Diverter valves with integral back flow preventer and inlet and outlet check valve mechanisms
AssigneeSilvano Breda
InventorSilvano Breda
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Abstract
A cartridge for a valve housing having outlets, the cartridge comprising a stationary body sleeve for fixed insertion within the housing and having outlet ports permanently aligned with the outlets of the housing, a moveable substantially hollow stem sleeve inserted within the stationary body sleeve and having an opening selectively alignable with the ports of the stationary body sleeve, the body sleeve and hollow stem being connected to one another by a retaining ring which aligns and maintains the cartridge as a unit in the housing.
Claims4
A cartridge for a valve housing having outlets, the cartridge comprising a stationary body sleeve having locking portions, said body sleeve for fixed insertion within the housing and having outlet ports permanently aligned with the outlets of the housing, a moveable substantially hollow stem sleeve inserted within the stationary body sleeve and having an opening selectively alignable with the ports of the stationary body sleeve and having locking portions, the body sleeve and hollow stem being connected to one another by a retaining ring having locking portions which engage with the locking portions of both the body sleeve and the moveable stem, said retaining ring aligning and maintaining the body sleeve and the moveable stem as a unit in the housing.
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