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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1982
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard S Karbo, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Rain, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ; F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251 46 ; 251 30 ; 251 87 ; 251367 ;
Abstract
A valve comprising a valve housing having a flow passage extending through the valve housing and a cavity communicating with the flow passage, a valve seat in the flow passage, a diaphragm extending across the cavity to define a control chamber on one side of the diaphragm and a valve element for controlling the flow of fluid through the flow passage. The valve element is mounted for pivotal movement about primary and secondary pivotal axes. The opening and closing of the valve element is controlled by the pressure in the control chamber.