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US 4,764,996 AGranted
Water saving device for water closet
OwnerCharles W. Pinoinventor
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Abstract
A water saving device is provided in the form of a plastic compressable flow control tube with a pinch clamp which may be installed as a substitute for the refill tube for the toilet bowel of a water closet, and which may be adjusted to establish the proper amount of refill water to flow into the toilet bowl after each flush so as to avoid wastage.
Claims2
In a water closet including a toilet bowl, and a toilet tank for supplying flush water to the bowl wherein said tank has outlet means including a flexible tubular refill conduit for supplying water to the bowl after each flush, the improvement comprising:
- a plastic pinch clamp interposed on said refill conduit for controlling the amount of refill water supplied to said outlet means after each flush;
- a threaded fitment installed in said refill conduit and an "S" shaped wire secured in said fitment and affixed to the rim of an overflow tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.