Valve actuation mechanisms

Claim 1

IN A FLUSH VALVE OPERATING ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE FLUSH VALVE IS LOCATED BEHIND A WALL AND THE OPERATING HANDLE IS MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE WALL, AN ACTUATING UNIT ATTACHED TO SAID FLUSH VALVE, A HANDLE UNIT ON THE WALL SUPPORTING SAID OPERATING HANDLE, A PUSH ROD EXTENDING DIRECTLY REARWARD FROM THE WALL AND CONNECTED TO SAID HANDLE UNIT WHEREBY OPERATION OF THE HANDLE IMPARTS A REARWARD THRUST TO SAID PUSH ROD, SAID FLUSH VALVE BEING ARRANGED ALONG THE SIDE OF AND ADJACENT SAID PUSH ROD WITH SAID PUSH ROD EXTENDING BEYOND SAID FLUSH VALVE DEPENDING UPON THE POSITION OF SAID FLUSH VALVE WITH RESPECT TO THE REAR OF SAID WALL, MEANS EXTENDING FROM THE REAR OF SAID WALL ADJUSTABLY ENGAGING SAID ACTUATING UNIT FOR SUPPORTING SAID FLUSH VALVE, SAID MEANS ALSO HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING BEYOND THE LOCATION OF SAID FLUSH VALVE WHEREBY SAID FLUSH VALVE MAY BE SUPPORTED AT ANY INTERMEDIATE DISTANCE FROM THE REAR OF SAID WALL, SAID ACTUATING UNIT PROJECTING FROM THE SIDE OF SAID FLUSH VALVE IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID PUSH ROD, AND COOPERATIVE MEANS ON SAID PUSH ROD AND SAID ACTUATING UNIT WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF SAID PUSH ROD IS TRANSMITTED TO SAID ACTUATING UNIT TO OPERATE SAID FLUSH VALVE.