Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush-valve operators – Seat operated
Patent
1994-05-09
1995-05-02
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush-valve operators
Seat operated
4408, E03D 504
Patent
active
054107660
ABSTRACT:
An automatic toilet flushing apparatus for a toilet having a toilet bowl, a cover member for selectively moving between an open and a closed position with respect to the toilet bowl, a water tank, and a trippable flapper valve for admitting water from the water tank into the toilet bowl when the flapper valve is tripped, the automatic toilet flushing apparatus including an actuating lever pivotally mounted about a first fulcrum, the actuating lever having a first end and a second end, a tripping lever pivotally mounted about a second fulcrum, the tripping lever also having a first end and a second end, a first link connecting the first end of the actuating lever to the flapper valve, a second link connecting the second end of the actuating lever to the second end of the tripping lever, and a tripping mechanism for initially pivoting the tripping lever about the second fulcrum and for thereafter releasing the tripping lever when the cover member is moved to the closed position with respect to the toilet bowl.
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Baker David L.
Phillips Charles E.
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