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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Carl D. Contadini, Terryville, CT (US);
Carl D. Contadini, Terryville, CT (US);
Waterbury Companies, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
An arrangement for flushing a toilet of the type that comprises a toilet bowl and a toilet tank. In one embodiment, the arrangement comprises a handle assembly comprising a manually actuatable handle that provides a flush signal to the flush valve flapper lifting assembly in response to manual actuation of the handle. In another embodiment, a flush valve actuation assembly, comprising a handle assembly that comprises at least one sensor for detecting the presence of a user in a target area, is mountable in the aperture through a sidewall through which a conventional handle, comprising a lift arm to lift a conventional chain to pivot a conventional flush valve flapper, is mountable.