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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Iian Z. Golan, Gardena, CA (US);
Daniel Cohen, Gardena, CA (US);
Iian Z. Golan, Gardena, CA (US);
Daniel Cohen, Gardena, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A multi-position fuel valve includes a main body having an enclosed chamber with a number of inlet ports and an outlet port and associated seats in the chamber. Disposed inside the chamber is a revolving rotor that is connected to a selector handle located outside the chamber. The rotor provides a possible passageway between each of the inlet ports and the outlet port. The handle can rotate a maximum 180 degrees, and the valve has a pair of inlet sections and three-positions with an 'off' position approximately midway between the other two positions. A pair of balls are positioned in the rotor and lodge in the plurality of seats or elsewhere in the chamber. When this occurs a certain portion of the passageway is cut off meaning there is no fluid flow from at least one of inlet ports through the outlet port. A compression spring with opposing ends bearing against the balls maintains the balls lodged in the seats, and releasably fixes the position of the rotor and handle. The valve further has a number of swiveling extension sections connected to the ports for inlet or outlet hoses, such that the valve can be mounted remote from the fuel supply and/or carburetor and connecting hosed routed in most any direction.