Patents by Inventor James J. O'Grady

James J. O'Grady has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flush lever assembly that prevents flushing of the toilet unless the seat and lid are in a lowered position
    Patent number: 5771502
    Abstract: A flush lever assembly for use in a toilet having a main body, a seat, a closure lid movable between a first position in which the seat is covered and a second position in which the seat is not covered, and a drainage mechanism, comprises: a bolt for engaging the main body; and a flush lever having a flush arm portion and an insertion portion to be inserted into the bolt to lockingly engage the flush lever to the drainage mechanism. When the flush lever is engaged with the drainage mechanism, a flushing cycle of the toilet is initiated by a motion of the flush arm portion, and the flush arm portion is situated such that access to the flush arm portion is prohibited by the closure lid in the second position and permitted by the closure lid in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Inventor: James J. O'Grady