Water saver fill valve and assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7661438
APP PUB NO 20080078454A1
SERIAL NO

11536612

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An improved fill valve has a pivot valve body that is pivotally suspended immediately below a float housing and is movable between two positions. In a first position, the pivot valve body blocks the flow of water from the float housing. In a second position, the pivot body allows the flow of water from the float housing. The pivot valve body has two top compartments, each separated from the other by a wall. The first compartment retains an amount of water in it. The second compartment functions as a water flow restriction apparatus and includes an upwardly-extending member for sealing off a check valve that is disposed within the bottom of the float housing. The fill valve also includes structural elements that allow the water to trickle into the float housing at a very slow rate. The fill valve can be re-set for normal toilet tank operation.

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LAVELLE INDUSTRIES INC665 MCHENRY STREET BURLINGTON WI 53105

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nichols-Roy, David 1959 Verde Via 20 240
Torres, Alberto C 679 S. Harvard St. 5 35
Woods, Dennis D 402 Robin Hill La. 5 46

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