Title: Water closet

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Claims: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. In combination with a toilet bowl having a siphon forming outlet comprising,

a bowl,

said bowl having a sump for containing a quantity of water,

a downwardly directed outlet for said bowl communicating with said bowl to receive fluids from said bowl during flushing thereof,

a flexible open-ended tubular member in said outlet supported at its upper end and hanging downwardly therein and forming a flow path therethrough for said fluids whereby fluids flowing through said flexible tube cause the lower end of said tube to restrict the opening therethrough a jet nozzle adapted to be connected to the main water line under pressure said jet being supported above said flexible tube to direct water therethrough said flexible tube being adapted to be collapsed together by a differential in pressure between the pressure inside said tube and the pressure outside said tube thereby increasing the rate of flow of fluids by venturi action.

2. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said bowl has rinsing nozzles disposed around said rim.

3. The combination recited in claim 2 wherein said flushing water supply means is supported in said closet for directing flush water downwardly into said outlet through said tubular member thereby increasing the flow rate through said tubular member.

4. The combination recited in claim 1 wherein a valve is connected in series with said supply of water and a pressure-sensitive means is connected to said sump and to said valve for turning off said valve when the pressure of said sump drops below a predetermined amount.

Other info:

Inventors: Tubbs, Elton H. (Westfield, NY, US)

Application Number: 704248
Filing Date: 1976-04-12
Publication_date: 1978-05-02
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 4/425 137/846
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2793371	May, 1957	LeVesconte	4/76.
3044077	Jul, 1962	Belden	4/10.
3047013	Jul, 1962	Baumbach	4/76.
3224013	Dec, 1965	Tubbs	4/15.
3591869	Jul, 1971	Manning	4/69.
3901265	Aug, 1975	Groombridge	137/846.
3967645	Jul, 1976	Gregory	137/846.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Aegerter, Richard E.
Assistant Examiner: Levy, Stuart S.
Attorney: Lovercheck; Charles L.