Claims
- 1. A decorative cover for a standard toilet tank with a top opening and a flushing mechanism therein, comprising:
- a frame adapted to surround a toilet tank, said frame including a front portion, two side portions and a removable lid portion, said frame being adapted to surround said front and two side portions of said toilet tank and said removable lid portion providing access to the top opening of the toilet tank, the frame being open at the bottom thereof;
- a bracket means for supporting said frame and for positioning the front portion and the two side portions of said frame to establish a gap between the frame portions and the sides of the toilet tank, said bracket means constructed and arranged to engage an inner surface of said frame and an upper edge of the tank;
- an actuator means for actuating the flushing mechanism, the actuator means adapted to extend above the sides of the toilet tank and through an aperture means in said frame, the actuator means adapted to be connected to a handle means external to said frame; and
- a moisture sealing means positioned below said lid portion for providing a moisture seal of the top opening of the tank.
- 2. A decorative according to claim 1 wherein the actuator means comprises a chain extending through the aperture means in said frame adapted to be connected at a first end to a tank flush valve and at a second end to the handle means located external to said frame and a spring means acting on said chain to allow the flush valve to return to its closed position after said chain has been released, said handle means comprising a chain pull.
- 3. A toilet tank cover according to claim 2 further including including a spring compression means connected to said chain and adapted to engage and compress said spring means when said chain is pulled, whereby said chain is returned to its resting position by said spring means when said chain pull is released and said flush valve is thereby returned to its closed position.
- 4. A toilet tank cover as in claim 1 wherein said bracket means comprises
- a bracket set corresponding to each side portion of said frame, each bracket set comprising a pair of L-shaped brackets having longitudinal slots therein, a first of said brackets being adapted to be affixed to an inner surface of one of said portions of said frame and a second of said brackets being adapted to engage the upper rear edge of the tank at substantially right angles to said first bracket, each of said bracket means further comprising fastening means for extending through said longitudinal slots and fastening said brackets together.
- 5. A toilet tank cover as in claim 1 wherein said bracket means comprises
- an h-shaped bracket corresponding to each side portion of said frame, each h-shaped bracket having its base fitting over a top edge of the toilet tank and secured thereto by a first threaded bolt and the upper arm of the h-shaped bracket being secured to an inner side of the frame by a second threaded bolt.
- 6. A toilet tank cover as in claim 1 wherein the moisture sealing means comprises a sheet of polyethylene foam constructed and arranged to cover the entire top opening of the toilet tank.
- 7. A decorative toilet tank cover adapted for ease of installation on various existing toilet tanks, comprising:
- a decorative frame adapted to surround an existing toilet tank and comprising two sides, a rear brace piece connecting the upper rear corners of the sides and being of relatively small dimensions and located above the toilet tank for ease of installation, and a front piece connected to the front edges of the sides;
- a decorative removable lid which fits onto the top of the frame;
- a mounting means for hanging the frame from the top edge of an existing toilet tank and for positioning the sides of said frame in a non-contacting relationship with sides of the toilet tank;
- sealing means adapted to be located above the top edge of the toilet tank; and
- actuator means for actuating a flush mechanism within the toilet tank, the actuator means being connectable at one end to the flush mechanism.
- 8. A decorative toilet tank cover adapted for ease of installation on various toilet tanks comprising:
- a decorative frame adapted to surround an existing tank and comprising two side pieces with one side piece having an aperture above a top edge of the existing tank, a rear brace piece connecting upper rear corners of the side pieces and being of relatively small dimensions and located above the existing tank for ease of installation, and a front piece connected to front edges of the side pieces;
- a decorative removable lid which fits onto the top of the frame;
- a mounting means for hanging the frame from a top edge of the existing tank and for positioning the side pieces to maintain a gap between sides of the existing tank and the side pieces; and
- sealing means for sealing off the top opening of the toilet tank, the sealing means constructed and arranged to be positioned above the top edge of the toilet tank and made of a material which is easily cut or torn for ease of installation.
- 9. A toilet tank cover as in claim 8 further comprising an actuator means having
- a chain adapted to be connected at one end to an existing flush mechanism within the tank, extending above the top edge of the tank, and connected at the other end to a chain pull located external to said frame,
- a spring adapted to pull the chain when the chain pull is released to thereby release an existing flush valve, and
- a chain housing with one end supported at the aperture and the other end hanging above the area of the existing flush valve, said chain housing being located substantially above the top edge of the existing tank and containing the spring and a substantial portion of the chain to prevent the chain and spring from fouling in the tank hardware.
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This application is a divisional of Ser. No. 07/481,811 filed Feb. 20, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,014,410; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/220,378 filed July 11, 1988 (abandoned); which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/076,999 filed July 22, 1987 (abandoned); which is a continuation of Ser. No. 06/945,230 filed Dec. 23, 1986 (abandoned); which is a continuation of Ser. No. 06/859,844 filed Apr. 30, 1986 (abandoned); which is a continuation of Ser. No. 06/616,775 filed May 31, 1984 (abandoned); which is a continuation of Ser. No. 06/314,460 filed Oct. 23, 1981 (abandoned); which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 06/126,839, filed Mar. 3, 1980 (abandoned), the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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