GB2533764A

GB2533764A - Adjustable anti flood flip waste

Info

Publication number: GB2533764A
Application number: GB1421023.1A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Gilmore Anthony
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2014-11-26
Filing date: 2014-11-26
Publication date: 2016-07-06
Also published as: GB201421023D0

Abstract

An adjustable anti-flood flip waste device comprises a tubular body fitted to a sink/bath. A connecting device comprises an outer ring 2 with two offset holes 9, and inner disc 1 comprising of one offset hole 3 and one threaded hole 5 secured together by a pin 7 that extends through the offset hole 3 in the disc 1 to the outer ring 2, rendering the disc 1 biased on one side. The disc 1 is prevented from dropping from a horizontal position to a vertical position by a magnetic field created between the ring 2 and the magnetic rod 8. The grub screw 4 is inserted into the disc 1 to control the strength of the magnetic field; when the weight of the water in the sink/bath exceeds a set level the magnetic field is broken and forces the disc 1 to swivel from the horizontal position to the vertical position allowing the water to drain away.

Description

Adjustable Anti Flood Flip Waste This invention relates to the field of drain or waste valves, such as for, basins, bathtubs, etc. There are other Anti flood devices around but they either need plumbing in, are non-adjustable, very expensive or are limited in their function such as not controlling the amount of water allowed to build up in a sink/bath. The current invention is an anti flood device that can easily be fitted without special skills, is both adjustable and detachable is simple to adjust and will deal with any amount of flowing water with ease. This invention is less complicated than what's available and may be opened and closed manually either by the finger or automatically by a set level of water.

The present invention is also an everyday flip waste that will open and close at the touch of a finger, it stands on it's feet by the fact that there is no anti flood waste that is totally adjustable.

The simpleness of its construction and the magnetic field and its easy adjustment makes it unique. The fitting of the flip mechanism and also the removal for adjustment is both quick and simple.

The present invention is An Anti-Flood Device for a sink, bath, or other liquid holding vessel that has a drainage outlet with a tube body with a drain hole and one end edge extending outwards to form an inclined flange the interior of said tube body has an inward facing ridge to receive flip device which sits on the said ridge.

The Adjustable Anti Flood Flip Waste is an anti flood device that can easily be fitted without special skills.

Preferably, this invention is simple to adjust and will deal with any amount of flowing water with ease.

Preferably, this invention is less complicated than what's available and may be opened and closed manually either by the finger or automatically by a set level of water.

An example of the invention will now be described by referring to the accompanying drawings: * figure 1 shows flip mechanism in closed position with the disc in the horizontal position.

* figure 2 shows flip mechanism in the open position with the disc in vertical position.

* figure 3 shows open flip mechanism received into waste.

* figure 4 shows the present invention unassembled including all the parts; and * figure 5 shows the parts of the present invention unassembled and separately.

The present invention is An Anti -Flood Device for a sink, bath, or other liquid holding vessel comprising a waste body with a drain hole and one end edge extending outwards to form an inclined flange, the Interior of said waste body has an inward facing ridge to receive flip device comprising: disc 1, ring 2, the offset hole of the disc 3, grub screw 4, threaded hole 5, waste 6, pin 7, magnetic rod 8, the two offset holes of the ring 9, the top ridge 10, the bottom ridge 11. A ring 2 received into said waste 6 sits on a ridge of said waste 10 in a horizontal position, the said ring 2 which has two offset holes 9 receives a circular disc 1, circular disc 1 has one offset hole 3 to receive pin 7 attaching said disc 1 to said ring 2 it also has one threaded hole 5 to receive grub screw 4 and magnetic rod 8. The flip device fits into a specially designed waste 6 which holds it in a horizontal position and allows it to operate to prevent a sink/bath from overflowing. It features disc 1 which swivels from a horizontal position to a vertical position. The flip device will automatically open when the water in the sink / bath reaches a dangerous level. The waste 6 has two internal ridges, the top ridge 10 is designed to receive the flip device allowing the device to be detachable, the bottom ridge 11 is to receive an anti blockage cage.

Also the present invention seeks to provide a solution to the problem (s) by providing an Adjustable Anti Flood Device allowing the user to control the amount of water they want in the sink /bath. The flip device consists of a housing ring 2, which fits into the waste 6, a disc 1 which fits into the housing ring 2, a pin 7 which attaches the disc 1 to ring 2, a magnetic rod 8 and a grub screw 4.

To enable the disc 1 to drop from a horizontal to a vertical position the pin 7 has to be biased on one side which allows the disc 1 to freely travel, what keeps the disc 1 in the horizontal position is a magnetic rod 8 inserted into the disc 1 via the threaded hole 5 along with a grub screw 4, this magnetic rod 8 creates a magnetic field between the disc 1 and the ring 2, when the water in the sink/bath reaches a dangerous level the weight of the water breaks the magnetic field and the disc 1 flips into the vertical position allowing the water to safely drain away.

What makes the device adjustable is the grub screw 4, this is threaded into the disc 1 via threaded hole 5 along with the magnetic rod 8, by turning it clockwise the magnetic field is weaker and anti-clockwise the magnetic field is stronger,this allows the user to have as much or as little water they want in the sink/bath.

Claims

Claims 1. I claim an Anti -Flood Device for a sink, bath or other liquid holding vessel that has a drainage outlet with a tube body with a drain hole and one end edge extending outwards to form an inclined flange the interior of said tube body has an inward facing ridge to receive flip device which sits on the said ridge.
2. I claim a ring which sits on inward facing ridge in a horizontal position with two off center holes positioned to receive disc, a spring pin connects said disc and said ring to allow said disc to travel freely inside the said ring from a horizontal position to a vertical position, the disc which is received into said ring has two holes, hole one to receive spring pin which inserts into said ring offset holes, hole two to receive grub screw and magnetic rod and form a magnetic field with said ring.
3. I claim an adjustable and simple Anti Flood Flip Waste device that the easy fitting of the flip mechanism and also the easy removal for adjustment is both quick and simple, the magnetic field and its easy adjustment make it stand alone in anti -flood devices, In the plug body having a tube body with a drain hole and one end edge extending outwards to form an inclined flange.