Control stop
AssigneeFlushtech Corporation
InventorChih-Chen Yen
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Abstract
A control stop includes a body housing a plug which has a retaining ring coupled on one end, a water regulation rod screwed on a seat located below the plug, and an elastic element coupled on a center strut of the seat. The elastic element has one end pressing the bottom of the plug. The water regulation rod may be turned and moved upwards and downwards to form a gap between the water regulation rod and the bottom of the plug. When a flush valve coupled with the control stop is flushing, water pressure pushes the retaining ring to move the plug downwards and alter the gap to form an opening to allow water to pass through. In the non-flushing condition, the plug is pushed upwards by the elastic element so that the retaining ring seals the outer bottom end of the orifice to stop water flow.
Claims9
1-8. (canceled)
A control stop comprising:
- a) a body having:
- i) a water inlet;
- ii) an orifice located on an interior of the body adjacent to the water inlet;
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- iii) a water outlet communicating with the water inlet through the orifice;
- b) a plug inserted into the orifice movable between sealed and open positions;
- c) a retaining ring located on a bottom of the plug;
- d) a seat is connected to the body on a side opposite the water inlet and having an opening and a post located on a first end thereof;
- e) a water regulation rod adjustably located in the opening of the seat, the water regulation rod limiting a distance that the plug moves between the sealed position and the open position;
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- f) an elastic element having a first end connected to the post of the seat and a second end pressing against a bottom of the plug,
- wherein, when the plug is located in the sealed position, the retaining ring engages a bottom of the orifice forming a seal there between, and when the plug is located in the open position, the retaining ring is spaced apart from the bottom of the orifice and a first end of the water regulation rod engaging the bottom of the plug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.