Abstract: Improved ballcock float structures are provided including a molded, plastic, hollow body formed of cup-like lower and reverse cup-like upper parts. The parts are retained together by snap engagement between the extremities of the parts with positioning abutments for additional stability. A float guide extends vertically through the body having a vertical opening for receiving a ballcock or the like to be controlled by the float. Control of the float for controlling the ballcock is provided by two, tubular liquid vents secured in and extending upwardly from the lower part bottom wall and a similar liquid vent projecting downwardly through and from the upper part top wall. The liquid and air vents project into the interior of the body, but terminate spaced apart and the relative positions thereof determines the performance of the float.

Abstract: The pressure activated cleaner discharge device is used in a standard toilet water tank, the tank having a ballcock for discharging water to fill the tank from a minimum water level to a maximum water level. The tank also includes a flush valve connected to a toilet bowl for flushing water therein from the tank, and an overflow pipe projecting above the maximum water level having a ballcock refill tube connected thereto for directing a pressure flow of tank water to refill the toilet bowl after said flushing. The cleaner discharge device includes a container in the tank having an inlet and outlet, an inlet water tube connected between the refill tube and the container inlet, and an outlet cleaner tube connected between the container outlet and the refill tube downstream of the inlet water tube connection. The refill tube and its connections and the container and its connections are all liquid-tight from the ballcock to the refill pipe substantially throughout the downstream flow of water therein.

Abstract: A single or opposite direction damper hinge has a casing rotatably enclosing a rotor. The rotor has a center cylindrical portion mounting a reduced outwardly projecting intermediate portion which in turn outwardly mounts a further reduced stop portion. The casing has a main inner cylindrical surface which is interrupted by an inwardly projecting reduced engagement portion. In one embodiment, all of the rotor center, intermediate and stop portions and the casing main inner surface are coaxial. The casing reduced engagement portion, however, has a larger radius than the outwardly projecting intermediate portion of the rotor and is eccentric to the rotor outer surfaces and the casing main inner cylindrical surface. In assembly for operation, the rotor is mounted coaxially in the casing with the exception of the casing engagement portion which, in this embodiment, has the larger radius and is eccentric to the rotor intermediate portion.

Abstract: A conventional hot water heating system generally of the type for heating water in multiple units of hotels, motels, schools and the like and using any heating medium has a processor and control assembly which is operationally connected to at least a water temperature sensing means and a heating control means thereof. The processor and control assembly divides the time into exact time periods, say one-half hour, and the time periods are grouped into a group of consecutive time periods, say a week. Taking any individual time period, the time periods are checked around the time period which the present time period is a repeat and time periods directly preceding the present time period, and the operational water temperature for the present time period is chosen, as well as the amount of heat required to maintain the water at that temperature on a percentage basis of heating taken from one hundred percent.

Abstract: A conventional hot water heating system generally of the type for heating water in multiple units of hotels, motels and the like and using any heating medium has a processor and control assembly operationally connected to at least a heating control means, a water temperature sensing means and a water flow sensing means thereof. The processor and control assembly divides the time into exact time periods, say one-half hour, and the time periods are grouped into a group of consecutive time periods, say a week. Taking any individual time period, a directly preceding time period is checked with the same time period in the preceding group of time periods and if the two match within a given degree, the assembly adopts all of its settings from its particular time period a week ago. In addition, the assembly exactly records the various settings throughout that particular time period and when that time period comes up again one week from now, those are the new settings by the processor and control assembly to be used.

Abstract: Retracting motion is imparted through door knobs or levers into a transverse half-round spindle which, in turn, longitudinally moves a retractor slide. The retractor slide is forwardly pivotally connected through a link to a cam having its rearward end pivotal on the frame and its forward end engaged with a main bolt. The main bolt is a spring latch bolt connected to the cam by a slideable unlocking slide movably enclosed by a U-shaped bolt extension with the unlocking slide also actionable with a locking dog controlled by an auxiliary bolt. In normal operation the main bolt is extended within a strike plate and the auxiliary bolt is retracted bearing against the strike plate so that rearward movement rearwardly pivots the cam which withdraws the main bolt through rearward abutment of the unlocking slide which bears rearwardly against the bolt extension, the auxiliary bolt also being withdrawn due to the unlocking slide ultimately acting against the locking dog and the auxiliary bolt.