Flush controller

Claim 1

A controller for use on a toilet water flush tank which includes a discharge valve seat at the bottom of the tank, a flexible discharge valve element, and a handle pivotally mounted on a tank having a lifting lever connected to the discharge valve element by means of a flexible tie, said controller comprising a stop on the tank having a position of engagement with said handle, the engagement of the stop with the handle being at a first handle position wherein the handle is limited to a first range of movement in which the discharge valve is lifted from the discharge valve seat a distance sufficient to permit outflow of water from the tank but insufficient to allow full discharge of the tank, said handle having a second range of movement out of the influence of said stop wherein at the end of said second range of movement the handle is at a second position and the discharge valve is at a distance from the discharge valve seat sufficient to allow full discharge of the tank, said stop comprising an auxiliary fixture including a portion having a nonrotatable mounting on said tank at a location adjacent said handle, said auxiliary fixture comprising a lever pivotally mounted on the fixture, a first arm on said lever adapted to engage said handle at a movable portion of said handle, a stationary shoulder mounted on the tank and a second lever on said fixture having a position of engagement with said shoulder wherein the handle is moved to said first handle position.