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US 4,918,769 AGranted
Flush tank for a water closet having self contained washing means
AssigneeAmerican Standard Inc.
InventorLuigi Gandini
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Abstract
A flush tank, having a vertically extending wall positioned between the two vertical side walls to provide a first chamber which is filled with flush water and a second chamber which houses a removable washing means, is disclosed. The washing means is operatively coupled to water supply for the toilet and includes manually operated valve means to regulate the flow of wash water to cleanse the toilet bowl as needed.
Claims6
A flush tank assembly which is adapted to be mounted in fluid commnication with the flush water inlet opening of a toilet bowl comprising:
- a flush tank having a vertically extending partition wall positioned between the two vertical side walls of said tank to form a first chamber which houses a water control and flush valve assembly and is adapted to discharge flush water into the toilet bowl, and a second chamber which houses a removably mounted washing means;
- said washing means including a manually-operated valve means operatively coupled to said washing means to control the flow of wash water therethrough;
- and a flexible conduit coupled between said water inlet source and said washing means so that when said washing means is removed from said second chamber, wash water is manually regulated through said washing means to cleanse the toilet bowl as needed.
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