Claims
- 1. Apparatus for flushing a toilet bowl, comprising a tank having a liquid confining space and an outlet for admission of liquid into the bowl; a housing having a chamber and an opening connecting said chamber with said space; a float provided in said chamber and arranged to descend in response to flow of liquid from said chamber; an actuator arranged to descend with said float, said actuator including a valving element and being movable to and from an operative position in which said valving element seals said outlet to prevent the flow of liquid from said space into the bowl; and means for regulating the movements of said actuator, said regulating means comprising means for controlling the rate of flow of liquid from said chamber into said space via said opening, and said controlling means having a first position in which liquid flows through said opening at a first flow rate, while said float and actuator descend at a first sink rate, so that said valving element seals said outlet upon evacuation of a first quantity of liquid through said outlet, said controlling means further having a second position in which liquid flows through said opening at a lower second flow rate, while said float and actuator descend at a lower second sink rate, so that said valving element seals said outlet upon evacuation of a greater second quantity of liquid through said outlet.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 08/618,417, filed Mar. 15, 1996, which is now abandoned and which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/350,517, filed Dec. 6, 1994, which is now abandoned and which is a continuation of application Ser. No 07/907,972, filed Jul. 2, 1992 which is now abandoned.
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