Toilet flushing apparatus
OwnerClorindo Diaz-Perezinventor
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Abstract
In combination, a cistern and flushing apparatus, the cistern having an outlet (7), and the apparatus comprising a valve (3, 5) for closing the outlet, the valve having a seat (5) and a sealing member (3) movable onto and off the seat, an actuating float (1) constrained to move substantially vertically in the cistern and connected with the sealing member so that the buoyancy of the float acts to press the sealing member onto the seat, means (10) for holding the float against its buoyancy and an actuation mechanism (18, 18, 11) for releasing the float thereby to open the valve.
Claims16
In combination, a cistern and flushing apparatus, the cistern having an outlet, and the apparatus comprising a valve for closing the outlet, the valve having a seat and a sealing member movable onto and off the seat, an actuation float constrained to move substantially vertically in the cistern and connected with the sealing member so that the bouyancy of the float acts to press the sealing member onto the seat, means for holding the float against its buoyancy and an actuation mechanism for releasing the float thereby to open the valve.
The combination as claimed in clam 1, in which the float is connected with the sealing member through arms pivotally mounted on a body connected with the sealing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.