Patent ID: 7992232
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
1. A flush control device for use with a single handle toilet flush mechanism incorporating a rigid linkage between said single flush handle and a single flush control valve, comprising: a) a hollow cylinder having a first portion closed at a distal end by a first end wall, and a second portion also closed at a distal end by a second end wall, said first portion and said second portion being selectively connectable to one another at the respective proximal ends thereof and movable between a connected configuration wherein a spring element disposed within said hollow cylinder is compressed defining a disabled configuration and a disconnected configuration wherein said spring element disposed within said hollow cylinder is uncompressed defining an operable configuration; b) a first opening centrally disposed in said first end wall, and a second opening centrally disposed in said second end wall, said first opening and said second opening having a diameter sized to slidably accommodate a rod forming a portion of said rigid linkage; c) said hollow cylinder and said spring element being disposed coaxially around said rod forming a portion of said rigid linkage and disposed completely within a supply reservoir of a toilet to which said flush control mechanism is incorporated.