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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2008
Rick L. Leer, Somerset, PA (US);
William F. Zore, Friedens, PA (US);
Rick L. Leer, Somerset, PA (US);
William F. Zore, Friedens, PA (US);
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A water timer system includes a base assembly and an input and display module. The base assembly includes (i) a conduit structure defining an inlet, an outlet, and a passage extending therebetween, (ii) a first housing defining a first chamber, (iii) a motor located within the first chamber and having an output member, (iv) a gear set located within the first chamber, (v) a valve member movable between a first valve position in which the valve member is positioned to prevent water flow through the passage and a second valve position in which the valve member is positioned to enable water flow through the passage, wherein movement of the gear set causes the valve member to move between the first valve position and the second valve position, and (vi) a receptacle structure defining a first aperture and a second aperture.