Patent ID: 8833734
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
1. A fill valve for use in a livewell having a wall, the fill valve comprising: an intake; a valve housing coupled to the intake, the valve housing including a front wall that is a rounded half-sphere, the front wall being coupled to a back wall that is substantially flat, the front wall including at least one inlet opening in fluid communication with the intake and a threaded cavity including an edge portion; and a threaded valve switch including an extension and accessible through the front wall and a conical end portion protruding into the intake and inwardly moveable against a flow out of the intake and outwardly moveable with a flow out of the intake, the valve switch rotatably positioned in the cavity and moveable into and out of the intake to switch between a first position allowing fluid communication between the at least one inlet opening and the intake and a second position, the first position comprising the extension of the valve switch being positioned outside of the intake and contacting the edge portion of the cavity forming a fully open position enabling fluid communication between the intake and the at least one inlet opening, and the second position comprising the extension being positioned inside the intake and contacting a valve seat of the intake forming a substantially liquid-tight seal between the at least one inlet opening and the intake and substantially disabling fluid communication between the intake and the at least one inlet opening.