Water saving alarm for use with a toilet tank
OwnerTed G. Hobsoninventor
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Abstract
The water saving alarm for use with a toilet tank is an accessory that works in conjunction with an existing toilet to provide an audible alarm upon detection of a drop in water level inside of the toilet tank for a predetermined amount of time. The water saving alarm is solely capable of alerting an end user to a continuously running toilet in order for said end user to take corrective action with said toilet. The water saving alarm includes a housing that rests atop of the top, edge of the toilet tank, and from which an air pressure tube descends downwardly inside of the toilet tank in order to detect water level therein. The audible alarm is produced from a speaker located elsewhere on said housing.
Claims13
A water saving alarm for use with a toilet tank comprising:
- a housing adapted to rest atop a toilet tank and from which an air pressure tube adaptively extends downwardly inside of said toilet tank to detect a water level inside of said toilet tank, and upon detection of a flushed water level shall start a timer, which shall count out for a predetermined amount of time, after which an audible alarm is emitted to alert to the presence of a toilet tank that is not refilling with freshwater, and which is wasting of said freshwater;
- wherein the housing is comprised of a first housing member and a second housing member that are connected by a bridging member such that a channel is formed there between;
- wherein the housing rests on a top, edge of the toilet tank such that the channel straddles between both an inner surface as well as an outer surface of the toilet tank;
- wherein the bridging member includes a curvature that enables a toilet tank lid to snuggly rest atop of the toilet tank;
- wherein the first housing member rests outside of the toilet tank whereas the second housing member rests inside of the toilet tank.
A water saving alarm for use with a toilet tank comprising:
- a housing that is adapted to rest atop a toilet tank and from which an air pressure tube adaptively extends downwardly inside of said toilet tank to detect a water level inside of said toilet tank;
- wherein the air pressure tube signals to an air pressure sensor a change from a filled water level to a flushed water level, and upon detection of said flushed water level shall start a timer, which shall count out for a predetermined amount of time, after which an audible alarm is emitted to alert to the presence of a toilet tank that is not refilling with freshwater, and which is wasting of said freshwater;
- wherein the housing is comprised of a first housing member and a second housing member that are connected by a bridging member such that a channel is formed there between;
- wherein the housing rests on a top, edge of the toilet tank such that the channel straddles between both an inner surface as well as an outer surface of the toilet tank;
- wherein the bridging member is of hollow construction so as to enable communication and interconnectivity between the first housing member and the second housing member;
- wherein the bridging member includes a curvature that enables a toilet tank lid to snuggly rest atop of the toilet tank;
- wherein the first housing member rests outside of the toilet tank whereas the second housing member rests inside of the toilet tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.