Patent ID: 8499369

Claim:
A water conservation device for use within a toilet, the device comprising: a thin and planar connector, in a pre-installed state and flat when not in use, configured for permit either a total or partial flush of the toilet, having a base configured to connectivity and placement adjacent to a toilet pole assembly and proximate to a flapper that covers an opening valve within a tank of the toilet; a pair of arms integrally formed with the base, the pair of arms extending outwardly from each side of the base, in a planar state with the base prior to installation, each arm having an arm aperture formed therein, each aperture configured to receive a tab from the toilet pole assembly to secure the base to the toilet pole assembly; and a flexible pressure arm, bendable in a curved direction upwardly from the flapper over the opening valve within the tank as the flapper is raised, integrally formed with the connector base, in a planar state with the base and pair of arms prior to installation, and configured to couple to the opening valve within the tank of the toilet and configured to provide a pressure downwardly upon a top center portion of the opening valve to lessen overall water utilized in each flush of the toilet and thereby conserve water; wherein the thin and planar connector, the pair of arms, and the flexible pressure arm are integrally formed and comprise a single, one-part device; and wherein an inherent tension is created is created between the base and the flexible pressure arm upon installation to facilitate the downward pressure to the top center portion of the flapper above the opening valve.