Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Toilet fill valve with valve lock
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Application No.: US15252396Application Date: 2016-08-31
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Publication No.: US10597855B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Michael J. Schuster , Larry L. Schneider
- Applicant: Danco, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Irving
- Assignee: Danco, Inc
- Current Assignee: Danco, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Irving
- Agency: Thomas| Horstemeyer, LLP
- Main IPC: E03D1/32
- IPC: E03D1/32 ; F16K21/18 ; F16K35/02 ; F16K35/10 ; F16K31/18 ; F16K31/24 ; F16K35/00

Abstract:
Disclosed are various embodiments of a lockable toilet fill valve and methods according to the present invention. In one embodiment, a toilet fill valve includes a float/arm assembly. The toilet fill valve is closed when the float/arm assembly is disposed in a first position. The toilet fill valve being open when the float/arm assembly is disposed in a second position. A valve lock is associated with the float/arm assembly. The valve lock includes an unlock position and a lock position, wherein the valve lock fixes the float/arm assembly in the first position when the valve lock is in the lock position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160369486A1 TOILET FILL VALVE WITH VALVE LOCK Public/Granted day:2016-12-22
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