Control for water closets
OwnerLouis J. Therkelseninventor
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Abstract
A control for a water closet, enabling the valve actuating float to be adjusted from outside of the tank to enable a relatively small volume of water to be normally introduced to the tank for flushing purposes. By actuation of a simple control, the float may be allowed to rise to a predetermined position at which considerably greater volume of flushing water is made available to handle an increased amount of waste. In this manner, an appreciable economy of water is achieved in a simple and efficient manner. When the control is actuated so that the greater volume of water is made available for flushing, the mechanism is such that after flushing the control automatically resumes its position to admit thereafter the smaller volume of water.
Claims5
Control for water closets having a water tank containing a float-actuated valve for predetermining the volume of water admitted to the tank for flushing purposes, said control comprising an operative connection between the float and water valve including a mounting for the float enabling the same to rise selectively to minimum and maximum positions, a device for normally requiring the float to be disposed in such minimum position for admitting the smaller volume of water, a manual actuator for said device to move same to enable movement of the float to such maximum position for admitting the greater volume of water, and means to cause said device to resume float movement to minimum position after said actuator has been operated for flushing purposes.
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