Fuel selector and flow divider valve and control means for jet engines

Claim 2

IN A FUEL SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO A JET ENGINE AFTERBURNER MANIFOLD OF THE TYPE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SECTOR AND ONE UNIFORM, A FIRST FUEL SUPPLY MEANS OF THE VARIABLE PRESSURE TYPE CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD DURING THE OPERATION OF THE AFTERBURNER, A SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS OF A GENERALLY CONSTANT HIGH PRESSURE CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FOR FILING THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM WITH FUEL PRIOR TH THE SUPPLYING OF FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FROM THE FIRST FUEL SUPPLY MEANS, AND PRESSURE RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW FROM SAID FIRST FUEL SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID MANIFOLD UNIFORM, AND A SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW FROM SAID SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID MANIFOLD UNIFORM, SIGNAL PRESSURE MEANS, SAID SIGNAL PRESSURE MEANS CONTROLLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND VALVE MEANS TO OPEN SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS AND HOLD SAID FIRST VALVE MEANS CLOSED, AND SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO HOLD SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS CLOSED AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ALLOW SAID FIRST VALVE MEANS TO OPEN.

Claim 3

IN A FUEL SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO A JET ENGINE AFTERBURNER MANIFOLF OF THE TYPE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SECTOR AND ONE UNIFORM, A FIRST FUEL SUPPLYING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD DURING THE OPERATION OF THE AFTERBURBER, A SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORMS FOR FILLING THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE SUPPLYING OF FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FROM THE FIRST FUEL SUPPLY MEANS, AND CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS AND TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FUEL INTO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FROM THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITION OF FUEL FILL IN THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM, THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY INCLUDING A SQUIRT VALVE OPERABLE THROUGH A CYCLE IN ITS DELIVERY OF FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM, AND THE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING PISTON OPERATED VALVE MEANS AND ACTUATING PRESSURE SOURCES CONTROLLED THEREBY AND EFFECTIVE TO TIME THE FUEL DELIVERY CYCLE OF THE SQUIRT VALVE TO PREVENT DELIVERY WHEN THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM IS FULL AND CAUSE DELIVERY ONLY OVER A PERIOD NECESSARY TO BRING THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM TO A FULL CONDITION, THE PISTON OF SAID PISTON OPERATED VALVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN ONE DIRECTION BY MANIFOLD UNIFORM PRESSURE AND IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION BY TAIL PIPE PRESSURE.

Claim 4

IN A FUEL SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO A JET ENGINE AFTERBURNER MANIFOLF OF THE TYPE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE SECTOR AND ONE UNIFORM, A FIRST FUEL SUPPLYING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD DURING THE OPERATION OF THE AFTERBURBER, A SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORMS FOR FILLING THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM WITH FUEL PRIOR TO THE SUPPLYING OF FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FROM THE FIRST FUEL SUPPLY MEANS, AND CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS AND TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF FUEL INTO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM FROM THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITION OF FUEL FILL IN THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM, THE SECOND FUEL SUPPLY INCLUDING A SQUIRT VALVE OPERABLE THROUGH A CYCLE IN ITS DELIVERY OF FUEL TO THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM, AND THE CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING PISTON OPERATED VALVE MEANS AND ACTUATING PRESSURE SOURCES CONTROLLED THEREBY AND EFFECTIVE TO TIME THE FUEL DELIVERY CYCLE OF THE SQUIRT VALVE TO PREVENT DELIVERY WHEN THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM IS FULL AND CAUSE DELIVERY ONLY OVER A PERIOD NECESSARY TO BRING THE MANIFOLD UNIFORM TO A FULL CONDITION, THE PISTON OF SAID PISTON OPERATED VALVE MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN ONE DIRECTION BY MANIFOLD UNIFORM PRESSURE AND IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION BY TAIL PIPE PRESSURE.