Flow regulating device
AssigneeAqua-Retain Valve, Inc.
InventorsRobert T. Ray, Sr., Richard G. Pickett
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Abstract
This invention relates to a flow regulating device which may be readily installed in a water line to reduce the volume of water flowing therethrough resulting in a substantial savings in water consumption.
Claims5
A flow regulator comprised of a cylindrical housing adapted to be inserted into a water line, said housing being closed at one end thereof having an opening therethrough, said housing having a first bore adjacent the other end, said housing having a second bore extending from the inner end of said first bore to the closed end of said housing, a plug positioned in said first bore, said plug having an orifice therethrough and flow restricting means comprised of a spring and ball in said second bore whereby said orifice and said restricting means regulate the flow of water therethrough, the length of said spring combined with the diameter of said ball is less than the length of the second bore so that the ball is spaced from the orifice so as to reduce the turbulence in the water emerging from said orifice, and the diameter of said second bore is substantially constant throughout the length thereof so that the volume of water emerging from said second bore is substantially the same for all positions of said ball within said bore.
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