US989496A - Flushing apparatus. - Google Patents

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`J.E.FURL0`NG. PLUSHING APPARATUS. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20, 1910.

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JAMES EARL FUR/LONG, OF GRAYSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

FLUSHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed May 20, 1910. Serial No. 562,537.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs EARL FURLONG, a citizen of the United States of Americav` residing at Graysville, in the county of Rhea and State of rTennessee, have invented new and useful improvements in Flushing Apparatus, of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automatic controlling mechanism for iushing apparatus for closet bowls, the object of the invention being to provide novel and effective means which may be applied to the bowl and attached to the controlling lever of the iushing apparatus to actuate the same automatically.

ln the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views :MFigure 1 is a detail perspective view of a closet bowl showing my improved controlling mechanism applied thereto. Fig. Q is a detail side elevation of the mechanism showing the same in a position to move the controlling handle to a position to flush the bowl.

My improved apparatus is used in connection with the bowl of a design like that illustrated particularly at A in the drawing, the said bowl being provided with a hingedly mounted seat B which is normally held in an elevated position by a spring or the equivalent thereof C. The bowl, as shown, conventionally, is provided with a liushing apparatus D which may be of any well known suitable design which may be used in connection with my improved automatically operated controlling mechanism. As illustrated, the flushing apparatus is provided with a valvecontrolling handle E which eX- tends outwardly7 at one side of the bowl adjacent to the seat thereof. The handle is designed for operation so that when it is moved upwardly the bowl will be iiushed.

My improved controlling mechanism for the handle of the iiushing apparatus consists of a pivotally mounted member 1 on the seat B. This member is formed with a substantially triangular portion 2 which presents cam surfaces 3 and 1. Immediately below the portion 2 the member is formed to provide a hook 5 which is designed so that it will be normally positioned above the controlling handle E as shown in Fig. 1. A stud 6 extends from the bowl A at one side thereof and it is disposed in the path of movement of the member 1 so as to bear against the surfaces 3 and 4 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. A spring 7 or the equivalent thereof is employed for normally holding the member 1 against the stud 6.

In operation of the improved handle controlling mechanism herein described and shown, when pressure is released from the seat B the same will move upwardly under tension of the spring C. lt .will be seen that when pressure is applied to the seat B to move it against the tension of the spring C the face L1 of the member 1 will ride against the stud 6 so as to move the member 1 outwardly, after which under tension of the spring T the member 1 will be moved inwardly to cause the hook 5 thereof to engage the lever E. llVhen pressure is released from the seat the latter under tension of the spring C will move u awardly, carrying therewith the member 1 which latter will be carried in a path with the stud 6 so that the face 3 will ride against the stud to move the lever E upwardly for the purpose of operating the flushing apparatus to flush the bowl. It will of course be understood that the stud 6 is positioned with respect to the face 3 of the member 1 to allow a direct vertical movement of the member for a predetermined distance to effectively obviate disengagement of the member from the controlling lever and insuring carrying of the lever upwardly to the desired position to produce the operative movement thereof.

I claim:

1. In flushing apparatus for closet bowls, a pivotally mounted spring controlled seat for the bowl, a valve controlling lever, a pivotally mounted actuating` element supported by the seat and constructed to engage the valve controlling lever of the flushing apparatus when pressure is applied to the seat and to actuate the valve lever on movement of the seat to its normal position, and means located in the path of the said movable elementI to move the same to disengaged position from the said valve controlling lever of the flushing apparatus on movement of the seat to its normal position.

2. In flushing apparatus for closet bowls, a pivotally mounted spring controlled seat, a valve controlling lever, a pivotally mounted valve lever actuating element supported by the seat and provided with a valve lever enoperating to engagethe lever when pressure gaging hook engaging the lever when tbe is applied to the seat, a cam surface formed l5 seat is depressed, and means operating to on the. actuating element, and means on the engage the said actuating element and move bowl for engaging the said Cam surface so 5 the same to a disengaged position from the yas to move the lever to disengaged position valve lever on movement of the seat to its from the valve controlling lever on nievenormal position. ment of the seat to its normal position. 20 8. In flushing apparatus for closet bowls, In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature a movable seat normally elevated above the in presence of two Witnesses.

10 bowl, a valve controlling lever, a spring JAMES EARL FURLONG.

controlled actuating element supported by Vitnesses: the seat and located directly above the valve G. H. CAIsoR, controlling lever oft-lie Hush apparatus and G. H. FLOYD,-

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