Water closets

Claim 2

AN AUTOMATIC WATER CLOSET COMPRISING A BOWL, A WATER STORAGE TANK ABOVE SAID BOWL, WATER CONDUIT MEANS HAVING AN INLET END OPENING INTO SAID TANK ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF WATER THEREFROM AND A DISCHARGE END OPENING FOR DISCHARGE DOWNWARD INTO SAID BOWL WITH A HIGH POINT THEREBETWEEN, AN ELECTRIC SOLENOID VALVE HAVING AN INLET ARRANGED FOR CONNECTION TO A SUPPLY OF WATER UNDER PRESSURE AND AN OUTLET ARRANGED TO EFFECT THE FLOODING OF SAID HIGH POINT WITH WATER FOR EFFECTING FLOW OF TANK WATER THROUGH SAID CONDUIT FROM SAID INLET END OUT OF SAID DISCHARGE END INTO SAID BOWL, CIRCUIT MEANS FOR OPENING SAID SOLENOID VALVE CAUSING THE FLUSHING OF SAID BOWL, AND PRESSURE RESPONSIVE MEANS INCLUDING A VERTICAL STANDPIPE EXTENDING INTO SAID TANK AND A PRESSURE RESPONSIVE SWITCH CONNECTED TO CLOSE SAID VALVE UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF A PREDETERMINED LOW WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK.

Claim 3

AN AUTOMATIC WATER CLOSET COMPRISING A BOWL, A WATER STORAGE TANK ABOVE SAID BOWL, A SIPHON IN SAID TANK HAVING AN INLET OPENING THEREINTO ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF STORED WATER THEREFROM AND AN OUTLET OPENING BELOW SAID TANK ARRANGED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WATER DOWNWARD INTO SAID BOWL, SAID SIPHON HAVING A HIGH POINT BETWEEN SAID INLET AND DISCHARGE OPENINGS ABOVE THE NORMAL WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK PREVENTING SIPHONING ACTION, A VENT TUBE IN SAID SIPHON EXTENDING INTO THE AIR ABOVE SAID WATER LEVEL AND OPENING WITHIN SAID SIPHON AT A POINT IN SAID SIPHON ABOVE SAID INLET TO INITIATE A GRADUAL BREAK IN THE SIPHONING ACTION PRIOR TO THE WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK REACHING SAID INLET, MEANS FOR FLOODING SAID SIPHON WITH WATER OVER SAID HIGH POINT TO EFFECT WITHDRAWAL OF WATER FROM SAID TANK INTO SAID BOWL, AND WATER LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING SAID WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK.

Claim 4

AN AUTOMATIC WATER CLOSET COMPRISING A BOWL, A WATER STORAGE TANK ABOVE SAID BOWL, A SIPHON IN SAID TANK HAVING AN INLET OPENING THEREINTO ADJACENT THE BOTTOM THEREOF FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF STORED WATER THEREFROM AND AN OUTLET OPENING BELOW SAID TANK ARRANGED FOR THE DISCHARGE OF WATER DOWNWARD INTO SAID BOWL, SAID SIPHON HAVING A HIGH POINT BETWEEN SAID INLET AND DISCHARGE OPENINGS ABOVE THE NORMAL WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK PREVENTING SIPHONING ACTION, A VENT TUBE IN SAID SIPHON EXTENDING INTO THE AIR ABOVE SAID WATER LEVEL AND OPENING WITHIN SAID SIPHON AT A POINT IN SAID SIPHON ABOVE SAID INLET TO INITIATE A GRADUAL BREAK IN THE SIPHONING ACTION PRIOR TO THE WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK REACHING SAID INLET, MEANS FOR FLOODING SAID SIPHON WITH WATER OVER SAID HIGH POINT TO EFFECT WITHDRAWAL OF WATER FROM SAID TANK INTO SAID BOWL, AND WATER LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS FOR ESTABLISHING SAID WATER LEVEL IN SAID TANK.