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A universal kit for installing a flush lever (22) on a toilet water tank wall (12A), and a toilet with the kit components installed therein, whereby the same components can be used to quickly and efficiently install the handle on the front face, side face, or angled portion of the toilet tank. The k

A universal kit for installing a flush lever (22) on a toilet water tank wall (12A), and a toilet with the kit components installed therein, whereby the same components can be used to quickly and efficiently install the handle on the front face, side face, or angled portion of the toilet tank. The kit comprises a fixture (66) for mounting a flush rod actuation handle (20) on a tank wall, whereby the handle can be rotated about an axis (58, 60) extending perpendicularly from the wall into the tank. A flush rod (34) is angulated in three dimensions and has opposite end portions (36, 38), having the same shape, such that either end portion is selectively securable in the mounting fixture (66) for corotation with the handle.

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1. A universal kit for installing a flush lever on a toilet water tank, comprising: (i) a flush rod having a first flat end portion lying substantially on one plane, a second flat end portion lying substantially on a plane that is perpendicular to said one plane, and an intermediate portion that is

1. A universal kit for installing a flush lever on a toilet water tank, comprising: (i) a flush rod having a first flat end portion lying substantially on one plane, a second flat end portion lying substantially on a plane that is perpendicular to said one plane, and an intermediate portion that is angulated relative to the end portions, each of said end portions having a plurality of holes therein for selective attachment of a flush valve chain;(ii) a tank mounting assembly having a base for engaging a mounting hole in the tank, a shaft rotatably supported in the base, and a handle operably securable to one end of the shaft;(iii) said shaft having a slot at the other end for receiving either flat end portion of the flush rod; and(iv) means for fixing the rod in place in said slot. 2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the intermediate portion of the flush rod is substantially L shaped, and lies in substantially the same plane as said second flat end portion. 3. The kit of claim 2, wherein the second end portion extends perpendicularly to but in the same plane as one leg of the L shaped intermediate portion, and the first flat end portion extends perpendicularly in a transverse plane relative to the other leg of the intermediate portion. 4. The kit of claim 2, wherein said intermediate portion has a round cross section. 5. The kit of claim 1, wherein the base comprises: (i) a spud having one end engageable with the handle, an elongated, externally threaded shank, and a central throughbore for receiving the shaft;(ii) a washer sized to pass over the shank; and(iii) a spud locknut for advancing along the shank against the washer. 6. The kit of claim 5, wherein the shaft comprises: (i) an externally threaded front end engageable with the handle; and(ii) a cylindrical body portion sized to fit within the throughbore of the spud;(iii) wherein said slot extends from a back end of the shaft into said body portion. 7. The kit of claim 6, wherein the means for fixing the rod in place in said slot includes means engageable with the back end of the shaft, for selectively fixing either flat end portion of the flush rod when situated in said slot. 8. The kit of claim 7, wherein the shaft back end is threaded and the means engageable with the back end includes a shaft lock nut and a set screw passing through the shaft lock nut for bearing against the flat end portion the of flush rod when received in the shaft. 9. The kit of claim 5, wherein the shaft comprises: (i) a front end penetrating a bore in the handle and secured in the handle by a setscrew; and(ii) a cylindrical body portion sized to fit within the throughbore of the spud;wherein said slot extends from a back end of the shaft into said body portion. 10. The kit of claim 5, including means situated between the spud and the handle, for rotationally biasing the handle toward a rest position. 11. The kit of claim 1, wherein a weakened region to facilitate manual bending is provided between the first end portion and the intermediate portion. 12. A universal kit for installing a flush lever on a toilet water tank wall, comprising: a fixture for mounting a flush rod actuation handle on a tank wall, for rotation of the handle about an axis extending perpendicularly from the wall into the tank; anda flush rod angulated in three dimensions and having opposite end portions, each end portion selectively securable in said mounting fixture for corotation with the handle about said axis. 13. The kit of claim 12, wherein the flush rod has a first flat end portion lying substantially on one plane, a second flat end portion lying substantially on a plane that is perpendicular to said one plane, and an intermediate portion that is angulated relative to the end portions, each of said end portions having a plurality of holes therein for selective attachment of a flush valve chain whereby when one of either end is selected for securement in a mounting fixture the opposite end is adapted for attachment of a flush valve chain in a selected hole. 14. The kit of claim 13, wherein the intermediate portion of the flush rod is substantially L shaped, and lies in substantially the same plane as said second flat end portion. 15. The kit of claim 14, wherein the second end portion extends perpendicularly to but in the same plane as one leg of the L shaped intermediate portion, and the first flat end portion extends perpendicularly in a transverse plane relative to the other leg of the intermediate portion. 16. A flush rod assembly mounted on a wall of a toilet tank for rotation about an axis extending into the tank, comprising a mounting assembly engaging a mounting hole in the tank wall and having a shaft passing through the tank wall and rotatable about said axis;a handle outside the tank and operatively connected to one end of the shaft, for rotating said shaft;a flush rod having one end secured in a fitting at the other end of the shaft, and angulated in three dimensions within the tank to another end that is corotatable with said handle about said axis, each of said flush rod ends having substantially the same size and shape such that either end portion is selectively securable in said shaft fitting, said flush rod further including a plurality of spaced apart holes at each end; anda flush valve chain attached to a hole at said other end. 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the flush rod first end portion is flat and lies substantially on one plane, the other end portion is flat and lies substantially on a plane that is perpendicular to said one plane, and an intermediate portion is angulated relative to the end portions, each of said end portions having a plurality of holes therein for selective attachment of a flush valve chain. 18. The assembly of claim 17, wherein the intermediate portion of the flush rod is substantially L shaped, and lies in substantially the same plane as said second end portion. 19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the second end portion extends perpendicularly to but in the same plane as one leg of the L shaped intermediate portion, and the first flat end portion extends perpendicularly in a transverse plane relative to the other leg of the intermediate portion.