Siphon for tank type toilet
AssigneeWater Management Services Inc.
InventorWade W. Smith
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Abstract
A siphon for use with a flush type toilet having a tank with a drain hole at the bottom. The siphon comprises a vertical tubular discharge portion including a vertical tube which is secured within the drain hole in the bottom of the tank. The siphon also includes a bell shaped inlet portion including a connecting portion having a downwardly extending tubular portion for telescopic insertion into the vertical tube. A hole in defined in the bell shaped inlet portion and an elbow is secured within the hole and extends downwardly, terminating at a height selected to define the desired flush height of the toilet.
Claims5
A siphon for use with a flush type toilet having a tank with a drain hole at the bottom comprising
- a vertical tubular discharge portion including a vertical tube and means for securing the bottom of said vertical tubular discharge portion within the drain hole in the bottom of the tank,
- said vertical tube having a height selected so that it can be cut to define an installation height within a predetermined range of heights,
- a bell shaped inlet portion including a connecting portion having a downwardly extending tubular portion for telescopic insertion into said vertical tube,
- means for releasably connecting said vertical tubular discharge portion to said bell shaped portion including a bracket on said vertical tube having a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal pin receiving holes, a bracket on said connecting portion having a horizontal pin receiving hole and a connecting pin for insertion into aligned vertical tube and connecting portion pin receiving holes,
- whereby the relative vertical positions of said bell shaped portion and said vertical tube can be change to accommodate the vertical tube having a height within said range of heights.
A siphon for use with a flush type toilet having a tank with a drain hole at the bottom comprising
- a vertical tubular discharge portion including a vertical tube and means for securing the bottom of said vertical tubular discharge portion within the drain hole in the bottom of the tank,
- said vertical tube having a height selected so that it can be cut to define an installation height within a predetermined range of heights,
- a bell shaped inlet portion including a connecting portion having a downwardly extending tubular portion for telescopic insertion into said vertical tube,
- means for releasably connecting said vertical tubular discharge portion to said bell shaped portion including a bracket on said vertical tube having vertically extending hole means, a bracket on said connecting portion having a hole and a connecting pin for insertion through said vertically extending hole means and through said connecting portion bracket hole,
- whereby the relative vertical positions of said bell shaped portion and said vertical tube can be change to accommodate the vertical tube having a height within said range of heights.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.