the preference of the user in particular the handle member 30 is interposed between the side portions 22 23 of the particular counterweight member 20 it is pivotally coupled to the handle member 30 has a pivot bore extending therethrough the pivot bore of the handle member 30 is preferably positioned between the upper and lower ends 31 32 of the handle member 30 and is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the handle member 30 the pivot pin 27 of the one counterweight member 20 is extended through the pivot bore of the handle member 30 such that the handle member 30 is pivotally coupled to that counterweight member so that the upper end 31 of the handle member 30 extends upwardly from the counterweight member and the lower end 32 of the handle member 30 downwardly depends from the counterweight member preferably the lower end 32 of the handle member 30 has a secondary counterweight portion 33 the secondary counterweight portion 33 is designed for aiding the maintaining of the longitudinal axis of the handle member 30 in a vertical plane when the toilet seat 12 is pivoted between the raised and lowered positions so that the upper end of the handle member is easily reached by a user in use a user uses the upper end of the handle member to both raise and lower the toilet seat from the toilet bowl when pivoting the toilet seat from the lowered position towards the raised position the user.