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US 10,519,639 B1Granted
Toilet valve
AssigneeDanco, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Schuster, Larry Schneider
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, a toilet bowl fill valve includes a valve body that has a cavity. A valve may be inserted into the cavity of the valve body. A handle may be integrated with the valve, and the handle may facilitate manual adjustment of the valve. The valve body attached directly to a body of a toilet fill valve.
Claims18
A toilet bowl fill valve, comprising:
- a valve body having a cavity, wherein the valve body attaches directly to a body of a toilet fill valve;
- a valve inserted into the cavity of the valve body, a line contact being formed between the valve and the valve body, a first diameter of a first section of the valve corresponding to the line contact exceeding a second diameter of a second section of the valve, the first section and the second section are connected by a third section, wherein the third section has a slope that transitions from the first diameter to the second diameter, the first section having a first outer surface that is parallel to a second outer surface of the second section;
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- a handle integrated with the valve, wherein the handle facilitates manual adjustment of the valve.
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A method, comprising:
- inserting a valve into a cavity of a valve body for a toilet bowl fill valve;
- attaching the valve body directly to a body of a toilet fill valve;
- forming a line contact between the valve and the valve body, a first diameter of a first section of the valve corresponding to the line contact exceeding a second diameter of a second section of the valve, the first section and the second section are connected by a third section, wherein the third section has a slope that transitions from the first diameter to the second diameter, the first section having a first outer surface that is parallel to a second outer surface of the second section;
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- adjusting the valve using a handle that is integrated with the valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.