Patent ID: 8033522
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: E03D,F16K

Abstract:
1. A bushing for a handle assembly for a dual mode flush valve, the bushing comprising: a sleeve having inner and outer ends, a passage through the sleeve, the passage defining a first opening at the outer end of the sleeve and a second opening at the inner end of the sleeve, and one of said openings having a lower arcuate portion, an upper arcuate portion and a pair of extension portions joining the upper and lower arcuate portions, the other of said openings having a lower arcuate portion and an upper arcuate portion substantially joined to one another; wherein the passage is configured to receive a plunger, the passage having a first axis of plunger travel associated with a first flush volume required for removal of solid waste and a second axis of plunger travel associated with a second flush volume adequate for removal of liquid waste, the first axis and the second axis being non-parallel wherein the passage provides for movement of the plunger between the first axis of plunger travel and the second axis of plunger travel.