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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas P. Beh, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
W/C Technology Corporation, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A removable volume control apparatus for a pressurized water closet comprises a generally right circular cylindrical insert open at both ends having a plurality of slots in the bottom edge thereof. A flange depending from an annular valve seat of the water closet has a plurality of tabs depending therefrom that engage the slots of the insert whereby the insert is disposed circumferentially around a flush valve of the water closet, thereby preventing the flow of a portion of water in the system into the bowl.