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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Pete Kajuch, Brookfield, WI (US);
Chad M. Slater, Osceola, WI (US);
Inventors:
Pete Kajuch, Brookfield, WI (US);
Chad M. Slater, Osceola, WI (US);
Assignee:
Kohler Co., Kohler, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diverter spout for alternatively supplying water to a bathtub or diverting water to a shower is provided with a rolling gate valve. The gate valve uses the force of flowing water to facilitate sealing, and there is a return spring to reset the gate valve.