Patent ID: 7559337

Claim:
A collapsible floating apparatus for controlling a ballcock valve, comprising: a floating device for providing a buoyancy to drive the valve; a collapsible lever coupled to the floating device and the valve, the collapsible lever comprising a first member movably coupled to the valve, and a second member movably coupled to the first member; wherein the collapsible lever is capable of being positioned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the valve; an adjusting member for adjusting a relative position or angle between the first member and the second member; a locking mechanism for locking the second member with the first member when the second member is moved from a retracted position to an operational position; a lock head attached to a tip of the adjusting member, wherein the adjusting member is attached to the first member; and a receptacle slot on the second member for catching and retaining the lock head at the operational position, wherein the receptacle slot is formed with two jaws extending from an end of the second member, each jaw having a hinge post, and wherein the hinge posts are adapted to receive a hinge pin coupled with the first member for rotatably coupling the first member with the second member, and the lock head is substantially conically shaped.