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An apparatus is disclosed having a frame, front and rear guides rigidly secured to the frame and having front and rear channels passing therethrough, angling rearwardly from top to bottom. A toilet seat is operably connected to the frame and is movable between a lowered position and a raised positio

An apparatus is disclosed having a frame, front and rear guides rigidly secured to the frame and having front and rear channels passing therethrough, angling rearwardly from top to bottom. A toilet seat is operably connected to the frame and is movable between a lowered position and a raised position. A driver is operably connected to the toilet seat to move the seat between the lowered and raised positions. An armrest is provided, the armrest having front and rear members slidably passing through the front and rear channels of the front and rear guides, respectively. The front and rear armrest members are operably connected to the driver for moving them through the front and rear channels as the armrest moves between a lowered position and a raised position. The armrest may be operably connected to the driver so that a top portion of the armrest remains in a substantially horizontal position as the armrest moves between the lowered position and the raised position. The armrest may also be operably connected to the driver by a linkage having a first member rigidly secured to lower portions of the front and rear armrest members, a second member pivotally secured to the first member and operably connected to the toilet seat for pivotal motion relative to the toilet seat, and a third member pivotally secured to the first member and operably connected to the driver for pivotal motion relative to the driver.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus, comprising:a frame having a front and a back;front and rear guides rigidly secured to said frame, said front and rear guides having front and rear channels, respectively, passing therethrough, said front and rear channels angling rearwardly from top to botto

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An apparatus, comprising:a frame having a front and a back;front and rear guides rigidly secured to said frame, said front and rear guides having front and rear channels, respectively, passing therethrough, said front and rear channels angling rearwardly from top to bottom;a toilet seat, said toilet seat being operably connected to said frame and being movable between a lowered position and a raised position;a driver operably connected to said toilet seat for moving said toilet seat between said lowered position and said raised position; andan armrest, said armrest comprising:a front member slidably passing through said front channel; anda rear member slidably passing through said rear channel, said front and rear armrest members being operably connected to said driver for moving said front and rear armrest members through said front and rear channels as said armrest moves between a lowered position and a raised position andwherein said front and rear armrest members are operably connected to said driver by a linkage, said linkage comprising;a first member rigidly secured to a lower portion of said front and rear armrest members;a second member pivotally secured to said first member and operably connected to said toilet seat for pivotal motion relative to said toilet seat; anda third member pivotally secured to said first member and operably connected to said driver for pivotal motion relative to said driver.