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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
John M Antos, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Richard G Lapham, Jackson, MI (US);
Charles L Sargent, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frank T Sargent, Ft. Myers, FL (US);
Assignee:
Thetford Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4346 ; 4364 ;
Abstract
A water closet (10) for conserving water which has a siphon jet (30) in the bowl (12) for initiating evacuation of the contents of the bowl through the trap (26), and a flush water storage tank (14) that includes chambers (68) and (72) through which water can flow in measured quantities, first to the siphon jet for initiating the siphon action, and second, to the bowl (12) for rinse purposes in a timed-delay action so that substantially no mixing of the rinse water with the contents of the bowl occurs.