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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Livernash, Naperville, IL (US);
Robert J Cooper, West Dundee, IL (US);
Manuel Gamez, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13762511 ; 13762546 ; 25112912 ;
Abstract
A diverter valve for diverting fluid flow between an inlet and an outlet selected from among several outlets is disclosed. The diverter valve disclosed is useful for distributing fluids in laundry applications, especially automatic clothes washers and the like. It includes a body, a valve member, a motor to operate the valve, an actuable switch, a cam mechanism to de-energize the motor upon movement to a position, and a housing for the device.