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Valve and diverter construction

Assignee: NILE CORP
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Filing: 1964-04-24
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-04-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Perlman Milton

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 16:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16K; F16K19/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2559; Y10T137/265; Y10T137/2668; Y10T137/268; Y10T137/2683; Y10T137/7504; Y10T137/7668

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
IN SPOUT AND DIVERTER CONSTRUCTION; A DISCHARGE OR OUTLET SPOUT EXTENDING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL SPOUT MOUTH WITH A DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED DISCHARGE OPENING; A DIVERTER TUBE IN SAID SPOUT HAVING A CLOSED END IN THE SPOUT MOUTH WITH A LOWER SURFACE ORIFICE IN THE SPOUT MOUTH ABOVE THE DISCHARGE OPENING; A SECONDARY VALVE NORMALLY BLOCKING SAID DIVERTER TUBE AND OPENABLE AS DESIRED TO PERMIT FLOW IN SAID TUBE; A DIVERTER IN SAID SPOUT MOUTH BELOW SAID ORIFICE; SAID DIVERTER BEING A UNITARY DIVERTER ELEMENT COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A BOTTOM VALVE OPENING AND CONTAINING A VERTICALLY MOVABLE DIFFERENTIAL AREA PISTON VALVE WHICH MOVES UP TO SEAL THE VALVE OPENING FROM BELOW AND DOWN TO EXPOSE SAID VALVE OPENING; SAID PISTON, WHEN DOWN, AS IS NORMAL, PERMITTING FULL FLOW THROUGH SAID VALCE OPENING AND DISCHARGE OPENING AND NO FLOW INTO THE DIVERTER TUBE ORIFICE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED UPWARDLY AUTOMATICALLY ON THE OPENING OF SAID VALVE BY WATER PRESSURE TO CLOSE SAID VALVE OPENING AND SAID DISCHARGE OPENING TO INHIBIT FLOW THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE OPENING AND TO PERMIT FULL FLOW INTO THE DIVERTER TUBE ORIFICE;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
IN SPOUT AND DIVERTER CONSTRUCTION; A DISCHARGE OR OUTLET SPOUT EXTENDING GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL SPOUT MOUTH WITH A DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED DISCHARGE OPENING; A DIVERTER TUBE IN SAID SPOUT HAVING A CLOSED END IN THE SPOUT MOUTH WITH A LOWER SURFACE ORIFICE IN THE SPOUT MOUTH ABOVE THE DISCHARGE OPENING; A SECONDARY VALVE NORMALLY BLOCKING SAID DIVERTER TUBE AND OPENABLE AS DESIRED TO PERMIT FLOW IN SAID TUBE; A DIVERTER IN SAID SPOUT MOUTH BELOW SAID ORIFICE; SAID DIVERTER BEING A UNITARY DIVERTER ELEMENT COMPRISING A HOUSING HAVING A BOTTOM VALVE OPENING AND CONTAINING A VERTICALLY MOVABLE DIFFERENTIAL AREA PISTON VALVE WHICH MOVES UP TO SEAL THE VALVE OPENING FROM BELOW AND DOWN TO EXPOSE SAID VALVE OPENING; SAID PISTON, WHEN DOWN, AS IS NORMAL, PERMITTING FULL FLOW THROUGH SAID VALCE OPENING AND DISCHARGE OPENING AND NO FLOW INTO THE DIVERTER TUBE ORIFICE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED UPWARDLY AUTOMATICALLY ON THE OPENING OF SAID VALVE BY WATER PRESSURE TO CLOSE SAID VALVE OPENING AND SAID DISCHARGE OPENING TO INHIBIT FLOW THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE OPENING AND TO PERMIT FULL FLOW INTO THE DIVERTER TUBE ORIFICE;

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-08-08 1970-02-07 1970-08-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-08-08 1974-02-07 1974-08-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-08-08 1978-02-07 1978-08-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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