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Dual flush valve refill

US8087107B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

8References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

FLUIDMASTER, INC. · US

Inventors

Tuan Le · Willow View Lane, US
Bryan A. Janish · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2008
Grant date	Jan 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/7462
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dual flush valve is provided for refilling fluid in a toilet bowl. The dual flush valve includes a refill mechanism configured to refill the toilet bowl with a substantially same volume of refill fluid for both a full flush and a half flush, a first valve connected to the refill mechanism, the first valve operates to control flow of fluid into a bowl, a fluid input is connected to a first port of the first valve, and a fluid output is connected to a second port of the first valve. The level of fluid in the bowl is refilled to a same level for both a full flush and a half flush.

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