Water inlet device for mounting a valve body on a deck

A water inlet device adapted for mounting a valve body on top of a deck, the valve body being formed with a water inlet hole, the deck having a top surface, said water inlet device being adapted to be connected to a water inlet pipe, said water inlet device comprising:

• a fixing unit that is adapted to be secured to the top surface of the deck, that is formed with a water supply hole corresponding in position to the water inlet hole in the valve body, that is adapted for connection to the water inlet pipe, and that has a side wall surrounding said water supply hole;
• and
• a connecting unit that is adapted to couple separably the valve body to said fixing unit, and that includes
• a connecting component adapted to be secured to the valve body, and formed with a guide hole to fluidly communicate the water inlet hole in the valve body and said water supply hole in said fixing unit, and
• a coupling unit for coupling rotatably said connecting component to said fixing unit, said coupling unit including first and second coupling components provided on said side wall of said fixing unit and said connecting component, respectively,
• wherein said second coupling component cooperates with said first coupling component to permit rotation of said connecting component relative to said fixing unit between a first position, where separation of said connecting component from said fixing unit in a vertical direction is permitted, and a second position, where separation of said connecting component from said fixing unit in the vertical direction is prevented,
• wherein one of said first and second coupling components is in a form of a slot having a circumferentially extending segment, and a vertically extending segment extending from one end of said circumferentially extending segment for access into said circumferentially extending segment, and
• wherein the other one of said first and second coupling components is in a form of a protrusion that is extendible into and removable from said one of said first and second coupling components via said vertically extending segment when said connecting component is at the first position.