Joseph R Lester

US Patent:

6385786, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Jun 25, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/887920

Inventors:

Joseph Lester - Holmes PA 19043

International Classification:

E03D 312

US Classification:

4325, 4249, 4405

Abstract:

Water-saving device for flush toilets comprises a bracket which can be mounted on the exterior of a toilet water tank directly behind the flush handle on the front wall of the water tank. The device comprises a bracket body, having a lever pivotally secured thereto, one end of the pivot lever has a vertically adjustable set screw which can be moved up or down to engage the end portion of the flush handle, designed to limit the flush handle to a predetermined amount of downward travel in the short flush mode, whereby allowing a smaller selected amount of water to be dispensed when the flush handle is held down for a predetermined time before releasing it. In the full flush mode the pivot lever is manually moved counter-clockwise and away from the normal path of the flush handle to allow the entire content of the water tank to empty into the toilet bowl.