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Flushette partial and full toilet flush devices

a technology toilet, which is applied in the field of toilet flushing device, can solve the problems of high cost for the average homeowner, and achieve the effect of simple and easy installation and operation, and easy replacemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-03-04
SCRUGGS DONALD E
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Benefits of technology

The invention provides different types of toilet flapper valves that are easy to install and operate. These valves allow for at least two different amounts of water during flushing. They can be adjusted or used as replacement parts in existing toilets. Additionally, they can be installed in new toilets as new equipment.

Problems solved by technology

Currently a number of types of dual water quantity toilet flushing devices are available, but only as new toilet installations with completely new internal mechanisms or by performing a complete rebuild of the internal mechanisms in an existing type of standard or regular toilet either of which can be expensive to the average homeowner.

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[0009]The preferred embodiment of this Flushette invention is a two section flapper valve assembly, made of a flexible, resilient material, with the lower section (herein referred to as a flapper valve discharge tube riser) being tall and hollow and approximately half the height of the maximum amount of water in the toilet tank, with the said lower section pivoting or bending about a point on a clamp-on bracket attached onto a regular type overflow tube in a currently regular type toilet and acting as a flapper valve on a regular type discharge tube seat, and with an upper section consisting of a currently standard type flapper valve, sealing on the top of the flapper valve discharge tube riser lower section, with upper section arms attached to and pivoting or bending near the pivot point of the lower section arms, with either the upper flapper valve section being operated alone for a partial water volume flush or both the upper and lower flapper valve sections being operated togeth...

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Abstract

Toilet flapper valves with multiple volume flush capability which can be quickly and easily installed to replace existing flapper valves in old or new toilets to give such toilets the capability of providing selectable amounts of flushing water.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not ApplicableFEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not ApplicableSEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM[0003]Not ApplicableFIELD OF THE INVENTION[0004]This invention relates to toilet flapper valves which can be installed as adaptor kits into existing toilets or installed as new equipment into new toilets to make such toilets capable of delivering a partial tank amount of water, or a full tank amount of water upon flushing activation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0005]Currently a number of types of dual water quantity toilet flushing devices are available, but only as new toilet installations with completely new internal mechanisms or by performing a complete rebuild of the internal mechanisms in an existing type of standard or regular toilet either of which can be expensive to the average homeowner. It is obvious that a simple and easy to install and operate mechanism is needed at a low cost to provide the necessary incentives to aid in conserving our l...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E03D1/14
CPCE03D1/145E03D1/306
Inventor SCRUGGS, DONALD E.
Owner SCRUGGS DONALD E
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