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The self-supportive toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a toilet seat and cover on an open end of a toilet bowl includes a hinge attached to one end of the toilet bowl opening which also attaches to an end of the toilet seat and toilet cover. The system also includes primary seat an

The self-supportive toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a toilet seat and cover on an open end of a toilet bowl includes a hinge attached to one end of the toilet bowl opening which also attaches to an end of the toilet seat and toilet cover. The system also includes primary seat and cover levers located on one side of the toilet bowl which are coupled to a fulcrum located below the toilet bowl. The primary levers are also coupled to respective secondary seat and cover levers which are in turn coupled to respective seat and cover collars attached to the ends of the hinge assembly pertaining to the rotational movement of the seat and cover, respectively. Downward pivotal movement of the primary levers causes the toilet cover and seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position.

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1. In combination with a toilet, a toilet seat and a toilet cover, a system for lifting and placing said toilet seat, and said cover, on an open end of a toilet bowl, said toilet seat being a substantially planar toilet seat rotatably mounted on a distal end of said toilet bowl via a first member of

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In combination with a toilet, a toilet seat and a toilet cover, a system for lifting and placing said toilet seat, and said cover, on an open end of a toilet bowl, said toilet seat being a substantially planar toilet seat rotatably mounted on a distal end of said toilet bowl via a first member of a hinge, said toilet seat capable of swinging about said hinge to a substantially upright position; said toilet cover being a substantially planar toilet cover disposed on said toilet seat and coupled to a second coaxial member of said hinge, said toilet cover capable of swinging in a substantially upright position; said toilet having a fulcrum located on a lower side of said toilet; the lift system comprising:a toilet cover assembly having a cover collar mounted to an end of said first member of said hinge;a first cover lever having a first end rotatably coupled to said fulcrum and a second end extending proximally therefrom;a second cover lever rotatably coupled intermediate said first cover lever and said cover collar such that downward pivotal movement of said first cover lever causes said toilet cover to swing from a substantially horizontal position to said substantially vertical position;a toilet seat assembly having a seat collar mounted to an end of said second coaxial member of said hinge;a first seat lever located adjacent said first cover lever and having a first end rotatably coupled to said fulcrum;a second seat lever rotatably coupled intermediate said first seat lever and said seat collar such that downward pivotal movement of said first seat lever causes said toilet seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to said substantially vertical position; anda bracket having a portion attached to said distal end of said toilet and another portion extending downwardly such that said downwardly extending portion of said bracket defines said fulcrum. 2. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bracket includes a pivot mount at said fulcrum such that said first cover lever and said first seat lever are rotatably coupled about said pivot mount. 3. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bracket includes two pivot mounts at said fulcrum such that said first cover lever is rotatably coupled about one of said pivot mounts and said first seat lever is rotatably coupled about said other pivot mount. 4. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first seat lever includes a tab extending over a portion of said first cover lever such that said downward pivotal movement of said seat lever causes downward pivotal movement of said first cover lever. 5. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said toilet seat and toilet cover assemblies are made of a material from the group of stainless steel, plastic, fiberglass and aluminum alloy. 6. In combination with a toilet, a toilet seat and a toilet cover, a toilet seat and cover system for lifting and placing a substantially planar toilet seat and toilet cover on an open end of a toilet bowl, said toilet seat being disposed on said toilet bowl and said toilet cover being disposed on said toilet seat, the system comprising:a seat bracket secured to an end of said toilet seat;a cover bracket secured to an end of said toilet cover;a hinge partly mounted to a distal end of said toilet bowl and partly coupled to said seat and cover brackets such that said brackets are hingedly attached to said toilet bowl; said hinge having a first member and a second coaxial member, said seat bracket secured to said first member and allowing said toilet seat to swing to a substantially vertical position, said cover bracket secured to said second member and allowing said toilet cover to swing to a substantially vertical position,a fulcrum bracket having a portion attached to said distal end of said toilet and another portion extending downwardly such that said downwardly extending portion of said bracket define s a fulcrum;a seat collar coupled to an end of said second coaxial member of said hingea cover lever located on one side of said toilet bowl and rotatably coupled to said fulcrum;a substantially rigid cover link rotatably coupled to said cover lever and said hinge in a said cover collar such that downward pivotal movement of said cover lever causes said toilet cover to swing from a substantially horizontal position to said substantially vertical position;a seat collar coupled to an end of said second coaxial member of said hinge;a seat lever located adjacent said cover lever and rotatably coupled to said fulcrum; anda substantially rigid seat link rotatably coupled to said seat lever and said hinge in a said seat collar such that downward pivotal movement of said seat lever causes said toilet seat to swing from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position. 7. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said fulcrum bracket includes a pivot mount located substantially below said hinge such that said cover lever and said seat lever are rotatably coupled about said pivot mount. 8. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said fulcrum bracket includes two pivot mounts located substantially below said hinge such that said cover lever is rotatably coupled about one of said pivot mounts and said seat lever is rotatably coupled about said other pivot mount. 9. A toilet seat and cover system as claimed in claim 6 wherein said seat lever includes a tab extending over a portion of said cover lever such that said downward pivotal movement of said seat lever causes downward pivotal movement of said first cover lever.