Patent ID: 6035458
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A riser-type bidet valve comprising: a diverter body having hot and cold water inlets, a lower outlet with a valve seat for egress of water to a bidet jet, and an upper outlet with a valve seat for egress of water to a bidet bowl rim, a diverter collar threaded onto said diverter body adapted to pass through an opening in a bidet bowl, means for removably securing said diverter collar to the bidet bowl, a valve actuator having a lower end and an upper end mounted for axial reciprocal travel concentric with said diverter body and diverter collar, a valve mounted on said valve actuator at the lower end thereof for axial travel between the diverter body lower outlet valve seat and upper outlet valve seat whereby actuation of said valve actuator selectively opens and closes the lower and upper valve seats, a vacuum breaker valve mounted for axial slidable travel on the valve actuator or extension thereof at the upper thereof concentric with the diverter collar, a closure cap threaded into the upper end of the diverter collar, said closure cap having a valve seat, and spring biasing means for urging said vacuum breaker valve upwardly against said closure cap valve seat during operation of the bidet and for permitting the vacuum breaker valve to open upon creation of a negative pressure within the valve to permit ingress of atmospheric air into the bidet valve during shut-down of the bidet.