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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 13, 1996
Patrick E Boyle, Gahanna, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
The apparatus includes control mechanisms which are rotatably secured to the front of the toilet tank for operation and control by a user. The control mechanisms include a first short flush handle adapted for rotation about a horizontal axis and a second normal long flush handle adapted for rotation independent of the rotation of the short flush handle and about the same axis of rotation. A rod in the upper extent of the tank is coupled at its inboard end to the short flush handle with a first mechanism coupled to the remote and thereof coupled to the aperture of the flush plug for raising the flush plug upon the rotation of the short flush handle. A long rod is secured to the flush handle for rotational movement with respect to the normal flush handle and with an exterior end which has an aperture and a second mechanism. The upper end of the second mechanism is secured to the exterior end of the normal flush handle. The lower end of the second mechanism is coupled to the aperture of the normal long flush handle whereby the user may rotate the short handle for a less than full flush and rotate the normal long flush handle for an entire flush of the water in the toilet tank.