Class 4/227.3 - Valve

Subclass of Class 4 - Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Definition: Subject matter wherein the float actuates a device to control
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 08/29/2006

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7096515	Cartridge device and method for adding supplements to a toilet cistern A device for introducing a chemical supplement to a toilet cistern without having to displace a cover of the toilet cistern, including: (a) a dispensing unit having a releasing mechanism, disposed within the cistern, for releasing the chemical supplement into the ci...	08/29/2006
7003813	Two-way valve for dispensing liquids A two-way flow control valve for repeatedly dispensing a limited amount of liquid. A float valve is linked to a second valve and storage chamber such that one valve is closed when the other is opened, and vice versa. The chamber fills when the float valve is closed,...	02/28/2006
6955067	Smart dosing device A portable, self-contained, device for dosing and/or dispensing at least one product into an appliance for treating laundry or dishes is disclosed. The device includes a housing with at least one compartment for containing at least one product. The compartment(s) ca...	10/18/2005
6820287	Down-stroke dispenser A dispenser is provided for dispensing cleaning chemicals such as toilet bowl cleaners. It has a dosing chamber containing therein a floating shuttle that seals a lower opening in the dosing chamber and floats up there from as an aliquot of chemical is prepared for ...	11/23/2004
6748610	In-tank dispenser with flexible supported valve head A toilet tank cleanser dispenser has a receiving holster suitable to receive an inverted container of cleaning composition and suitable to dose liquid from the container. The adapter has an internal dosing shuttle for metering an aliquot of cleanser through an openi...	06/15/2004
6738989	Dispenser for use in a tank of water A dispenser for use in a toilet tank is disclosed. There is a replaceable bottle There is also an upwardly open holster for receiving the bottle in inverted fashion. A valve is associated with the holster that controls the dispensing of cleaner from the container, a...	05/25/2004
6496987	Water-saving and automatic detergent supplier for toilet bowl Water-saving and automatic detergent supplier for toilet bowl, including: a detergent receptacle disposed in a water tank of the toilet bowl, the detergent receptacle being a container having an upper opening for containing a detergent; a quantitative res...	12/24/2002
6240573	Apparatus for dispensing detergent An apparatus for dispensing detergent into a toilet cistern includes a container, a membrane, a floating body, and a casing. The membrane has two sides that face an entrance of the container and are connected with the floating body, respectively. The floa...	06/05/2001
6212692	Automatic quantitative regulator for dissolvent in water tank An automatic quantitative regulator for dissolvent in water tank, wherein an inverted jar is clamped on the standing rod in the water tank. An upper float ball is set in the jar mouth shrunk at the bottom, and a bottom float ball is set outside of the jar...	04/10/2001
5924142	Automatic dispensing system An automatic dispensing system dispenses chemical directly into a toilet bowl after the toilet bowl is flushed and includes a chemical dispenser and a hydraulic actuator. The chemical dispenser includes a pumping unit attached to a storage unit for storin...	07/20/1999
5734996	Detergent dispenser for toilets A detergent dispenser including a container having a bottom formed with a downwardly depending tubular portion provided with external threads thereon, a plug having a plurality of longitudinal grooves and an enlarged annular node at an intermediate portio...	04/07/1998
5718261	Cleaning solution dispenser for use in a water tank, and water tank capable of discharging mixture of water and cleaning solution A cleaning solution dispenser installed in a water tank 2 includes a container 3 and a tubular flow regulator 4. The container receives cleaning solution therein and is formed with a downwardly opening outlet 31. The flow regulator extends into the outlet...	02/17/1998
5551095	Liquid releasing device with an adjustable mounting unit for mounting on a rim of a water tank A liquid releasing device for a water tank includes a container disposed in the water tank for receiving liquid therein, a float-controlled valve assembly mounted on a bottom wall of the container for releasing the liquid in the container when water level...	09/03/1996
5488742	Toilet disinfectant release apparatus A toilet disinfectant release apparatus includes a housing disposed and supported inside a toilet tank by a U-shaped hanger fitting over a side wall of the toilet tank, into which housing a disinfectant supply control device is mounted. The housing has a ...	02/06/1996
5181281	Device for controlling dissolution of a solid cleanser A device to be placed in a water tank to control the dissolution of a solid cleanser includes a housing which has a weighed closed base to sink the housing to a bottom of the water tank, a surrounding wall detachably connected to the base and a top openin...	01/26/1993
4949403	Automatic dispenser for flush tanks A packaged dispenser for discharging metered amounts of liquid into a flush tank controlled by the rise and fall of the tank liquid. A container has a screw cap which has internal cooperable screw threads and also has cap positioning means for controlling...	08/21/1990
4896382	Automatic toilet bowl cleaner with a metered dispensing of cleaning composition An automatic bottom-of-the-tank toilet bowl cleaner device which dispenses a metered amount of cleaning solution into a toilet bowl after each flush. The device has a reservoir which contains concentrated cleaning solution. The reservoir has a vent which ...	01/30/1990
4852191	Toilet An improved toilet with a bowl and a flusher wherein the improvement includes a toilet water tank which contains an insert for creating a first compartmemt filled with a deodorant and a second compartment filled with a fluid, and an actuator which is pivo...	08/01/1989
4696414	Discharge assembly A dispensing valve provided in a chemical dispenser for dispensing predetermined amounts of chemical into a lavatory cistern is disclosed. The dispensing valve seals an opening in and dispenses liquid from the dispenser, the valve having a chamber movable...	09/29/1987
4663786	Dispenser A dispensing apparatus is disclosed wherein a container has an opening therein surrounded by a rim. An actuating arm has upper and lower seals attached to one end for engaging upper and lower edges of the rim. When the lower seal engages the lower edge of...	05/12/1987
4660231	Automatic toilet bowl cleaner dispenser This invention relates to a dispenser for discharging a controlled quantity of cleanser into the flush tank of a toilet. The dispenser consists of a container having an open neck, a shroud which fits over the neck and restricts the discharge opening in th...	04/28/1987
4539717	Submergible self-priming dispenser This invention provides a submersible self-priming dispenser of measured doses of toilet tank additive in which the additives are solid products which will dissolve in water. It dispenses a measured amount of the water soluble additive each time the tank ...	09/10/1985
4534071	Automatic dispenser for disinfectant and bowl cleaning fluid An automatic dispenser for disinfectant and bowl cleaning material adapted to be suspended stationarily in the tank of a flushing bowl wherein the dispenser comprises a container with ball valve floated against the tapered interior of an upper opening in ...	08/13/1985
4491988	In-tank toilet bowl cleaner dispenser A dispenser (10) for use in a flush tank of a toilet is disclosed. The flush tank has a first water level (17) during quiescent periods and a second water level (18) when the toilet is flushed. The dispenser (10) includes a housing (11) having a top (11a)...	01/08/1985
4429809	Device for the metered release of an active ingredient A device for the metered release of an active ingredient from a stock container into a surrounding liquid, said device comprising a float-containing metering unit which releases a defined quantity of active ingredient when the float is raised and a releas...	02/07/1984
4415314	Metering pump A fluid pump for location within a reservoir and which is operable with rise and fall of liquid within the reservoir. The pump comprises a tube of a resiliently deformable material, an abutment surface which is engaged by the tube and a float device which...	11/15/1983
4346483	Float controlled liquid dispenser This invention relates to a float controlled dispenser for automatically releasing predetermined amounts of a detergent or a bacteriostatic liquid into the flush tank of a toilet bowl whenever the bowl is flushed. The dispenser comprises a bottle necked c...	08/31/1982
4294369	Liquid dispensing receptacle The a fluid-tight receptacle comprises a container with a neck portion, a cup-shaped member tightly engaged within the neck portion, a cap threadedly engaged with the neck portion, a resilient liner inside the cap, and a float member slidably and concentr...	10/13/1981
4285074	Refillable dispensing apparatus A refillable bottle for use in dispensing cleaning liquid into a toilet tank has openings at both ends, the bottle being installed in the tank by an integral hanger so that one opening, which is always above tank water level, is used for refilling the bot...	08/25/1981
4189793	Automatic liquid dispenser for an inverted bottle A liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid from an inverted bottle into a tank at times when water in the tank drops below a buoying level. A hollow annular stationary member closes off the bottle's neck and has an annular diaphragm leading to a tube with s...	02/26/1980
4066187	Valve unit for liquid dispensers A simple, economical valve unit for dispensing liquids and the like includes a cylindrical bell with an inwardly directed conical surface at one end and an outwardly directed radial flange at its opposite end with a central aperture in the conical surface...	01/03/1978
4036407	Dosing valve An improved dosing valve for use in beverage dispensers, toilet tank additive dispensers, and the like which dispensers comprise substantially rigid reservoirs. The improved valve comprises an air-lock seal and another seal which may also be an air-lock s...	07/19/1977

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