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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Muhammad Iqbal, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
251 48 ; 188301 ;
Abstract
A delayed closing metering type valve is provided which has a bleed control and entry device utilizing a single air passage and a minimum number of parts. In one embodiment, the air passage is generally T-shaped and a metering pin with a conical portion fits into a straight wall portion of an air passage. In another embodiment, an elongated screw member is positioned against a flexible ring member having a passage therein for compressibly increasing or decreasing the air passage in the flexible ring member. The metering valve is fabricated in a manner so as to be easily attached in a faucet housing or removed therefrom as a cartridge unit.