Fluid control valve

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2006-09-19

2006-09-19

Fox, John (Department: 3753)

Fluid handling

Systems

Multi-way valve unit

C251S297000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07108012

ABSTRACT:
A fluid control valve for the mixing of hot and cold water and delivery at a selected flow rate is described wherein an upper housing and lower housing are clamped together by a snap-fit connection thereby enclosing other fluid control valve component parts. A ball stem is manually movable in two separate and independent directions of motion. There is frictional loading on the ball stem such that movement in one direction to control the water temperature has a frictional loading that is higher than the frictional loading in the other direction to control the flow rate. A spring-biased guide pin is used to increase the frictional loading in the one direction.

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