Double acting flush system

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EP 0 727 533 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.10.1996 Bulletin 1996/44

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	21.08.1996 Bulletin 1996/34

(21)	Application number: 96200356.2

(22)	Date of filing: 14.02.1996

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: E03D 1/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	LT SI

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Priority:

17.02.1995 NL 9500316
03.11.1995 NL 1001567

(71)	Applicant: WISA B.V.
	NL-6827 BP Arnhem (NL)

(72)	Inventors:
	Bente, Robertus C.W.M. 6811 ER Arnhem (NL) Dirven, Alain Y.M. 6931 HM Westervoort (NL)

(74)	Representative: Van Someren, Petronella F. H. M.
	Arnold & Siedsma, Advocaten en Octrooigemachtigden, Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag 2517 GK Den Haag (NL)

(54)	Double acting flush system

(57) The invention relates to a double-action flushing device (1) for a water closet, provided with a valve (2) which is moveable between a closing position in which it closes a discharge opening (3) of a cistern (4), a full flushing position in which it leaves the discharge opening (3) completely open and at least one intermediate flushing position, operating means (10) connected to the valve (2), a main float (8') co-acting with the valve (2) for holding thereof in the intermediate flushing position and at least one auxiliary float (9) co-acting with and holding the valve (2) in the full flushing position, characterized in that at least one of the floats (8,9') is directly connectable to the valve (2).

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