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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tobin H Spooner, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
137426 ; 137444 ; 137445 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a float valve assembly of the type especially well suited to control the flow of inlet water to a toilet tank having a lavatory defined by its cover. The invention relates in particular to a means of making the fitting suitable for use in toilets having different optimal fill levels, and in particular to a means of adjusting the fill level which involves rotation of the rod attached to the float ball on its longitudinal axis. A lead screw-type mechanism causes a connecting linkage to move along the rod into response to such rotation.