Patents by Inventor Michael C. Bolli

Michael C. Bolli 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).

  • Patent number: 5042096
    Abstract: A toilet tank 13 is provided with a bottom flapper 5 in valved relationship to a tank outlet 6 attached at an angle from an overflow pipe 8 or directly above the tank outlet 6 at the bottom of the tank 13 and a top flapper 9 in valved relationship to the end of a top-level outlet pipe 10 that is offset at an angle from the overflow pipe 8 which is extended vertically from a side of the outlet orifice 6. A bottom flexible line 1 is attachable at one end to the bottom flapper 5 and to a flush rod 3 at the opposite end for pulling the bottom flapper 5 up to open the tank outlet 6 by operation of a swivelable flush handle 11. A top flexible line 2 is attachable to a top flapper 9 at the end of the top outlet pipe 10, threaded through a line eye 7 at the top of the overflow pipe 8 and then attachable to an end section 4 of the flush rod 3. Swiveling the flush handle 11 slightly in opposite directions up or down causes the two flappers 5 and 9 to be operable separately as valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Inventor: Michael C. Bolli