Valves for controlling fluid passage
OwnerJohn M. Eiseinventor
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A valve includes a housing, a pipe and a fastener configured to couple to the housing and the pipe. The housing defines an aperture, and includes an inlet configured to receive fluid from a fluid source. The pipe defines a channel and an aperture in fluid communication with the pipe channel, and includes an outlet configured to couple to an output for receiving fluid from the fluid source. The pipe is rotatable within the housing between a first position in which the housing aperture is blocked by the pipe to restrict fluid from entering the pipe channel, and a second position in which the pipe aperture is substantially aligned with the housing aperture to create a fluid path between the fluid source and the output via the pipe channel. Other example valves and methods of controlling the passage of fluid are also disclosed.
A valve assembly for controlling the passage of fluid between a fluid source and an output, the valve assembly comprising:
A method of controlling the passage of fluid between a fluid source and an output with a valve including a housing, a pipe insertable in the housing, and a fastener configured to couple to the housing and the pipe and allow rotation of the pipe between a first position and a second position, the fastener including a spring configured to bias the pipe in a longitudinal direction inside the housing in one of the first position and the second position and to restrict removal of the pipe from the housing, the housing defining a channel and an aperture the housing including an inner surface defining at least two slots, and the pipe including an outer surface and at least two protuberances extending from the outer surface, the pipe defining a channel and an aperture, the method comprising:
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