Patent ID: 8296871

Claim:
A toilet, consisting of: a toilet bowl; a water tank extending above the toilet bowl, the water tank having a flush opening and an overflow opening in fluid communication with the toilet bowl; a trap disposed between the bowl and a sewer system; an overflow tube attached to the overflow opening and extending upward in the tank, the overflow tube having an open upper end; a ballcock assembly mounted in the tank, the ballcock assembly consisting of: i) an inlet pipe adapted for connection to a water supply; ii) a water level-actuated, single outlet fill valve connected to the inlet pipe, wherein the fill valve has a single, fixed path for discharging water delivered through the inlet pipe, the single path extending through the valve outlet; and iii) a fill tube connected to the single outlet fill valve, the fill tube discharging water from the inlet pipe directly into the toilet tank when the fill valve is open; a float operably connected to the fill valve, the float opening the fill valve when water level in the tank falls below a predetermined level and closing the fill valve when the float rises to the predetermined water level, wherein the float further comprises an arm operably connecting the float to the fill valve; and a selectively operable flush valve system having a closed position sealing the flush opening in the water tank , wherein the valve system includes a flapper valve and chain, and an open position releasing water from the tank to flush the toilet and re-seal the trap to prevent backflow of sewer gases into the toilet bowl; wherein water only flows through the overflow pipe when the water in the tank rises to a level above the open upper end of the overflow tube, thereby eliminating the use of a refill tube.