Fluid distribution valve

Claim 1

A FLUID DISTRIBUTION VALVE FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW FROM A MAIN SOURCE OF FLUID THROUGH A PLURALITY OF BRANCH LINES, SAID VALVE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A CASING HAVING AT LEAST ONE INLET PORT, A STATIONARY VALVE DISK WITH A VALVE OPENING DISPOSED ACROSS THE INLET PORT, A PIVOTAL VALVE MEMBER BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION OVER THE VALVE OPENING AND AN OPEN POSITION TO ONE SIDE OF THE OPENING, A PLURALITY OF OUTLET PORTS EACH IN FLUID FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH A BRANCH LINE, A ROTARY SEAL IN SAID CASING BEING NORMALLY DISPOSED IN FLUID-TIGHT RELATION OVER SAID PORTS WITH A CONTROL APERTURE THEREIN BEING OF A WIDTH LESS THAN THE WIDTH OF THE OUTLET PORTS FOR CONTINUOUS ROTATION ACROSS BEING ALIGNED FOR EACH OF SAID PORTS IN SUCCESSION, DRIVE MEANS FOR CONTINUOUSLY ROTATING SAID ROTARY SEAL TO ADVANCE THE CONTROL APERTURE ACROSS SAID OUTLKET PORTS THROUGH A COMPLETE REVOLUTION, AND INLET CONTROL MEANS ENGAGEABLY WITH SAID PIVOTAL VALVE MEMBER IN RESPONSE TO ACTUATION OF SAID DRIVE MEANS TO MOVE SAID PIVOTAL VALVE MEMBER FROM THE CLOSED TO THE OPEN POSITION FOR THE ADMISSION OF FLUID INTO SAID CASING AS THE CONTROL APERTURE IS ADVANCED ACROSS EACH OF SAID OUTLET PORTS IN SUCCESSION THROUGH EACH COMPLETE REVOLUTION.