Finger-tip toilet flush interrupting device

Abstract

A finger-tip access to a water saving retrofiable or original equipped device having a free traveling flexible cord routed from a toilet holding tank to inside non-frictional orifices located at strategic points on major toilet components, able to allow free water flow for full flushes or able to limit flow for partial flushes and stop or interrupt water flow for unusual or emergency functional operations such as toilet bowl cleaning, preventing a bowl overflow, slowing or stopping a flapper valve leak, or help prevent a drowning from occurring simply by pulling a cord.

1 . A finger-tip toilet flush interrupting device able to stop water flow to and from a toilet tank simultaneously, in combination with an upper water holding tank having a float controlled water stop valve, a valve seat situated in the lower portion thereof, connective to a water discharge port operably connected to a lower waste receiving bowl, a flapper valve operably situated on said valve seat, adapted to be lifted off a sufficient distance to become buoyant and thereby become fully open and pass all water held in the tank into the water discharge port and into the bowl for the complete flush, an overflow pipe situated proximate the valve seat, and a main flush handle and lever pivotally attached to the tank and operably connected to the flapper valve,
 a flexible cord capable of being selectively utilized for temporary interruption of the refilling process of a toilet tank and halting of water going into the toilet bowl,   wherein said flexible cord is attached to a flapper zapper on one end, which primarily closes the flapper valve, and is threaded up to a diverter attached to the overflow pipe and then routed through an unrestricted orifice located on the water stop valve float.   
   
   
       2 . (canceled) 
   
   
       3 . (canceled) 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said flexible cord, having a limiting travel stop attached to it, is threaded through an unrestricted orifice on the main flush handle to expose that end of said flexible cord. 
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4 , further including a pull knob or ring at the exposed end of said flexible cord and a sliding cord-lock to hold the flexible cord in a pulled or activated position when necessary. 
   
   
       6 . A method for operating a finger-tip toilet interruption device having, in combination with an upper water holding tank having a float controlled water stop valve, a valve seat situated in the lower portion thereof, connective to a water discharge port operably connected to a lower waste receiving bowl, a flapper valve operably situated on said valve seat, adapted to be lifted off a sufficient distance to become buoyant and thereby become fully open and pass all water held in the tank into the water discharge port and into the bowl for the complete flush, an overflow pipe situated proximate the valve seat, and a main flush handle and lever pivotally attached to the tank and operably connected to the flapper valve,
 a flexible cord capable of being selectively utilized for temporary interruption of the refilling process of a toilet tank and halting of water going into the toilet bowl,   wherein said flexible cord is attached to a flapper zapper on one end, which primarily closes the flapper valve, and is threaded up to a diverter attached to the overflow pipe and then routed through an unrestricted orifice located on the water stop valve float, said method including after flushing the toilet an operator can initiating a water saving partial flush, emptying the toilet bowl for cleaning, or both by pulling the cord's pull knob and momentarily resetting or pushing the cord back in for when the next operation takes place.   
   
   
       7 . A method for operating a finger-tip toilet flush interrupting device having, in combination with an upper water holding tank having a float controlled water stop valve, a valve seat situated in the lower portion thereof, connective to a water discharge port operably connected to a lower waste receiving bowl, a flapper valve operably situated on said valve seat, adapted to be lifted off a sufficient distance to become buoyant and thereby become fully open and pass all water held in the tank into the water discharge port and into the bowl for the complete flush, an overflow pipe situated proximate the valve seat, and a main flush handle and lever pivotally attached to the tank and operably connected to the flapper valve,
 a flexible cord capable of being selectively utilized for temporary interruption of the refilling process of a toilet tank and halting of water going into the toilet bowl,   wherein said flexible cord is attached to a flapper zapper on one end, which primarily closes the flapper valve, and is threaded up to a diverter attached to the overflow pipe and then routed through an unrestricted orifice located on the water stop valve float, said method including after flushing the toilet preventing a toilet bowl overflow, slowing or stopping the flapper valve from leaking, or both by pulling the cord's pull knob and sliding the cord-lock while holding the cord out.   
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1  wherein said flexible cord, ha limited travel stop attached to it, is routed out between a shimmed tank wall and tank lid. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the next flush automatically resets the flapper zapper.