Hydraulic valve and toilet leak safety catch

摘要

An elongated catch device pivotally mounted intermediately to an inlet pipe device and carrying at its upper extremity a keeper selectively disposed in the path of a float device to, unless a toilet has been flushed, block lowering of the float device and consequent opening of the control valve.

主权项

1. A toilet fluid control apparatus for mounting in a toilet comprising:
a fluid tank; a flush control device mounted to the tank to be actuated to flush fluid from the toilet; an upright fill pipe device mounted to the tank; a flow control valve mounted on the pipe to control flow of the fluid into the tank; a float apparatus coupled with the flow control valve and configured to lower and raise with flow of the fluid out of and into the tank; a vertically elongated catch device disposed on one side of the pipe for rotating between catch and release positions; a mounting device including an elastomeric hinge for engaging a medial portion of the catch device for mounting the catch device from the pipe for rotation between the catch and release positions; a keeper device mounted on the catch device to be, when the catch is in the catch position, disposed in the predetermined path to block lowering of the float apparatus; and a connector connecting the catch with the control device to, upon the control device being actuated, rotate the catch device to the release position.