TOILET SUPPLY DIVERTER FOR PREHEATING BATHING WATER
This invention facilitates the dispensing of preheated water at a sink or shower by repurposing the latent cold water within the hot water supply line of a sink to fill the tank of a nearby toilet.
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No federal sponsorship contributed to the research or development of this invention.
THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENTThis application is not part of a join research agreement.
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTINGThe patent does not contain a lengthy “Sequence Listing” section.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONHot water heaters are at times installed a great distance from the sink at which the hot water is needed. That distance represents a significant quantity of latent cold water that must be dispensed prior to receiving the heated water.
Particularly in preparation for taking a shower people often allow a significant quantity of water to flow immediately down the drain simply to receive hot water for bathing.
The reason for this invention is to repurpose that water for another necessary activity.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONWhen a toilet is in convenient proximity to a sink this invention switches, at the discretion of the user, the water source used to fill the toilet tank from its normal cold water supply to the hot water supply of the sink.
FIG. 1—Conceptual drawing of the invention
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- A. Toilet Cold Water Supply
- B. Sink Hot Water Supply
- C. Toilet Tank
- D. Sink
- E. Controller
- F. Diverter Mechanism
- G. Tee Connector
FIG. 2—Diverter mechanism
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- A. Toilet Cold Water Supply
- B. Sink Hot Water Supply
- C. Inlet of Toilet Tank
- D. Spring
- E. Ball valve to open sink hot water supply (In its closed/rest position)
- F. Ball valve to close toilet hot water supply (In its open/rest position)
- G. Cable
FIG. 3—Controller
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- A. Original Toilet Handle in rest position
- B. Controller extended following key (E) in bracket (D)
- C. Cable extended to close toilet cold water valve and open sink hot water
- D. Bracket attached to toilet tank
- E. Key that controller handle must follow as it moves between positions (B) and (F)
- F. Controller retracted to its rest position where the toilet cold water is open and the sink hot water is closed
- G. Original Toilet Handle in flush position
- H. Cable retracted to open toilet cold water and close sink hot water.
FIG. 4—Bracket keyed slot
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- A. Rest position where toilet cold water is on and sink hot water is off.
- B. Locked position where toilet cold water is off and sink hot water is on.
Immediately following the normal flushing of the toilet the invention is quickly engaged by the user to begin using the sink's hot water supply B (
The invention also prevents the user from flushing the toilet a second time without disengaging the invention thus preventing the inadvertent waste of hot water at the toilets next use. The extended controller E (
It will be understood that the above description of the present invention is susceptible to various modifications, changes and adaptations, and the same are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the appended claims.
SEQUENCE LISTINGThere is no sequence listing as part of this application.
Claims
1. The repurposing of the latent cold water within a sink's hot water supply line to fill a nearby the toilet tank so that a user may quickly receive hot water at a sink or nearby shower.
Type: Application
Filed: May 24, 2008
Publication Date: Nov 26, 2009
Applicant: (Matthews, NC)
Inventor: David Albert Krausse (Matthews, NC)
Application Number: 12/126,861
International Classification: E03B 11/00 (20060101);