Patent ID: 6243891
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: E03C,F16K

Abstract:
A new and improved water handling system that conserves water use and provides immediate hot water for a bathroom comprising, in combination:a valve having a first orifice for cold water in from a cold water line and a second orifice for delivering water to a toilet, the first and second orifices having axes in a first common direction, a third orifice for hot water in from a hot water line and a fourth orifice for the receipt of water from a holding tank, the third and fourth orifices having axes in a second common direction, the valve having a thermally responsive component with a first shoulder to block off a cold water flow from the first orifice or fourth orifice until the thermally responsive component becomes heated from the flow of hot water and a second shoulder to block off the flow of hot water to the first orifice after the thermally responsive component becomes heated from the flow of hot water;a shower with a showerhead, the showerhead having an input end for receiving hot water and cold water from sources, a primary outlet for the dispensing of the input water in a normal showering fashion and supplemental outlets including an upwardly directed flow line and a lower directed weep stream, the showerhead having a deflector for directing water through the primary output from the input end when in a first orientation and for directing water through the supplemental outlets from the input end when in a second orientation, the orientation being at the discretion of the user by shifting of a valve through an actuator;a holding tank positioned above the showerhead adapted to receive water through a supply line from the showerhead with a check valve in the line adjacent to the water tank and a water outlet line extending from the holding tank to the fourth orifice with a check valve therein adjacent to the holding tank; andan overflow line from the holding tank to a discharge region.