ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,331, issued on June 17, was assigned to Xiamen Beewill Sanitary Co. Ltd. (Xiamen, China).

"Connector and toilet installation component" was invented by Shisong Ren (Xiamen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector and a toilet installation component are provided. The connector has an elastic piece, the elastic piece is provided with a hook, and a first end of the elastic piece is provided with a shifting knob. Therefore, the connector can be quickly disassembled without the help of a tool, so that a toilet cover plate is better replaced with different hinges, thereby improving efficiency and meanwhile avoiding damage to the t...