US Patent:
20060076066, Apr 13, 2006
Inventors:
Theodore Tine - Chester CT, US
International Classification:
F16K 11/074
Abstract:
A fluid control valve is provided and includes a valve body, wherein the valve body includes a valve inlet and a valve outlet communicated via a body cavity, a filtering device, a selection drum, wherein the selection drum includes a drum main inlet, a drum main outlet, a drum reserve inlet and a drum reserve outlet, wherein the drum main inlet is communicated with the drum main outlet via a drum main flow channel and wherein the drum reserve inlet is communicated with the drum reserve outlet via a drum reserve flow channel, at least one drum positional device and at least one body positional device, wherein the selection drum is movably disposed within the body cavity such that the selection drum is configurable into at least one predefined configuration, wherein when the selection drum is in the at least one predefined configuration the at least one drum positional device is seatingly associated with the at least one body positional device