US Patent 7636956 Hands free toilet seat system

A toilet bowl has a front end, a rear end and sides. A toilet seat has a bore. The bore extends through the toilet seat from side to side. A base plate on the toilet bowl has a forward, rearward and a central bearing. An input shaft on the rearward bearing has a first gear, a second gear and an intermediate slip clutch. An output shaft on the forward bearing extends through the cylindrical bore. A third gear and a lifting arm are coupled to the toilet seat. An intermediate shaft on the central bearing has a fourth gear in contact with the second and third gears. A motor with a pinion is coupled to the first gear. A switch actuates the motor.