure for use in combination with a supporting frame associated with a toilet having at least a rear portion said supporting frame including at least a substantially horizontal support member and a pair of substantially vertical inner support members, said structure comprising:
- a mounting block positionable at the rear portion of said toilet,
- riser means for raising the effective height of a toilet seat, said riser means being pivotably connected to said mounting block for movement between raised and lowered positions of said riser means relative to the toilet,
- adjustable connecting means for securing said mounting block to the rear portion of the toilet,
- said mounting block formed with transverse channel means for securing said substantially horizontal support member of said supporting frame and preventing transverse movement of said supporting frame relative to the toilet, said mounting block including lateral channel means for securing said pair of substantially vertical inner support members to prevent lateral movement of said supporting frame relative to the toilet.
- 9. The structure according to claim 8, wherein said mounting block further includes opposed top and bottom block walls, said transverse channel means formed at said bottom block wall defining a substantially horizontal transverse channel passing through the mounting block, said substantially horizontal support member of the supporting frame being positionable within said substantially horizontal transverse channel.
- 10. The structure according to claim 9, wherein said mounting block further includes opposed block side walls and said lateral channel means being formed at said opposed block side walls defining a pair of substantially vertical channels in alignment with ends of said substantially horizontal transverse channel, said substantially vertical inner support members being positioned in said pair of substantially vertical channels.
- 11. The structure according to claim 10, wherein said adjustable connecting means is a slot arrangement provided for alignment with preformed mounting holes defined in the toilet.
- 12. The structure according to claim 11, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a single elongated transversely extending slot extending between said top and bottom block walls and generally between said block side walls, whereby said single elongated slot is capable of being aligned with a plurality of possible spacings of preformed mounting holes defined in the toilet.
- 13. The structure according to claim 11, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a pair of elongated slots extending between said top and bottom walls and passing through said block side walls, so that apertures are defined at junctions of said block side walls with said elongated slots facilitating securing of the block to the toilet.
- 14. The structure according to claim 11, wherein said slot arrangement in said mounting block defining a pair of elongated transversely extending slot combinations extending between said top and bottom walls and generally between said block side walls, each said slot combination including at least two mating elongated transversely extending slots and a lateral slot for joining said mating slots.
- 15. The structure according to claim 8, wherein said mounting block includes opposed mounting side members, said mounting side members defining opposed detent recesses and said riser means includes opposed riser sides walls having a pair of pivot pins provided for alignment and engagement with said detent recesses.
- 16. The structure according to claim 15, wherein said riser means is made of a biasable material and said mounting side members further include taper means for initially accepting said pair of pins during the mounting of said riser means to said mounting block and directing said pins to said detent recesses, said riser means being movable from a non-biased mode to a biased mode during mounting and self-biased from the biased mode to the non-biased mode upon engagement within said detent recesses.
- 17. A toilet height conversion structure for use in combination with a toilet having a rear portion and a frame for supporting a user, said frame resting upon the rear portion of the toilet, said frame including at least a substantially horizontal support member and a pair of substantially vertical inner support members, said structure comprising:
- a mounting block positionable at the rear portion of said toilet;
- a riser for raising the effective height of a toilet seat, said riser being pivotably connected to said mounting block for movement between raised and lowered positions of said riser relative to the toilet:
- a frame including at least a substantially horizontal support member and a pair of substantially vertical inner support members;
- a transverse channel means associated with said mounting block for securing said horizontal support member and preventing transverse movement of said frame relative to the toilet;
- lateral channel means associated with said mounting block for securing said pair of vertical inner support members and preventing lateral movement of said frame means relative to the toilet, and
- adjustable connecting means for securing said mounting block at the rear portion of the toilet.
- 18. The structure according to claim 17, wherein said mounting block includes opposed top and bottom block walls, said bottom block wall being positioned upon the toilet rear portion, said transverse channel means is a substantially horizontal channel defined at said bottom block surface, said horizontal support member being positioned within said substantially horizontal channel.
- 19. The structure according to claim 18, wherein said lateral channel means is a pair of substantially vertical channels, said mounting block further includes opposed block side walls defining said substantially vertical channels in alignment with said substantially horizontal channel, said vertical inner support members being positioned in said substantially vertical channels.
Parent Case Info
This application is a Continuation-in-Part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/566,933 filed Dec. 4, 1995, abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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