Patent ID: 7793363

Claim:
An apparatus for flushing a toilet, comprising: a) a toilet having a bowl, a tank, a lid, said tank having an internal flush mechanism therein and a front having an outer surface, said internal flush mechanism being in the normally closed position to maintain sufficient flushing water inside the tank, said lid having a rear, said bowl having a front and having an upper rear portion, wherein said rear of said lid is adapted for pivotal connection to said upper rear portion of said bowl so that said lid can be raised and lowered on said bowl, and a substantially horizontal axle being coextensive with said pivotal connection, said axle having a protruding end thereon; b) a base of a toilet handle protruding through said front of said tank so as to be disposed on said outer front of said tank to permit the internal flush mechanism of the toilet to be operated when the base is rotated counterclockwise; c) a wheel being disposed on said base to permit the base to be rotated counterclockwise when the wheel is rotated, said wheel having a cam portion, a tooth being disposed on said wheel; d) a first arm having first and second ends, wherein said first end of said first arm is disposed on said protruding end of said axle so that said first arm rotates in substantially a vertical plane when said lid is raised or lowered; and, e) a lift shaft assembly having upper and lower ends being disposed on said outer front of said tank, wherein said lower end is adapted for connection to said second end of said first arm to permit the lift shaft assembly to be raised when the lid of the toilet is lowered, wherein said upper end is adapted for contacting said tooth of said wheel to permit the wheel and the base to be rotated counterclockwise so as to operate the internal flush mechanism of the toilet so as to flush the toilet when the lift shaft assembly is raised.