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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
David L. Breeser, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Rogers, Lindstrom, MN (US);
John C. Holman, Ham Lake, MN (US);
David L. Breeser, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel J. Rogers, Lindstrom, MN (US);
John C. Holman, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Graco Minnesota Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A valve comprises a valve cartridge, a valve stem and a valve seal. The valve cartridge comprises a generally cylindrical cartridge body, a bore extending longitudinally through the cartridge body, and an outlet passage and intermittent inlet passages extending through a side wall of the cartridge body to intersect the bore. The valve stem comprises an elongate body configured to slide within the bore, and a neck and a seal channel circumscribing the elongate body. The valve seal is seated within the seal channel. The valve stem slides within the bore to move the seal channel past the inlet passages. Portions of the cartridge body between the inlet passages retain the valve seal within the valve channel until the inlet passages are open to the neck. In one embodiment, the inlet passages form a crenelated edge. In another embodiment, the inlet passages form a ported end.