Abstract:
A toilet flushing system includes a fresh water feed, a fluid storage container connected to the fresh water feed, and a supply line coupled to the storage container and a toilet. The fluid storage container has a container casing and first and second separating diaphragms within the casing. The separating diaphragms define first, second and third partial chambers within the container casing for separately receiving gas and fresh water. The second partial chamber is defined between the separating diaphragms and receives gas. A valve in the fresh water feed and the supply line, closes the fresh water feed and the supply line. The valve is movable between a first switch position for filling the partial chamber with fresh water to be delivered to the toilet and a second switch position in which the third partial chamber simultaneously is filled with a medium.
Abstract:
An improved clamp for hoses and other tubular members includes two rigid clamping members having semi-circular recesses, one or more annular wedge-shaped grooves in the recesses, and fasteners. An elastomeric insert, or a pair of inserts, has one or more ribs shaped to fit the groove or grooves. The rib height is less than the groove depth leaving an annular gap to improve the clamping action. Inserts of different thickness can be provided to accommodate hoses of different dimensions.
Abstract:
A pressure accumulator having a hollow cylindrical housing which is inserted into the mouth of a cylindrical cavity in the body of a hydraulically operated apparatus or machine. The inner end of the cavity has a threaded recess adapted to receive the correspondingly threaded end of the housing. The interior of the accumulator housing mounts a deformable bladder in which is positioned an axially extending support member in the shape of a dumbell or hour glass, one end of which is screwed into the mouth of the housing and the other end of which is normally spaced from the closed end of the bladder, the latter having an axially mounted valve member adapted to close the axial oil port of the housing which is aligned with a fluid port in the threaded recess into which the end of the housing is screwed. The support member is designed to prevent twisting and folding over of the bladder when it is deformed which would result in cracking of the bladder at the region of the folds and failure thereof.