Semi-automatic direct salting water softener

Claim 1

IN A COMBINATION MANUALLY OPERABLE AND TIME-CONTROLLED VALVE ASSEMBLY, A SINGLE ELONGATED VALVE BODY HAVING ONE CONTINUOUS FLAT TOP FACE AND HAVING IN ONE END PORTION A PAIR OF CHAMBERS WITH A CONNECTING PORT THEREBETWEEN, THE ONE CHAMBER OPENING TO SAID TOP FACE, AND THROUGH PASSAGES PROVIDED IN THE OTHER END PORTION OPENING TO SAID TOP FACE, A PRESSURE RESPONSIVE DIAPHRAGM ENGAGING THE AFORESAID TOP FACE AND CLOSING THE OPEN END OF SAID FIRST NAMED CHAMBER AND CARRYING A VALVE CONTROLLING FLOW THROUGH THE CONNECTING PORT BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS, A MANUALLY SETTABLE TIMER SECURED TO THE VALVE BODY CLAMPING SAID DIAPHRAGM THEREBETWEEN, SAID TIMER INCLUDING A PRESSURE CHAMBER, SAID DIAPHRAGM BEING RESPONSIVE TO PRESSURE IN SAID PRESSURE CHAMBER AND INCLUDING A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WHICH IS NORMALLY CLOSED TO KEEP THE DIAPHRAGM OPERATED VALVE OPEN BUT WHICH IS ARRANGED TO BE HELD OPEN FOR A PREDETERMINED INTERVAL TIMED BY THE TIMER WHEN SET, WHEREBY TO KEEP SAID DIAPHRAGM OPERATED VALVE CLOSED, A PORTED GASKET ALSO ENGAGING THE AFORESAID TOP FACE AND HAVING PORTS THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH THE THROUGH PASSAGES, A PORTED TWO-POSITION STEM PLATE MEANS ENGAGING SAID GASKET MEANS AND CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW BETWEEN SAID PASSAGES TO PROVIDE ONE FLUID CIRCUIT THROUGH