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US 10,323,398 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for prevention of toilet running
OwnerGreg Dionne, George Dionneinventors
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for preventing a toilet from running. The apparatus comprises a hollow, cylindrical tube, with a diameter at least slightly larger than the chain of a toilet tank. The toilet chain is run throughout the tube, fixing critical links of the chain in place. This is desirable to prevent the chain from catching on the toilet piston or rod, both of which are leading causes of toilets running.
Claims12
Apparatus for limiting toilet running, the apparatus, comprising:
- a leverage rod;
- a handle attached fixably to a first end of the leverage rod;
- a toilet chain with a first end attached nearly to a second end of the leverage rod;
- a piston attached to a second end of the toilet chain;
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- a hollow, roughly cylindrical smooth plastic tube attached around the toilet chain such that some links of the toilet chain are contained within the smooth plastic tube, and wherein the smooth plastic tube comprises an opening on at least a first end, having a diameter slightly larger than diameter width of the toilet chain, and a second end comprising multiple strips forming a point and removably securing the tube to the toilet chain.
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A method for preventing a toilet from running, which method comprises the steps of attaching a handle to a first end of a leverage rod;
- attaching a toilet chain to a second end of the leverage rod;
- passing a portion of a toilet chain through an opening of a first end of a smooth plastic tube and out of a second end of the smooth plastic tube, wherein the first end of the smooth plastic tube comprises a diameter slightly larger a width of the toilet chain and the second end of the smooth plastic tube comprises multiple strips formed into a conical shape;
- and positioning the conical shape pointing upward towards the leverage rod while the toilet chain is within the smooth plastic tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.