Toilet bowl flush system
US4305163A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03D1/144
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A flush valve mechanism for controlling the flushing action of water thro the water outlet of a flush cistern is provided. The mechanism comprises a water outlet valve liftable off the water outlet to effect the flushing action and a buoyant, valve-engaging assembly adapted to move independently of the water outlet valve by virtue of its buoyancy. The water outlet valve having an effectively negative overall buoyancy when the cistern is at least partially full. The valve-engaging assembly comprises a pivotably mounted buoyant lever having at least one arm with a buoyant means attached at one end thereof adjacent the bottom of the cistern and is provided with means at its other end for selectively engaging the valve. The assembly further comprises restraining means having a first position normally engaging and restraining the buoyant lever with the buoyant means in close proximity to the cistern bottom and the engaging means in disengaged relationship to the valve. The restraining means are displaceable to assume a second position freeing the buoyant lever and allowing the same to engage and to exert a maintaining force on the water outlet valve at the completion of the lifting ther…
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