Toilet tank flush control
OwnerHomer H. Woolf, Lucille M. Woolfinventors
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Abstract
A toilet tank flush valve provides for an auxiliary light flush without requiring any modification of the tank construction. A framework is adapted to be seated at the top of the flush tank. This framework also receives the flush tank lid. An auxiliary flush handle traverses the framework and is disposed on the outside of the tank for operation by a user. Linkage couples the auxiliary handle with the flush valve and operation of the handle actuates the auxiliary flush. The auxiliary flush is designed to allow only a relatively small volume of water flow through the tank.
Claims4
For use with a toilet tank having a flush box, a lid closing said box, an outlet communicating the flush box with the toilet;
- a valve normally closing said outlet and movable to an open position to allow the passage of water through the outlet;
- and means for opening and closing said valve;
- the improvement comprising:
- a framework adapted to be seated on said box at the upper periphery thereof,
- said framework being adapted to receive said lid and hold the latter on the box to close the latter;
- handle means traversing the framework and projecting on the outside of the flush box;
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- means adapted for coupling said handle means with said valve whereby movement of the handle means opens the valve to allow the passage of water through said outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.