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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2005
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Mark V. Weaver, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Mark V. Weaver, Travelers Rest, SC (US);
T & S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc., Travelers Rest, SC (US);
Abstract
A fluid valve assembly includes a housing, a valve, a rotatable driver received in the housing in operative communication with the valve, and an over-center linkage disposed between the driver and the housing. The housing includes an entrance to permit fluid flow into the housing and an exit to allow fluid flow out of the housing. The valve is disposed between the housing entrance and exit. The valve is configured in an open state to permit fluid flow through the housing and in a closed state to block fluid flow through the housing. Rotation of the driver from a first rotational position toward a second rotational position moves the valve from the closed to the open state, and rotation of the driver from the second rotational position to a third rotational position permits the valve to return to a closed state. The over-center linkage biases the driver to either the first or third rotational position.