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US20100275360A1
US20100275360A1 US12/387,426 US38742609A US2010275360A1 US 20100275360 A1 US20100275360 A1 US 20100275360A1 US 38742609 A US38742609 A US 38742609A US 2010275360 A1 US2010275360 A1 US 2010275360A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
    • E03D1/14—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves
    • E03D1/142—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves in cisterns with flushing valves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E03D1/30—Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement ; Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre-or a post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage
    • E03D1/304—Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement ; Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre-or a post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage with valves with own buoyancy
    • E03D1/306—Valves for high or low level cisterns; Their arrangement ; Flushing mechanisms in the cistern, optionally with provisions for a pre-or a post- flushing and for cutting off the flushing mechanism in case of leakage with valves with own buoyancy with articulated valves
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03D—WATER-CLOSETS OR URINALS WITH FLUSHING DEVICES; FLUSHING VALVES THEREFOR
    • E03D1/00—Water flushing devices with cisterns ; Setting up a range of flushing devices or water-closets; Combinations of several flushing devices
    • E03D1/02—High-level flushing systems
    • E03D1/14—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves
    • E03D2001/147—Cisterns discharging variable quantities of water also cisterns with bell siphons in combination with flushing valves having provisions for active interruption of flushing

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  • the inventor is not aware of any device which works as does the flush controller.
  • the flush controller was developed to end the needless, and heretofore unstoppable, waste of clean water every time a toilet is flushed. It came about as the result of the inventor's observation of the wasteful propensity of the flush toilet as it is now configured. Once the flapper is raised, it will allow water from the reservoir to flow down the drain until there is not water enough left in the reservoir to impede the drop of the flapper back over the flush valve seat. This uses up to 1.6 gallons per flush.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 A single page showing FIGS. 1 and 2 is attached.
  • FIG. 1 shows the overall length and width of the flush controller, along with the placement of the holes by which the flush controller is attached to the filler tube.
  • FIG. 2 shows the position of the flush controller installed over the flapper. Once the flush handle is released the flapper falls back into place over the flush valve seat.
  • the flush controller is made of totally recycled high density polyethylene. It is made using a stamping device to cut the polyethylene into a rectangular shape which is 101 ⁇ 2 inches long by 3 inches wide. The thickness is 0.016 inch.
  • each end of the flush controller is a 7 ⁇ 8 inch hole 1 inch from the ends and centered on the horizontal midline. These holes allow the flush controller to be placed over the filler tube so that it forms a horseshoe-shaped spring over the flapper. When the flush handle is released, the pressure from the horseshoe causes the flapper to instantly fall back into its resting position to prevent further running of clean water into the toilet bowl. Tick marks of 1/16 inch are made on the circumference of each hole to accommodate filler tubes of various diameters.
  • the person flushing the toilet has total control of the amount of water used in the flushing process.
  • the flush controller can be installed by anybody in not more than 2 minutes. There are absolutely no tools required for installation and the water does not have to be shut off.

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Abstract

The flush controller interrupts the flow of clean water down the toilet drain at the total control of the person flushing the toilet.
The water flow is interrupted instantly by releasing the flush handle.
Installation can be done by anyone without tools in not over 2 minutes.
It is made of recycled high density polyethylene.
There are no known similar devices.

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  • The inventor is not aware of any device which works as does the flush controller.
    • STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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    • BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
  • The flush controller was developed to end the needless, and heretofore unstoppable, waste of clean water every time a toilet is flushed. It came about as the result of the inventor's observation of the wasteful propensity of the flush toilet as it is now configured. Once the flapper is raised, it will allow water from the reservoir to flow down the drain until there is not water enough left in the reservoir to impede the drop of the flapper back over the flush valve seat. This uses up to 1.6 gallons per flush.
    • BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
  • On toilets as now configured, when the flapper is raised, it will stay in the raised position until the water level in the reservoir drops to the point where the flapper weighs more that the water pressure keeping it in the upraised position.
  • There are no known devices, prior to the flush controller, which can arrest the flapper's ascent at any point in the flush cycle and cause the flapper to fall back in place over the flush valve seat.
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  • A single page showing FIGS. 1 and 2 is attached.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEWS OF THE DRAWING
  • FIG. 1 shows the overall length and width of the flush controller, along with the placement of the holes by which the flush controller is attached to the filler tube.
  • FIG. 2 shows the position of the flush controller installed over the flapper. Once the flush handle is released the flapper falls back into place over the flush valve seat.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • The flush controller is made of totally recycled high density polyethylene. It is made using a stamping device to cut the polyethylene into a rectangular shape which is 10½ inches long by 3 inches wide. The thickness is 0.016 inch.
  • On each end of the flush controller is a ⅞ inch hole 1 inch from the ends and centered on the horizontal midline. These holes allow the flush controller to be placed over the filler tube so that it forms a horseshoe-shaped spring over the flapper. When the flush handle is released, the pressure from the horseshoe causes the flapper to instantly fall back into its resting position to prevent further running of clean water into the toilet bowl. Tick marks of 1/16 inch are made on the circumference of each hole to accommodate filler tubes of various diameters.
  • The person flushing the toilet has total control of the amount of water used in the flushing process.
  • The flush controller can be installed by anybody in not more than 2 minutes. There are absolutely no tools required for installation and the water does not have to be shut off.

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1. Saves clean water even on low flush toilets; 1.06 pints for urine flush, 2 quarts for solids.
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US20100243064A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 Shervin Shokouh Ahmady Tank water conservation system
US9428895B2 (en) 2010-03-30 2016-08-30 Shervin Shokouh Ahmady Water conservation device
CN109208720A (en) * 2018-09-27 2019-01-15 厦门科牧智能技术有限公司 A kind of toilet seat and its water feed apparatus

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US2106916A (en) * 1937-01-21 1938-02-01 Erwin F Morkisch Flush valve control
US2602934A (en) * 1950-09-28 1952-07-15 Mccormack Water saving device for flush tanks
US2655665A (en) * 1950-10-25 1953-10-20 Agnew John Stewart Flush control device for water tanks
US2835900A (en) * 1955-09-13 1958-05-27 Stanley F Gleason Operating mechanism for toilet flush tank valve
US2883675A (en) * 1955-12-12 1959-04-28 Jr Fred G Hartman Flush tank valves
US2825908A (en) * 1956-07-16 1958-03-11 Glenn E Tucker Flush tank water control
US2908914A (en) * 1956-12-20 1959-10-20 Edmund S Lasecki Flush and stop rod for toilet tank
US3787901A (en) * 1971-07-20 1974-01-29 Gen Am Transport Toilet and waste storage system
US3858250A (en) * 1973-08-16 1975-01-07 Anthony Coglitore Actuating mechanism for toilet flush tank or dual flush type
US4032997A (en) * 1974-09-30 1977-07-05 Phripp Clarence F Flush toilet accessory
US5216761A (en) * 1991-12-04 1993-06-08 Isberg Per G Flush volume controls for toilets
US5237710A (en) * 1992-07-02 1993-08-24 Battle John R Flush regulator
US5598682A (en) * 1994-03-15 1997-02-04 Haughian Sales Ltd. Pipe retaining clip and method for installing radiant heat flooring
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US20090276946A1 (en) * 2008-05-06 2009-11-12 Dayton Douglas C Dual-detent retrofitable toilet flush assembly

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US20100243064A1 (en) * 2009-03-31 2010-09-30 Shervin Shokouh Ahmady Tank water conservation system
US8499369B2 (en) * 2009-03-31 2013-08-06 Shervin Shokouh Ahmady Tank water conservation system
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US9428895B2 (en) 2010-03-30 2016-08-30 Shervin Shokouh Ahmady Water conservation device
CN109208720A (en) * 2018-09-27 2019-01-15 厦门科牧智能技术有限公司 A kind of toilet seat and its water feed apparatus

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