Spout diverter valve

Claim 1

A FLUID FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING A FLOW CONDUIT HAVING AN INTERIOR BORE FORMED WITH A THROAT OF REDUCED DIAMETER AND TERMINATING IN A FIRST LIQUID DISCHARGE OPENING, AT LEAST ONE PASSAGE CONNECTED INTO THE BORE OF SAID FLOW CONDUIT AT A LOCATION ADJACENT SAID THROAT WHERE NEGATIVE PRESSURES WILL OCCUR DURING FLOW THROUGH SAID FIRST DISCHARGE OPENING, A DIVERTER ELEMENT POSITIONED IN SAID BORE BEING OF A DIMENSION TO PERMIT FLUID FLOW THEREAROUND AND OUT OF SAID FIRST DISCHARGE, MEANS BIASING SAID DIVERTER ELEMENT IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID FIRST DISCHARGE OPENING, SAID DIVERTER ELEMENT BEING MOVABLE AGAINST THE FORCE OF SAID BIASING MEANS TO CLOSE SAID FIRST DISCHARGE OPENING TO DIVERT THE FLUID FLOW OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID PASSAGE, AND MEANS COOPERATIVE WITH THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE OF THE FLUID TO MAINTAIN SAID DIVERTER MEMBER IN SAID POSITION IN WHICH IT CLOSES SAID FIRST DISCHARGE OPENING, WHEREBY UPON SHUTTING OFF OF THE FLUID FLOW THE DIVERTER MEMBER AUTOMATICALLY RETURNS TO THE POSITION IN WHICH IT PERMITS FLUID FLOW AND SAID FIRST DISCHARGE OPENING.