Patent ID: 7007319

Claim:
An overflow device for a bathtub having a bath tap and an overflow hole, the device having: an overflow inlet arranged for mounting in the overflow hole; an overflow outlet communicating with the overflow inlet and for connection to a waste; a water inlet for connection to a water supply; a water outlet for connection to the bath tap; a valve connected between the water inlet and water outlet and having a closed state and an open state; means for storing energy that can be used to change the valve from the open state to the closed state; means for detecting water that has entered the overflow inlet and for triggering the device to change, using energy stored by the energy storing means, from a set state in which the valve is open to a triggered state in which the valve is closed; and a manually operable resetting element that can be operated by a user to replenish the energy storing means with energy and to return the device to the set state; wherein the device has a second such water inlet for connection to a water supply, a second such water outlet for connection to the, or another, bath tap and a second such valve connected between the second water inlet and second water outlet and having a closed state and an open state, and wherein the water-detecting and triggering means, enemy storing means and resetting means are arranged also to operate the second valve.