Jet powered toilet flushing system
US8701220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03D3/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A jet powered toilet flushing system, including: a toilet bowl; a reservoir; a fluid conduit between the reservoir and the toilet bowl; a jet inside the reservoir, the jet having a nozzle directed toward an entrance of the fluid conduit; a fill valve that supplies water to the jet; and a flow diverter in the reservoir, the flow diverter positioned to divert water flow: (a) from the jet nozzle into the entrance of the fluid conduit when the reservoir is full, or (b) from the jet nozzle away from the entrance of the fluid conduit and into the reservoir when the reservoir is empty.
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