Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Flush closet – Manual selection of the amount of flush
Patent
1990-03-13
1991-08-27
Recla, Henry J.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Flush closet
Manual selection of the amount of flush
E03D 114
Patent
active
050420968
ABSTRACT:
A toilet tank 13 is provided with a bottom flapper 5 in valved relationship to a tank outlet 6 attached at an angle from an overflow pipe 8 or directly above the tank outlet 6 at the bottom of the tank 13 and a top flapper 9 in valved relationship to the end of a top-level outlet pipe 10 that is offset at an angle from the overflow pipe 8 which is extended vertically from a side of the outlet orifice 6. A bottom flexible line 1 is attachable at one end to the bottom flapper 5 and to a flush rod 3 at the opposite end for pulling the bottom flapper 5 up to open the tank outlet 6 by operation of a swivelable flush handle 11. A top flexible line 2 is attachable to a top flapper 9 at the end of the top outlet pipe 10, threaded through a line eye 7 at the top of the overflow pipe 8 and then attachable to an end section 4 of the flush rod 3. Swiveling the flush handle 11 slightly in opposite directions up or down causes the two flappers 5 and 9 to be operable separately as valves. All water in the tank 13 is released when the flush handle 11 is swiveled downward for use in flushing solid water. But only the water above the top flapper 9 is released when the handle 11 is swiveled upward for use in flushing liquid water. A separate control valve 25 assures that there will be no water wasted for toilet-bowl water-seal effect at both levels of flushing. All parts can be retrofitted to conventional toilet flushing tanks. The user of this flusher will save more than three (3) gallons per each flush when the flush handle is swiveled upwardly when disposing of liquid water.
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Fetsuga Robert M.
Livingston Edward M.
Recla Henry J.
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