Three-way valve

In an improved three-way valve including a pipe coupling housing having an inlet port, an outlet port and an exhaust port and having control and valve members formed therein and wherein there is disposed in said valve chamber a spring-loaded valve assembly for selective positioning thereof between a first position and a second position for fluid flow between said inlet port and said outlet port and between said outlet port and said exhaust port, respectively, and wherein the valve assembly is provided with a valve shaft for selective positioning of said valve assembly and wherein said valve shaft extends into said control chamber and wherein there is provided a manipulative handle including a control shaft and wherein said control shaft extends into said control chamber, an improved valve engagement assembly for said valve, which comprises:

• first ball members disposed on a pin positioned on said valve shaft within said control chamber;
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• second ball members disposed on a pin positioned on said control shaft within said control chamber and adjacent to said first ball members whereby rotation of said manipulative handle cause rotation of said control shaft causing said second ball members to contact said first ball members thereby exerting a downward force on such first ball members moving said valve shaft downwardly and correspondingly moving said valve assembly from said first position to said second position.