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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
As America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
David Grover, Stockton, NJ (US);
Richard B. Sudol, Jr., Plainfield, NJ (US);
AS America, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A toilet assembly comprising a toilet tank; a flush valve assembly positioned in the tank; a bowl; and a trapway, wherein the flush valve assembly comprises a flush valve body extending from a flush valve inlet to a flush valve outlet; a canister having a seal positioned at a lower end and a closed upper end; and a conduit positioned in an interior of the canister, wherein the seal is configured to enclose the flush valve inlet, the canister is configured to lift from the flush valve inlet to open the valve to initiate a flush cycle, the canister comprises one or more openings configured to provide flow communication between the canister and the tank, and the conduit is coupled to the trapway and provides for flow communication between the canister and the trapway.