Patent ID: 6370708
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: E03D,Y10T

Abstract:
A combination comprising;a toilet, the toilet having; a bowl; a tank connected to the bowl for storing water and to supply the stored water to the bowl; a flushing means which releases water from the tank into the bowl; a supply valve for refilling the tank with water after the flushing means has released all the water in to the bowl; a float means for activating and deactivating the supply valve by floating in the water so that when the water is low the supply valve is activated and when the water is full the supply valve is deactivated; and an anti refill device having; a lock arm attached to the float means and having an end; a lock device arranged to co-operate with the end for controlling the lock arm; and a means activated by the flushing means which activates the lock device to release the lock arm so that float arm lowers and the supply valve can fill the tank after flushing; the lock device being arranged to stop the float means from activating the supply valve when the flushing means is not activated by holding the lock arm in place such that the float means does not activate the supply valve, wherein the end and the lock device engage to define a ratchet in which a plurality of teeth associated with the end of the lock arm have a first side so that the lock arm slides against the lock device so that the float arm can deactivate the supply valve and have a second side at an angle such that the float arm is prevented from lowering.