Flow diverter with antisiphon
AssigneeFluidmaster, Inc.
InventorTuan Le
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Abstract
A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, having: a body having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; and a flow adjustment mechanism rotatable within the body to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the first outlet and the second outlet; and an air vent and diaphragm in the body to prevent a siphon flow from the first or second outlet back to the inlet.
Claims16
A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, comprising:
- a body comprising an inlet and an outlet and a pressure relief vent coupled between the inlet and the outlet;
- and
- a flow adjustment mechanism to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the outlet and the pressure relief vent,
- wherein a siphon force draws air into the pressure relief vent.
A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, comprising:
- a body comprising an inlet and an outlet and a pressure relief vent coupled between the inlet and the outlet;
- and
- a flow adjustment mechanism to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the outlet and the pressure relief vent, wherein the flow adjustment mechanism is rotatable around the outlet of the body and comprises:
- a sleeve received over the outlet, the sleeve having a threaded inner surface that mates with a threaded outer surface of the outlet;
- and
- a stopper that is slidably received into the outlet.
A flow diverter for diverting flow between a toilet bowl and a toilet tank, comprising:
- a body having an inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet;
- and
- a flow adjustment mechanism moveable within the body to selectively divert different percentages of flow between the first outlet and the second outlet;
- and
- an air vent and diaphragm to prevent a siphon flow from the first or second outlet back to the inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.