Decorative cover for a toilet tank
OwnerJohn E. Collavoinventor
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Abstract
A toilet tank cover comprises two decorative figures. Discharge from the vent orifice of a cup type float valve flows up through the primary figure and out an exterior orifice to the secondary figure. The primary figure receives water discharge from the discharge vent of a cup type float valve. The discharge then flows through the primary figure to an emission point. At the emission point, the fluid is directed toward an opening in the second figure. The discharge flows through the secondary figure and drains directly into the waste standpipe of the toilet. The operation of the flush mechanism of the toilet is thereby monitored in an aesthetically pleasing fashion.
Claims4
A decorative cover for a standard toilet tank with a top opening, a fill standpipe, a cup type float valve flushing mechanism connected to said fill standpipe and having a water discharge vent for delivering refill water from said standpipe to said bowl after flushing and a water outlet for refilling said tank with water from said standpipe after flushing, and a waste standpipe therein, comprising:
- a) a flat rectangular lid plate having a circumferential lip whereby said circumferential lip is adapted to surround said standard toilet tank around said top opening and having a primary orifice and a secondary orifice, said primary orifice being opposite said cup type float valve flushing mechanism and said secondary orifice being opposite said standpipe when said flat rectangular lid plate is mounted on said standard toilet tank;
- b) a primary figure mounted on said flat rectangular lid plate and having a primary conducting channel therein, said primary conducting channel having a primary discharge end and a primary receiving end, said primary receiving end having a nipple connector installed therein, and having a discharge tube connecting said nipple connector with said water discharge vent of said cup-type float valve flushing mechanism;
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- c) a secondary figure mounted on said flat rectangular lid plate opposite said primary discharge end, and having a bowl-shaped cavity with a perimeter, said cavity having baffles disposed therein along said perimeter, and having a secondary conducting channel from said perimeter, said secondary conducting channel having a secondary discharge end and a secondary receiving end for receiving water from said cavity, said secondary figure positioned on said flat rectangular lid plate whereby actuation of said cup type float valve flushing mechanism discharges water from said standpipe to said water discharge vent through said discharge tube and primary conducting channel into said bowl-shaped cavity against said baffles and into said conducting channel and thence into said waste standpipe.
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