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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel H. Howe, Carson City, NV (US);
Assignee:
LSP Products Group, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/134 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/134 ;
Abstract
A snap-action piloted fill valve for controlling the level in a liquid storage tank, the valve having a float and a weight cup that are adjustably interconnected by an elongated sleeve slidably disposed on a stem extending upwardly from a valve body mounted inside a tank, the weight cup being further connected to a snap-action beam attached to the valve body. The snap-action beam controls operation of a pilot, which in turn causes the fill valve to open when the beam is in its upward position and to close when the beam is in its downward postion. Use as a toilet valve is also disclosed.