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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2012
Michael J. Schuster, Shorewood, IL (US);
Duston E. A. Stutzman, Plainfield, IL (US);
Douglas C. Saunders, Plainfield, IL (US);
Michael J. Schuster, Shorewood, IL (US);
Duston E. A. Stutzman, Plainfield, IL (US);
Douglas C. Saunders, Plainfield, IL (US);
DANCO, INC., Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed towards preventing an overflow of a toilet bowl in the event of, for example, a clogged toilet. A toilet flush handle may be in communication with a toilet flush valve. The toilet flush handle may be configured to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction. By rotating in the first direction, the toilet flush handle may initiate a toilet flush. By rotating in the second direction, the toilet flush handle may interrupt the toilet flush.