Patent ID: 6453480
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: E03D,Y10T

Abstract:
A cistern handle comprising: a base mount adapted to be installed onto a side wall of a cistern, a colored decorative piece, a pressure control Seat assembled to a front end of the base mount, and a stem inserted through the base mount and fixed at the front end of the pressure control seat, in which:the base mount is a T-shaped anchoring structure having threads formed along a minor cylindrical surface and a flanged end formed at an extremity of its major cylindrical surface, the flanged end engaging the colored decorative piece to hold the colored decorative piece against the side wall of a cistern tank and a nut is fastened on the threads; the pressure control seat including a sleeve fitting affixed onto the base mount, an end cap fastened at a front end of the sleeve fitting, and a flushing handle fastened to the end cap, the sleeve fitting being a hollow structure having a recess at one end and a threaded hole in an opening at an opposite end, the threaded hole being axially aligned with a passage of the base mount to provide for the insertion of the said stem, the end cap having a male threaded section fastened into the sleeve fitting and a center hole that is aligned with the threaded hole of the said sleeve fitting; the stem is an L-shaped rod with an angled shorter section situated against a bottom edge of the base mount and a flat end formed on a portion of the stem that is inserted into the center hole of the said end cap, the stem being inserted through the passage of the base mount, the threaded hole of the said sleeve fitting, and the center hole of the end cap, respectively; and a set screw is fastened into a lateral wall of the end cap and tightened against the stem to secure the end cap onto the stem.