Title: Actuating means for water closet flush tank

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1. In combination, a flush tank having a discharge outlet and a flush valve controlling said discharge outlet, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to a wall of said tank, means connecting one end of said lever to said flush valve, a removable cover for said tank, said cover including a top wall and a depending peripheral flange, said cover having a recess of substantial area in said top wall at a corner thereof, said recess being defined by vertical and bottom wall portions with the bottom wall portion having an aperture therein, an actuating member of similar substantial area movable in said recess, said actuating member including a depending stem slidable in said aperture, the lower end of said stem engaging the other end of said lever, the outer surfaces of said actuating member when said member is disposed in non-operating position being substantially co-planar with corresponding adjacent outer surfaces of said top wall and depending flange and means for biasing said actuating member to non-operating position.

2. In combination, a flush tank having a discharge outlet and a flush valve controlling said discharge outlet, a pair of spaced guide members carried on a wall of said tank, a bracket supported by said guide members and including a horizontal shaft, a lever rockably supported intermediate its ends on said shaft, means connecting one end of said lever to said flush valve, a removable cover for said tank, said cover including a top wall and a depending peripheral flange, said cover having a recess of substantial area in said top wall at a corner thereof, said recess being defined by vertical and bottom wall portions with the bottom wall portion having an aperture therein, an actuating member of similar substantial area movable in said recess, said actuating member including a depending stem slidable in said aperture, the lower end of said stem engaging the other end of said lever, the outer surfaces of said actuating member when said member is disposed in non-operating position being substantially co-planar with corresponding adjacent outer surfaces of said top wall and depending flange and means for biasing said actuating member to non-operating position.

3. The invention as defined in claim 1 including means for keying said stem in said aperture to prevent relative angular movement but permitting relative axial movement.

4. The invention as defined in claim 2 including means for keying said stem in said aperture to prevent relative angular movement but permitting relative axial movement.

Other info:

Inventors: Alexander, Fred C. (New Castle, PA, US)

Application Number: 529720
Filing Date: 1974-12-05
Publication_date: 1976-07-13
Assignee: Universal-Rundle Corporation (New Castle, PA)
Primary Class(es): 4/410 D23/301
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2290006	Jul, 1942	Trollen	221/37.
2436679	Feb, 1948	Sprague	4/67.
2543438	Feb, 1951	Cochran	4/67.
3173153	Mar, 1965	Korol et al.	4/67.
3234566	Feb, 1966	Rupp	4/67.
3736212	May, 1973	Fedrick	226/127.

Other Refs: 649,551

Nov, 1962	IT

Primary Examiner: Aegerter, Richard E.
Assistant Examiner: Levy, Stuart S.
Attorney: Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld & Minow