Title:
WATER-SAVING TOILETS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/084827
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of operating a toilet includes: (1) providing a toilet including: (a) a bowl; (b) a tank having first and second flush modes, wherein a first volume of water is flushed from the tank to the bowl in the first flush mode, and wherein a second volume of water greater than the first volume of water is flushed from the tank to the bowl in the second flush mode; (c) a flush mode mechanism for selecting between the first and second flush modes of the tank, wherein the flush mode mechanism is biased toward selecting the first flush mode; (2) optionally actuating the flush mode mechanism to select the second flush mode; and (3) flushing either the first volume of water or the second volume of water from the tank to the bowl responsive to the selected flush mode.
Inventors:
REVELLE DAVID FISHER (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/061747
Publication Date:
October 20, 2011
Filing Date:
December 22, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
REVELLE DAVID FISHER (US)
International Classes:
E03D1/14; E03D1/30
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1994019549A1 | 1994-09-01 |
Foreign References:
| KR20010001966A | 2001-01-05 | |||
| KR20050114421A | 2005-12-06 | |||
| JP2004162470A | 2004-06-10 | |||
| EP0684346A1 | 1995-11-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MYERS BIGEL SIBLEY & SAJOVEC, P.A. (Raleigh, North Carolina, US)
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