Patent ID: 6016577
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: E03D

Abstract:
In combination:a toilet having a toilet bowl and a water tank in fluid communication with said toilet bowl;said water tank having a flush valve seat therein and an overflow tube upwardly extending from said flush valve seat;said water tank having a flexible flapper pivotally coupled to said overflow tube and covering said flush valve seat;a collar being slidably disposed around overflow tube;an elongate flexible cable having a pair of opposite ends, one of said ends of said flexible cable being coupled to said collar;a motor having a rotating shaft;a spool being coupled to said rotating shaft of said motor;the other end of said flexible cable being wrapped around spool;a controller being electrically connected to said motor, said controller selectively energizing said motor to selectively rotate said rotating shaft;a switch being provided in said toilet bowl, said switch being electrically connected to said controller; andsaid switch activating said controller to energize said motor when the water level in said toilet bowl rises above a predetermine level.