Apparatus for the controlled distribution of liquids

Claim 1

A DISTRIBUTING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A LIQUID CONVEYING LINE, COMPRISING A HOLLOW BODY MEMBER HAVING CONNECTIONS FOR ATTACHING SECTIONS OF SAID CONVEYING LINE TO AND FROM A SOURCE OF SUPPLY OF LIQUID, A TUBULAR BRANCH MEMBER FORMED ON SAID BODY MEMBER AND PROVIDED WITH A MALE SCREW THREAD CONNECTION FOR A BRANCH SECTION OF SAID CONVEYING LINE, A VALVE SEAT IN THE TERMINAL END OF SAID BRANCH MEMBER, SAID VALVE SEAT HAVING AN OFF CENTER DISCHARGE ORIFICE COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY MEMBER, A VALVE ELEMENT ROTATABLY OPERABLE AGAINST SAID VALVE SEAT, SAID VALVE ELEMENT HAVING A SERIES OF CONTROL ORIFICES OF DIFFERENT SIZES FOR SELECTIVE REGISTRATION WITH SAID DISCHARGE ORIFICE, A STEM EXTENDING THROUGH SAID HOLLOW BODY MEMBER AND EXTENDING BEYOND SAID BODY MEMBER, SAID STEM BEING SLIDABLY CONNECTED TO SAID VALVE ELEMENT IN KEYED RELATIONSHIP THERETO, TO PROVIDE FOR SEPARATION OF THE VALVE ELEMENT FROM THE VALVE SEAT, TO PERMIT WASHING OUT OF DIRT WHICH MAY BE CARRIED INTO SAID BODY MEMBER, AND HANDLE MEANS ON SAID STEM OUTSIDE SAID BODY MEMBER FOR ROTATING SAID VALVE ELEMENT ON SAID VALVE SEAT TO BLEED OFF CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF LIQUID FROM SAID BODY MEMBER.