Patent ID: 6182306
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: E03D,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A fill valve adapted for use with a toilet having a tank and a bowl, the fill valve comprising:a housing in fluid communication with an external water source;an outlet pipe having a first diameter and being coupled to the housing, the pipe being adapted to provide fluid communication between the housing and a basin in the presence of a requirement for a wet basin configuration; andan outlet tube having a second diameter different than the first diameter and being coupled to the housing, the tube being adapted to provide fluid communication between the housing and the bowl of the toilet in the presence of a requirement for a wet bowl configuration;a device for blocking at least one of the pipe and the tube in order to adapt the fill valve for use with the toilet in the absence of a requirement for at least one of the wet basin configuration and the wet bowl configuration; anda first plug included in the blocking device for blocking the outlet pipe;a second plug included in the blocking device for blocking the outlet tube; anda finger tab integral with the first plug and the second plug in the blocking device.