Patent ID: 6494325
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B01D,E03C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A toilet water-line filter which functions in combination with a toilet fill valve having a threaded inlet that protrudes through a bore in the base of a toilet tank, and a water line having an inlet connected to a water source and a threaded outlet, said toilet water-line comprising:a) a housing having a housing inlet, a housing outlet and housing bore therethrough which is comprised of two diameters, wherein a first diameter extends from an edge of the housing inlet to an outward-projecting ledge from where a second diameter commences and extends to an edge of the housing outlet, wherein the housing inlet having a set of external threads and the housing outlet having a set of internal threads, wherein the inlet of said housing has an internal beveled edge which allows the inlet to securely interface with a water line outlet, and b) a filter comprised of a mesh straining element having an edge that is attached to a resilient washer, wherein the filter mesh straining element is dimensioned to allow the washer to seat against the ledge, wherein the outlet of said housing is screwed into a threaded inlet of a toilet fill valve and the threaded outlet of water line is screwed into the threaded inlet of said housing.