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water falls sufficiently to permit the shoul-
der 17 to seat on the upper edges of the
troughs 3 and 7.
Having thus described the invention, what
5 is claimed is:
1. In a device of the class described, a
flush tank including a bottom; a sleeve as-
sembled with the bottom; a trough carried
by the sleeve; a spider assembled with the
10 sleeve; a guiding means carried by the
spider; inner and outer connected caps slid-
able on the guiding means, the inner cap
embodying an extension adapted to dip into
the trough, the outer cap being of greater
15 diameter than the trough; and means for
lifting both caps.
2. In a device of the class described, a
sleeve; a circumscribing trough carried
by the sleeve; a second trough in the first
20 specified trough and fashioned from inamal-
gamative material; a cup adapted to dip
into the inamalgamative trough; a float; and
means for connecting'the float with the cup.
3.. In a device of the class described, a
25 flush tank bottom; a sleeve therein; a trough
carried by the sleeve; clamping means on the
sleeve, the clamping means and the trough
cooperating with opposite faces of the bot-
tom to hold the sleeve on the bottom; a cup
s0 adapted to dip into the trough; a float; and
means for connecting the float with the cup.
4. In a- device of the class described, asleeve, a trough assembled with the sleeve;
a cup clipping into the trough and provided
with a circumscribing shoulder adapted to o5
rest on the top of the trough; means for
raising and lowering the cup; and a float
operatively connected with the cup.
5. In a device of the class described, a
flush tank bottom; a sleeve extended through 40
the bottom; an outer trough carried by the
sleeve and coacting with the inner face of
the bottom to support the sleeve; an inner
trough within the outer trough and fash-
ioned from inamalgamative material; a cup 45
fashioned from inamalgamative material
and dipping into the inner trough, the cup
being provided with an outstanding circum-
scribing shoulder resting on the upper edge
of one trough; an outer tube connected with 50
the cup; an inner tube located within the
outer tube and constituting a guide for the
outer tube; a spider connecting the inner
tube with the sleeve; and a bell-shaped float
carried by the outer tube and surrounding 55
the outer trough.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing
as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
THOMAS J. CAHILL.
Witnesses:
0. 0. WRIGHT,
H. N. GARRETT.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."0
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Cahill, Thomas J. Flush Valve, patent, November 7, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859323/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.