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Emergency toilet shutoff assembly

OwnerWilliam T. Quilleninventor

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Abstract

An emergency toilet shutoff assembly for shutting off flow of water into the tank of a toilet. The emergency toilet shutoff assembly includes a toilet assembly including a tank having side walls, and also including a float support member being disposed in the tank, and further including a float member being supported upon the float support member, and also including a pair of water conduits being disposed in the tank for filling the tank with water; and also includes a valve assembly being connected to the water conduits for shutting off flow of water into the tank

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An emergency toilet shutoff assembly comprising:

a toilet assembly including a tank having side walls, and also including a tank water-fill tube being disposed in said tank, and further including a float member being supported upon said tank water-fill tube, and also including a pair of water conduits being disposed in said tank, one of said side walls of said tank having a hole being disposed therethrough;
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a valve assembly being connected to said water conduits for shutting off flow of water into said tank, said valve assembly including a tubular T-shaped valve body having a main portion and a branch portion, and also includes connectors interconnecting said tubular T-shaped valve body to said water conduits, and further including a valve member being extended through said branch portion for closing a passageway through said main portion to prevent flow of water into said tank, and also including a handle being attached to said valve member, and further including a valve support assembly being mounted to one of said side walls of said tank, each of said connectors including an externally-threaded tubular end portion which is threaded into an open end of said main portion of said tubular T-shaped valve body, and also including an intermediate multi-sided nut portion for threading said externally-threaded tubular end portion into said main portion of said tubular T-shaped valve body, and further including a tubular stem portion being connected to said intermediate multi-sided nut portion and extending outwardly therefrom and being insertable in an end of a respective water conduit, said tubular stem portion of each said connector having a mushroom-shaped outer end for securely engaging in a respective said water conduit, said valve member having an outer end portion which is extended through said hole of said side wall of said tank, said handle being fastened with a fastening member to said outer end portion of said valve member and being disposed outside of said tank.

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Abstract

An emergency toilet shutoff assembly comprising:

a toilet assembly including a tank having side walls, and also including a tank water-fill tube being disposed in said tank, and further including a float member being supported upon said tank water-fill tube, and also including a pair of water conduits being disposed in said tank, one of said side walls of said tank having a hole being disposed therethrough;
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a valve assembly being connected to said water conduits for shutting off flow of water into said tank, said valve assembly including a tubular T-shaped valve body having a main portion and a branch portion, and also includes connectors interconnecting said tubular T-shaped valve body to said water conduits, and further including a valve member being extended through said branch portion for closing a passageway through said main portion to prevent flow of water into said tank, and also including a handle being attached to said valve member, and further including a valve support assembly being mounted to one of said side walls of said tank, each of said connectors including an externally-threaded tubular end portion which is threaded into an open end of said main portion of said tubular T-shaped valve body, and also including an intermediate multi-sided nut portion for threading said externally-threaded tubular end portion into said main portion of said tubular T-shaped valve body, and further including a tubular stem portion being connected to said intermediate multi-sided nut portion and extending outwardly therefrom and being insertable in an end of a respective water conduit, said tubular stem portion of each said connector having a mushroom-shaped outer end for securely engaging in a respective said water conduit, said valve member having an outer end portion which is extended through said hole of said side wall of said tank, said handle being fastened with a fastening member to said outer end portion of said valve member and being disposed outside of said tank.