Flow divider valve

Claim 1

A FLOW DIVIDER VALVE COMPRISING A VALVE BODY HAVING A BORE THERIN, AN INLET COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BORE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF, A PRIMARY OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH SID BORE ADJACENT THE OTHER END THEREOF, A SEC ONDARY OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH SAID BORE INTERMEDIATE SAID INLET AND PRIMARY OUTLET, SAID INLET COMMUNICATING THROUGH AN ORIFICE WITH SAID BORE INTERMEDIATE SAID PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTLETS, A VALVE SPOOL MOVABLE IN SAID BORE AND HAVING FIRST ANS SECOND LAND PORTIONS AND A STEM PORTION, SAID VALVE SPOOL HAVING A FIRST LIMIT OF MOVEMENT WHERIN SAID FIRST LAND PORTION BLOCKS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID PRIMARY OUTLET AROUND SAID STEM PORTION, SAID VALVE SPOL HAVING A SECOND LIMIT OF MOVEMENT WHERIN SAID FIRST LAND PORTION UNBLOCKS COMMUNICATIN BETWEEN SAID INLET AND SAID SECONDARY OUTLET AND BLOCKS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID INLET ANS SAID PRIMARY OUTLET, SAID FIRST LAND PORTION HAVING AT LEAST ONE FLAT PORTION ON THE SURFACE THEREOF COMMUNICATING SAID INLET WITH SAID PRIMARY OUTLET AROUND SAID STEM PORTION WHEN SAID VALVE SPOOL IS IN ITS SECOND LIMIT OF MOVEMENT, SAID SECOND LAND PORTION BLOCKING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID PRIMARY OUTLET AND THE OTHER END OF SAID BORE, SAID VALVE SPOOL HAVING PASSAGE MEANS THEREIN COMMUNICATING SAID INLET WITH SAID OTHER END OF SAID BORE, AND A SPRING IN SAID BORE BIASING SAID VALVE SPOOL TOWARD ITS FIRST LIMIT OF MOVEMENT.