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US 5,669,083 AGranted
Water saver for flush tanks
OwnerRoland J. Leombruni, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A flush valve system is disclosed which sequentially fills and drains the water of the flush tank so as to eliminate wasted water. The flush valve system has a secondary, weighted float and a primary float which controls the water inlet valve that, in turn, controls the entry of water into the flush tank. The secondary float operates to prevent the entry of water into the flush tank until the water in the flush tank is substantially drained, and prevents overlapping operations of filling and draining a flush tank that might otherwise cause water to be wasted.
Claims6
A flush tank for holding and releasing water comprising:
- a. a handle having means for being rotatably mounted to the flush tank;
- b. an actuation member having first and second ends with said first end being connected to said handle;
- c. means for controlling the entry of water into said flush tank, said means comprising:
- i. a valve means connected to a water supply and responsive to a valve actuation mechanism for permitting water to enter said flush tank;
- ii. said actuation mechanism controlling the state of said valve respectively allowing and preventing the entry of water into said flush tank;
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- iii. a primary float means attached to said valve actuation mechanism being vertically disposed for movement, said primary float means tracking the level of water in said flush tank causing said valve to be placed in its closed state when said water has reached a first pre-determined level preventing the entry of water into said flush tank;
- d. means for draining the water from said flush tank, said draining means being connected to said second end of said actuation member and responsive to the movement of said handle to initiate said draining;
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- e. a secondary float having means for coupling said primary float to said secondary float, said coupling means comprising:
- i. a band having a pre-determined length so as to encompass said primary float and leave first and second overlapping edges each having first and second openings;
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- ii. fastening means dimensioned to be insertable into said openings in said band and tightened to sufficiently engage the primary float and to retain the secondary float at a pre-determined downward angular position so as to capture said primary float and retain said primary float in its uppermost position until said water has reached a second pre-determined level which is less than said first pre-determined level.
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