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Shower installation and valve therefore

  • US 4,568,060 A
  • Filed: 04/26/1982
  • Issued: 02/04/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A valve for controlling flow of fluid through a conduit, said valve comprising a body having an inlet, an outlet and a passageway connecting said inlet and outlet, a valve seat located in said passageway and moveable relative to said body, a valve member engagable with said valve seat to provide a closed position of said valve in which flow of fluid through the passageway is inhibited and moveable out of engagement with said valve seat to an open position to permit flow through the passageway, operating member to control the disposition of said valve member and said seat in said body, said operating member moving from a first through a second to a third position while moving the valve between the open and closed positions, movement from the first to the second position conjointly displacing the valve member and valve seat relative to the valve body to maintain the seat and member in spaced relationship and movement through the second position to the third position permitting relative movement between the valve member and seat under the influence of the pressure of the liquid to attain the closed position of the valve.

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