Display mount for toilet seat assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11445837-B2
Application number	US-202016866946-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	May 14, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

A display is configured to be coupled to a shelving structure. The display includes a bracket having an upper portion. The upper portion includes a plurality of walls. The plurality of walls is configured to contact a member of the shelving structure to couple the bracket to the shelving structure. The bracket also includes a mounting portion extending below the upper portion. The mounting portion includes a surface configured to be recessed within the shelving structure when the plurality of walls contact the member of the shelving structure. The mounting portion also includes an aperture extending through the surface. The aperture is positioned below the plurality of walls of the upper portion and configured to receive a fastener that couples a toilet seat assembly to the bracket.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display configured to be coupled to a shelving structure having a front side, a rear side, and a support structure connecting the front side and the rear side, the display comprising:
a bracket including
an upper portion having a plurality of walls defining a channel, the channel configured to receive a member of the shelving structure to couple the bracket to the shelving structure, and
a mounting portion extending below the upper portion and defining a front wall in facing relationship to the front side of the shelving structure and a rear wall in facing relationship to the rear side of the shelving structure, the mounting portion

configured to support a toilet seat assembly via a fastener secured to the mounting portion; and
a lock member movably coupled to the mounting portion in a first position, in which the lock member is configured to secure the toilet seat assembly to the bracket, and in a second position, in which the lock member is configured to allow removal of the toilet seat assembly from the bracket while the fastener is secured to the mounting portion,
wherein the lock member is disposed adjacent the front wall of the mounting portion, and
wherein the upper portion extends outward from the front wall of the mounting portion toward the front side of the shelving structure.

2. The display of claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is cantilevered from the upper portion.

3. The display of claim 1 , wherein the lock member abuts a front surface of the mounting portion, wherein the front surface includes an aperture, wherein the lock member includes a slot, and wherein the aperture and the slot are configured to receive the fastener such that a portion of the lock member is coupled between the front surface of the mounting portion and a head of the fastener.

4. The display of claim 3 , wherein the front surface is disposed on the front wall and the rear wall is spaced from the front wall, wherein the rear wall includes an aperture in alignment with the aperture of the front wall, and wherein the aperture of the rear wall is configured to receive the fastener.

5. The display of claim 1 , wherein the lock member includes a lip, wherein the lip is configured to overlap a hinge post of the toilet seat assembly when the lock member is in the first position, and wherein the lip is configured to be spaced from the hinge post of the toilet seat assembly when the lock member is in the second position.

6. The display of claim 5 , wherein the lock member is a hooked shaped lock member.

7. The display of claim 1 , wherein the lock member is a first lock member, wherein the display further comprises a second lock member movably coupled to the mounting portion independently from the first lock member, wherein the second lock member is moveable between a first position, in which the second lock member is configured to secure the toilet seat assembly to the bracket, and a second position, in which the second lock member is configured to allow removal of the toilet seat assembly from the bracket.

8. A display configured to be coupled to a shelving structure, the display comprising:
a toilet seat assembly; and
a bracket including
an upper portion having a channel that is configured to be hooked on a member of the shelving structure to non-rotatably couple the bracket to the shelving structure, and
a mounting portion cantilevered below the upper portion and defining a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the channel, the mounting portion having a wall that supports the toilet seat assembly, the wall positioned relative to the upper portion such that the mounting portion recesses at least a portion of the toilet seat assembly within the shelving structure.

9. The display of claim 8 , further comprising a lock member movably coupled to the mounting portion in a first position, in which the lock member secures the toilet seat assembly to the bracket, and in a second position, in which the lock member allows removal of the toilet seat assembly from the bracket.

10. The display of claim 9 , wherein the wall of the mounting portion includes an aperture, wherein the lock member includes a slot, and wherein the aperture and the slot are configured to receive a fastener that supports the toilet seat assembly on the mounting portion such that a portion of the lock member is coupled between the wall of the mounting portion and a head of the fastener.

11. The display of claim 10 , wherein the wall is a front wall of the mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion includes a rear wall spaced from the front wall, wherein the rear wall includes an aperture in alignment with the aperture of the front wall, and wherein the aperture of the rear wall is configured to receive the fastener.

12. The display of claim 9 , wherein the lock member includes a lip, wherein the lip overlaps a hinge post of the toilet seat assembly when the lock member is in the first position, and wherein the lip is spaced from the hinge post of the toilet seat assembly when the lock member is in the second position.

13. The display of claim 12 , wherein the lock member is a hooked shaped lock member.

14. The display of claim 9 , wherein the lock member is a first lock member, wherein the display includes a second lock member movably coupled to the mounting portion independently from the first lock member, wherein the second lock member is moveable between a first position, in which the second lock member secures the toilet seat assembly to the bracket, and a second position, in which the second lock member allows removal of the toilet seat assembly from the bracket.

15. A display configured to be coupled to a shelving structure having a front side, a rear side, and a support structure connecting the front side and the rear side, the display comprising:
a bracket including
an upper portion having a plurality of walls, the plurality of walls configured to contact a member of the shelving structure to couple the bracket to the front side of the shelving structure, and
a mounting portion extending below the upper portion, the mounting portion having a surface and an aperture extending through the surface, the aperture positioned below the plurality of walls of the upper portion and configured to receive a fastener that couples a toilet seat assembly to the bracket,

wherein the mounting portion is cantilevered from the upper portion in a direction from the front side toward the rear side, such that no portion of the toilet seat assembly extends beyond the upper portion.

16. The display of claim 15 , further comprising a lock member movably coupled to the mounting portion in a first position, in which the lock member is configured to secure the toilet seat assembly to the bracket, and in a second position, in which the lock member is configured to allow removal of the toilet seat assembly from the bracket.

17. The display of claim 16 , wherein the lock member includes a slot, and wherein the slot is configured to receive the fastener such that a portion of the lock member is coupled between the surface of the mounting portion and a head of the fastener.

18. The display of claim 15 , wherein the mounting portion includes a front wall having the surface, wherein the mounting portion includes a rear wall spaced from the front wall, wherein the rear wall includes an aperture in alignment with the aperture of the front wall, and wherein the aperture of the rear wall is configured to receive the fastener.

19. The display of claim 16 , wherein the lock me

Assignees

• Bemis Mfg Co

Inventors

• Alt Kenneth
• Distl Mary

Classifications

• A47F5/0876

  Display stands with fixed brackets or hooks for suspending articles (A47F5/0807, A47F5/0884 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47K13/26

  Mounting devices for seats or covers · CPC title

• A47F7/00 Primary

  Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials {(A47F5/0006 takes precedence)} · CPC title