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Water saving device for a water closet

CA 2201838 C · Owner: De Marco, Peter V. · Inventors: De Marco, Peter V.

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An adjustable valve to control the amount of water flowing through the refill water hose to the overflow tube and into the water closet bowl. The valve is a dual component device including a housing structure and a lever component. Both the housing structure and lever component have a trunk section of similar shape but of different size. The trunk section of the lever component fits snugly within the trunk section of the housing structure. The lever component is able to rotate within the housing structure. The trunk sections in both the housing structure and the lever component include openings which provide a passageway for water to flow therethrough. The openings in the housing structure …

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  • Filed April 4, 1997 and granted June 6, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 4, 2017.
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FiledApril 4, 1997
GrantedJune 6, 2000
Term endedApril 4, 2017
Patent numberCA 2201838 C
Classification (IPC)E03D3/12 +1 more

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1998200020022004200620082010201220142016Application filedApril 4, 1997Patent grantedJune 6, 2000Term endedApril 4, 2017

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