Multi-port valve device with dual directional strainer

A valve device for fluidly connecting a tank to an injection pump and to a gauge, said valve device comprising:

• a body including a cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall having a front face, a rear face which faces opposite said front face, a top face, and a bottom face which faces opposite said top face, wherein said body further includes a first end for connection to said injection pump and a second end for connection to said gauge, said first end and said second end being on opposite ends of said body;
• a first arm including a cylindrical wall, wherein said first arm is attached to said rear face of said cylindrical wall of said body and extends perpendicularly from said rear face;
• a second arm including a substantially cylindrical wall, wherein said second arm is attached to said bottom face of said cylindrical wall of said body and extends obliquely from said bottom face;
• a fluid passageway extending through said cylindrical walls of said first arm and said body;
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• a strainer member at least partially disposed within said second arm, said strainer member being arranged and configured to strain fluids flowing through said fluid passageway from said first arm through said strainer member and into said body in a first direction toward said first end of said body, and said strainer member being arranged and configured to strain fluids flowing through said fluid passageway from said first arm through said strainer member and into said body in a second direction toward said second end of said body, said second direction being opposite of said first direction.

A valve device for fluidly connecting a tank to an injection pump and to a gauge, said valve device comprising:

• a body including a cylindrical wall, said cylindrical wall having a front face, a rear face which faces opposite said front face, a top face, and a bottom face which faces opposite said top face, wherein said body further includes a first end and a second end on opposite ends of said body;
• a first arm including a cylindrical wall, wherein said first arm is attached to said rear face of said cylindrical wall of said body and extends perpendicularly from said rear face;
• a second arm including a substantially cylindrical wall, wherein said second arm is attached to said bottom face of said cylindrical wall of said body and extends obliquely from said bottom face, and wherein said second arm is arranged and configured with said first arm to form an angle that ranges from 95 degrees to 175 degrees;
• a fluid passageway extending through said cylindrical walls of said first arm and said body;
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• a strainer member at least partially disposed within said second arm, said strainer member being arranged and configured to strain fluids flowing through said fluid passageway from said first arm through said strainer member and into said body in a first direction toward said first end of said body, and said strainer member being arranged and configured to strain fluids flowing through said fluid passageway from said first arm through said strainer member and into said body in a second direction toward said second end of said body, said second direction being opposite of said first direction.