Abstract: A fill valve assembly for a toilet tank which reduces the fluid noise associated with filling of the tank. The fill assembly includes a fill tube mounted within the tank for delivering water. A fill housing is mounted to the upper end of the fill tube and includes a fill valve operably connected to a float. The float will open the valve when the water in the tank drops below a predetermined level and shuts off the valve when the fluid reaches the level. The interior of the housing includes structure for forming a laminar fluid flow out of the valve which reduces the fluid noise associated with filling the tank.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 27, 2002
Date of Patent:
December 23, 2003
Assignee:
Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
Inventors:
Amos Gil, Bruce Higgins, Bradley E. Allstead