Apparatus employing a timer for controlling the quantity of wate

Details Apparatus employing a timer for controlling the quantity of wate Apparatus employing a timer for controlling the quantity of wate

1976-04-15

1977-03-29

Artis, Henry K.

Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons

Tubs

Particular construction or configuration details

4100, E03D 134, E03D 502, A61B 1900

Patent

active

040140504

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for controlling the quantity of water flowing through a water outlet in the tank of a toilet comprising a timer including a rotatable output shaft, the timer being responsive to the angular rotation of the shaft from an initial position and operative to return the shaft to the initial position after a time duration corresponding to the amount of angular rotation of the shaft, a crank coupled to the shaft and being capable of rotating the shaft through a predetermined angle when a force is applied to it, a mounting assembly for mounting the timer to the tank, and a mechanical linkage coupled between the shaft and a lift rod in the tank for moving the lift rod a dimension such that a valve is unseated when the shaft is not in the initial position, and the valve is seated when the shaft is in the initial position, whereby when a force applied to the crank rotates the crank and hence the shaft through the predetermined angle the linkage is moved a dimension sufficient to unseat the valve from the water outlet causing water to flow through the water outlet, and whereby the return of the shaft to said initial position causes the linkage to seat the valve on the water outlet after a time duration corresponding to the predetermined angle, the time duration serving to control the quantity of water flowing out of the tank.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2635691 (1953-04-01), Filliung
patent: 3034151 (1962-05-01), Filliung
patent: 3365730 (1968-01-01), Chiappetta
patent: 3787902 (1974-01-01), McCombs
patent: 3902201 (1975-09-01), Bobo

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