DK200801259A

DK200801259A - Toilet hinge fastening arrangement

Info

Publication number: DK200801259A
Application number: DKPA200801259A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Pedersen Henrik; Schoelzer Johnnie
Original assignee: Pressalit As
Priority date: 2008-09-09
Filing date: 2008-09-09
Publication date: 2010-03-10
Also published as: EP2160967A3; DK2160967T3; EP2160967B1; EP2160967A2

Claims

1. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement (I) comprising; - a base member (2) having a lower face adapted to abut an upper face of a toilet bowl, - a fastener (3) for securing the base member (2) to the toilet bowl through a mounting hole (4) in said base member (2), - a shaft member (5) extending upwardly from the base member (2) and adapted to interface with fastening means (6) in a toilet hinge arrangement (7), - a locking member (8) adapted to secure the shaft member (5) to the base member (2), characterised in that the shaft member (5) is releasably retained in a grove (9) provided in the base member (2), said grove (9) having either a first recess (10) or a first protrusion (11) which is respectively adapted to cooperate with a complementary first protrusion (11) or a first recess (10) on the shaft member (5) to secure the shaft member (5) to the base member (2), that the locking member (8) is adapted to be inserted into the grove (9), said grove (9) having either a second recess (12) or a second protrusion (13) which is respectively adapted to cooperate with a complementary second protrusion (13) or second recess (12) on the locking member (8) and providing a locked position for the locking member (8) where the shaft member (5) is retained.

2. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the first recess (10) and the second recess (12) are coinciding.

3. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the second recess (12) is substantially parallel to a centreline through the shaft member (5).

4. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprise a cover (14) for housing the base member (2) and locking member (8), said cover (14) having an opening (15) for the shaft member (5).

5. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprise a resilient underlay member (16) to be placed between the base member (2) and a toilet bowl.

6. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the base member (2) and the locking member (8) includes a corresponding third recess (17) and third protrusion (18), where the third protrusion (18) extends into the third recess (17) when the locking member (8) is in the locked position.

7. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to claim 6, characterised in that the third recess (17) is provided in the base member (2) and the third protrusion (18) is provided on the locking member (8).

8. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to claim 7, characterised in that the third recess (17) is provided in the locking member (8) and die third protrusion (18) is provided on the base member (2).

9. Toilet hinge fastening arrangement according to any of the preceding claims, characterised In that it comprise an anchor assembly (19) for retaining die fastener (3), said anchor assembly (19) being adapted to be inserted within an opening in the toilet bowl with a wall portion and a concealed side, said anchor assembly (19) comprises two elongated leg members (20), a threaded anchor member (21) coupled to said leg members (20) at opposite end portions and a collar member (22) secured to said leg members (20) for sandwiching said wall portion between said collar (22) and said anchor member (21).