United States Brass Corporation

Eljer Manufacturing, Inc.

Dennis J Hayman

David M Pearce

A tank type toilet has a water saving, vacuum-assisted flushing system that incorporates a diverter valve disposed in the tank portion of the toilet. During the flushing of the toilet, pressurized water is discharged from a ballcock valve assembly in the tank and delivered to the diverter valve which creates from the received water a water jet that is used to create a vacuum area within the diverter valve. The vacuum area is communicated with an uppermost interior portion of the bowl trapway to facilitate a main flushing action in the bowl that requires less flushing water. At the same time, the water jet entrains tank water therein, through water inlet openings in the diverter valve body, and delivers the jet and entrained water to the rim flushing passage of the bowl to augment the vacuum-assisted main flushing action. When the tank water level falls to a predetermined level, a float assembly on the diverter valve acts through a poppet valve therein to terminate the jet and divert water flow through the diverter valve to refill the tank and bowl, thereby readying the toilet for another flush cycle.

Toilet with water saving, vacuum-assisted flushing apparatus and

There is disclosed improved pop-up drain assemblies for lavatory basins, with unique structure involving the removable inner seat and compression nut receiver portion, the removable inner seat member for the rod bearing part, and the drain conduit portion.

Pop-up drain assembly for lavatory basins

An improved faucet valve utilizes a static diagonal sealing ring which coacts with a control member cylindrical flow control portion having a tapered lower end portion in a relationship that provides: substantially 180 degrees of control member rotation from full open to full close and vice versa, with metering of fluid flow taking place over a major portion of the control member rotational range; contact of nearly all of the sealing ring inner periphery with the control member flow control portion during initial opening and final closing stages when differential pressure is high, so there is no tendency for the sealing ring to be forced out of its grooves; the diagonal sealing ring does not move past a fluid discharge opening or vice versa, so the diagonal sealing ring is not subjected to chafing which would result in excessive wear.

Faucet valve with diagonal sealing ring

There is disclosed tub-shower diverter apparatus that includes a diverter chamber having a planar annular surface that is pierced by a first opening or openings to provide communication with an inlet water supply, and is further pierced by second and third oppositely disposed openings or series of openings that communicate respectively with a tub outlet and a shower outlet. The second and third openings are centered on a diameter of the planar annular surface and are spaced radially from the first opening. Diverter seal means disposed within the diverter chamber is an elastomeric washer sized to overlay the second and third openings, but not the first opening. A diverter cam underlies a portion of the elastomeric washer to prevent that portion from engaging the diverter chamber planar annular surface. Rotation of the cam permits selection of the portion of the elastomeric washer that will not be engaged with the diverter chamber planar annular surface. Pressure of water from the inlet supply will force the elastomeric washer into sealing engagement with the diverter chamber planar surface except where prevented by the cam. The cam can be positioned to selectively permit water flow to the tub or to the shower, or to neither. Additional aspects of the invention are also disclosed.

Tub-shower diverter apparatus

Improved faucet valve bonnet locking arrangement locks the valve control assembly to the valve body and utilizes a bonnet locking ring to lock the valve control assembly to the bonnet and consequently bonnet rotational movement relative to the valve body is prevented. In addition, the bonnet locking ring interengages the valve control assembly and the bonnet in a manner such that locking of the bonnet relative to the valve body may be accomplished regardless of the assembled rotational position of the bonnet relative to the valve body.

Faucet valve bonnet locking means

In a single handle faucet valve of a type wherein a stem is interconnected with a control member so that movement of the stem moves the control member to vary hot and cold water mix and flow rate and wherein the stem includes a stem ball and there is provided bearing means for the stem ball, there is disclosed stem sealing means that is novel and advantageous.

Single handle faucet valve

The invention pertains to improved single handle mixing valves suitable for use in back to back installations, as for example tub/shower valves in an apartment building or hotel. In such installations it is important to provide for proper orientation of valve water mix control parts so as to prevent the water mix from being uncomfortably or dangerously hot in the initial phase of valve opening. The invention provides structure and arrangement such that proper orientation can be achieved by a simple re-orientation or reversal of a part or parts exteriorly of the valve body.

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Plano, TX, United States of America

Dennis J Hayman