ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,881, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Xiamen Beewill Sanitary Co. Ltd. (Xiamen, China).

"Quick release structure for toilet lid" was invented by Shisong Ren (Xiamen, China) and Xiong Yang (Xiamen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The utility model provides a quick release structure for a toilet lid, including: a movement cover, a linkage shaft, a slide switch, a rotating shaft and a protective cover, wherein the movement cover defines an insertion hole and an avoidance slot; the linkage shaft is provided with a clamping slot, and the linkage shaft is adapted to be inserted into the insertion hole; the rotating shaft is provid...