Patent ID: 6615863
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: E03D,Y10T

Abstract:
A toilet, comprising:a toilet bowl; a toilet tank having a tank wall defining a tank reservoir and being adapted to store water for flushing the toilet, the water defining a water line; side portions of the tank wall defining a hole through the tank wall above the water line, the hole having a first diameter; a fill valve mounted to the tank wall and adapted to receive water through the tank wall into the tank reservoir, the fill valve having properties for producing water-borne sounds and vibrations; a fill tube included in the fill valve, the fill tube having a second diameter less than the first diameter of the hole and being adapted to receive water through the tank wall and into the tank reservoir; a first washer disposed on the fill tube interiorly of the tank wall; a second washer disposed on the fill tube exteriorly of the tank wall; a nut engaging the fill tube for maintaining the fill tube in a generally fixed relationship with the tank wall; and means associated with at least one of the first washer and second washer for centering the fill tube of the fill valve in the hole of the tank wall to isolate the fill tube from direct contact with the tank wall; whereby the water-borne noise and vibration in the fill tube are isolated from direct transmission to the wall of the tank.