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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Quintana, Westminster, CA (US);
Assignee:
Niccole Family Trust, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/102 ; E03D 1/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03D 1/102 ; E03D 1/118 ;
Abstract
A flow control device for a toilet to prevent flooding upon obstructing of a waste outlet of a toilet bowl. The device includes at least one sensor assembly mounted on a rim of a bowl of a toilet or urinal to hold the sensor assembly in a predetermined position within the bowl. If water bridges contacts on the at least one sensor assembly, an electrical circuit is completed, and a solenoid is actuated to close a normally opened valve to shut off running water to the water tank of the toilet. A power source and a valve open alarm system are electrically connected to the at least one sensor assembly and the solenoid actuated valve.