US Patent: 3,550,628
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| Fluid Control Valve
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Patentee:
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| Dale J. Warner (exact or similar names) - Chicago, Cook County, IL |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Jul. 09, 1969 |
| Granted: |
Dec. 29, 1970 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Gits Bros. Mfg. Co.
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Description: |
| Claim:
A fluid distribution valve mechanism comprising a hollow body member, said body member having an inner surface defining a hollow interior chamber and an outer surface surrounding, said inner surface, said hollow interior having a generally central axis therethrough, the cross-sectional configuration of said hollow interior being a quadrilateral when taken on a plane generally parallel to said axis, said body member having ports therethrough extending from said inner surface to said outer surface, a valve means rotatably mounted in said interior, said valve means including a resiliently biased sealing means associated therewith, said sealing means having a generally quadrilateral inner surface engaging periphery generally conforming to the cross section of said hollow interior and sealingly engaging the inner surface about its periphery to divide said hollow interior into at least two fluidically separated spaces, said sealing means comprising at least two elements partially overlapping each other. |
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